After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 177 Come on, let’s see who is right and who is wrong!
"Dad, which doctor dares to give you a 100% guarantee on medical matters? You are also a researcher, you should understand this principle!"

"Yes, Dad, you are also an academician. You always say that professionals should do professional things. Now the best doctor in the country recommends surgery, so you should listen to the doctor!"

"That's right! What my eldest sister and second brother said makes sense. Dad, let's listen to the doctor's instructions. You can't take this risk with your body."

Compared to Mr. Zhang’s firm refusal to undergo surgery, his three children are more inclined to complete the surgery as soon as possible.

Deep down, they all trust the judgment of authoritative doctors headed by Director Hao!
"Humph! It's not a question of taking risks, Third Brother! A 65% chance is not worth the surgery! And didn't a doctor say it was a benign hyperplasia?

I believe in Director Dai Jigang's judgment that my nodules are benign, and I will not undergo surgery anyway!"

"Dad, you are so stubborn. What if it is not benign but malignant? What if it gets worse and spreads?!"

"That's what I deserve!"

"You are so unreasonable and irrational!"

After a few words, Mr. Zhang and his children started arguing in the ward, with each side insisting on their own opinions.

Mr. Zhang naturally did not want to have the surgery, but his children hoped that he could have the surgery as soon as possible!

Secretary Bai stood aside and smiled bitterly.

To be honest, he could understand Mr. Zhang's children.

Although surgery requires the removal of more than one-third of lung tissue, if the problem of lung nodules is not resolved, it will always be like a time bomb threatening life.

The organization also has the same idea and hopes that Mr. Zhang will perform the surgery for safety reasons.

Of course, he also understood Mr. Zhang's decision.

The probability of 65% is indeed not too high, especially since Director Dai Jigang believes that it is a benign condition.

Another, and most important, issue is that once a thoracotomy is performed, it will inevitably affect the "manned lunar landing" project that Mr. Zhang is in charge of.

In the ward, Mr. Zhang and his children each insisted on their own opinion. After arguing for a while, they were still deadlocked and no one could convince the other.

Seeing this, Secretary Bai had no choice but to smooth things over and said with a smile:
"Sister Zhang, let Elder Zhang rest for a while, and we can go ask the doctor while we're at it!"

"There's no rush for this matter, let's take our time."

"Hey, okay."

Secretary Bai interrupted this brief quarrel and walked out of the ward, and everyone's emotions gradually stabilized.

In the next two days, Mr. Zhang's three children took turns to persuade him, but no matter how they persuaded him, Mr. Zhang's attitude was extremely firm!
He was certain that the nodule was benign and would never undergo surgery!

Seeing that Mr. Zhang was about to be discharged from the hospital, his children began to get anxious.

In a small lounge in the Thoracic Surgery Department of the Air Force General Hospital, the three children of Elder Zhang frowned. As soon as Secretary Bai walked into the room, Elder Zhang asked for help:

"Secretary Bai, please think of a solution. My father has determined that this is a benign nodule and he refuses to undergo surgery!"

Secretary Bai couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"Sister Zhang, I have already told you the organization's opinion!"

"Although the 'manned lunar landing' project that Mr. Zhang is in charge of is important, Mr. Zhang's health is more important."

"So the organization is also inclined to hope that Elder Zhang will undergo the operation. We can accept it even if the progress of his work is delayed a little!"

"But the final decision still has to be made by you!"

"Hey!"

Sister Zhang also sighed helplessly. After a moment, she continued:

"Secretary Bai, can you find a few more authoritative doctors to take a look? Can you improve the accuracy?"

"My father has been convinced these days that it is benign and he refuses to undergo surgery no matter what!"

Secretary Bai was slightly stunned, then shook his head.

"Sister Zhang, I've mentioned this to you before. Director Hao and Director Qiao, who we contacted, are both the best and most authoritative doctors in the country in the Department of Thoracic Surgery."

"It's useless to find other experts at this time. What's more, if other experts think it's benign like Director Dai from Shancheng, how can we judge it then? We will be misled even more!"

After she finished speaking, Sister Zhang fell silent.

What Secretary Bai said does make sense. The more people involved in this matter, the more opinions there will be, and it will be more difficult to handle!
"Hey!"

"Then can we find a doctor from abroad and get their advice?"

Doctors from abroad?
This time, not only Sister Zhang, but also Mr. Zhang's other two sons beside her glanced slightly.

