Healing Doctor

Chapter 73 The Stubborn Little Boy

Mr. Wu was taken aback when the anesthesiologist offered him a cigarette…

He reached out and took the cigarette down, and saw that the filter was indeed pointing outwards; he hadn't even noticed it.

"Damn it..." Mr. Wu sighed deeply.

"Mr. Wu, then I'd like to trouble you to take in a few patients who need surgery." Ji Xiang was very pleased to see that Mr. Wu had offered to do so.

But I wouldn't say I was particularly happy.

Having been lucky since childhood, Ji Xiang was used to it all; it was one of the basic logics of how his world worked.

Moreover, Mr. Wu did not gain any experience points from performing the surgery himself, which made Ji Xiang somewhat frustrated.

Teaching people to perform surgery is really difficult. Mr. Wu's comprehension is probably only 2-3 points, which is extremely low.

"Young man, have a cigarette." The anesthesiologist handed Ji Xiang a DaYun cigarette.

"Thank you, teacher, but I don't know how," Ji Xiang said with a smile.

"What man doesn't smoke?"

Although the anesthesiologist said that, he didn't insist. He put away the cigarette and looked at Ji Xiang with a smile.

"Young man, your surgery was quite good, very interesting. Where did you learn it?"

"I figured it out myself," Ji Xiang said.

"Tch," the anesthesiologist scoffed, "You think you're that great?"

"I learned it from my great-uncle," Ji Xiang said with a slight smile.

"Who is your uncle?" the anesthesiologist asked casually.

Ji Xiang didn't say anything and started changing his clothes.

"Young man, you really don't know when to stop joking. We can talk casually, but don't say these things when you're talking to patients."

"Thank you, teacher." Ji Xiang knew the anesthesiologist's words were wise and thanked him respectfully.

"Your uncle is so capable, what does he do?" the anesthesiologist asked casually, not really being serious.

"The year Iraq invaded Kuwait, my great-uncle proposed the concept of the metaverse. Later, when I was a child, my great-uncle held me and talked about these things."

"Hahaha!"

The anesthesiologist thought Ji Xiang was joking and laughed out loud, finding the boy's nonsensical and unreliable behavior quite amusing.

Mr. Wu's mind was in a daze. He couldn't accept, but he forced himself to accept, the fact that a junior resident trainee was better than him.

He didn't care at all what Ji Xiang and the anesthesiologist were talking about.

After changing clothes and leaving the stage, I went to the ward and took a look at the post-operative patients.

With the patient's condition stable, Mr. Wu rushed to the emergency department.

He had witnessed Ji Xiang's surgery and was planning to take on a few more similar patients for laser lithotripsy. If Ji Xiang was truly exceptional, he could learn from him.

Those who achieve success are respected.

Ji Xiang didn't leave with General Manager Wu. He was a junior doctor under Professor Mo's medical team and was responsible for writing medical records.

Professor Mo and Colonel Wang will be seeing patients at their outpatient clinic tomorrow, and they'll be getting circumcisions at a private hospital this weekend. For most people, life is like flowing water, with each day following the same pattern.

There weren't many medical records in the group, but Ji Xiang had a very solid foundation. His medical records were written like exemplary cases. Colonel Wang pretended to want to teach Ji Xiang how to write medical records, but after glancing at them a few times, he completely gave up on the idea.

Ji Xiang was different from ordinary students; his medical records were so well written that they could be shown to doctors in various departments for study.

Colonel Wang didn't know if an internist could spot the problem, but he knew he couldn't find anything wrong with himself.

Time flies. At 3:30 pm, Mr. Wu and a bespectacled, rather thin man walked in.

"Something's not right. We've done too much extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy," Mr. Wu said to the bespectacled man, holding a report in his hand.

"Sigh." The bespectacled man sighed. "I told him from the beginning that we should come to a top-tier hospital, but that kid is stubborn, there's nothing I can do."

"Given the current situation..." Mr. Wu sighed deeply, holding the test results.

The bespectacled man was startled by Mr. Wu's expression. He asked nervously, "Doctor, it shouldn't come to this...?"

"Ultrasound findings: mild hydronephrosis of the left kidney, mild perirenal effusion, dilation of the upper segment of the left ureter, and unclear visualization of the lower segment."

"This is mild; look at the enhanced CT scan."

As he spoke, Mr. Wu swiftly inserted the film into the viewer.

"here."

His hand tapped on the film, making a thumping sound.

"Extravasation of contrast agent means that the ureter has ruptured and urine is leaking out."

The man with glasses grew increasingly pale.

"The patient is now considered to have been diagnosed with a ruptured ureteropelvic junction after lithotripsy, with contrast agent extravasation and a stone in the lower ureter, approximately 11 mm in diameter."

"What should we do then?" The bespectacled man was terrified when he heard that his ureter had ruptured.

"You'll have to be hospitalized; there's not much else you can do," Mr. Wu said. "After completing the necessary examinations, you'll have emergency surgery tomorrow. A period of post-operative anti-inflammatory treatment should help, and you should recover."

"Okay, okay." The bespectacled man kept bowing and thanking him.

"Go and complete the hospital admission procedures. Pay 20,000 yuan upfront, and we'll discuss the rest if needed."

Upon hearing that the hospitalization fee would be 20,000 yuan, the bespectacled man's face instantly turned bitter.

"The illness can't be delayed any longer," Mr. Wu said firmly. "The abdominal infection isn't too severe right now, but if we delay for another three days, I might have to come in bed, and my survival is uncertain."

After seeing the bespectacled man off, General Manager Wu walked over to Professor Mo and asked, "Professor Mo, do you have any surgeries tomorrow?"

