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

Chapter 35 Payday

I changed my clothes, washed my hands, put on a mask, and everything was ready.

Inside the operating room.

The patient is now lying down.

It was the patient's first surgery, and given his young age, he was quite nervous.

Wearing a mask in the summer, I provided psychological counseling to the patient.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Xia. I'll be performing the appendectomy on you."

"After anesthesia, the surgery will be performed under local anesthesia. You will be able to hear us talking throughout the entire procedure. If you experience any discomfort, chest tightness, or difficulty breathing, please tell me. Don't be nervous. The surgery will be quick, taking no more than 20 minutes."

"Do not move around during the surgery."

"Is it possible?"

The patient took a deep breath and nodded to Xia Tian.

"Can."

"Okay, the surgery will begin."

"It will hurt a little when you get the local anesthetic, just bear with it."

Take one injection of anesthetic and inject it into the lower right abdomen.

Appendectomy generally uses epidural anesthesia, which involves injecting anesthetic into the epidural space to block the spinal nerve roots and temporarily paralyze the area they innervate. This method of anesthesia is widely used.

Another option is local anesthesia.

Local anesthesia allows for faster recovery.

Therefore, local anesthesia is chosen in the summer.

30 seconds later.

Xia Tian pressed the anesthetic site with her finger and asked the patient.

"Does it hurt?"

Patient: "It doesn't hurt."

The anesthesia has taken effect; the surgery can proceed.

"Number 10 knife."

The nurse handed over the necessary scalpel.

Holding a scalpel, make a McBurney incision in the lower right abdomen.

Locate the appendix.

The patient had acute appendicitis, and the appendix was extremely swollen. Upon opening the abdomen, the swollen appendix was immediately visible.

"Clamping".

The nurse handed over clamps, clamped the appendix, cut it 0.5cm from the cecum, and then buried it in a purse-string sachet.

Close the incision and suture layer by layer.

15 minute later.

Xia Tian said to the patient, "The surgery is over. Here is the removed appendix tissue. You can take a look."

Showing the removed tissue to the patient for confirmation is part of the surgical procedure.

The patient glanced at it and immediately turned his head away.

With the nurse's help, the wound was bandaged, and then the nurse wheeled the patient out.

Take off your mask in summer.

Take a deep breath.

The first time... ended in 15 minutes.

"good!"

Zhang Ming walked over and patted him on the shoulder. His eyes were shining as he looked at Xia Tian. Zhang Ming was the second assistant in this surgery. He was always very nervous during the first surgery and would sometimes forget the steps of the surgery.

Zhang Ming had already prepared everything; Xia Tian forgot everything, and he guided her step by step.

but……

Throughout the entire surgery, he was treated as if he were invisible.

Summer was well-trained and remained calm and composed.

Throughout the entire process, she didn't even raise her head once to look at him.

He was like cannon fodder, an invisible man, standing in the operating room.

Summer's major excited him greatly.

"When I had my first appendectomy, it took me a full 40 minutes, but you finished it in 15 minutes. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young."

"Very good, I have high hopes for you."

Zhang Ming's love for summer is evident.

Summer is also very exciting.

It's the first time after all...

Perfect ending!

without regret.

"Thank you, Director."

The operating room lights were turned off. Xia Tian came out of the operating room. The patient's parents had been waiting outside. As soon as they saw him come out, they immediately came to greet him.

"So fast?"

"Dr. Xia, how did the surgery go?"

"Did it work?"

Xia Tian smiled and said to the patient's parents, "The surgery was very successful. The patient can be discharged after a week in the hospital."

"On the first day after the surgery, there will be some pain after the anesthesia wears off, so I will prescribe a painkiller for him."

"If the pain is severe, then give it to him; if he can bear it, then try not to give it to him."

Xia Tian gave detailed medical instructions, which the couple carefully recorded. They then expressed their gratitude to Xia Tian.

come back to the office.

As soon as I entered, a cheer erupted.

"Long live Brother Tian!"

"Congratulations, Brother Tian, on achieving your first time in life."

"Brother Tian, tell us your thoughts. How was your first time?"

"Are you excited? Are you having fun?"

Fatty Yang used a medical magazine as a microphone to interview Xia Tian, while Wang Xiaobei, Li Xiaohong, and others watched him excitedly.

The first surgery is very important for doctors.

His friends were all happy for him.

Summer is exciting too.

"I'm very excited and it feels great."

"Unfortunately, the patient is male."

"I'd be even happier if it were a beautiful woman."

Summer made a couple of witty remarks, and everyone burst into laughter.

Wang Boyi glanced at him and said something indifferently.

"Isn't it inappropriate for a doctor to joke about his patients?"

"Besides, I've been interning for almost four months, and this is only my first appendectomy. It's not a big deal, is it?"

"Senior Brother Ye performed his first surgery in his first month of internship."

"Compared to Senior Brother Ye, four months is too slow."

Wang Xiaobei glanced at Wang Boyi and retorted.

"You've been interning for four months now, how about your first surgery?"

Wang Boyi pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes filled with resentment, and sneered.

"Don't you understand why I wasn't the first surgeon?"

"If it were another department, I would have had surgery long ago."

After saying that, Wang Boyi rolled his eyes, took his cigarettes, and went to the rooftop to smoke.

His words conveyed the same meaning.

Zhang Ming prefers summer.

We're all graduate students, so who's better than whom?

Summer was the first surgeon, but that was only because Zhang Ming liked him. If we're talking about real skill, Wang Boyi would be the first to disagree.

An awkward silence fell over the office after Wang Boyi left.

Wang Xiaobei chuckled.

He cursed.

"I just love BB. Who doesn't know how good Brother Tian is?"

"Brother Tian, ignore him. Let's celebrate tonight with some barbecue. It's on me. I got paid today."

Everyone got excited at the mention of getting paid.

"Payday is here."

"Xiao Bei, how much money did you make?"

"How much can I get? Around six thousand yuan. What about you guys?"

"About right, I have seven thousand."

"I also have six thousand."

Interns don't earn much; their base salary is only 3,000 yuan, and they mainly rely on commissions.

If you participate in a lot of surgeries, the commission can be very substantial. However, interns rarely have the opportunity to perform surgeries. They only receive commissions for suturing, surgery, or as a third or second assistant.

Ding Dong!

Summer's phone rang; a message had arrived.

He glanced at the message, paused for a moment, deleted it, and continued working.

Wang Xiaobei said to everyone, "Brother Tian's salary was docked, let's all treat him to a meal."

"Sure, no problem."

"Let's split the bill, and Brother Tian will take the fall."

Looking at her enthusiastic colleagues, Xia Tian smiled and said, "No need, I'll treat you tonight. I promised to treat you after the first surgery. You guys choose the place."

"How can that be?"

"You haven't received any salary this month, so I can't let you treat us."

Because he assaulted someone in the summer, the hospital deducted a month's salary from his paycheck.

Xia Tian said calmly, "My salary has been deducted, but I still have a bonus."

"How much is the prize money?"

"Not many..."

"Not many, but how many? There should be some number, right?"

Summer said awkwardly, "Really, there aren't many..."

Wang Xiaobei rolled her eyes: "Why are you being so coy? Just tell me how much it is, what's wrong? Too little, afraid of losing face?"

"no……"

"No, then just say it."

I cleared my throat in the summer.