5 months later:
chandu landed back to india.😃
chandu:'hi...dumbho!😛....'as soon as he landed he called krishna from the airport.
krishna:'aw...tu agaya?😛 i am sorry chandu...i can not come to airport to receive you... i am stuck with...'actually he don't want to leave pratigya and go to airport.
chandu:'never mind ...waise bhi i don't want any one as kabaab mai haddi...😃'
krishna:'what! is arushi with you?...😕'
chandu:'obviously...thank god!...thoda tho akkal hai tuj mai....😆'
krishna:'shuru hogaya tu...😆'
chandu:'😆...by the way how is pratigya?...'
krishna:'so far good...😃'
chandu:'i will meet you soon.let me get rid of jet lag first...'
krishna:'fine...😃'
next day!
8 more days to go for pratigya's due date. around 3am just then krishna started sleeping, as he was damn tired soon he went in to deep sleep but pratigya was not.the whole day he was busy with his office work and taking care of pratigya.most of the nights pratigya spent sleepless nights and so krishna.pratigya was restless ,feeling uneasy and uncomfortable. she was in her advanced stage of pregnancy and felt difficulty in breathing.she turned from one side to other, finally got up and sat on the bed. she looked at krishna.krishna was unaware of her condition and sleeping peacefully.
without disturbing him she slowly got down from the bed and walked to and fro beside the bed to feel better. but of no use... in that AC bedroom she drenched in sweat...she took the remote and reduced the room temperature further more.she tried to wipe her fore head and found her fingers vibrating.
pratigya:'ouch!...'suddenly she felt a sharp cramp at her lower abdomen...she touched her big tummy and painfully looked down at it...she felt as if her abdominal pain radiated to her back and she suffered with acute back pain... she tried her best to withstand the pain by holding the bed with one hand her back with other hand.
she felt like going to wash room...slowly without making noise she stepped forward towards wash room...but the click sound of opening the wash room door disturbed krishna's sleep and he woke up.
krishna:'pratigya....🥱' he rubbed his eyes and saw her going to wash room. he quickly pushed the quilt , got up from the bed and rushed towards her.
krishna:' you should have called me...kithni baar maine kaha hai muchay hushiyaar kar thiya karo...😔'
pratigya:'nahi krishna....wo...' she struggle to say. she could not speak in between her pain.she stood holding the washroom door and leaning on it.
krishna:'thum teek tho ho na?😔...'he found that she is uncomfortable and noticed a fear in her eyes.
pratigya:...nahi ...wo..'she tried to stand without the door's support.
krishna:'kya hua?...are you ok?...' he hold her and made her lean on him.
pratigya:'krishna......take me to hospital...i don't want to stay at home...i think i am in labour...'
krishna:'labour! 😲...' as soon as he heard that word a shiver passed through his veins.it took a solid second to calm himself.' 8 more days are there for her due date!...😕' he was confused within himself.
pratigya:'...she looked at his face with grief.
krishna:'no worry...thumai kuch nahi ho...ga...'he rubbed her back to sooth her and without wasting single minute he acted quickly. for the past 7 months he was preparing him self physically and mentally to face this day.he instantly gathered her in his arms , quickly got down the stairs and walked fast to his car, helped her to sit comfortably in the back seat of the car and fly to the city hospital.while driving he called sajjan singh & naina and informed them about pratigya.
city hospital!
krishna hurried to receptionist desk , what he said to receptionist he himself don't know. soon pratigya was taken to the casualty doctors in a stretcher. krishna ran behind them following her stretcher and was stopped by the janitors at one point.
pratigya was under examination for more than 15 minutes.till the doctors came out krishna was wandering restlessly in the corridor. by that time sajjan , nainaji came running and joined with him.
sajjan:'how is she now...?😔
krishna:...he has no answer for them.
nainaji:'kuch nahi hoga...she will be fine...trust in god...'she gave the moral strength to her son.
after a while , group of doctors came to krishna.
Dr.malini:'mister krishna...we have done the check up....it looks like false pain... since her case is complicated we would like to keep her under observation...'
krishna:' ma'am i would like Dr.swati to look in to her...😔' he don't want to trust other doctors and their diagnosis.
Dr.rajan:'Dr.swati!...for your information her timings were different.she will be back at 8am...now it is hardly 4am...'
krishna:'she is the one who was dealing her from the beginning...we want her to check pratigya...'he deliberately wanted Dr.swati to come and check pratigya.he demanded them.
Dr.malini:'we know that.in fact we are her assistants.....but at this time it is not possible to call her...we have to wait...'
sajjan:'for god's sake try to understand us...pratigya's case is not like others...she has lot of complications...' when they were arguing with them arushi and chandu came rushing to them.they were informed by naina.
chandu:'kya hua?😕...sab teek tho hai na?...😔'
arushi:'where is pratigya....?😔..'
