Falling behind at the start, the first surgery shocked the world.

Somatic symptom disorder.

Looking at the six words on the screen, Xia Tian was stunned for a moment. With his understanding of medicine, he had never studied this disease in depth, and only knew a superficial meaning.

Somatic symptom disorder is a mental illness.

The patient believed he was sick, and various medical examinations and doctors' advice could not dispel his doubts.

Furthermore, severe somatic symptom disorder patients can truly experience the pain of the illness when it flares up.

In the long run.

It can cause abnormalities in the patient's digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems, and can also lead to problems such as anxiety and depression.

We know what the illness is.

But... how to treat it?

Summer is a bit confusing.

He studied clinical medicine in school, and the system provided him with experience in surgery.

Somatic symptom disorder falls under psychiatry, right?

After hesitating for a few seconds.

Summer said to her grandmother, "Grandma, you rest for a bit, I'm going to the restroom."

"it is good."

Grandma nodded.

Summer grabbed her phone and ran outside.

Xia Tian found a secluded spot and dialed Han Meiji's number.

beep...

The phone rang for ten seconds.

Han Meiji's hoarse voice came through.

"You have one minute to explain why you woke me up."

"If you don't have a reasonable excuse, I'll kill you when you come to work the day after tomorrow."

cough cough...

Summer felt awkward. Han Meiji didn't get off work until after 2 a.m., and it was now past 4 a.m. She had just fallen asleep when Summer woke her up again.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Han."

"There is a 68-year-old patient suffering from somatic symptom disorder. How should this condition be treated?"

Upon hearing about body form disorder, Han Mi-hee immediately became interested.

I felt much more awake.

How were you diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?

"This disease is difficult to diagnose; it requires a lot of data and mental evaluation."

I have a cheat code!

Xia Tian made up an excuse: "I just read an article about this. Also, my grandmother was hospitalized at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing before, and the doctors there also diagnosed her with this disease."

"How it was diagnosed isn't important, what do we do now?"

"The patient is still in the emergency room."

Han Meiji said quietly, "This illness is a mental illness, and surgery cannot cure it."

Has the patient already experienced phantom pain?

Summer nodded: "It's here."

"That's troublesome..."

There was a sound of someone getting up on the other end of the phone. Han Meiji got out of bed and opened a book.

she said.

"In the early stages of somatic symptom disorder, the symptoms are relatively simple, and patients may suspect that they are sick. However, once phantom pain occurs, it is very difficult to change the situation."

You said the patient is 68 years old?

Xia Tian said, "Yes, and the patient just experienced phantom pain. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, her face was pale, her heart rate was fast, and she looked like she was in extreme pain."

Hey……

Han Meiji let out a long sigh.

"Once phantom pain occurs, patients may suffer for the rest of their lives, and even with the help of a psychiatrist, recovery is extremely difficult."

"The pain has penetrated deep into the patient's entire body."

"Based on my understanding of somatic symptom disorder, treatment can take more than a decade. You're saying the patient is already 68 years old; she may have to fight this disease for the rest of her life."

The rest of my life?

Why does a healthy elderly person, who should be enjoying their retirement, have to fight against illness in the last period of their life?

This……

That's terrible!

I couldn't bear to let summer pass by.

"Is there any medicine that can dispel her doubts?"

After a few seconds of silence, Han Meiji spoke softly on the other end of the phone.

"The North American Scone Institute once conducted an experiment."

"Give a bottle of painkillers to patients with somatic symptom disorder. They take one when they experience phantom pain, and the pain will subside. In reality, the medication is not a painkiller, but a regular vitamin. However, patients have a strong belief in painkillers and take one when they experience phantom pain, and their condition immediately improves."

"Patients with somatic symptom disorder have a kind of obsessive-compulsive mentality. Once they have decided on something, they will stick to it without wavering."

"So...you can use this method."

This……

That seems like a good idea.

In the minds of patients, vitamin pills are painkillers; once taken, the pain will be gone.

It can prevent phantom pain.

Long-term use of the medication will not have any adverse effects on the body.

Although it is a form of deception, it allows patients to live out the rest of their lives comfortably.

It can be considered a white lie.

However, this is, after all, an act of deception that violates medical ethics.

"I'll think about it."

"Dr. Han, please take a rest."

Just as Xia Tian was about to hang up the phone, Han Meiji angrily said, "You woke me up, then told me to go back to sleep. Do you think I'm a robot?"

"You unplugged the power and went straight to sleep?"

"Then what should we do?" Xia Tian said, "How about you wait for me to get off work and then come over to sleep with me?"

Han Meiji: "Hehe... You wish!"

Summer: "Then what should we do?"

"Since you can't sleep anyway, why don't you come work in the ER? You can go back to sleep while I work. I can sleep."

Han Mi-hee: "Bastard!"

beep...

She hung up the phone, Xia Tian smiled, and returned to the emergency room.

now.

An elderly man with gray hair appeared in the emergency room. He was wearing pajamas and looked panicked, clearly frightened.

Grandma was comforting him.

"I'm fine."

"I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you and you came to the emergency room by yourself."

"It's much better now."

When the old man saw Xia Tian come in, he quickly stepped forward and asked Xia Tian a question.

"Doctor, how is my husband?"

"Still can't find the cause of the illness?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Tian said to the old man.

"Sir, let's talk in private for a moment."

"This way, please."

Summer brought the old man to the dressing room and gave a brief introduction to his physical dysfunction.

The old man was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

"You mean, my wife isn't sick? She's just imagining things?"

"Yes."

"That's great." The old man breathed a sigh of relief, a smile on his face. "I'm so glad she's not sick. I was really worried she was."

Summer frowned slightly.

Many people believe that mental illness is not an illness, but in reality, mental illness is more painful than normal illness. In addition to the unrelief of physical pain, there is also a layer of mental torment.

Many mental patients would rather actually be sick, at least they would know what's going on and how to treat it.

Even if it can't be cured, I'll accept it.

But mental illness means living in constant doubt.

The torment is both physical and mental.

In the summer, I mentioned to the old man that I could use vitamin supplements as painkillers.

"This might alleviate Grandma's pain."

"But this method is, after all, deceiving the patient, and requires the patient's guardian, her husband, that is, you, to sign your consent."

"I can only prescribe the medication after you agree."

The old man was stunned, and looked at Xia Tian somewhat awkwardly.

"I am not her husband."

"And he is not her guardian."

wipe……

So who are you?