Healing Doctor

Chapter 52 Excruciating Pain, Yet a Mild Illness

The phone rang.

Ji Xiang picked it up, unlocked it with his fingerprint, and saw that it was a message from his "girlfriend".

[Honey, I miss you so much while I'm away on business. Be a good girl and eat your meals at home.]

Faced with such affectionate words, Ji Xiang was somewhat at a loss for words.

He had never been in a relationship and had no idea how to respond. Ji Xiang couldn't bring himself to say anything affectionate, but responding too blandly to the word "treasure" seemed inappropriate.

However, out of politeness, Ji Xiang racked his brains and replied to his "girlfriend" message.

He then followed his memory and returned home.

This is a cramped rental room, with a double bed taking up most of the space.

The room was fairly clean, and there was a pink photo frame on the bedside table with a picture of Ji Xiang and a girl.

She must be his girlfriend, judging from the photos, she looks quite different from the girlfriend Ji Xiang remembers. But these days, phone cameras don't even ask if you want them to be edited; they just automatically apply beauty filters and skin smoothing.

It's normal for there to be differences.

The "girlfriend" spoke to Ji Xiang in a very gentle tone, constantly reminding him to eat, go to bed early, and play fewer games.

Ji Xiang lay on the bed, chatting with his "girlfriend" while waiting for his stomach to start hurting.

Because he had a premonition that he would have a stomachache, Ji Xiang wasn't very nervous.

After experiencing the same thing several times, Ji Xiang vaguely realized that the system was distributing surgical points based on the difficulty of the procedure.

The difficulty of treating a kidney stone is estimated to be around 10 surgical points.

Although it's a little, it's still okay; after all, something is better than nothing.

In addition, being able to understand the patient's feelings can be helpful for future diagnosis and treatment, so Ji Xiang is not resistant to it.

Even now, when Ji Xiang thinks back to that patient in the emergency room, he still feels that he was a bit pretentious and probably had an antisocial personality.

The emergency room doctor said he couldn't give him an injection right away and needed to do some tests first, and he actually started cursing.

While I was browsing Bilibili, a sudden wave of nausea rose from my stomach, like a sudden storm.

"Ugh~~~"

In less than a second, Ji Xiang felt nauseous, and the remaining food in his stomach began to rise.

He immediately covered his mouth, forcibly holding it in, and rushed to the bathroom.

Could it be that he ate something bad? Ji Xiang began to recall the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis.

Of course, urinary tract stones can also cause nausea and dry heaving.

But Ji Xiang couldn't understand what the relationship was between the urinary system and the digestive tract, and why a kidney stone could cause nausea.

Lying face down on the toilet, Ji Xiang seemed to be glued to it, constantly dry heaving.

Because of the violent vomiting, tears streamed down my face, all my strength was drained away, and I felt extremely uncomfortable.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, but a person dies at 100 degrees Celsius.

Ji Xiang never imagined that just feeling nauseous and dry heaving would make him feel so uncomfortable, to the point of having thoughts of wishing he were dead.

He's physically strong, the kind of guy who looks lean in clothes but is muscular underneath. He also has an exceptionally strong immune system and rarely catches a cold.

Ji Xiang once thought he would never get sick in his life, and he only remembered the symptoms described in the book, but did not have any further feelings about them.

Now, just feeling nauseous and dry heaving is enough to make Ji Xiang feel like he's about to collapse. A thought is vaguely nauseous in his mind—there's really no point in living.

If the first time he experienced the pain of getting a needle in his head, it was very painful and hard to accept, leaving Ji Xiang with lingering fear, now, looking back, it was just a short-lived pain.

I'm currently lying on the toilet, constantly dry heaving, and I have no idea when it will end.

This is what long-term pain truly means.

About half an hour later.

Ji Xiang's T-shirt was already stained with sweat. He lay down in the narrow and cramped bathroom like a mollusk, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Ji Xiang didn't know exactly how much time had passed, but he knew that this feeling was truly unbearable.

And just like the weather in the mountains in June, it can suddenly turn into a raging storm and then suddenly be sunny.

I've "passed the heat" now. Apart from dry heaving from using too much energy, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere else.

Is it a urinary tract stone? Ji Xiang asked himself.

The book says that patients with urinary tract stones do not experience any symptoms before the onset of the disease.

Due to certain triggers, such as strenuous exercise or labor, one suddenly experiences severe, colicky pain in one side of the lower back, radiating to the lower abdomen, accompanied by abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, and varying degrees of hematuria; the main symptoms of bladder stones are difficulty and pain during urination.

The symptoms of nausea and vomiting match, but the idea that the illness would suddenly occur while lying down seems a bit off.

Ji Xiang was very confused; he even began to doubt his own memory.

Struggling to get up from the bathroom floor, Ji Xiang took a few sips of water.

He didn't dare drink large gulps of water, fearing that his stomach was already overburdened and that adding more burden would cause him to feel nauseous, making his condition more complicated.

Back in bed, Ji Xiang picked up his phone and started searching for entries on urinary tract stones, acute appendicitis, and acute gastroenteritis.

Compared to others, Ji Xiang was still completely clueless.

Judging from my current situation, it seems that I am neither of them.

MD!

I found myself searching for medical advice online without even realizing it!

