Healing Doctor

Chapter 405 Achieving the Top Three Scholarships

"Dr. Ji, this... the recovery is too fast!"

"Normally, the capillary network can be re-established in about 14 days, and the ligaments will regain their original function in a few more days," Ji Xiang explained to Coach Feng. "In the past, general surgery, and now hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, is the largest surgery besides organ transplantation—pancreaticoduodenectomy."

Coach Feng listened intently to Ji Xiang's words.

It turns out that Ji Xiang's skill and ability are extremely strong. Coach Feng even vaguely felt that Zhao Dali's running and feints were slightly better after the operation than before.

Coach Feng used to think that after the surgery, an athlete's career was basically over, and returning to their peak was practically a pipe dream.

Countless geniuses worldwide have perished because of this, and only a handful have been able to return to their original level.

Zhao Dali's performance told Coach Feng that the surgery Zhao Dali underwent was different from the surgery he had imagined.

Not only has Dali recovered, but he is also able to run and score goals on the field without restraint.

"In the past, after a combined pancreaticoduodenectomy, patients would lie in bed for at least a week, enduring immense suffering, and not knowing whether they would survive."

"If they survive, it's all luck; if they don't, their families accept and acknowledge it."

"But in the last ten years, the first day after surgery... we're not talking about the day of surgery, that day is considered day zero," Ji Xiang explained to Coach Feng before continuing, "On the first day after surgery, patients get out of bed to do rehabilitation training. Even for patients over 70 years old, those with severe conditions are required to walk."

Coach Feng was stunned. He knew a little about this surgery. A friend's father had undergone a combined pancreaticoduodenectomy, and the postoperative recovery was nothing short of hellish.

Are you already able to get out of bed and move around on the first day after surgery?

Coach Feng was somewhat confused.

Ji Xiang repeatedly shattered his understanding of the world.

"In the past, we worried about whether the patient would survive. Now we worry about the low probability of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in both lower limbs, as well as the patient's postoperative recovery and quality of life."

"No matter how much I explain, Coach Feng, you probably won't understand. For a doctor, this is perfectly normal."

Ji Xiang said earnestly.

His understanding of surgery mostly comes from the system's operating room and from the teachings of the system's NPCs. Therefore, it is quite normal for Ji Xiang to be able to compete on the field a month after his anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

"Click~"

Coach Feng's values ​​are shattered, scattered all over the place, and can't be pieced back together.

"Dr. Xiao Ji, how is Dali doing?" Coach Feng asked again, still worried.

He didn't realize that he had asked this question countless times tonight.

"Dali is fine now, he's fully recovered." Ji Xiang gave Coach Feng a positive answer.

From a doctor's perspective, Ji Xiang shouldn't have answered that way, but seeing Coach Feng's worried expression and obsessive-compulsive look, he said it anyway to comfort him.

"Phew~" Coach Feng's anxious heart finally relaxed.

"As for how far he can go in the future, it depends on Dali himself, but the anterior cruciate ligament problem in his left knee is over." Ji Xiang reassured Coach Feng.

"That's good!"

Ji Xiang found Coach Feng amusing and asked, "Coach Feng, let me say something unpleasant."

Coach Feng looked at Ji Xiang cautiously. Could it be that Zhao Dali still had a problem with his left anterior cruciate ligament?

"After Zhao Dali went abroad, he probably had little to do with China anymore, at most he might have some connection with the General Administration of Sport. As for you..."

"Oh, is that so?" Coach Feng said frankly. "As a coach, while supporting my family, I always think about doing something else."

Dali is a gifted student with a strong focus on one subject, but I have high hopes for him. I'm not asking for anything in return; just seeing Dali compete on live TV will make me, his first coach, happy.

"I'll invite a few of my buddies over for drinks and bragging. When those bastards see Dali score, they'll say, 'That little punk was raised by me!' Hahahaha."

Coach Feng felt a surge of joy at the thought and burst out laughing.

But then he remembered that he was at Ji Xiang's house, so he immediately stopped laughing and awkwardly reached out to pet the half-asleep, half-awake roe deer.

"It seems quite interesting," Ji Xiang thought to himself, looking at Coach Feng's cheerful expression.

Doctors are the same; their primary concern is making a living, but they also have aspirations beyond that.

"Coach Feng, that's settled then. Dali's debut in Germany was fantastic, so you can rest assured now."

"I'm relieved, I'm relieved," Coach Feng said repeatedly.

……

……

Borussia Dortmund's head coach, Marco Rose, sat in the stands, not immersing himself in the game or enjoying the football, but writing something in his notebook.

"Marco, that damn kid played really well!" Marco Rose's assistant said excitedly. "He just looks a bit frail, like a gust of wind could blow him away. If he could gain some weight and get a few years older, we could bring him up for a try."

Marco Ross shook his head, staring blankly at the description on the tablet panel.

After a long while, Marco Ross said in bewilderment, "It's quite surprising that the young man can perform like this, having just undergone surgery to repair his left anterior cruciate ligament."

"I suspect they're lying. If he had ACL surgery, could he still make such skillful dribbling feints? Absolutely impossible. Even Matthäus couldn't do that."

"That kid is great." Marco Rose praised Zhao Dali, looking at his profile on the panel. "17 years old, runs as fast as a rabbit. We lack this type of player on our team."

"Mr. Marco, he's only 17 years old, and he's either a fraud or an athlete who's suffered a serious injury. By any measure, I've already ruled him out of the running."

"Let's observe for a couple more games." Marco Rose watched the second half begin, and seeing that Zhao Dali hadn't started, he stood up. "Let's go back."

"He absolutely cannot adapt to the physicality of top-level leagues, no matter how fast he runs. With an ACL injury, he'll probably hear a 'pop' after just a few feints."

"Dieter, you just saw him score three goals, sprinting at high speed, volleying – don't you find that strange? I mean, assuming his resume is true. To be honest, I've never seen a madman who would claim to have an ACL injury before coming to Dortmund," Marco Rose asked.

The assistant coach shrugged.

"Go ask Zhao Dali's team which hospital the surgery was performed at. Our uniform team should have more options."

Marco Ross said vaguely.

(End of this chapter)