Dr.malini:'right now pratigya is fine and she is under continuous observation... if you are particular about Dr.swati we have to wait, no other go...😒'without further argument the doctors walked away.
krishna:'what!😡...'he kicked the side bench to let out his anger.
arushi:'krishna...be calm... don't be tensed...we will call Dr.swati ...'
krishna:' how?😕...'
arushi:' don't you know she is my doctor too.i know her cell number...' she quickly rang to Dr. swati. after a few minutes talk she looked at krishna.
krishna:' kya?
arushi:'she is coming...😊'
krishna:' thanks arushi...😊.mera tho dhimaag hi kaam nahi kar raha hai'
chandu:' hoga tho na kaam kare ga...😉'
arushi:' usshhh! ...har waqth mazaak?😡...'she gave an angry look.
chandu:' aru!... i am trying to make the situation light...😃'
arushi:😡
chandu:'aru!...it is necessary to keep krishna at ease...other wise he will go crazy...'
krishna did not involved himself in their talk. his complete concentration was on pratigya. when ever the nurse goes or comes out of the room he approached them to know about pratigya's condition.
after 15 minutes Dr.swati came in hurry.as soon as krishna saw her he ran toward her...
krishna:'doctor... pratigya...' without listening to him she quickly entered in to the casualty room.
chandu:'Dr.swati agaye hai na...every thing will be fine now...relax...😊' he tried to convince him.
arushi:'krishna... chandu is right...'
chandu:' say always...😃😉'he pulled his collar up.
arushi:' uff...😡...'when they were talking Dr.swati came out of the room.
Dr.swati:' no need to worry...😊...as of now pratigya is fine...but...'
krishna:'... but kya doctor?😔....' he don't want to hear any but and if
Dr.swati:' the position of the babies are complicated. i think it is wise to go for cesarean immediately...'
krishna:' please go ahead ......' he was in utter tension.Dr.swati quickly arranged for completing the formalities by taking the signature of krishna in few papers while two nurses prepared pratigya to take her to operation theater.
arushi:'krishna...did you noticed?😊'
krishna:' what?....😕' he was not in a position to take any thing in to his mind.felt as if his mind was froze.
arushi:'doctor said babies...i think it is going to be twins...😃'
krishna:'kya!😲...are you sure...😕'
chandu:' aru!....thum bhi na...Dr was in hurry....tongue slip ho gaya hoga...'
arushi:'isse kaise...😕'she stopped looking at the nurse bringing pratigya in a stretcher. every one rushed to pratigya.pratigya was in a blue colour long sterile gown.her head together with ears was covered by blue sterile cloth cap.pratigya looked at krishna.
krishna:' pratigya...' he moved more close to the stretcher but the nurse did not stop the stretcher.
pratigya:' sister...please...'she tried to stop the nurse.
pratigya:'i would like to talk to my family...please...😔'she requested the nurse.
nurse:' ma'am hamare paas waqth bahuth kam hai...doctors are waiting for you in the theater....😕'she hesitated..
pratigya:' kya patha...baad mai muchay waqth hi nahi mile...' her voice was low spirited.
nurse:😲...' her words and voice shook her and made her stop the stretcher.
krishna:'...issa maat bolo pratigya... issa maat bolo...😭'his eyes filled with tears.for the past 7 months this day was a nightmare of krishna.
pratigya:'😊....' with a sad smile she raised her hand and caressed his cheek.even thought she did not utter a single word her touch spoke billions
pratigya:'arushi...'she looked at her
arushi:'...'
pratigya:' if some thing happens to me....😔'
arushi:' issa kuch nahi hone waala......be confidant...hosla rakkho...'she interpreted as if she don't want to listen further.
pratigya:'....par thakthir ko koon jaane!...'
arushi:😔...
pratigya:'....after me i am leaving krishna in your responsibility...muchay nahi patha thum kya karogi, kaise karogi but i want my krishna to be happy for ever...😊'
krishna:'please...💔...😭'he was dejected and heart broken,don't even know how to react.
pratigya:😭...
arushi:'it is a battle for you...i am sure you are going to win it...not only krishna you both are going to live happily for ever....trust me...'
pratigya:😭...she was pessimistic and sick at heart.still she tried her best to take their words.
naina:'pratigya...you need to be courageous now...'
nurse:'excuse me...' she started pushing the stretcher while pratigya's hand was still in krishna's hold and her eyes were locked with krishna's.
pratigya:' krishna...' she muttered.that was her last word.when the stretcher moved away her hand slowly slipped from krishna's hold and their eye lock broke gradually.
krishna:😭... stood crying openly and staring in the direction of pratigya was taken.
