Doctor Ella Love Story
17. Surabaya

It was late afternoon when Ella's East Pearl train finally stopped at Wonokrimi station. Ella immediately picked up her backpack in the trunk and got off the train. He walked down the station platform, out through the exit door.

There were many who welcomed Ella and the passengers of another train that had just come out of the station. Taxi drivers, rickshaws until taxi drivers scramble to offer their services, hoping to get customers.

Ella passed them all and continued to walk out of the station, not interested in using the services of any of them. Because Siti Khadijah Islamic Hospital where the destination is not so far from the station. The distance it can take is only by foot. Only need to cross the highway a few times already can get there.

Ella boarded the bridge connecting Wonokrimi Station with Darmo Mall. The one whose name is to cross the highway in the big city is really tiring. Have to climb the pedestrian bridge, walk quite far, then descend it again. Several times it takes energy rather than directly crossing the highway that is usually done on the streets of small towns that are not as crowded in the streets of the provincial capital.

Ella kept walking down the courtyard of the mall, and continued to pass through the traffic police post after crossing the street. Next Ella positioned herself right in front of the zebra cross and waited for the traffic light to turn red before continuing to cross the road again .

Ella walked under the fly over road, positioning herself at another zebra cross. Use the momentum of the red light to continue the journey. From there Ella just walk a few hundred meters more to reach the RSI court Siti Khadijah.

Ella immediately entered the hospital, asking the information section where Melati 7 was located. After IGD and getting treatment there, observed for several hours, and after a stable condition Papa Ella was moved to room jasmine 7.

Ella continued her search, climbed the elevator and landed on the third floor. Then he walked down the hospital hall until he found a room that read Melati 7 on the door.

Ella knocked on the door and opened it slowly, sticking her head slowly into the room. Looking for a figure he might know, wanting to make sure that he didn't go wrong room.

He could see three familiar faces there, Mama Ella who was sitting on the chair next to her papa bed, her father who was lying on the bed and Hendri who was sitting on the sofa while playing his cellphone.

"Assalamualaikum," Ella said as she stepped further into this VIP room.

The three people in the room immediately answered his greetings. Ella approached her mother, and kissed the woman's hand which then held her gently. Then Ella approached her papa and kissed her hand as well. Lastly he also shook Hendri's hand to greet him.

"Where is pa?" Ask Ella. He felt tightness in his chest to see the state of his papa.

His father was lying on the patient's bed with a face that was paler and thinner than usual. His right leg was bandaged up to an eye-level foot with bloodstains on the back of his leg, as well as an infuse set attached to his left arm.

Ella felt that her mid-fifties father looked older and fragile. Far different from the familiar figure of papa, the figure of papa who is energetic, cheerful and can not be silent.

As an only child Ella did have a very close relationship with both her parents. He also never lived far away from his father and mother. Even during college Ella tried hard to be accepted into the medical faculty which is still one city with her home. So that he does not need to spend and live far from his parents.

Intense which requires him to stay in Banyu Harum for approximately one year, is the first time Ella had to leave her home for a long time. And his guilt is growing. Because he had even been home for a month, to see firsthand the situation of his parents.

"Udah. My leg was dredged El. I think the watermelon was really good for the nurse, hehe," replied his father half-committing to Ella. He was still trying to joke a little to reduce the anxiety of his child.

"It's not that neurotic pain?"

"He is sick. At first he was not sick. But it's been getting sick for a long time, really sick"

"Hehehe papa can be great pain," Ella could not imagine the pain her father suffered during the treatment procedure in the ER earlier. Ella knows very well what and how wound care for diabetic gangrene, wound care without anasthesia procedures, without anesthesia.

Just imagine what it feels like to have the skin and flesh of our feet sliced and scraped without anesthesia. Ella was used to seeing and even performing the procedure herself in her patients, but to imagine her own papa having to experience it was too horrible to imagine it.

"Why did the doctor say?" ask Ella to Hendri. Hendri as a nurse, a fellow medical person can certainly give a better explanation than either mom or dad Ella can.

"Well, as you've guessed, trauma abscesses are accompanied by systemic diabetes. The results of the GDA test fit into the ER earlier until 497 you know, very high. The tension is also 160/90, but this can be due to the pain conditions that make it rise. Some of the tissue in Om Bowo's leg has become gangrenous, so it was after the drainage of the pus continued dredging gangrenous tissue." Hendri explains the state of Papa Ella, a situation Ella could have imagined in her head before.

"Well, is the gangrene clean? How's the rosente? Bone-knee?"

"Yes the dredging is clean up to the limit Om bowo said sick. Ronsentnya good si, the position of the abscess is still not hit by bone. But look at the results of his healing hopefully good. If not..." Hendri handed Ella a large envelope containing the results of a photo of his papa leg.

"Yes must be good because it doesn't involve hard tissue." Ella quickly cut Hendri's words. He knew very well the continuation of what Hendri would say. If not, he must be operated on, amputate his leg.

It's too horrible to imagine it and she doesn't want to make her mom and dad think any more. An envelope containing a photo of Ronsent was opened and observed. Ella breathed a sigh of relief and gave thanks, right Hendi said from the picture there was no infection that hit the bone.

