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[Doc Holliday]

John Holliday approached where she was lying down. He was in his whites and ready for surgery but first, he took a moment to meet and visit his patient. It was something he did if the patient was awake as he wanted to do his best to reassure them. She was already prepped with an IV drip in her left hand. He gently shook her right hand.

"Ms. Kaufman, I am Dr. John Holliday. Sorry to meet you under these circumstances but it is a pleasure," he said through his mask. He then let her hand go.
"I will be assisting Dr. Dirkschneider as he is a specialist in this field. When this is over, what happened will not be noticeable. Just know that there will be some physical therapy to get you walking right again."
Dr. Dirkschneider entered with the surgical team. He too greeted Lea and re-assured her that all would go well. He had a plan and explained it to her with his heavy Rheinland accent.
"You will receive new knee caps made of titanium," he explained. "The bones leading to your knee will be plated to re-enforce them. Replacement and repair of the bones in the area will be what I take care of. Dr. Holliday will work on getting tendons, ligaments and muscles re-attached and repaired. I estimate about a twelve hour process give or take."

After a short discussion, Lea was put under anesthesia and the process began. Dirkschneider did as he said he would. She was given two new knee caps made of titanium and the bones leading to her knees were coated in what would appear to be a liquid titanium but it was done so through a laser process as liquid titanium itself was too hot to work with alone in such a tight area. This would be the easy process.

Then began the process of reattaching the ligaments, tendons and muscles. One leg was long enough but both legs needed work. Fortunately, the process was similar for both sides and both doctors assisted each other in their respective disciplines with each learning from the other. Once everything was attached and a thorough go over of their work was done, he began fixing the tissues and skin over the area they had worked on. Using a type of tissue regenerator, even seasoned doctors wouldn't notice. With everything repaired and replaced, they closed up her legs with an autosuture. Unless someone looked hard, the marking was unnoticeable. With everything completed, Doc turned to the clock.

"Thirteen hours, 28 minutes," he said for the record. "A little more than I expected but there was more damage than we expected."
The surgery complete, Ms. Kaufman was wheeled to a recovery room where she would remain asleep for a few more hours. She would wake up sore and totally bewildered but a nurse was there to "welcome her back." Lea felt very little in the way of pain as she had a pain killer in her IV. She would feel a bit relaxed and the nurse checking her vitals.

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