Chapter 617

The next day, Spike started surgery at 10 a.m. The surgery lasted nearly six hours. After the surgery, Spike was pushed into the intensive care unit. The first 48 hours after the surgery were the most critical. The surgery would only be considered successful if Spike’s body showed no signs of rejection. Fortunately, after 48 hours, everything was normal with Spike. He did not show any signs of rejection. Mable finally felt relieved. Even the doctor found it a bit unbelievable. After all, the donor and the recipient were not related by blood and had a big genetic gap. Logically speaking, there would be some signs of rejection, but Spike’s situation was rare. ... At night, Mable stayed by the hospital bed and told Spike a bedtime story. Spike had been feeling much better in the past two days. He would not fall asleep right after taking his medicine, like before the surgery. His condition was improving slowly. Mable no longer felt so anxious now that she knew Spike would recover a