The Sensory Animals of Ston Hill

The laparotomy that Grace understood was to cut open the belly with a knife, turning the belly into an open bag of blood, allowing the doctor to reach in and remove the trouble that caused his physical deformity and brought him pain out of his body. take it away.

He had already experienced the pain, his teeth chattered with fear, and just imagining that scene made him feel like he would die in this operation.But the doctor told him that he had heard of several similar cases, and that if the operation was not performed in time, the possibility of death would be greater.

Allen showed hesitation for the first time, sitting on the chair next to Grace's bed with his head bowed, his back bent like an arch bridge.His hands were clenched tightly, unable to make up his mind whether to encourage Grace to undergo surgery.

Finally he said, "You decide."

"It's going to hurt a lot, right?"

Allen nodded.

Grace's teeth chattered again, and he was really terrified, "Is there going to be a lot of blood? Can a person bleed that much?"

The doctor said objectively: "It is true that there will be a lot of bleeding, but it is tolerable for more than half of the people."

Allen also comforted him: "Grace, you are considered the strongest among all people."

Grace shook her head in frustration, he knew his current physical condition, he was no longer healthy.

Allen suddenly held one of his hands, which was so abrupt that Grace couldn't control her surprised expression.

The hand showed signs of retreating slightly, but then it tightened, "I know you, you can hold on."

Grace looked at him intently, "You don't want me to die."

Allen repeated his words firmly, "I don't want you to die."

"I don't want to just die like this..." Grace looked at Alan's left arm and touched it carefully, not daring to use force, "Does it still hurt?"

Any casual question, every forced explanation can cause pain.Allen shook his head slowly, "The old-type bullets Xilin deliberately used are not very destructive."

Grace's mind quickly flashed the scene of Johnson Schilling lying motionless on the ground bleeding.He cut off this painful memory in time, and continued to ask as if he hadn't thought of anything: "But you have to take out the bullet first, right? That must be painful too."

"……Yes."

"How did you get through that pain?"

"Grit your teeth, focus on one thing, and it will be over soon."

"What were you thinking?"

Allen was silent for a moment, let go, got up and put the quilt that had fallen to the edge of the bed, and then did not sit back on the seat, "In that case, everyone will think differently."

Grace lowered her eyes and retracted her hands under the covers.

Eva watched from the side, feeling that there was a big problem between the two of them.

The doctor needed to prepare for the operation, and he asked Grace to take the opportunity to rest, because it would take a lot of energy afterwards.

Grace was already very tired, but the pain prevented him from falling asleep completely. He always felt as if he was awakened from a deep sleep again, but it didn't actually pass a few minutes.

He saw Alan Stone's back in a half-dream and half-awake, wearing a military uniform and standing upright.Later, this back figure became the overlapping of two back figures.

A pain stronger than abdominal pain rose from Grace's stomach, then rose, filled the entire chest cavity, and tightly strangled the heart.

Grace retched in pain, and Allen immediately ran over to ask him how he was doing.But Grace didn't dare look at his face at all right now.

The doctor brought the tools he needed, and he also needed an assistant, but they couldn't find anyone they could trust in a short time, so they had to be Alan Stone.People bleed every day on the battlefield, and he himself suffered two gunshot wounds, so he barely understands the surgical procedures.Eva is also staying, having helped her mother deliver on several occasions, assuring doctors she would not faint from the bloody scenes.She was to help hold Grace down to prevent the patient from rolling out of bed in pain.

Candles were lit all around the bed, allowing doctors to see what was going on in Grace's stomach, but the scene reminded Alan Stone of a funeral.His hands began to tremble, and he hurriedly put down his tools and walked out the door.

Soon, he came back again, his face was a little wet, and his hair was wet with water.Eva said "sorry" and went out to wash her face.The laudanum that Grace had been taking beforehand had taken effect, and with a ball of clean calico in his mouth, his eyelids drooped as if he were about to fall asleep.

But when the knife was cut down, his whole body immediately trembled violently, and his gagged mouth whimpered wildly.Eva was strong enough to press down on his upper body, while Allen held down his legs tightly.

Grace passed out from the pain and was lucky not to have to continue to feel the pain.Eva exhaled heavily, looked up at Alan Stone, and found that he was staring at Grace's face with almost crazy eyes, his eyes were red.

The operation went well, and then it was up to Grace to survive the most dangerous night.

Eva thought that she needed to persuade Alan Stone to stay and guard Grace.But Allen had been sitting in that chair, facing Grace, as permanently still as a statue.

Two hours later, Grace let out a groan.Eva stood up immediately, but Ellen was faster than her. He jumped from the chair to the bed, squatted down, and asked Grace how she was feeling.

Grace said that she wanted to drink water, and Allen immediately got up to pour water, taking quick and big steps.But when he came back with the cup, his footsteps gradually hesitated.He glanced at Eva, as if he wanted to ask her to do it for him, but he didn't feel at ease. In the end, he patiently fed water into Grace's mouth with a small spoon, and wiped it with a handkerchief from time to time. Wipe off the water that runs down Grace's chin.

After feeding for a long time and only drinking half a cup, Grace already felt tired.He said "thank you" to Alan, who replied "you're welcome".Grace asked: "How long did the operation take? Did it go well?" Allen answered one by one.Grace said again: "Thank you for your hard work." Allen asked him to talk less and have a good rest, then stood up and sat back in the chair, leaning forward in the direction of Grace as before.

Eva finally understood what it felt like that was wrong. She had many younger siblings herself, so she could accurately judge that Grace and Allen had never been more like blood relatives than they were at this moment.

The author says:

This disease is probably called "incomplete testicular descent" caused by inflammation and the like.This operation removed one side.