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

Chapter 239 Life and Death

"Dr. Xia, is this Dr. Jin your girlfriend?"

Chen Xiao looked like he was looking on gossip.

Xia Tian said, "He's my ex."

Chen Xiao's eyes lit up: "This doctor is so beautiful, and Dr. Xia is handsome too. They're a perfect match. May I ask why they broke up?"

Xia Tian said, "Her father asked me to be a live-in son-in-law."

wipe……

Chen Xiao rolled his eyes.

"Visiting in person is absolutely out of the question."

"A real man should stand tall and never become a live-in son-in-law."

Summer remained silent.

He and Jin Qiaoqiao didn't have a deep relationship. On the day they broke up, Xia Tian wasn't sad at all, and was even a little happy, but he just saw Jin Qiaoqiao's tears.

Summer realized that Jin Qiaoqiao was serious.

At least, she was very serious about this relationship.

She really wanted to marry Xia Tian.

only……

That's often how reality is.

Two people are a good match, but two families are not.

That being the case.

I wish them both well.

After sending Chen Xiao back to her ward, Xia Tian returned to the third consultation room and laid out Chen Xiao's 3D reconstruction films one by one on the light-off film.

He greeted Han Meiji.

"Dr. Han."

"Come here for a second."

Han Meiji walked over with a lollipop in her mouth. Because she hadn't slept well, she had large dark circles under her eyes, and she walked listlessly, looking very tired.

The moment he saw the video, the comic book's big eyes lit up, and he straightened his back.

"Such a large spinal tumor."

"The tumor is compressing the nerves on both sides."

"It's difficult to remove it."

Unlike other bones, the spinal column is not planar. The tumor completely encloses the first lumbar vertebra, forming a complete suture.

Like a young couple deeply in love, they were inseparable.

Look here.

Han Mi-hee pointed to the location where the tumor and nerves were joined.

He frowned.

"The tumor is adhered to the nerve, so once the tumor is removed, the nerve will inevitably be damaged."

"You're the wheelchair patient, right?"

Summer nodded.

Han Meiji continued in a professional tone, "The tumor can be removed, but to completely remove it, both nerves on the left and right sides will be damaged again."

"Because he had already been injured once."

"The chances of nerve recovery after a second injury are extremely small."

"His chances of getting back up are slim."

After a moment of contemplation, Xia Tian pointed to the location where the tumor was connected to the nerve.

"By leaving these two sites and removing the rest of the tumor, the patient has a chance to stand up again."

Han Meiji added a sarcastic remark.

"The patient can stand up, but he may die."

"Which is more important, standing up or dying?"

There's a saying: It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Most people have an extreme fear of death; they believe that being alive, even if it's not a good life, is better than being dead.

but……

Not everyone shares this view.

In the eyes of many people.

It's better to live life to the fullest than to live a miserable existence, even if you don't live long.

Chen Xiao is that kind of person.

Xia Tian said, "The patient repeatedly told me that the goal of the surgery was to enable him to stand up, even if he would die in the end, he wanted to stand up."

"The remaining tumor can be treated with chemotherapy."

"If chemotherapy is effective, he can recover completely."

Han Meiji glanced at Xia Tian.

He left out a sentence.

"A mad doctor, a mad patient."

"You can handle your patient yourself."

call……

Taking a deep breath, Xia Tian strode towards the ward.

Ten minutes later.

Xiao Hong flatly refused: "No, I don't agree. If the tumor can be removed in one go, why leave it? Dr. Xia, you also said that the tumor has not metastasized. As long as it is removed, the patient can be cured."

Why stay?

What if the remaining tumor becomes malignant later?

"My husband will be killed!!!"

"I demand that you remove all the tumors."

He was surgically removed, survived, but will never be able to stand up again.

If the patient stands up, the tumor cannot be completely removed, and the patient will face death.

This is a life-or-death decision.

As a doctor, Xia Tian is not qualified to make life-or-death decisions for her patients.

He handed the decision over to Chen Xiao.

"You decide."

"Stand up and live. It's your decision."

Chen Xiao grinned.

"Of course I stood up."

"I don't care how long I live, I just want to stand up. Dr. Xia, please prepare me for surgery."

When a person dies, the bird faces upwards!

What's the point of living if you can't stand up for the rest of your life?

(Chen Xiao: As long as I live a fulfilling life, I don't care how long I live.)

Xia Tian had already guessed Chen Xiao's decision. He nodded and prepared to return to his office to discuss the surgery with Han Meiji. Just as he turned around, Xiao Hong shouted.

"no!!!"

I disagree.

She glared at Xia Tian with an expression that said, "If you dare to kill my husband, I'll kill you."

"The tumor must be completely removed."

"My husband is only 32 years old. He has a long life ahead of him. After the tumor was removed, he can live. I don't care if he has legs or not. I just want him to live."

You may not care, but he does...

Do people live for themselves?

Your husband was about to commit suicide because he had no legs, but now that he has the opportunity to stand up, shouldn't you support him?

Xia Tian personally supports Chen Xiao.

But as a doctor, Xia Tian had no right to interfere in their marital affairs.

"You two should discuss it."

"The surgery is definitely necessary. Let's do the pre-operative preparations first. The surgery will be tomorrow afternoon."

"Just let me know the specifics of the surgery before noon tomorrow."

Summer left the ward.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I heard a cold snort from behind me.

"Hmph, what a scumbag."

"You lied to me about being off today, are you trying to avoid performing the surgery?"

"Are you deliberately stalling for time?"

Xia Tian looked around and, seeing no one behind him, pointed at himself and raised an eyebrow at Yao Yao.

"Me, a scumbag?"

"Yes, it's you, you scumbag!" Yao Yao put one hand on her waist and pointed at Xia Tian with the other, looking like she was facing a thousand accusations with a cold eye.

Summer is helpless.

"Young lady, I am your doctor."

"Also, if you insist on having a prejudice against this nodule, you might as well just pretend there isn't one and get discharged."

"This is too much trouble for me to handle."

This handsome guy is not a scumbag, and I won't take the blame for being a scumbag!

Xia Tian turned and walked away, but Yao Yao jogged a few steps to catch up, blocked Xia Tian's path, and said angrily.

"Where are you going?"

"I've been waiting for your surgery."

"You said yesterday you wouldn't be coming to work today, but you secretly came to work anyway. Do you not want to perform the surgery?"

This woman...

There are also those who need surgery urgently.

Xia Tian said, "I'm not going to work today. Your surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning. I'm here to see a report and I'm leaving now."