Healing Doctor

Chapter 222 Developing New Technologies

"Dr. Xiao Ji, we just talked about the suicidal thing, what do you think?" Colonel Wang said hoarsely.

"Teacher Wang, I think it's a bit different from courting death," Ji Xiang said frankly. "I talked to the patient yesterday, and I also talked to General Manager Wu. Total mastectomy is a huge blow to patients. They are depressed and their quality of life is affected."

"Indeed, that's true," Colonel Wang said, "but!"

Colonel Wang looked at Ji Xiang with a rare serious expression. "Dr. Ji, tell me what you're thinking."

Ji Xiang was puzzled.

Colonel Wang's expression and questions were both very strange.

"Old Mo once thought so too." Seeing Ji Xiang's surprise, Colonel Wang forced a smile, "but he quickly called a halt."

Why?

"I eat breakfast at KFC every morning," Colonel Wang suddenly steered the conversation to a vague and unrelated topic.

Ji Xiang was speechless. Colonel Wang was just a jerk.

"One year, a young boy was working there. You could tell at a glance that he was a recent graduate or someone who was doing odd jobs during the holidays to earn money for his studies."

"I've seen it a few times. Once, a girl said, 'I want a Coke, with extra ice.' The boy casually replied, 'It's not good for girls to drink something too cold.'"

"Then, they gave me a normal Coke."

"..." Ji Xiang spread his hands and looked up at the sky.

Colonel Wang's thinking was unconventional, but what he said made some sense.

"The young man was fired very quickly. I bet he didn't even know why. Maybe he still thought he was a great guy."

"Teacher Wang, I..." Ji Xiang thought for a moment and then sighed.

"Mo Chenggui is very interested in similar projects. He has done them before, but because the angle was not right after the surgery... You know, after the ligaments are cut, they can't stand up straight, and the angle will be problematic."

"The patient reported the Mexican to the medical affairs office because of this."

Just then, a cheerful voice came in.

"Colonel Wang, I didn't say anything that time."

It was Director Bai; Ji Xiang still remembered his voice.

During the skills competition, he was thrown into the nursing team... Ji Xiang still remembered that incident. Although it wasn't out of spite, he had a deep impression of Director Bai.

"It was originally a good thing. If patients don't understand, they can talk more. Did I criticize you, fine you, or give you a warning? It's wrong to talk about me behind my back like this."

As he spoke, Director Bai walked in.

Colonel Wang immediately stood up, beaming as he greeted Bai, "Director Bai, what brings you here? What major surgery requires your expertise?"

"I'm here to see Xiao Ji." Director Bai glanced at Ji Xiang with a smile. "Don't always instill bad ideas in young people."

"Yes, yes, yes." Colonel Wang instantly lost his arrogance and nodded repeatedly.

"Director Bai," Ji Xiang greeted him politely.

"What are you talking about?" Director Bai wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he sat down, crossed his legs, and asked leisurely.

Ji Xiang didn't say anything, but Colonel Wang chuckled and recounted what had just happened.

He didn't hide anything; he told the truth.

"Oh, if you want to do it, then do it. Professor Mo is capable of it. Talk to the patient more before the surgery, make sure you reach a consensus," Director Bai said. "Go ahead and do it. If anything goes wrong, come find me."

"!!!" Colonel Wang's bald head shone brightly like an incandescent light bulb.

When did Director Bai become so easy to talk to?

Although he has a clinical background, he deals with all kinds of disputes every day. Every time I see him in the dispute resolution office, he looks unhappy, as if someone owes him a million dollars and refuses to pay it back.

A good attitude doesn't mean anything. Director Bai's seemingly casual remark actually meant—do whatever you want, I'll cover for you if anything goes wrong.

This promise is like a get-out-of-jail-free card for doctors, and it's even more effective than the words of the hospital director.

After all, a local official is more powerful than a distant one, and Colonel Wang acknowledged that Director Bai was first-rate at handling medical disputes.

Colonel Wang, filled with suspicion, glanced at Ji Xiang out of the corner of his eye.

He had a suspicion in his mind.

"Xiao Ji, you've been quite busy." Director Bai didn't take the partial resection and lengthening surgery for Ding's cancer as a big deal and said with a smile, "Director Liu and Director Zhao mentioned a new technology, and I inquired about it. They said it's related to you."

"I learned by following along," Ji Xiang said. "The relevant research was based on over ten years of data accumulation by Dr. Zhao Zhe of Liaocheng Central Hospital..."

Director Bai waved his hand, "I've watched the recent surgical videos, they're very good. I've secured the project for you, just go ahead and do it."

Colonel Wang immediately knew who Director Bai was doing this for, and why he had made such a big exception.

But Ji Xiang's influence was actually greater than that of himself and Lao Mo combined, which was hard to understand. Actually, it wasn't hard to understand, but rather hard to accept.

"Sigh," said Director Bai, "It's all a good thing. If you have the ability to carry it out, then carry it out. Young people should be energetic, not lifeless like Colonel Wang."

"Director Bai, is there some good news at home?" Colonel Wang asked in a cheeky tone.

"I support new technologies," Director Bai said formally and in a businesslike manner. "Colonel Wang, do you know what worries me most about your urology department?"

"It's bleeding," Colonel Wang said. "The complaint rate for patients who experience bleeding after partial nephrectomy is as high as 80%. The probability of bleeding is just as high when patients go to Beijing or Shanghai for surgery, but we rarely see them complaining about it there."

"That's right," Director Bai countered. "It could prevent problems before they arise, saving me a lot of trouble. Why shouldn't I support it?"

"And then there's the total hysterectomy for Ding cancer. Damn it, your urology surgeries are inhuman," Director Bai cursed. "Do you remember the patient who jumped off a building five years ago?"

At this point, Colonel Wang fell silent.

Ji Xiang asked curiously, "What happened?"

"A young patient with genital cancer, after undergoing a total mastectomy, couldn't accept it. He came to the ward with a gas cylinder and stormed into Director Liu's office. He was determined to die. He turned on the gas cylinder and threw a lighter as he jumped."

"..." Ji Xiang couldn't even imagine what kind of scene that was.

"Since then, how many cases of Ding cancer have you performed? Haven't you pushed all the others to the capital? The Second Affiliated Hospital can't even perform such a minor surgery, how can you be so shameless?" Director Bai said disdainfully.

"Director Bai, that incident was truly terrifying," Colonel Wang said, still shaken. "It's just that the patient was inexperienced; if they had been, at least a dozen people would have died."

As they spoke, both Colonel Wang and Director Bai had serious and unpleasant expressions. It seemed that although they didn't seem to care about what happened many years ago, they were still lingering fears.

Ji Xiang empathized with a different mindset, but he could vaguely understand the mindset of the patients, Director Bai, and Colonel Wang.

(End of this chapter)