X-Medical Comm - Private Communications for Medica

I've just finished running Alison through a fairly intensive battery of tests, and it's time for the formal conclusion.

She's cured.

No pain, so sign of the neurological damage that was causing the pain, she has control over her powers again to the point all the sound baffling equipment isn't needed any more, most of the secondary issues, like the digestive problems, are also either completely gone or much improved. Most of the scars from the attack by Sabretooth are gone, and those that are left are as healed as they're going to get. She's slept for the last twenty-four hours, and is still sleeping a bit, but aside from that... there's no reason she can't go back to her own room.

It's a miracle.

Moira, I'm fairly sure you know what's going on with this. Can we talk?

In other medlab news...

Danielle Moonstar: our new arrival who turned up sleep deprived and hypothermic spent two nights in the Box and is much improved, to the point she's been released.

Amanda Sefton: another Sleeping Beauty case - apparently that teacher of hers put the whammy on her so she did sleep, and she's been out until mid-afternoon. Also released, since I'm told she just needs rest and food and again,she does that best in her own room. And to judge from her post, she's found out about the thingamajigger her teacher did to stop her doing magic for a week. None at all - discount her from the roster if anythign else comes up, guys. Looks like we'll be back to good old fashioned medical science.

Nathan Dayspring: Oh for the day when neither he nor Amanda show up on these posts... Nathan's also overloaded his powers and the virus has flared up again. There's no danger, but I would prefer the helpers steer clear for the next day or so. Charles assures us the TK will come back, so he's not at risk, but again, he needs rest and as little stress as possible. I believe we can expect a visit from GW and Domino in the next day or two... There's one other thing... At the moment he's functionally blind. A side-effect of the extreme use of his TK. It should be temporary, but once the virus is stable, we are going to need help from everyone with him.

Cain Marko: Now there's a name I never expected to have to add to this... Cain's still unconscious, but stable. Charles assures us he'll be fine, but for the meantime, he's showing symptoms very similar to a stroke. There's also been a loss of mass and height - again, I'm guessing Moira has the information on that one.

Now, I'm going to go look at these test results again and try to come to grip with the fact my worldview has been skewed once again.

Time for another of those periodic updates on the state of play.

Betsy Braddock: As you're probably aware, she regained consciousness on Saturday, and is slowly regaining her strength. The Professor has been consulted about her condition.

Manuel de la Rocha: Manuel's been released as physically there's not much wrong with him beyond the recurring headaches which seem to be connected to the memory loss. As far the that goes... he remembers little with any strong emotional import, except for Amanda, and his personality has fairly radically changed. He's coming down for regular checks and sessions with Leonard and Charles.

Amanda Sefton: Also released, although hesitantly so. She does tend to recover faster in her own room than in medlab and there's no sign of concussion or internal damage. Her magic tutor has been by and done some kind of ritual with her - he stresses that she be allowed to rest as much as possible.

Marie-Ange Colbert: As per Remy Le beau's post to the community journal, she is no longer in the medlab and is staying with him in the boathouse as he seems to have a calming effect on her. I've asked him to keep us posted on her condition.

Alison Blaire: Her condition continues to improve - she's up to 20% sound now and is allowed out of her room during the nights when there's less traffic and noise. If she continues in this vein she should be able to leave the building in another week or so.

The usual check ups are continuing - Jamie is recovering well from his psychic surgery, Nathan less well from the concussion. The stress is not good for him at all. We're still working on Kyle's food allergies, and making a lot of progress. And Hank and Moira are drawing up a roster to run physicals on the team members since they've been training unmonitored for quite a while now. The only problem is getting enough uninterrupted time to do them.

Also, Moira? You've got the rest of the week off night shift. Don't argue.

I got this attached email from Jane about visiting Alison. I've told her not yet, mainly because of the issues regarding the state of Ali's mind right now, but it's something to consider. Hank, Moira, thoughts?

1) It's virtually impossible to suture someone who melts all regular and most irregular suturing materials.

2)There is no limit to the inventiveness of desperate doctors, especially when they have the help of a student whose power is to be inventive. Forge's timing couldn't have been better.

3) Alison can't live without sound. Literally. Luckily we worked that one out after the first cardiac arrest. Thank God Paige and her ruby quartz husk were there.

4) You actually get used to little or no sleep.

5) Although apparently it makes me weird and write lists like these.

As you will have noticed from the blessed silence, Illyana Rasputin is back upstairs. Marie-Ange Colbert is also back on her feet, which leaves us with just Douglas Ramsey. I'm expecting to be able to let him out by Wednesday, depending on Amanda's healing spells. Which is not your cue to overdo it, Ms Sefton. I saw how shaky you were after the last session. If it means he spends an extra day with us, so be it.

Once Doug has left us, how about that dinner Moira? Before the next disaster?

Since things have been so crazy, I'm declaring the medlab off-limits for the helpers today. Consider your usual medlab classes cancelled for the day, go out and get what's left of the sun, okay?

Moira, Cecilia... I need to sleep soon before I die. Someone come down to keep an eye on Illyana?

Our newest patient - and possibly resident, once she wakes up - is one Wanda Lensherr Maximoff, brought in by the X-Men today after an encounter with some people who decided to hijack her flight. She's exhausted, and suffering the effects of a tazer and some hefty sedatives to keep her under control, but she should be up and about again tomorrow.

In the meantime, she's resting and under observation. Until she wakes up and tells us one way or another, I'd appreciate you keeping her identity to yourselves.

Edit: Scott checked her in as "Lensherr", but I've been since notified by the Professor that she uses "Maximoff" instead. Again, until she says otherwise, please respect that. I've changed the charts. Cecilia or Moira, can you take over down here? I desperately need some sun to remind myself it is actually daytime before I curl up under my desk and sleep.