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Niall Surgical Recovery

Niall's POV
After a week at home, I was starting to get bored. I was going for a walk around our housing estate every day for half an hour, as my surgeon had recommended, and I was still on high dosage painkillers.

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Louis thankfully came over for a few days and he helped me with my physiotherapy to give both my dad and brother a break.
"Two more steps Niall," Dave, my the physiotherapist, told me as I was in the hospital as an outpatient.
"Ok."
"Come on Nialler," Louis encouraged me. He was standing at the end of the bars, which I was using to hold myself up on, with his arms open like a dad waiting for their child to reach them.
"I'm coming," I told Louis, and a few steps on, I reached him.
"Yes mate," Louis said before he gave me a high five.
"Thanks Louis."
"That was the furthest you've walked yet Niall," Dave told me.
"I know."
"What movie do you want tonight Niall?"
"Sharknado 2," I told Louis, I was in the mood for a silly film.
"Sharknado 2 it is," He replied, and I started to feel light headed.
"Right. You are done for today Niall. I'll make an appointment in two days time for you at the same time," Dave said but I didn't reply. Instead, I just closed my eyes.

"Niall. Are you...? Shit, are you ok?" Louis asked before I felt him put his hands onto my arms.
"What's wrong?" Dave asked as he came over. I felt sick, sick and faint.
"He's gone really pale and he's shaking. Niall? Are you ok?" Louis asked but I just needed to lie down.
"Let's lie you down Niall alright," Dave told me in his reassuring but stern voice. Carefully Dave and Louis lowered me onto the ground before they put my feet onto something.
"If you're still with us Niall, just breathe alright. You're ok, you're just on the floor."
"Is he responding Louis?" Dave asked as he knelt beside me.
"No, he's not replying to me."
"Alright, he might have passed out," Dave said as he put a blood pressure cuff onto my arm.
"Is he ok?"
"Yeah, he should be fine after a few minutes."
"Has this happened before?"
"Not to Niall, but it's common after knee surgery for a patient's blood pressures to drop during exercise."
"I see," Louis said, and the blood pressure cuff moved, tightening around my arm.
"Yeah, his blood pressure is low. We'll just keep him where he is and wait for him to wake up."
"Ok," Louis said before he brushed his hand through my hair. I wished that I had passed out as I didn't like this intermediate stage of feeling awful. "I'm here Niall, I'm here," Louis told me.

After a minute or two, I felt Louis lift my head up and put a pillow underneath it. Then, he lifted my bad knee up carefully and put a pillow below it.
"Argh," I groaned as pain moved through my leg.
"Niall? Are you awake?" Louis asked me.
"Yeah."
"Can you open your eyes for me?" Louis asked and I did so. "There you are Niall. How are you feeling?"
"Not great."
"I bet. Just relax," Louis told me and I did so.
"How's Niall?" Dave asked as he came back over.
"He's awake."
"Is he? Niall, can you hear me?"
"Yeah. Dave."
"That's me. I'm going to take your blood pressure ok."
"Ok," I replied and Dave put the blood pressure cuff back onto my arm.
"Did I..."
"You passed out Niall. You're ok, we got you onto the ground."
"Thanks."
"80 over 120, you're back in the normal range."
"Was I not in that before?"
"No, your blood pressure dropped to 50 over 100."
"Oh."
"Here. Drink some of this," Dave said as he put a straw into my mouth. I drank some of the bad tasting liquid before I opened my mouth to speak.
"What... is it?" I asked Dave.
"It's a sugary drink, it's to help you wake up."
"Oh. My knee?"
"Is doing fine. Louis, are you ok to stay with Niall while I look after another patient?"
"Yeah, of course I am."
"Good," Dave said before he left.
"Can you sit up Niall?" Louis asked and I nodded. "Ok. Come on then bud," Louis said before he gave me a hand to sit up. "Is that ok?"
"Yeah," I lied.
"Good. Deep breaths ok, then I'll get you back home."
"Thank you for this... Lou."
"It's no problem Niall. We're watching Sharknado 2 when we get in."
"Yeah," I said as I leant against Louis and he ran his hand through my hair.
"I love you mate."
"Love you too..." I told him.

That night, we watched Sharknado 2 and dad let me and Louis have a TV dinner. I then proceeded to fall asleep on the sofa against Louis.

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Zayn came over a few days later and I showed him some of Ireland.

Unfortunately, when Harry came over I was feeling very tired and I just wanted to stay in bed. He was fine with that plan, so instead he waited on me hand and foot and gave me lots of cuddles.

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I got better and I was feeling more with it by his last day in Ireland, which was when Liam arrived. All of the 1D boys disappeared as I got dressed and as I finished styling my hair, Single Ladies by Beyoncé came on.

I saw Liam in the mirror wearing a skirt and fishnet leggings. Then, to my amusement Harry appeared in a similar get up and they began dancing and singing along to Beyoncé. Zayn and Louis soon appeared and they were in both in sparkly black onesies (a great tribute to Beyoncé without being as dramatic as Liam and Harry).

Then they sprang another surprise on me and we all went golfing, with the boys in fishnets and onesies. We rented out golfing gear and I showed the boys the basics before we began our game. It was hard to play with crutches, but Liam supported me and compared to the other boys, I could have won with my eyes closed.
"Go on Niall, get a hole in one," Louis encouraged me. My ball had landed in the rough and the hole was a fair distance away.
"Hole in one, hole in one," The boys began to chat and I lined up my shot. I hit it and Harry followed the ball before it went into the hole.
"Yes!"
"Nice shot mate!" The boys cheered.
"First round's on you at the pub Niall," Liam said as he put his hand onto my shoulder.

Harry then ran back and he fell into the sandpit, causing me to laugh.
"Where's Harry gone?" Zayn asked.
"H?" Louis called and he went to look for him. From my view, I saw Harry's hand reach up and he pulled Louis into the sandpit with a "yelp!" before I made my way over to them. Liam was beside me and we saw that both Louis and Harry were covered in sand.
"You two need showers," I told them.
"Aren't you going to join us Niall?"
"No. I can't risk getting sand under my bandage."
"Aw, you always spoil the fun don't you?"
"No, that's Liam's job."
"Oi!"
"Sorry," I replied before I laughed and Liam kissed me. Louis and Harry had a sandy kiss while Zayn looked lonely without anyone, so I quickly asked the boys, "Pub anyone?"
"Yes," Everyone replied and we made our way to the golf buggy.
"You first Niall," Liam said and I got in first.

Zayn drove us back to the golf club before Paul took us to a pub. Like the true celebrities we were, Paul and Paddy stayed at the door while we all went inside and I bought the boys a round.