NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 154 Chapter 154: Lung Cancer!!!!!!!!!

Paul Allen, who was suddenly told by his assistant that he had to go to the hospital for a check-up, immediately blushed. If there weren't so many people around him, he would have wanted to raise his voice and start cursing.

Big bosses of their level are most reluctant to go to the hospital for check-ups.

Because once an inspection occurs, a lot of people will target their industry.

Not only their colleagues, but also officials and even their family members, all keep an eye on everything they do.

So Paul Allen doesn't even have a fixed team of private doctors. He either has to travel to receive local treatment at any time, or he goes directly to Microsoft's medical team for treatment.

"Boss, you coughed too many times this morning. Go and see."

"Don't go!"

Paul was in a good mood today, but he felt that the Trail Blazers were thriving in the new season, and he became more and more annoyed when he saw his assistant insisting on arranging for him to go to the hospital.

At this time, Jiang Ming also "risked the world's disapproval" and reached out to stop the big boss:

"Mr. Paul, wait a moment."

Ok?
Paul looked up at the handsome Jiang Ming, and after recognizing him as the young medical director of the medical team, he snorted coldly, thinking to himself, as a subordinate of my subordinate, how dare you stop me like this?

The assistant next to him was stunned for a moment, then showed a grateful expression.

The secretary following behind was even more surprised. Did Jiang Ming dare to say it in person?

They did not ask Jiang Ming to do this, let alone ask Jiang Ming to do it, because if the secretary and assistant could not do it, no one else would be able to do it.

If you really anger your boss, you can be fired with just a wave of your hand.

Most doctors wouldn't do this, so there's no need to get involved in this muddy water.

Doctors are usually patients, and the doctor-patient relationship will only be harmonious when wealthy patients take the initiative to seek medical treatment. Doctors who take the initiative usually end up in a thankless position.

"What's wrong, young man? Do you think the additional office space for your medical department is not big enough?"

Paul Allen took a noticeable breath as he spoke, and Jiang Ming straightened his back even more.

"No, Mr. Paul, I am more concerned about your health right now."

"Is my health really that bad?" Paul Allen's eyes wandered and his momentum was obviously lacking.

He may not believe what the assistant said, but who wouldn't be nervous when such a genius doctor said such things?
Jiang Ming's next words made him freeze in his tracks:
"No, although it's hard for me to believe, I'm sorry to say that your current illness is very likely related to cancer."

what?
癌?
cancer?

ah? ? ? ?

Even the female assistant who came to ask Jiang Ming was stunned. Why didn’t you say anything about cancer just now? How could you directly say this name that no one wants to hear in front of the boss!

Just now Jiang Ming asked him to take his boss to do a CT scan. Obviously he didn't know what the disease was, and the assistant also thought it was at most common lung diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, and tuberculosis.

How is this directly related to cancer???
When did Dr. Jiang Ming come to this conclusion?

So she was frightened and screamed first.

Paul Allen didn't immediately get shocked, but his face sank:
"I didn't ask you to come to the meeting to say anything unlucky. You're a sports medicine expert, so don't say scary things like that."

Jiang Ming sighed:

"I know it's hard for you to accept it right now. I'm a Chinese medicine practitioner. Can I invite you to come to our infirmary for a checkup first?"

Because of Paul Allen's occasional loud voice and the screams of his female assistant, many people who were leaving the meeting looked over here.

In particular, the management members who were always paying attention to the big boss's movements walked over quickly one by one.

Larry Miller:

"Mr. Paul, what's the matter?"

Bert, the president's assistant and Paul Allen's good friend, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Let me go and take a look. Paul doesn't like a lot of people around him. I'll just go over there."

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

"OK!"

The female assistant shouted directly to Larry Miller: "It's nothing, I accidentally stepped on empty space with my high heels."

Although Paul Allen did not directly agree to Jiang Ming's request, he lowered his head and adjusted his silver-framed glasses. When he saw Bert coming, he nodded for him to follow.

Jiang Ming did not hesitate and quickly led the way to the infirmary.

Pioneer Infirmary.

Paul Allen, sitting under the white medical light, seemed to have aged 10 years in an instant, waiting obediently for Jiang Ming's examination.

With his close friend Bert also nearby, he let down his guard and asked his assistant to take away his glasses. As if he had expected something, he ordered that no one else be allowed to enter the infirmary.

"Doctor Jiang, is it really cancer?"

Bert's face turned pale when he heard the news, and he held his old friend's hand tightly and said worriedly.