Secretary Bai smiled bitterly again:

"Sister Zhang, I understand how you feel, but there are some things you don't quite understand!"

"The diagnosis of other diseases in our country may be worse than that in foreign countries, but in terms of surgical operations, our country is definitely the best in the world."

"For lung nodules like this, I estimate that the top doctors abroad see less cases in a year than we do in a month..."

"If our doctors are not sure, then no doctor abroad will be sure either!"

Secretary Bai's answer made the atmosphere in the lounge completely solemn!
After more than ten seconds, Mr. Zhang's third son shook his head and sighed:

"This won't work, and that won't work. I'm afraid we really can't convince the old man. We can't force him onto the operating table, right?"

"But if I don't have surgery, what if that lung nodule is really disgusting, what if it suddenly gets worse?"

Secretary Bai also fell silent.

There is no way. At present, there are indeed no better doctors in the country, and there are no other medical means that can 100% determine the nature of lung nodules, and there is not enough evidence to convince Mr. Zhang!
After a long while, he looked at the three people:

"Sister Zhang, and the other two brothers, if you really can't convince Elder Zhang, then we can only give you conservative treatment and follow up every six months."

"only……"

At this point, Secretary Bai paused slightly.

But just as he was about to continue speaking, the cell phone in his bag suddenly rang.

After taking a look at the caller ID, he looked at the three people apologetically and answered the call.

"Hey……"

The three children of Mr. Zhang watched Secretary Bai answer the phone, but gradually, the three of them noticed that Secretary Bai's expression suddenly changed from calm to surprised, and finally he frowned.

What's going on here?
Two minutes later, before the three of them could come to their senses, Secretary Bai suddenly said in a serious tone:

"Three of you, I just received a call from a friend, saying that a well-known domestic pharmaceutical company, Qingshan Pharmaceutical, has developed a drug that can effectively identify whether lung nodules are benign or malignant!"

"It's just that this drug has not yet started clinical trials. Do you think it's necessary to let Elder Zhang try it?"

"what?!"

"A drug that identifies malignant lung nodules?!"

...in the ward.

The tightly closed door was pushed open, and Old Zhang, who was lying on the bed, looked up at the person who came in.

After a moment, he said loudly and firmly:

"Secretary Bai, you're here too!"

"But you don't need to persuade me. I still say the same thing. I believe in Director Dai Jigang's judgment. My nodules are benign nodules. I can't have surgery!"

"If you insist on me having surgery, then let the doctor produce 100% evidence!"

As soon as he finished speaking, it could be said that Mr. Zhang had already blocked all the words in advance.

But this time Secretary Bai did not refute, but walked to Mr. Zhang's bed with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm not here to persuade you to have surgery this time. I'm here to discuss it with you."

"Oh? You didn't come to persuade me?"

Mr. Zhang looked a little surprised, and Secretary Bai didn't beat around the bush and said:

"Mr. Zhang, I just got the latest news that a domestic pharmaceutical company has developed a drug that can identify whether lung nodules are benign or malignant!"

"The main principle is to inject a drug called 'nano-nodule contrast agent' directly into the lung tissue. If the ingredients in the drug recognize tumor markers, they will produce a fluorescent reaction."

"When the time comes, we can use the improved CT scan to know whether the lung nodules are malignant or benign. Are you willing to try this new identification technology?"

Mr. Zhang was obviously stunned for a moment. He had studied the professional knowledge of lung nodules carefully in recent days, but he had never heard of such identification methods.

"Secretary Bai, you are not lying to me, are you? As far as I know, there is no such lung nodule identification technology in the world!"

Secretary Bai smiled slightly and explained:
“Right, so this is a new technology that just came out.”

"Moreover, this drug is facing another problem now. That is, it has not yet been put into clinical trials. The latest news is that it has just completed animal experiments, so there are certain risks in using the drug..."

"I came here specifically to ask for your opinion, to see if you'd like to give it a try!"

Mr. Zhang suddenly fell silent. He certainly knew what it meant that no clinical trials had been conducted yet.

At this time, Secretary Bai continued:
"Oh, I forgot to tell you that this drug was developed by a well-known domestic pharmaceutical company, Qingshan Pharmaceutical."

"At the same time, in order to cooperate with this drug, they modified a CT machine that can identify fluorescent reactions. If you want to try it, we have to transfer to the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu."