sajjan:' krishna console yourself...only thing we can do is pray for her...'
naina:'arushi...ab thum thodi thayr kay leyeh bait jao...you are standing for a long time...you need to rest...thumare pair sooj gayeh hai...'
chandu: aru! aunty is right. you have to take care of yourself too...' he started worrying about her.
arushi:'aunty ...we will move to the waiting hall opposite to the operation theater...' she did not care about herself. sajjan, naina, krishna, chandu and arushi walked to the waiting hall just opposite to the operation theater where pratigya was taken in for cesarean.
look at the operation theater!
pratigya was taken in to the operation theater and carefully placed on an operating table. since her case was complicated she was given spinal anesthesia for the cesarean by the anesthesiologist.
look at the anesthesiologist giving anesthesia!
her arms were placed on boards extending directly out from her body which allows easy access to the mother's veins, to administer medicine and also prevents the mother from unconsciously reaching down to her belly during the surgery.
Dr.swati's assistant carefully washed pratigya's abdomen and disinfected to reduce the amount of bacteria on the skin and the chances of infection following the delivery.sterile pieces of cloth were draped over pratigya leaving only the abdomen exposed.
Dr.swati and her two assistants got ready by washing their hands in disinfecting solution and put on blue sterile gowns, medical face masks and gloves.
Dr.swati who is going to perform the cesarean stood on one side of pratigya and her assistants stood on the other side of the operating table.after a quick short prayer Dr.swati began the operation with an incision in the skin of pratigya's abdomen. one of her assistant was constantly watching pratigya's BP, pulse ,cardiogram and other minor things.after up and down incision she cuts through the layers of fat tissues and then through a thick fibrous layer called the fascia. then made an incision through a thin, filmy layer called the peritoneum.
look at the incision in process!
now the uterus and bladder are visible to her.Dr.swati very carefully made the incision on the uterus .after the uterus is opened,the amniotic sac was ruptured, she could see the two beautiful babies lying side by side very close to each other closing their eyes.it was then time for the doctor to reach into the uterus and pull the babies out. Dr.swati took at most care to deliver the babies.with the help of her assistants she gently.... took out the babies one by one without twisting the head, neck, body, or limbs.
the babies were taken out from her uterus!
soon her assistants suctions the amniotic fluid from the babies mouth before the babies first breath, otherwise, the babies could breathe fluid into the lungs, which can result in breathing problems to the babies.even though the babies were removed from the uterus, they were still attached to pratigya through the umbilical cord. Dr.swati put two clamps on the umbilical cord and cuts the cord between the two clamps which prevents bleeding from either side of the cut umbilical cord.
the nurses took the baby off the operating table into a sterile towel .the nurses then wipes off and wraps up the babies. yet another nurse noted down the date and time of the delivery, weight and length of the babies ,circumference of their head etc. by the instruction of Dr.swati the babies were placed in a incubator that monitored the babies temperature and automatically adjusted to keep the babies body temperature within the normal range. since they took out the babies a weak earlier to the due date and as they were very weak they considered as premature babies and kept them in the incubator.
Dr.swati's work is yet to complete.pratigya was bleeding from the cut in the uterus. she gently reached into the uterus and peeled the placenta off of the uterine wall. After the placenta was removed, she wiped the inside of the uterus with a cloth called a lap sponge to remove any remaining pieces of placenta or membrane.
now it was time to close the uterus. Dr.swati shut the uterus, sew with surgical thread that is absorb able and therefore does not need to be removed. next she closed the fascia the thick fibrous layer of tissue that envelops the body beneath the skin and stapled it which are made of titanium that close the wound without much effort and generally yield a thin scar.later she made sure that there was no bleeding with in the layers beneath the skin or in the fat.
after a light bandage was applied to the incision, with extreme care pratigya was transferred from the operating table to a bed . by that time one of swati's assistant brought the babies out of the operation theater to show them to the relatives.krishna , sajjan, naina, arushi and chandu rushed to that assistance who brought the babies out of the theater.
look at the just born twins assistant brought to show them!😛
arushi:'see😃...i told you...twins!😛'she quickly took one of the twin from him. naina took the other one.
krishna:😛
arushi:'krishna lo....😃' arushi gave the baby to krishna.even thought he was scared to hold the just born baby he carefully took it from arushi. he was so excited...a feeling of pleasure flood over his veins draining all his grief so far he suffered. it was like holding a baby version of pratigya, soft and tender, just like holding hand full of fresh rose peatals...he was thrilled and awestuck😛...a blissful smile creeped on his face😊.
arushi:'😛...aunty thay kho na!😛...kithni sweet hai...bilkul pratigya jaise...😃'
sajjan:'i think they look like krishna...😃' he commented peeping in to naina's arm and took that baby from her in his arms.
while they were marveling at the new borns swati came out removing her mask and gloves.
