Healing Doctor

Chapter 389 Coming for the Reputation

Ji Xiang arrived at the hospital early in the morning.

He was planning the surgeries he would perform that day. Ji Xiang had long since adapted to the tense, busy, and fulfilling life and enjoyed it, not finding it too tiring.

As I stepped out of the elevator, I saw a group of people standing at the entrance of the ward. Deng Chaohong was talking to someone with a strange expression.

Ji Xiang looked closely and saw that the person in the lead was the familiar Coach Zhang, with "Nezha" following behind him.

"Professor Deng, thank you, thank you!" Coach Zhang presented the banner to Deng Chaohong with both hands.

"Are they all really recovered?" Deng Chaohong accepted the banner, but his mind was on something else.

"Now Cailing has started normal training again, and her upper body strength bench press has returned to its previous level without any problems!" Coach Zhang said excitedly.

His hands began to tremble with excitement, and the banner seemed to flutter in the wind.

"Professor Deng, how are your cruciate ligament repair surgeries going? I have a young guy under my wing who's already been signed by Borussia Dortmund's youth team, but he injured his ligament a few days ago. What do you think…?"

Deng Chaohong also found it hard to believe.

Ji Xiang underwent a second surgery for subacromial osteolysis caused by suture impingement following a rotator cuff tear.

If the surgery is successful and the patient's motor function recovers to 80% of its previous level, that would be a great achievement. We can say that the surgery was a success.

But Coach Zhang said the patient's motor function had recovered to 100%, which Deng Chaohong found hard to believe. Having performed orthopedic surgeries for many years, Deng Chaohong had never seen a patient recover 100%.

And what did the other person say?

He has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Doesn't he know that a person is essentially useless after a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee?

With such a significant impairment in motor skills, it would be good enough if they could recover to the level of a normal person; what more could you want?

Not only in China, but athletes who have undergone cruciate ligament (ACL) tears experience a significant decline in athletic performance, with almost no exceptions.

"Professor Deng, you must take him on. That child is a shepherd from the Northwest. If the surgery fails... no, even if the surgery is successful, if his motor skills don't recover to their original level, his life will be over."

Coach Feng held Deng Chaohong's hand, his eyes full of expectation and emotion.

Li Cailing's situation gave him a glimmer of hope. He fantasized that the little guy under his command, who could run faster than a rabbit, run 10000 meters without breaking a sweat, and was exceptionally talented, could really make it.

Deng Chaohong really didn't know how to evaluate their demands.

Based on my experience, this is absolutely impossible.

"Recovery is very difficult."

"I know, Professor Deng!" Coach Feng rubbed his face against his arm. "You just need to do it, I'll bring the child over right away, please, please."

Helpless, Deng Chaohong caught a glimpse of Ji Xiang out of the corner of his eye and released Coach Feng's hand.

Coach Feng held Deng Chaohong's hand tightly, showing no intention of letting go.

"Let go first, my student is here, I need to go and explain what happened today," Deng Chaohong said.

Coach Feng awkwardly released Deng Chaohong's hand, his eyes filled with anticipation and trepidation.

"Dr. Xiao Ji, come with me," Deng Chaohong said.

After leading Ji Xiang into the doctor's on-call room, Deng Chaohong asked seriously, "Is the patient's post-operative recovery condition genuine?"

"The surgery was a success, and he should be able to recover to his original level after the operation," Ji Xiang said with a smile.

"..." Deng Chaohong stared intently at Ji Xiang, not missing a single change in his facial expression.

"Professor Deng, you've seen the surgery yourself. There's a high probability that she'll recover to her original state."

"Phew." Deng Chaohong let out a deep sigh of relief, his mind filled with images of the surgery.

My senior brother was utterly defeated, so I shouldn't have any reason to doubt him.

However, this is not scientific.

Patients with rotator cuff injuries who try to treat themselves often consider it a miracle if they can recover 80% of their athletic ability. For athletes, however, such injuries essentially mean the end of their professional careers, forcing them to prepare for retirement.

Furthermore, this is a second surgery, a second surgery!

I performed the second surgery with the sole aim of minimizing the patient's suffering; I never imagined the patient would be able to return to the competition.

Countless thoughts raced through Deng Chaohong's mind before he asked in a deep voice, "What kind of anterior cruciate ligament surgery can you perform?"

"Basic recovery?" Ji Xiang hesitated for a moment.

"..." Deng Chaohong stared blankly at Ji Xiang.

"More or less, it depends on the specific circumstances."

Deng Chaohong sighed again and turned to leave.

"Teacher Deng, where are you going?"

"Admit patients," Deng Chaohong said. "Take in the patient with the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and perform the surgery properly."

His last words were meant for Ji Xiang, and Deng Chaohong felt awkward about it.

But facts are facts, and they cannot be faked.

Deng Chaohong returned to the ward entrance and first explained the situation to Coach Feng, asking him to reserve a bed for him to be admitted in the afternoon.

He then accepted the banner.

When Director Sui arrived at work, he saw someone presenting a banner but didn't pay any attention and simply walked past.

It's perfectly normal for a patient to receive a banner or something similar after recovering and being discharged from the hospital; there's nothing to be concerned about.

The patient looked familiar, after all, Nezha's appearance was so deeply ingrained in people's minds that even Director Sui remembered him after only a few glances.

A weightlifter coming for a second surgery—that's how Director Sui perceived his patients.

He didn't pay attention, only thought about it once and then completely forgot about it. There are still several joint replacement surgeries today; that's what he should be focusing on.

Upon arriving at the office, Director Sui first brewed a pot of tea, and then prepared to hand over the shift.

I was just about to go out to hand over my shift when my phone rang.

"Sui Yunlei, you bastard, are you trying to steal my girlfriend?!"

A voice roared.

Director Sui frowned and moved his phone away from his ear.

Director Shi Shuo, Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital.

Generally speaking, the First Affiliated Hospital and the Second Affiliated Hospital are in a competitive relationship. On the surface, they all smile and get along well. But behind the scenes, they are secretly competing and vying with each other.

However, Sui Yunlei and Shi Shuo have a different relationship.

The orthopedics department is very large, and the larger the department, the more competitive it is, with all sorts of spy-like scenarios constantly emerging.

The former head of the orthopedics department at the First Affiliated Hospital made a mistake during surgery, and the professor in charge of his team exposed the matter to the public, making it impossible to make amends.

The old director was ruthless. Before leaving, he installed a camera in the director's office, and two months later, he used the evidence to sue the new director who hadn't even had a chance to settle in.

The two fought each other, and in the end, neither of them benefited. Instead, Shi Shuo benefited.

Director Shi Shuo learned from his experience and not only treated his subordinates much better, but even his senior colleagues at the Second Affiliated Hospital treated him with great respect. He and Director Sui have already formed a strategic alliance.

Everyone should earn money based on their own abilities, and never undermine each other.

But what's going on today?

(End of this chapter)