Jez stood silently as she watched all the technicians checking the equipment Her pulse was racing, she had never seen a medical transporter in use before, the idea that the transporter was going to disassemble living tissue on the subatomic level and then reassemble it in the stasis tube was truly fascinating.
“ Okay, Jez I'll get you to hop up onto the surgical bio bed, just relax while we check everything and make final preparations," Dr Lim explained.
Jez smiled and got up on the bed, she laid down and looked up at the ceiling, she listened to the sounds of the medical equipment, Jez always found Sickbay a little unnerving.
"I'm going to hold your hand and watch the monitor above your head. Okay, are we all ready?" Everyone in the room assisting either nodded or gave a thumbs up. "Jez, I want you to lay very still and take in a normal breath and hold it until I say you can breathe again, it'll take about 10 seconds, that's all. Okay, ready Dr Hangston, on may make, Jez, take a breath and hold it... Begin Dr Hangston." Said Dr. Lim.
Jez did as she was instructed she took a full normal breath and began counting down in her head.
10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1
Jez felt the normal static that was associated with transporters. She felt a wave of happiness wash over her, the idea that she could be a mother, on her term when she was ready and she could still have her career. She just wasn’t fully sure of how she was going to explain this to her parents.
Oh mother, father I got pregnant by a horrible filthy beast from the Ninth House, but that baby is in Cryo-stasis until I’m ready to have her. No…no..that will never do. Hmmm… Congratulations, you are going to be Grandparents. No, that would be like hitting someone with a phaser on stun.
"You can breathe now, Jes," Lois said as she let go of Jes's hand. When you're ready, Dr. Hangston will give you a briefing to Jez on monitoring the cryo chamber and your baby, then I'll work you and the chamber to your quarters." Said Dr. Lim.
Jez let out an audible exhale, that felt like the longest ten seconds of her life, but thankfully it was over.
Dr Hangston spoke to Jez, "Jez, here is the temperature indicator and it should not move off -200 c, if it does call medical and engineering teams immediately, the chamber should be inspected twice a day, morning and evening, if ice crystals are beginning to form this blue indicator will turn red, call us immediately. If you are away, a nurse can do the inspections for you. You can move it, but gently, if you drop it or it gets knocked over, call the teams in just to make sure it's not damaged, ideally, it should be left in the same spot. Okay, you're right to go."
Jez followed Dr. Hangston with her eyes paying close attention to what he was saying and looking at the controls that he indicated.
“ Temp must remain at -200 c, twice a day inspection, Blue to red means ice crystals,” Jez repeated the instruction to herself several times. “I understand Dr. Hangston, and Thank you.” Said Jez.
Jez smiled at Dr. Lim and said. “Thank you for all your assistance. I really appreciate it.” Said Jez.
>> Jez’s quarters. >>
“ Okay, Jez I'll get you to hop up onto the surgical bio bed, just relax while we check everything and make final preparations," Dr Lim explained.
Jez smiled and got up on the bed, she laid down and looked up at the ceiling, she listened to the sounds of the medical equipment, Jez always found Sickbay a little unnerving.
"I'm going to hold your hand and watch the monitor above your head. Okay, are we all ready?" Everyone in the room assisting either nodded or gave a thumbs up. "Jez, I want you to lay very still and take in a normal breath and hold it until I say you can breathe again, it'll take about 10 seconds, that's all. Okay, ready Dr Hangston, on may make, Jez, take a breath and hold it... Begin Dr Hangston." Said Dr. Lim.
Jez did as she was instructed she took a full normal breath and began counting down in her head.
10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1
Jez felt the normal static that was associated with transporters. She felt a wave of happiness wash over her, the idea that she could be a mother, on her term when she was ready and she could still have her career. She just wasn’t fully sure of how she was going to explain this to her parents.
Oh mother, father I got pregnant by a horrible filthy beast from the Ninth House, but that baby is in Cryo-stasis until I’m ready to have her. No…no..that will never do. Hmmm… Congratulations, you are going to be Grandparents. No, that would be like hitting someone with a phaser on stun.
"You can breathe now, Jes," Lois said as she let go of Jes's hand. When you're ready, Dr. Hangston will give you a briefing to Jez on monitoring the cryo chamber and your baby, then I'll work you and the chamber to your quarters." Said Dr. Lim.
Jez let out an audible exhale, that felt like the longest ten seconds of her life, but thankfully it was over.
Dr Hangston spoke to Jez, "Jez, here is the temperature indicator and it should not move off -200 c, if it does call medical and engineering teams immediately, the chamber should be inspected twice a day, morning and evening, if ice crystals are beginning to form this blue indicator will turn red, call us immediately. If you are away, a nurse can do the inspections for you. You can move it, but gently, if you drop it or it gets knocked over, call the teams in just to make sure it's not damaged, ideally, it should be left in the same spot. Okay, you're right to go."
Jez followed Dr. Hangston with her eyes paying close attention to what he was saying and looking at the controls that he indicated.
“ Temp must remain at -200 c, twice a day inspection, Blue to red means ice crystals,” Jez repeated the instruction to herself several times. “I understand Dr. Hangston, and Thank you.” Said Jez.
Jez smiled at Dr. Lim and said. “Thank you for all your assistance. I really appreciate it.” Said Jez.
>> Jez’s quarters. >>