"I had surgery for a malignant tumor before the Olympics, so I am familiar with the symptoms."

"Doctor Jiang, you must cure him. We will pay any fee."

"I know this, don't be nervous."

Jiang Ming rolled his eyes at Bert and turned on the light, signaling Paul Allen to open his mouth:
"There is a small amount of white foamy phlegm hanging from my throat, similar to what you coughed up just now. Is there often blood in your phlegm recently?"

Paul Allen came to the infirmary and was really "honest" and replied:
"Yes, I often have bloody sputum recently."

“This is caused by rupture of capillaries due to tissue necrosis and ulceration.

The amount of hemoptysis and its duration are related to the degree of vascular damage in the tissue.

It is usually persistent, with blood streaks or small blood clots in the sputum, and the blood is bright red or dark red. It is generally difficult to control with treatment. The amount of blood in hemoptysis or bloody sputum is generally small. In a few cases, tumors erode large blood vessels, which can cause massive hemoptysis. "

Jiang Ming didn't say directly that this tissue is cancerous tissue. Now the symptoms step by step indicate that the boss has lung cancer!
He continued to press the boss's chest, but if the tumor is located near the pleura, chest pain may appear earlier, manifested as irregular dull pain or dull pain.

"No, my chest is fine, just stuffy."

Jiang Ming nodded and thought to himself that it was not bad, which meant that it was not in the middle or late stage, but still in the early stage. When the cancer directly invades the pleura, there may be sharp chest pain, which will worsen when coughing or breathing, and at this time it is already too late to save the patient.

Jiang Ming then asked about the specific symptoms of the fever and confirmed that the boss was in the early stage.

The assistant said that Paul Allen had a fever twice in the past three months, which is a normal frequency.

Because fever is rarely a symptom of lung tumors in the early stages, but when cancerous tissue necrosis occurs, it can cause low- to moderate fever, and antibiotic treatment is ineffective.

When central lung cancer with lesions close to the hilum of the lung grows in the bronchus and develops to the point of obstruction or semi-obstruction of the bronchial lumen, it can cause obstructive pneumonia and systemic fever. At this time, the body temperature is generally around 38°C and can be reduced by antibiotic treatment. However, if the obstructive lesions are not removed, pneumonia may recur.

Afterwards, Jiang Ming pressed Paul's ankle and wrist joints, and Paul cried out in pain.

"Do you always have joint pain?" "Yes."

"Does it hurt whether the weather is cold or hot?"

"Yes."

"Then I guess you've been treating it as rheumatoid arthritis."

The symptoms that Paul Allen had told Jiang Ming about before were that several large joints were swollen and painful from time to time. Jiang Ming also thought it was rheumatoid arthritis at the time.

After all, at his age, he has been traveling around the world in various climates all year round and has toiled, so he has more or less the same joint disease as his father. So Jiang Ming asked Bert to send the ointment he made for his father to his boss for use.

But if it has nothing to do with weather changes, it is definitely not rheumatoid arthritis.

Come to think of it, Paul Allen works in a temperature-controlled office every day. He is like a flower in a greenhouse and is never exposed to tiring or physically demanding activities. So it seems that he will not suffer from rheumatism like his father.

My father had to be the surgeon every time, and he also went to various places to perform knife operations, so his wrists were worn out a long time ago.

When Jiang Ming touched Boss Paul's clubbed fingers (toes), he became even more certain, it was really GG this time!
Common early symptoms of lung cancer may include clubbing, which is the enlargement of the first sections of the fingers and toes, the nails becoming raised and bent, and often accompanied by pain. This is also an early symptom of lung cancer that cannot be ignored.

Clinically, these symptoms are called pulmonary osteoarthropathy or ectopic growth hormone syndrome.

Therefore, Paul's taking of anti-rheumatic analgesics did not improve the course of the disease. Only once the lesions in the lungs were removed did the symptoms of joint pain disappear.

Therefore, after seeing the clubbing, Jiang Ming stopped reading:
"There is some bad news. It should be a malignant tumor in the lungs."

To put it in a less scary way, it's a lung tumor.

Lung tumors are mostly malignant tumors, also known as lung cancer, which is a common type of cancer.

The reason why Jiang Ming never mentioned the word cancer again is because Paul Allen is in good condition now, and it will not have much impact on him unless he is in the later stage.

