Broken Promises

Chapter 5

The next morning, Sophie was guided round to the day surgery unit. A nurse named Claire with a kind face showed her to her bedspace, and asked her to change into a gown,

'If you put this on, you can keep your pants and bra on, can I check your name and date of birth?'

'Sophie Barrett, 12th June 1987,'

'Lovely,' said Claire attaching a name band to Sophies wrist,

'And any allergies?'

'No none,'

'Ok then you get changed then I'll come and do your blood pressure and measure your legs for the special stockings that help prevent blood clots,' Sophie changed into the thin cotton gown, emblazoned with the words 'Hospital use only' in different colours, one of the ties on the back had been cut so it didn't tie up properly, but they had advised her to bring a dressing gown,

'That's better,' she said slipping on the fleecy dressing gown,

'You ok sweetheart?' asked Stuart, he sat next to her pale faced, unsure of what to do with himself,

'I think so, not really sure, I'm very thirsty though,'

Claire returned, and checked her blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen level and temperature and measured her legs returning a moment later with some tight white stockings.

'Do you need a hand to put them on? The square bit needs to go on the heel,' she showed Sophie, the more deeply woven square on the foot part,

'No, I think I can manage thank you,'

A few hours later Claire came back,

'Sorry it will be a little longer, there's been an emergency upstairs, but I need to give you this medication, it goes up onto you cervix and helps to soften it ready for the procedure, is that ok?' Sophie simply nodded,

'Do you need to the use the loo first? Only you have to lie flat afterwards,' Sophie popped to the loo and returned, Stuart left the bedspace, curtains drawn Sophie tried her best to relax as Claire inserted the large tablet up into her vagina to rest on her cervix,

'Sorry I know it's a bit uncomfortable, there all done, now you have to lie flat for at least an hour, but press your bell if you need anything, ok?'

'Yes thank you,' Sophie tried to get comfortable on the narrow firm trolley bed

'Ok?' Stuart asked, squeezing her hand, Sophie could only nod as tears streamed down her face again,

'This is it now,' she managed,

'What do you mean?'

'Now it's definitely over,' Stuart nodded sadly at her. In the next hour the anaesthetic came to speak to her and discussed what they would be doing to keep her asleep and comfortable,

'So I'll send you off to sleep, I'll give you some painkillers while you're under and then some anti-sickness ready for when you wake up, let me look at your veins,' he took one of Sophies hands examining it,

'Ah yes some good ones in here, so I'll put a little needle on the back of your hand to give you these medications through and then you should wake up soon after, it's a short procedure, any questions?'

'No, I don't think so, thank you,' once again they were left alone and short while after that a lady in blue scrubs came to get her,

'Ok can you tell me your name and date of birth please?' she checked, Sophie reeled off the information again for about the twelfth time,

'Right, let's get you to theatre,'

'See you in a bit sweetheart,' said Stuart he gave her a quick peck on the lips, a man also in scrubs arrived and him and the other lady pushed Sophie through several sets of doors before arriving in a theatre room,