Healing Doctor

Chapter 143 Seems Like Cheating

"But never touch anything that is vigorously promoted but only empty slogans without providing any benefits, such as those that talk to us about curing diseases and saving lives."

The doctor performing the ultrasound said dismissively to the junior doctor next to him.

Ji Xiang immediately began to recall.

I am a 42-year-old male. I came to the hospital not because I was sick, but for a company physical examination.

So the doctor was more relaxed and chatted while performing the examination.

"Teacher, that's not a good way to put it."

"What's wrong with it? The food we eat is full of additives. There's a lot that can't be written about, but there's a lot that can't be written about. If you get sick from eating it, you put yourselves in the hospital. You're doctors, you're supposed to treat and save lives, what are you talking about?"

"Are there still things I can't write?"

"You know, the milk sold in Hong Kong, overseas, and domestically was all different a few years ago. Since then, I've never bought milk again. I contacted a milk farmer directly and drink freshly squeezed milk every day."

"Wow, teacher, that's amazing!"

"It's piping hot, with a layer of milk skin on it, and it's quite greasy. But even though it's greasy, it's not expensive, at least it's affordable, and it's safe too."

"Teacher, it seems like you only said half of what you were saying."

"Ah, right." The ultrasound doctor suddenly remembered and immediately said, "But anything that is not encouraged but not completely prohibited, with an ambiguous attitude, you should seriously consider."

"Huh? What does that mean?" The young doctor was clearly an intern or a resident trainee and couldn't understand such a serious topic.

The ultrasound doctor suddenly paused, and Ji Xiang could clearly feel that the pressure from his hand had increased.

"Dude, how's your kidney?" the ultrasound doctor asked.

"Uh..." Ji Xiang didn't know how to answer for a moment.

What man would say he has kidney problems? Even though Ji Xiang is young, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Oops, I misspoke," the ultrasound doctor said. "Do you have any symptoms like blood in your urine or lower back pain?"

"Doctor, is there something growing?" Ji Xiang asked.

"No, it's a nodule." The ultrasound doctor said casually, yet with an affected and slightly exaggerated expression.

An ordinary person might be suspicious, but doctors who have been practicing clinically for a while, including young doctors, can understand what happened.

Ji Xiang came to experience empathy; he knew what illness he had.

After the ultrasound, the doctor didn't throw toilet paper at Ji Xiang like a jerk would and make him wipe himself. Instead, she took the toilet paper and carefully wiped Ji Xiang clean.

"It's nothing, young man, go back now."

Ji Xiang became increasingly certain, but he didn't say anything.

Even in a virtual environment, Ji Xiang remained kind. Although the ultrasound doctor was willing to chat, his subsequent actions demonstrated goodwill.

He is willing to reciprocate kindness.

Ji Xiang continued to queue for his medical examination. The next evening, his wife received a phone call.

As if she were having an affair, she first changed her expression drastically, then observed Ji Xiang's every move, and finally found a secluded place to answer the phone.

If you don't know the actual situation, you're bound to misunderstand.

Ji Xiang sighed inwardly, but didn't show it.

After a long time, his "lover" finally came out from the inner room, looking somewhat bewildered, as if she had been crying.

The next morning, after what seemed like a long internal struggle, she vaguely mentioned to Ji Xiang that she was going to the hospital for a follow-up examination.

Without wasting a single second, my usually timid lover was unusually assertive, yet he didn't explain why.

It was obvious that she had no experience in handling this kind of thing.

Ji Xiang pretended not to know anything and went with his lover to the outpatient department of a nearby top-tier hospital for a check-up.

The ultrasound results came back, and the diagnosis was a hamartoma in the left kidney!

The "lover" spent a long time researching on her phone and confirmed that the hamartoma was a benign tumor, bursting into tears of joy.

But the outpatient doctor still ordered a CT scan.

After the CT scan, he was given an enhanced CT scan.

Ji Xiang's "lover" didn't understand this at all and complained a lot. Because Ji Xiang knew the outcome and had clinical experience, he knew that the final diagnosis would definitely be from an enhanced CT scan—a malignant tumor in the left kidney.

Knowing all this, Ji Xiang wasn't too anxious.

Compared to the pain and discomfort of kidney stones and benign prostatic hyperplasia, malignant tumors, which cause no symptoms, are far too "friendly" at this stage and not worth mentioning.

As expected, Ji Xiang's prediction was correct; the enhanced CT scan revealed the answer—a malignant tumor in the left kidney.

His feelings for his "lover" were like a rollercoaster ride, going back and forth between yes and no, yes and no, until he stared blankly at the ending, completely at a loss.

"It's nothing." Ji Xiang comforted his lover as if nothing was wrong, and then took the test report and films to the clinic.

"Doctor, I know I have kidney cancer. Could you please tell me if your hospital can perform partial resection surgery?"

The outpatient doctor was taken aback by Ji Xiang's question.

"Also, how is your hospital's interventional hemostasis level?"

"Why do you need to intervene to stop the bleeding?" the outpatient doctor asked, puzzled.

"There is a 2-4% chance of delayed bleeding after partial resection of kidney cancer, which requires interventional surgery," Ji Xiang said calmly.

"!!!" The astonished expression on the outpatient doctor's face revealed his lack of knowledge in this area.

Indeed, local hospitals rarely perform partial resections, and there are few interventional radiology doctors.

It's not just the municipal hospitals; hospitals in the provincial capital aren't much better.

Otherwise, the four pillars of the Interventional Radiology Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital would have withered away, and Director Zhao Xiangming would have been heartbroken to see his department shrinking more and more during a departmental gathering.

"I'm asking a question, please wait a moment." The outpatient doctor seemed a little flustered.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," Ji Xiang quickly reassured him. "I just know a little bit about it. I happen to have a friend who had a similar surgery before. I'm not here to cause trouble."

"what?"

"Oh, I know all about it," Ji Xiang said frankly. "A few years ago, wasn't there a father of twins who took a recording pen to sue his tutor after his children were admitted to a top high school? He even received 2000 yuan in hush money before he sued him."

"..." The outpatient doctor was stunned.

"In the end, he got the money, but once he got into a top high school, other kids could get tutoring, but no one dared to take over his child's care." Ji Xiang smiled. "I didn't mean anything by saying this, I just mean that I understand the difficulties doctors face. If we all understand and trust each other, things will go more smoothly."

The outpatient doctor stared at Ji Xiang in astonishment.

Too much compliance with medical advice is also a problem.

Seeing his bewildered expression, Ji Xiang realized that he might have done something wrong.

"Could you please inquire for me? If it's possible, I'll be hospitalized for treatment. If not, I'll contact other hospitals as soon as possible."

"It would be best if it were our hospital, since there might be delayed bleeding within 30-60 days after the surgery, and I can't stay in Beijing or Shanghai for that long."

The outpatient doctor, full of suspicion, went to "help" Ji Xiang make contact.

A full 20 minutes passed, and the patients behind him started peeking in impatiently to see what was happening before he finally returned.

(End of this chapter)