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After the stuffing of Budhe Tari and Pakde Darto, Hendri's parents came to visit Papa Ella. After greeting and kissing her second hand Ella asked permission to go to the cafeteria for a while, filling her already hungry stomach. Don't want to get too involved with parents' conversations.

Arriving at the RSI cafeteria, Ella ordered warm tea and fried rice at the booking counter, paid for it and took a seat in one of the chairs. He took and watched his cell phone out of his jacket pocket. Things that have not been touched by him for several hours. Ella just used her cell phone to connect with mom and Hendri mas just now. He deliberately ignored all the messages from anyone other than the two of them.

12.30 Lazuardi

Dear Ella, lunch yet?

15.07 Lazuardi

The el? How come no response? Busy again, huh? The spirit! The fighting!

17.24 Lazuardi

Beautiful afternoon, what again? although busy do not forget to eat. Take care's.

Ella smiled reading the three messages from Ardi. A simple message that seems unromantic but quite sweet and considerate for Ella. Maybe the guy thinks Ella's on duty in the ER today. The schedule of the afternoon shift should be his duty.

Ella

Afternoon mas Ardi, sorry I was busy today. So not to hold the hp.

Shortly afterwards Ella got an answer from Ardi, tumben ni mas Ardi stand by and her bales. Has he been waiting for my reply since? thought Ella.

Lazuardis

No problems. Just relax. If you could find out Ella was busy, why?

Ella

Somehow Ella did not want to tell him about his return to Surabaya, did not want to make Ardi too worried. He also half lied to say the busyness of hospital affairs, yes even though the RSI where his papa stayed but the RSUD G is not the place to work.

Lazuardis

Oh ok that is. You just rest. Good night half afternoon dear Ella.

Ella simply replied with a sticker that read good night to reply. She is happy that Ardi is old enough not to ask too many questions, forcing her to tell stories when she doesn't want to. The man seemed to understand that Ella was in need of some time alone. Then Ella diverted the conversation to messages from others she thought were important.

17.00 Roni

Ella hasn't arrived yet? How come there's no news?

Ella felt a little guilty to Roni, earlier she promised to preach it once she reached Surabaya. But in reality Ella completely forgot, after arriving her mind was only on her father in the hospital.

Ella

It's four o'clock, Ron. Maap forgetfulness was nyampe directly complicated to RS.

Ronny

Thank goodness you arrived safely. How's your papa doing?

Ella

Stable and enter the room. The GDA is high as I thought. Just waiting for the recovery, maybe a little long.

Ronny

Just be patient. What is important is the support of his family to let him cure.

Ella gave a thumbs up emoticon to Roni. Then he moved on to the last message that appealed to him, from his fellow colleague Intan.

13.10 Intan

Ella's? You went back to Surabaya? I just heard from Roni about your papa.

This time Ella did not want to reply to Intan's message, she pressed the call button to make a call on Intan, wanting to hear the chattering of her friend.

"Hello? Ella! You are crazy, I didn't know you. What the fuck is he even asking for help with Roni? You ask Roni to take care of three days? Then tomorrow he'll spend two days in a row?" Nyerocos direct intan once the call is connected to Ella.

"Well, this is an impromptu abis also earlier, Tan," Ella slightly giggled at Intan's voice. It can be a mood booster.

"Trus how are you doing now? So what pain? Is it true that gangrene is diabetic?"

"Yes really. GDA's almost 500, crazy isn't it?It's stable now, it's been wound care in the ER and now it's in the room."

"Buset by 500. But there are no complications, right?" Intan was shocked to hear it.

"Alhamdulillah not hit the bone, Ronsent is also good I saw was not hit by bone. Well stay nurunin same sugar recovery."

"El, are you crazy? Why ask Roni for help?" Intan suddenly switched the conversation.

"Huh? Why emang? I thought you must be tired of abis nerus. And Roni just so happens to be on holiday today..."

"If that's what you like, do you give hope donk to him? How's Trus Lazuardi?"

"What! What are you talking about Tan?"

"Switch Ella! You don't know? You're not feeling? That Roni likes you!"

"Yyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Kidding ah you!"

"You have Ardi. Do not give more hope. It's not good too if there's nothing we're gonna team the ER." Intan's tone of voice sounded extremely anxious.

Anxious to realize how unattractive Ella is. And Ella herself who just found out that reality became speechless. So that's why Roni was so good to her? So Roni has feelings for her?Liked it?

Ella was completely confused. Roni is a good man, a smart and capable doctor. In terms of appearance, it is also very interesting. Education and work are also clear. If Ella had not known Ardi, if she had not carved the name of Lazuardi in her heart, maybe Ella could have liked Roni too.

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FYI (For Your Information)

* The test performed to detect diabetic patients is a blood sugar test, which consists of two kinds of tests with different normal limit values:

- GDA (Random Blood Sugar): normal value if below 200

- GDP (Fasting Blood Sugar): normal values between 60-125

*The treatment method for wounds in diabetic gangrene is to remove all infected tissue to prevent the wound from expanding and infecting healthy tissue around it. This taking does not use anesthesia to find out to what extent the dead and painful tissue. The tissue that can still feel pain means it is still alive and cleansing the tissue only to that extent. Next, tissue grafting is done to close the tissue that has been lifted.

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