"I have outpatient clinic hours tomorrow," Professor Mo said. "Mr. Wu, is there something you need?"

"I want to bring Dr. Ji on stage."

Professor Mo gave President Wu a deep look and nodded.

After seeing how Mr. Wu "took" Ji Xiang for surgery, Mo Chenggui roughly understood Mr. Wu's intentions.

"What kind of patient?" Colonel Wang asked curiously.

"A student from the engineering college next door has a stone in his left ureter and is going to the hospital for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy..."

As he spoke, Mr. Wu paused for a moment, and said helplessly, "I don't know what the district hospital did, they performed lithotripsy on the patient seven times in just a few days."

"..."

Colonel Wang frowned.

"Isn't this ridiculous?!" Colonel Wang exclaimed. "Didn't you even grasp the timing and indications for lithotripsy?"

"I suspect there's kidney damage, or at least a ruptured ureter," Mr. Wu said. "Let's try laser lithotripsy; it doesn't seem like a big problem."

Upon hearing what General Manager Wu said, Ji Xiang suddenly remembered something.

In the system space, the system NPC didn't seem to have mentioned extracorporeal ultrasonic lithotripsy to me.

They immediately started teaching me how to use lasers to break rocks.

I'll talk about it when I get home. I'll ask in the system space.

Ji Xiang finished all the odd jobs for Mo Chenggui's medical team, changed his clothes, and prepared to go home.

Mr. Wu is really understanding. It seems there is still a chance to complete the task, even though his comprehension is a little low, Ji Xiang thought to himself.

Just as Ji Xiang stepped out of the ward, he saw the bespectacled man helping a young man walk over.

"I won't be hospitalized!" The young man said stubbornly, his back bent and sweat beading on his temples.

Ji Xiang has personally experienced the pain of urinary tract stones. If it were him, he would definitely seek medical attention immediately without wasting a minute.

That kind of pain, like going into shock, was truly unbearable.

But the little boy stubbornly persisted. Ji Xiang sighed, completely baffled by the little boy's thought process.

As he passed the two, Ji Xiang took a closer look at the young boy; he seemed quite ordinary.

Presumably, she's afraid of surgery, and Mr. Wu is providing her with psychological counseling.

Although urinary tract stones are considered an emergency, it is still advisable to complete relevant preoperative examinations whenever possible to avoid complications.

The surgery was tomorrow morning, and Ji Xiang wasn't in a hurry. He had no intention of helping Mr. Wu with his work, so he rode his bike home.

"Dad, I'm back," Ji Xiang called out as he entered the house.

"Wash your hands and eat."

The old man was wearing an apron, and it looked like he had just finished cooking.

"How are things at the hospital today?" Ji Xiang's father asked.

"It's alright." Ji Xiang smiled. "Going to work is just like that, doing the same thing every day."

"Don't you get bored?"

"How could that be?" Ji Xiang said. "Do you find looking at a one-minute candlestick chart boring?"

Ji Xiang's father was somewhat relieved and stopped nagging.

The father and son sat down to eat and chatted about everyday things. Life was uneventful; Ji Xiang's father hardly spoke, quietly listening to Ji Xiang recount the day's events.

After dinner, Ji Xiang went out for a walk, then went home, went upstairs to wash up, and lay down.

Upon entering the system space, Ji Xiang greeted him warmly, "Teacher."

"They're here."

"Teacher, something came to mind today," Ji Xiang said to the system NPC. "Why didn't you teach me the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy technique?"

"Go back and read the book for the specific details yourself," the system NPC said slowly. "Nowadays, large tertiary hospitals rarely perform ultrasound lithotripsy; it's mostly done in lower-level hospitals."

Ji Xiang listened quietly.

"That makes sense, it's part of the tiered medical system. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is very cheap, around a thousand yuan. A complete laser lithotripsy procedure should cost between 1 and 3 yuan."

When the topic of fees came up, Ji Xiang seemed a bit lost, as he genuinely had no concept of money.

The system NPC looked at Ji Xiang with a kind expression, and seeing his bewildered look, smiled slightly.

"Would you like to experience it?" the system NPC asked.

"What do you feel?"

Ji Xiang felt a sense of fear at the thought of the excruciating pain of urinary tract stones. Even he didn't want to try it for no reason.

"I just said that," the system NPC said. "Laser lithotripsy can damage the kidneys and ureters, and extracorporeal ultrasound lithotripsy can also cause damage. Moreover, the medical costs are an unsolvable problem."

"I suggest you try to empathize with them; you only understand many things by experiencing them firsthand."

Ji Xiang and the system NPC locked eyes, and he nodded solemnly.

"Come on." The system NPC led Ji Xiang to the room where he could empathize with others.

The light flickered, and when Ji Xiang opened his eyes again, a sharp pain shot through his lower back.

Damn it! Renal colic is truly unbearable for a human being, Ji Xiang thought to himself.

This time it's from an observer's perspective. Ji Xiang can feel the pain and the protagonist's inner thoughts, but he can't control the protagonist's actions.

The excruciating pain was the same as last time, but this time the protagonist didn't bend over or cry out in pain; he was even smiling.

Ji Xiang silently observed the protagonist who was feeling this way, and then was somewhat surprised. It seemed to be the little boy who was helped in by the bespectacled man when he got off work.

So stubborn?

Or are there other preferences?

Ji Xiang thought to himself.

"Dad, I'm doing fine at school." The boy pursed his lips, reached his left hand behind his back, and pressed his fist firmly against his waist.

"Eat more, you're still growing." The old man opposite me shakily took out a cloth bag, opened it three layers from the left and three layers from the right, revealing the shredded bills inside.

(End of this chapter)