Underneath His White Coat ( Montero Series # 5)

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Sixteen

[Rafael's POV]

" Excuse po doctors.Tumawag po ang ER. D-doctor Montero, need po daw ninyo ng surgery may na hit po raw na artery sa braso niyo," I heard the circulating nurse said while I was still looking at the miscroscope.

" D-doc, your arm still oozes out blood. Hindi pa nag ka clot, that might be serious. This operation might last long. Baka maubusan ka ng dugo. I don't think you--"

"Focus on the operation Doctor Zamora," I said while still looking at miscroscope. " Please irrigate and suction Doctor Magallen, hindi ko na makita ang ugat," I said rigidly while still trying to dissect my way in the aneurysm.

I could feel a sharp shooting pain in my arm but it's the least of my concern now.

" Pero, Doc--"

" We are already inside the OR, Doctor Zamora. We started the operation. I want all of us to focus so that we'll finish faster. If you're worrying and in doubt about this operation. You may leave." Sabi ko habang dahan dahan nang binubuksan ang pinagmulan ng aneurysm.

" Irrigate and suction slowly Doctor Magallen! You are hitting my forcep!" hindi ko na napigilan ang pagtaas ng boses ko.

Damnit!

I stopped for a while and heaved out. This is a high profile person, I get that most of them were probably afraid. I bet they were all conscious at those people who were looking at us at the viewing area. Heck, they even allowed some media to enter the viewing room. At this wee hour?

I don't really care who were looking at us from up there. And I don't care about who or what this patient was. Kailangan niyang maoperahan kaya ako narito.

"Kung natatakot kayo na hindi magiging successful ang operasyon na 'to. As early as now please, you may leave. For those that trust me you can stay and treat this as one of our normal operation. Huwag niyo akong alalahanin. I am going to finish this surgery." I said calmly and resumed. Napansin ko namang natigilan si Doctor Magallen.

" I'm sorry Doctor Montero but I can't proceed with this operation," he said and moved out from the operating table.

Tumango lang ako habang pinagpatuloy ang ginagawa. "Doctor Zamora?"

She breathed out." I'll stay, doc."

" Thank you, Doctor Zamora. Wala nabang aalis? So that we can all focus?" tanong ko habang nakatingin parin sa ginagawa.

" I'll stay, doc," everyone answered in unison.

" Let's resume then. Please do the irrigation and suctioning Nurse Lia," tumalima naman agad ito. "Open it wider Doctor Zamora, get the hemostat forcep."

I did the dissection and the removal of the clot slowly and taking so much time on the repair not to hit a single blood vessel though I was starting to feel a little lightheadedness. Praying that I may last until the closing. I only stopped once to let then reinforce pressure on my arm bago pa mapunta ang dugo sa ulo ng pasyente.

" Do the ICG angiogram let's check the patency of the distal vessels," I said when finally we were able to fix the aneurysm.

The OR light were all turned off at napatitig kaming lahat sa screen.

Everyone heave a sigh of relief.

" All patent , Doc!"

Thank God!

I shook my head and closed my eyes, opening it again. "Turn on the light."

I was starting not to feel my own force already.