Kickdrum Beating in My Chest Again (Alternate Version)

Chapter 90

!!!!!!!!!!Author's Note!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone! Happy Friday! I actually made it this time! I hope everyone had a good week! Mine was busy. We came home from Mexico late on Sunday, then the next day, I had to spine injections into my SI joints. That night, our dryer died, so we had to start looking for a new one. We bought one but didn't get it until today. The next day was Christmas Eve, so Santa had to wrap all the presents before we went out for dinner. The next day was Christmas, so my son got us up at 8 a.m. to open presents, which was fun. We hung out and didn't do much on Christmas Day until we had our dinner that night. Mexico was gorgeous and I wish we could've stayed longer! I didn't want to go home! I'm glad we went though. It was really nice to have some time away by ourselves.

Anyway, there's no trigger warning this week! Yay! This week, Spencer treats Patrick and Joe, and Joe expresses his disgust about releasing Patrick back to Gabe who started abusing him immediately. Spencer feels guilty and tries to explain his side of the story to Joe. Brad goes to pick up Joe and Patrick for Yard Time only to find that they aren't there. He calls dispatch to find out where they were. Dan and his friends are waiting for Patrick and Joe, but they never show, so Dan asks Gabe where they are and he doesn't know.

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Chapter 90

********No Trigger Warning for the Chapter! Yay!*******

When they get to sick bay, they wheel Patrick up to one of the beds and transfer him from the gurney to the bed. Several nurses join Spencer, and they hook his IV bag onto a stand next to the bed.

"Joe, you may go have a seat on the bed next to him and we will get to you, once we get Patrick stabilized." Spencer instructs.

Joe does what he's told while still watching their every move. He's worried about his friend.

"Clara, I need you to draw blood for a complete blood count test, a comprehensive metabolic panel, and a ferritin test. See if you can get a urine sample for a urinalysis as well." Spencer directs.

"Yes, doctor." Clara says as she goes about drawing his blood and urine.

"We will continue giving him fluids until the tests come back, which shouldn't be too long. The lab isn't backed up right now." Spencer explains as Joe watches like a hawk.

Once he's done doing what he can do with Patrick, Spencer decides to move onto Joe. He starts by looking him over and checking his vital signs. Joe's skin looks very pale and pallid. Spencer finds that Joe's blood pressure is low, and his heart is beating more rapidly than it should.

"Your blood pressure is low, and you have a rapid heartbeat. You said you had chest pain and felt like your heart might have been skipping beats?" Spencer asks.

"Yeah." Joe answers.

"Does the chest pain get worse with activity?" Spencer asks.

"Yes. It was much worse the more I moved." Joe replies.

"Tell me about your shortness of breath." Spencer instructs.