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First Year- Chapter 12
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I spoke to Dana to confirm that she needed tomorrow afternoon off. I encouraged her to tell Henry about it. She would be post-call and likely needing of help to tuck her patients in. Janice was on call tomorrow and we were not sure if she would assist at all. Dana agreed to tell Henry but only after he promised to not tell anyone not involved directly. I promised Dana I would pick up what patients that came in overnight that I could, and Henry promised her would assign Janice the rest of Dana’s patients, with no full explanation.
Dana was so worried going into to the biopsy but really didn’t talk about it too much. The biopsy went as planned and without complication. The following day she returned to work with merely a slight limp. We all anxiously waited for the results and tried to keep Dana distracted, and the mood light. It was the last day of the rotation and we were trying to discharge or transfer who ever could be moved. Alice was hanging around the unit making busy work, often repeating things she had already done. Finally near the end of the day, Dana got the call. She asked me to come with her to her surgeon’s office. You could tell just walking through the door the diagnosis was bad. The staff would not look her in the eye. She sat down across from the surgeon who initially tried to make small talk. After a minute of nothing he confirmed what we suspected from the MRI. It was lymphoma, specifically, anaplastic T-cell, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
He went on and on about what would need to be done next, staging, central lines, Oncology consults, chemotherapy and possible radiation. I listened and took notes because Dana was in a state of shock. She simply stared off into space and did not ask any question. I don’t think she heard anything beyond non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She was on the schedule for call again but she was in such a state of shock she went immediately home. I took her call that night and prayed the gods were in my favor.
I couldn’t believe what I had heard. How could someone my age have something like lymphoma. My own mortality came into mind. I called Dylan but she was not reachable. I stayed in the call room by myself, and cried on and off. I researched her type of lymphoma online. It was fast growing but prognosis for cure was pretty good. Bone marrow transplant upped the cure rate. I felt slightly better but I knew this was a long road for Dana.
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Noooo not Dana…please Squirl, tell us that we will not have to say goodbye to her again! Please tell me that this is straight forward…completely curable and is not a case fit for the craziness of Dr. House! This day at Drama Central was definitely action packed…and Dr. Peabody seems to be settling into the complication that is her life…of course it would be extremely ugly for her to use the wrong name with Dylan….and now when are they gonna have that little heart to heart? Tomorrow? lol! Oohh, Tina is seems to be quite competent but a little predatory and omnivorous andddd Carmen just uttered the L word…oui! Alright,here we go! PPS
Shame on Henry not catching the tamponade because of restricted blood flow to his brain. Or something. When it came to PEA, he was a pea-brain. Good thing Blondie had her wits about her. Naughty residents! (Know anybody back here to help me get hired?)I’m glad YOUR Dana had the sense to seek medical attention.
Ooh, remind me not to piss Carmen off. She bites when she gets angry.
Oohhh…wow…fantastic inclusion of Dana’s illness in the story, Squirl. The portrayal is certainly accurate. Helena seems to be overly generous of her time these days — I wonder how that will end up affecting her performance as a resident. I was shocked to learn about her name confusion — I probably would have done a little bit more than bite her lip if I were in Carmen’s shoes. So Carmen was the first to state her love; I’m expecting Helena to be in a lot of emotional pain in the upcoming chapters as she realizes that Carmen isn’t just a friend for her either. Helena is really on a rollercoaster ride. I’m so lovin’ Tina’s flirting with Helena — and Henry has got to go — not only did he leave his woman unsatisfied, he botched the diagnosis! Ewwww….
S once again an excellent chapter, going to Dana first because how could you let her get sick,,,,LOL I see that Helena’s heart is changing about Dylan as is her thought’s IMO. Very good chapter S!
Awesome chapter. If I were that heart patient that almost died because my dr. was off screwing behind closed doors and didn’t want to take the time to see me, I would be pissed beyond words. At least he had Helena on his side trying to figure out the problem. I love sexy, flirty, Tina. Carmen’s in love, love with Helena, I think. What it must be like to have all these beautiful women falling at your feet. Sigh! And I would really hate to see Dana die, again. PPS!!
Oh no….please don’t let anything happen to Dana…not again…whoa…H and C are heating up ‘eh…cute…but you know this should be a BeLena…okay…can we agree (big smile)!!!