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Achilles Castle part 44

Dr Burkett: pov That's it, can you breathe for me in and out slowly. I make the decision to give Kate a dose of heart meds, I also give her some calming meds before this turns into something worse. Her heart condition and her PTSD do not mix well. A gurney is being brought in to transfer her to a room on the cardiology ward. I knew this might happen to Kate.

Nurse: Lauren: pov sir are you Mr Castle, okay I need you to follow me. Your wife Kate seems to be having a PTSD episode and we need you to calm her down before this turns into a massive heart episode. Dr Burkett is giving her some extra oxygen to help her breathe better and he has administered some heart meds and calming meds.

Castle: pov she is doing so much better. I'm rubbing her arm in a soothing way. It will be awhile before we get the scan results. A nurse comes in the room to check her vitals, Kate is breathing much better so she switches her to nasal oxygen. The nurse asks Kate if she wants some breakfast. She says yes the nurse returns with a bowl of cheerios. Kate falls asleep for a bit while I'm on the computer. Dr Burkett and a specialist are looking at her scans. Once in the room with the specialist he says Kate has Scarring on her pericardium, ventricle, pulmonary vein and chest which makes it hard for her heart to work right. Normally you would see a disruption of blood flow. But Kate's body has decided to make up for the injured area and push her blood through faster in other areas. Which can cause the other areas to struggle. Her left ventricle beats faster than the right one making the right one work harder than normal. He says it looks like she will need a Catheter Ablation Therapy procedure or an implantable cardiac defibrillator at some point. He also suggests we make an appointment with a chiropractor. It might help Kate a lot, he recommended a chiropractor that specializes in cardiac cases. Kate's medical file will be sent to him; we just have to make an appointment once we get home. We discuss the cardiac procedures a little bit more, A nurse comes in asking if she wants something to eat Kate says yes, Dr Burkett says once she is done eating she can be released.

Kate: pov I'm eating oatmeal while Castle is eating a sandwich. I'm not happy with the results. No way I'm having those procedures done. The nurse comes back in with the release forms for me to sign, the ride back to the loft is short.

Castle: pov As soon as we get home I make the appointment Kate would do it herself but she is tired, today wore her out. She is going to take a nap. The cardiac chiropractor has an opening for tomorrow afternoon which is fine. Dr Burkett sent over Kate's medical history and Dr Bill Caryn is looking over them. I wheel myself into our room and notice Kate is still up. I put her ampstrip and pod back on then sit behind her on the bed and rub her back. I can tell she is getting sleepy. I tell her when the appointment is, she mentions she is scared. I decide to cuddle with Kate and take a nap, I wake up and wheel myself to the kitchen to start on dinner. Kate is supposed to take it easy today.

Kate: pov I can hear Castle in the kitchen making dinner. Castle says while I was asleep Mother and Alexis stopped by saying they were having a grandma and granddaughter dinner together at an Italian restaurant. I lean in and give Castle a kiss on the lips, he is making a healthy lasagna which is so thoughtful. He proceeds to kiss me back. Things are starting to heat up in the kitchen and I mean the oven since it's almost at the right temperature to put the lasagna in.

Castle: pov I can tell Kate is still nervous about tomorrow, me and Kate talk about her fears while we eat. Afterwards I wheel her to the bathroom. A bath is just what she needs. She fills the tub with water and checks the temperature to make sure it's okay. I'm thinking of having a plumber come out and change our faucets so it can tell us the temperature of the water so I don't need a thermometer.

Kate: pov I grab my stuff and get in the tub, Castle is writing while I relax. I'm supposed to drink a lot of water to flush out what was given to me. It's so relaxing in the bath, the soft music and nice relaxing scent are starting to put me to sleep. I wash my body and get out of the tub once I'm changed into pajamas. I head towards Castle's office to let him know I'm done and then head to the bedroom.

Castle: pov I'm going to get some more writing done and wait up for Mother. I can hear the front door opening. I wheel into the living room and ask my mother how dinner was. She says great. It was nice getting to spend some time with Alexis. I explain how Kate's test went and mention Kate has an appointment tomorrow. I eventually head off to bed.

Kate: pov In the morning I shower while Martha makes breakfast castle already showered. It's heart healthy pancakes for me with fruit on the side and regular ones for him and Martha. Work was boring; mostly paperwork, lunch was a fancy salad.

At the appointment I'm signing myself in while Castle fills out some forms. I'm so scared, a few minutes later and my name is being called. Castle holds my hand on the way to the room. An assistant takes my vitals, Dr Bill Caryn the cardiac chiropractor then shows up. To be continued. ……