If it is really the advanced stage of lung cancer, it will be uncomfortable. It is the kind of symptom that he will not be stubborn anymore, and he will not care about any industry anymore, and just want to go to the hospital to save his life:
Advanced cancer cells can cause infection, pain leading to loss of appetite, tumor growth and toxins causing increased consumption, and increased levels of cytokines such as TNF and Leptin in the body, which can cause severe weight loss, anemia, and cachexia.

But by the time the patient himself feels something is wrong, it is already too late to save him.

Lung tumor?

Paul Allen, who knew that this was a type of cancer, collapsed on the medical chair, his eyes dull, and his voice hoarse:

"Really?"

The remaining two people in the infirmary also stayed where they were.

How could the second-in-command of Microsoft get such a serious illness?

The main reason was that it happened too sudden. Jiang Ming diagnosed the disease right away during just one meeting?

Moreover, Jiang Ming was able to confirm the diagnosis without using any high-end equipment. Generally speaking, this kind of disease would require half a day of examination in the hospital, right?

Most people really can’t accept this!

Fortunately, Jiang Ming is a famous miracle doctor. Bert also knows that Jiang Ming successfully performed surgery on a Chinese athlete for a malignant tumor in July, so he really believes what he says!

Jiang Ming also took off his gloves and said:

"It's 99% confirmed, but just to be on the safe side, I'd better go to the hospital for a physical examination and an MRI scan, so that I can be % sure."

"Okay! Dr. Jiang, could you please come with us?" Bert had already taken the car keys and was ready to take Paul to the hospital for an X-ray.

The assistant also quickly prepared to help Paul up.

But Paul did not use the force to stand up, but looked at Jiang Mingdao:
"Is there any cure for this disease? If not, I won't go."

Paul, feeling hopeless, coughed again. He felt uncomfortable all over after hearing that he had this disease.

Jiang Ming also immediately comforted:
"Since I can tell you the truth, it means it can be cured, and we doctors will try to cure any disease, no matter how difficult it is."

Bert also counselled his old friend:

"Don't worry, with Doctor Jiang Ming here, we can cure any difficult disease. It's no problem!"

The assistant also said:
"Yes, Dr. Jiang knows so much about this disease, so he obviously knows the treatment, right?"

After saying this, she winked at Jiang Ming, meaning that he should follow her words and let Boss Paul go to the hospital for examination.

So Jiang Ming nodded and smiled:

"I'll have to look at the MRI before I make a decision."

After hearing what they said, Paul Allen felt much more relieved.
Indeed, if it was really an incurable disease, Jiang Ming would never tell him so directly.

Instead, they would tell their assistants in advance and mention another disease to confuse themselves and actively seek treatment.

Otherwise, any patient who knows that he has an incurable disease will never have hope for life, let alone hope of recovery.

And for that last glimmer of hope, he will definitely undergo a medical examination. After all, as a big shot in the high-tech industry, he still believes more in the power of technology.

When I told Jiang Ming that I wanted to seek physical therapy from him, it was just a polite remark. If I really admired this kind of traditional medicine, I would have found an opportunity to arrange a physical therapy consultation when I came to the Trail Blazers.

But now it seems that it was because of my carelessness that the illness was not discovered by Jiang Ming until now.

So he finally said to Jiang Ming:

"I believe you, but please don't tell anyone else."

"OK, arrange for a private school."

In order to avoid being crowded, Jiang Ming planned to arrange for the boss to go to the familiar private hospital, Salmon River Heritage Donation Hospital. The main reason was that this hospital had few patients and most people would not go there.

And if this is true, it must not be spread.

Once it spreads, it will be global news that the second-in-command of Microsoft has incurable lung cancer!!!

Bill Gates follows Paul Allen in the headlines!

So many people were eyeing his position and property, so he could only pretend to be in good condition in the conference room and have an urgent private conversation with Jiang Ming.

Unlike now when he entered Burt's Ford and his old age was exposed, he no longer said to Jiang Ming "What nonsense are you talking about", but was as nervous as an ordinary patient before going for a check-up, and asked in a bit of nonsense about how the oncology department of the hospital was and what the environment was like.

No matter if you are the richest man or anyone else, everyone is afraid of going to the hospital!

Jiang Ming, who was sitting in the passenger seat, didn't even think about waiting for the results to come out before arranging diagnosis and treatment, but was already thinking about how to treat it.

He is absolutely confident in his own judgment.

So he kept messaging his mother to ask about the precautions for this type of surgery.

This is the same as Xu Yong's malignant sarcoma. It is definitely impossible to treat it conservatively with traditional Chinese medicine. Surgery is necessary.

Before the operation, you must ask experienced parents!

(End of this chapter)