Healing Doctor

Chapter 284: Is Using Billiards a Cure or a Way to Drive? (Bonus Chapter 5 by Alliance Leader CAA Spicy Hot Pot)

The next morning, Ji Xiang and Director Liu arrived at the hospital very early. They both had the same idea: to go to the ICU to see the patients.

The patient lay quietly in the dark room, stiff as a zombie.

Director Liu knew that this was the best possible outcome. If Ji Xiang hadn't discovered that the patient was infected with tetanus bacteria, there would probably be no cure now.

The patient's condition is stable, but whether he can be cured depends on his own physical condition.

The better one's physical condition is under the influence of medication, the more likely they are to pull through.

The patient is young and in good health. With the support of the Second Affiliated Hospital's intensive care unit, as long as the diagnosis is correct and there is drug intervention, a cure should be expected.

After leaving the ICU, Director Liu wanted to say a few words to Ji Xiang, but felt it was pointless, as Ji Xiang hadn't gained much benefit from the provincial science department's affairs.

"Xiao Ji, how's your preparation for the medical license exam going?" Director Liu asked.

"Director, it should be fine."

"That's good, we must pass this year!" Director Liu raised his voice and said to Ji Xiang in an unquestionable tone.

Then, Director Liu looked intently at Ji Xiang and emphasized again, "Definitely!"

Ji Xiang didn't understand why Director Liu was taking it so seriously, so he nodded.

……

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A week later.

The patient was lucky; there was no bronchospasm, and the ventilator that had been on standby was never needed.

Gradually, his stiff limbs were able to move slightly, and the values ​​in the laboratory tests also decreased to a tolerable level.

The patient's family was very happy after completing the discharge procedures and treated the relevant department staff to a meal at the largest restaurant in the provincial capital.

But Ji Xiang didn't go.

Director Liu felt that Ji Xiang was rather aloof, a pure doctor.

If it were when he was younger, he would have thought that Ji Xiang should have done what he did, but Director Liu doesn't think so now.

But Director Liu noticed one detail.

The patient's father initially lost his composure; after all, no one can bear the thought of a parent outliving their child. However, once the patient's condition stabilized, he calmed down, became composed, and exuded authority.

He seemed to know Ji Xiang, and even went out of his way to express his gratitude to Ji Xiang and invite him to dinner.

Ji Xiang said something that led him to decline the patient's father's invitation.

The other person, however, did not get angry. Instead, they chatted and laughed with Ji Xiang as if they knew each other.

Director Liu began to ponder again.

Ji Xiang wasn't as simple as he seemed; Liu had known this for a long time. But one thing after another dragged Director Liu down the line, making him realize that Ji Xiang definitely had a problem.

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……

Several days later, Director Bai arrived at the department early in the morning.

"Director Liu, urgent gynecological consultation needed." Director Bai walked into Director Liu's office and said bluntly.

"What kind of patient?" Director Liu was taken aback.

Logically, for an urgent consultation, one should go to the gynecology department to see the patient first. Even if Director Bai were to intervene, he should have called to inform me of the urgent consultation and arranged to meet at the gynecology department, rather than Director Bai coming directly to my door.

Director Liu had a sudden thought and immediately realized that there was big trouble here.

"The patient's family is blocking the door, so I've come to ask you if you have any good ideas." Director Bai sat directly in Director Liu's chair, while Director Liu stood obediently to the side.

Director Bai accessed the gynecology department through the computer system and found a patient's medical record.

The patient developed a vesicovaginal fistula due to necrosis of the vagina caused by prolonged pressure during a difficult labor 10 months ago.

At that time, Director Liu personally went to consult and gave his opinion - surgery should be performed 3-4 months later.

Four months later, the patient underwent surgery performed by Director Liu. Post-surgery, the fistula was not completely closed due to vaginal laxity.

The thought of this patient sent chills down Director Liu's spine.

If it is a normal patient, Director Liu can communicate with the family and explain the difficulties.

Even though they knew it would be a difficult delivery, the family insisted on a normal delivery and refused a C-section. It would be a miracle if you could communicate with such a family!

The surgery was a failure, and now the patient and their family have returned to the hospital and are even blocking the entrance...

Director Liu frowned upon seeing the familiar name.

"What do you think we should do? Are you confident?"

Director Bai asked.

"No." Director Liu didn't hide anything; there was no point in hiding it when faced with a thorny problem. If the lie was exposed as soon as he took the stage, it wouldn't solve the problem at all, and the patient's family's anger couldn't be quelled.

Admitting defeat was Director Liu's answer.

Whether it's inviting experts from higher levels or going to a sister hospital, Director Liu simply doesn't want to take on this hot potato.

Director Bai didn't speak, but instead looked calmly at the computer screen.

"Knock knock knock~"

A knock came at the door.

"Enter."

Ji Xiang pushed open the door and came in, followed by Zhao Zhe.

"Director, there are six surgeries scheduled for tomorrow. I would appreciate your approval." Seeing that Director Bai was there, Ji Xiang didn't go inside but bowed slightly and said politely.

"Xiao Ji, come here." Director Bai beckoned.

Ji Xiang stepped in. "Director Bai."

"Take a look at this medical record. What are your thoughts?"

As he spoke, Director Bai stood up and offered his seat to Ji Xiang.

Seeing that Director Liu was also standing, Ji Xiang did not sit down, but instead bent over and began to look at the medical records.

After reading it, Ji Xiang didn't say anything. Zhao Zhe suddenly said, "Director Bai, Director Liu, I met a similar patient in Yuanliao."

"Huh?!" Director Bai looked up at Zhao Zhe. "What did you do? Has the problem been solved?"

"Use table tennis," Zhao Zhe said.

"!!!"

"It's true, I didn't believe it at first either. There was a patient who had surgery for Crohn's disease and developed a vaginal-rectal fistula after the surgery. We performed three surgeries but couldn't remove it. Fortunately, the patient's family was very cooperative, mainly because they didn't have the money."

We've held many meetings about this patient, including departmental and hospital-wide consultations. We've said everything we could, but the only thing we can do is encourage the patient to go to a higher-level hospital.

Later, a retired doctor came to get his prescription filled, and we happened to meet. He said that a game of table tennis could cure it.

"Table tennis..." Director Bai looked down at Zhao Zhe, who was hunched over naturally and looked like a grandson.

"That's how it is," Zhao Zhe quickly said. "Older doctors used to use billiard balls. For example, after a thoracic surgeon removed the entire lung on one side, they would fill the affected side with billiard balls to prevent mediastinal shift. I've seen X-rays of patients like that, and I was shocked. Imagine, one side of the chest cavity filled with round things, it just looked..."

Zhao Zhe once again hopelessly steered the conversation off-topic.

Ji Xiang initially thought Zhao Zhe was making a suggestive joke. What was this about billiards? What else could it be but a suggestive joke?

However, since this was a discussion about the patient's condition, Ji Xiang quickly abandoned his initial assessment.

He listened as Zhao Zhe began to ramble on and on, getting to the point, and then focused his attention on entering the system's operating room.

"teacher."

Ji Xiang explained the patient's condition to the system NPC.

"Dr. Zhao said he's seen similar surgeries performed using table tennis balls, is that true?"

"Yes." The system NPC gave Ji Xiang an affirmative answer.

(End of this chapter)