Qingshan Pharmaceutical!

Hearing this, Secretary Bai suddenly noticed that Mr. Zhang's frown suddenly relaxed.

After a moment, Mr. Zhang seemed to become more excited:
"Qingshan Pharmaceutical, I know this pharmaceutical company! Their boss is called Zhang Yang, I remember he was a role model of the times, right?"

"Go! If it was a drug developed by another pharmaceutical company, I would definitely be a little worried, but for Qingshan Pharmaceutical, even if it hasn't been clinically tested yet, I'm willing to be a test subject!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the ward was delighted. No one expected that Mr. Zhang would agree so readily!

Sister Zhang on the side was even more excited and said hurriedly:
"Dad, if that drug from Qingshan Pharmaceutical Company shows that it is malignant, then you must have surgery immediately! You can't make up any other excuses!"

Mr. Zhang nodded:

"Okay, if it's benign, then stop bothering me. I'm getting so fed up with you!"

"Haha, we're doing this for your own good!"

……

The news of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "nodule contrast agent" unexpectedly temporarily solved the predicament of Mr. Zhang's family.

As Mr. Zhang decided to go to Chengdu Third People's Hospital for a CT scan immediately, Director Qiao of Union Hospital also received the news.

"Director Hao, are you saying that Qingshan Pharmaceutical has developed a drug that can identify the nature of lung nodules? Can it be distinguished through CT images? Have Elder Zhang and the others agreed to go to Rongcheng to give it a try?"

"Oh! I know that Yamashiro Dai Jigang has a different opinion from us. He thinks that the nodule is a benign hyperplasia!"

"Hmm? You want to go to Rongcheng to see the effect of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's 'nodule developer' in person, and also see whether it is malignant or benign?!"

"Okay! I'll ask for leave from the hospital and go to Rongcheng with you!"

……

After a phone call, Director Hao and Director Qiao, who had previously determined that Mr. Zhang's lung nodules were malignant, immediately prepared to go to the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu to learn about Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "nodule contrast agent".
Of course, the most important thing is that he wants to know whether Mr. Zhang’s lung nodules are malignant or benign as Dai Jigang judged?
On the other side, in Shancheng Xinqiao Hospital, the director’s office of thoracic surgery.

"Dean, why are you here?"

"Ji Gang, the latest news is that Qingshan Pharmaceutical in our neighboring city has developed a drug that can identify the nature of lung nodules. It is said that it only takes an injection and a CT scan to distinguish whether each nodule is benign or malignant!"

"Besides, do you remember that someone from Beijing came to you to look at a CT scan more than half a month ago?"

Dai Ji was startled and immediately recalled.

"Dean, I remember!"

"Could that person be planning to come to Rongcheng to try out the effects of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's developer?!"

The dean nodded, his face a little serious.

"Oh, there's one more thing you should know. Director Hao from the 301 Hospital and Director Qiao from the Union Hospital both think that this patient's lung nodules are malignant, but you think they are benign!"

"They should also come to Rongcheng this time. I think you should have confidence in your judgment. You might as well go to Rongcheng to see the results of Qingshan Pharmaceutical!"

Director Dai thought for a moment:

"Okay, I'll go too!"

……

Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Director's Office.

Zhang Yang sat on the leather sofa with a wry smile on his face.

Early in the morning, through the communication from President Zhou, he had learned that a senior academician of the "manned lunar landing" project, General Zhang, would come to the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu to conduct an effectiveness test of the "lung nodule contrast agent".

Although there are no clinical trials for "nano-nodule contrast agent" yet, he is certainly confident that there will be no problems!

But the trouble is:
In addition to Dr. Zhang, Director Hao and Director Qiao, two of the top doctors in the country from 301 Hospital and Union Hospital, will also be here.

In addition, Director Dai Jigang of Shancheng Xinqiao Hospital will also come in person.

He had already learned from Dean Zhou that the three people had completely different judgments on Mr. Zhang's lung nodules. One party believed it was a malignant nodule, while Dai Jigang believed it was a benign nodule!
It is obvious that the three came this time not only to learn about Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "nodule contrast agent", but also to compare their strengths.

"I didn't expect that the first real application of our 'Nano-nodule Contrast Agent' would be to serve as a judge, and the judge is the top and most authoritative doctor in the country..."

"But, come on, let's see who is right and who is wrong!"

(End of this chapter)