Dr.swati:' congratulation😃...pratigya has delivered twins! one girl one boy!...😃'
sajjan:' thank you so much doctor...😃'
krishna:'how is pratigya?...' his concern about pratigya shadowed his happiness.
Dr.swati:'she is fine...she is fine...😊'
krishna:'god!...😭' he could not speak. he was high spirited,
sajjan:' we were never told that she has twins...😕'
Dr.sawti:' some time for the sake of patients health we don't disclose certain things...😃'
krishna:'doctor i want to see pratigya...😃'he was eager to see her.
Dr.sawti:' abhi nahi...if you all go she will get infected by you...you can meet her after she recovers from anesthesia ...'
krishna:' how many hours will take pratigya to recover?...'
Dr.swati:' three to four hours...😊' she went saying.
soon pratigya was taken by the nurses to the post-operative recovery room, along with her babies.
arushi:'we have to wait another four to five hours.... go and bring some thing for us to eat...'she said to her husband.
chandu:' i will...i will....what do you want to have?...'he cared for her food.
arushi:'kuch bhi le awo...😡'she got irritated with his untimely care.
chandu:'teek hai...' he went and came back with cookies and hot coffee.
arushi:'krishna have this cookie...'she gave a cookie pocket to him.
krishna:'nahi...i don't feel like eating...😒'
arushi:'at least have this hot coffee...you may feel better...'
krishna:' no thanks...jab thak mai pratigya ko thayk nahi le tha i don't want to eat any thing......more over you know that i don't eat or drink any thing which has sugar or which taste sweet ...'
arushi:...i will tell him to buy some other thing...'
krishna:' nahi......i am fine...'he said formaly.
chandu:'arushi...don't force him...'
the whole group were waiting out side the recovery room along with few others who were also waiting for their dear one to recover from anesthesia.
after four hours:
pratigya was still unconscious!
krishna:'it is going to be four hours....why pratigya did not recover yet?😕 😔...'he was worried and wandered in the hall nervously.
nainaji:'recover hojayeh gi...no worry...'he tried to pacify him.
after five hours:
pratigya was still unconscious!
krishna was tensed.he felt as if his BP is shooting up as the time passes.
krishna:' it is going to be five hours...the other patients who came to the recovery room after her become conscious...why not pratigya?...'
arushi:' it depends on the patient body condition...pratigya is weak ...so i think she is taking more time...'
krishna:' arushi...i am worried...i think we should talk to the doctor...'
chandu:'...i will call the doctor...'he did so. Dr.aruna who was in duty at that time attended pratigya.she was the junior doctor of that hospital...
Dr.aruna:'right now i can not say any thing.i should discuss with other doctors...' she came and informed krishna.
krishna:'can not say any thing!😲😡...what the heck you are taking?😡....'her answer made him furious.
Dr.aruna:'sir try to understand...i don't want to mis lead you without consulting my seniors....' she said politely but krishna was not in a position to listen to her.he was under mental agony from the morning.
krishna:'misleading!😡 they why you walk with this long white coat ? why the hell you hold this stethoscope ?... if some think happens to my pratigya i will blast this whole hospital...remember that...😡'he literally jumped on her.
chandu:' krishna....shaant ho ja...'he hold his shoulder and tried to control him.soon arushi called Dr.swati who was in OP.
Dr.swati:'omg!😲...she was not yet recovered!...by this time she should have....😕' she came running and talking to the recovery room.
next five ten minutes krishna felt as if he was in the hell.Dr.swati did not come out of the room instead few more senior doctors,two anesthesiologist and her two assistants came running to the recovery room.looks like all of a sudden tension prevailed among the doctors .krishna was on pins and needles.
after some time all the doctors came out with hopeless expression on their face.
Dr.swati:'thaykho krishna...'
krishna:'pratigya teek tho hai na?...'
Dr.swati:'....we are sorry to say krishna...because of her weak heath she could not recover from anesthesia within the expected time...'
arushi:'kya!...😲 kahin over doseage of anesthesia tho nahi hogaya...'she suspected.
krishna:'😲 😡 if that is the case i will kill that anesthesiologist...😡'
Dr.swati:'no ...it is not so...when the anesthesia was given i was standing beside her and monitoring them...'
krishna:' tho when she will recover then?...'
Dr.swati:'sorry... we are not sure...'
krishna: 'not sure! 😲what do you mean?😡...'he burst out with agitation.
Dr.swati:' sorry again...she went in coma...'
krishna:😲...ground slipped under his feet and his head span above his shoulder.
arushi:😲
sajjan:😲
naina:😲
chandu:😲
shumi:😆
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