While Ji Xiang was feeling lost, this thought suddenly came to mind, leaving him speechless.

When I was in school, I heard my teacher say that people often took out their phones and asked doctors in outpatient and emergency rooms, "Do I have this disease?"

Now it's my turn, and I'm just like any other ordinary person.

Ji Xiang chuckled awkwardly.

However, with the smile still on his face, a sudden wave of nausea and vomiting washed over him.

This time it was even more intense. In less than ten minutes, Ji Xiang almost pulled his stomach out of his abdomen, poured out the gastric juices and bile, rinsed the stomach with tap water, and then put it back in.

Unlike last time, Ji Xiang's abdomen had begun to cramp slightly.

Just now, Ji Xiang was thinking of tapping his lower back to see if there was any shock pain.

But once the pain started, Ji Xiang realized just how naive he had been.

All the strength in his body, which was as strong as an ox, was drained away by an inexplicable force, leaving only a weak and powerless shell.

Let alone self-examination, try to see if there is any tenderness when tapping the kidney area on both sides of the waist. Now Ji Xiang can hardly even lift his fingers. He really has no strength at all.

This feeling... is even worse than having your basic stamina completely depleted.

Ji Xiang began to regret it. He should have drunk more water earlier; at least he would have been able to vomit something up.

Now the stomach acid and bile that should have been vomited out are gone, but my stomach feels like it's being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand and twisted mercilessly.

I feel nauseous, but I can't vomit at all. The feeling of not being able to vomit is awful.

With his strength drained, Ji Xiang felt weak all over.

He, who was always full of energy, had no idea before that nausea and vomiting could actually make a person feel like their spine was being pulled out.

My stomach started to cramp, as if the stomach ailment had "transferred."

Taking advantage of the slight relief from the nausea and vomiting, Ji Xiang used all his strength to reach for his phone.

For Ji Xiang, even simple actions like taking out his phone and making a call are now extremely difficult.

Having used up all his remaining strength, Ji Xiang barely managed to dial 120 for emergency medical assistance.

He also wanted to drive himself to the hospital, but he simply couldn't do it.

I can't do it...

Compared to the insults suffered by the sea, Ji Xiang couldn't tell whether the mental or physical injuries were more serious.

This feels so weird.

After giving her address and symptoms, she hung up the phone.

Although the exchange was brief, Ji Xiang was already exhausted and curled up on the bathroom floor, panting heavily.

Covered in cold, sticky sweat, Ji Xiang strongly suspected that a figure had emerged from the sweat beneath him.

wrong!

Ji Xiang realized that even if the ambulance arrived, it would be useless; the door was closed, and the emergency room doctors wouldn't pry it open.

If they can't open the door, they'll have to contact the police and firefighters, which takes a lot of time.

The waves of abdominal cramps were excruciating; Ji Xiang wished he could sprout wings and fly to the hospital.

No matter what, let's get through this toughest part first and then talk about the rest.

Now, Ji Xiang seems to understand the patient lying on the stretcher.

He wasn't an antisocial personality; he was genuinely in unbearable pain.

After struggling for ten minutes, Ji Xiang finally opened the door, slumped down in the doorway, overwhelmed by abdominal cramps.

Soon, paramedics and nurses arrived and carried Ji Xiang onto the ambulance on a stretcher.

During the process of lifting him, Ji Xiang was almost dropped to the ground.

Once in the vehicle, Ji Xiang curled up on the stretcher. Even without looking at him, one could tell he was pale, cold, and drenched in sweat—symptoms of shock.

A stomachache isn't a disease, but it can be excruciating when it strikes.

Waves of pain made Ji Xiang see stars. He couldn't bear it, but what else could he do but endure it?

Ji Xiang misses the system NPCs. In his subconscious, the system NPCs can bring the dead back to life and cure diseases instantly.

He whispered words he didn't even know what they meant, trying to say something to make himself feel better. Ji Xiang curled up on the stretcher, his consciousness fading away.

"Where do you feel unwell?" The 120 emergency room doctor asked about Ji Xiang's medical history, and the nurse quickly took his blood pressure.

Ji Xiang cursed inwardly.

My whole butt hurts!

The extreme discomfort made Ji Xiang irritable, but he had no strength in his body, so he couldn't be irritable even if he wanted to.

He tried to describe his symptoms, but Ji Xiang himself didn't even know what he was saying; it was like talking in his sleep.

"Blood pressure is normal." The nurse removed the cuff.

"I'll tap it; it sounds like a kidney stone," said the 120 emergency doctor.

After saying that, he pressed one hand on Ji Xiang's waist and slammed the other hand down on him.

"Aww~~~"

Ji Xiang's situation was even worse than the patients he encountered.

He was strong and healthy; to say that he had no strength left was just Ji Xiang's own perception.

When the fist slammed down through his palm, the shockwaves spread outwards, and Ji Xiang's vision was filled with stars. Countless knives were churning wildly inside his abdomen, squeezing out their energy and causing him to scream in agony.

"It sounds like kidney stones," the ER doctor said. "It's nothing serious, drive back."

Ji Xiang had accompanied the 120 emergency team a few times. He noticed that the 120 emergency doctor did not communicate with the driver in front of him at all, which made him realize that the doctor only had a minor illness in his mind.

If it's a critical case, the kind where every second counts, the 120 ambulance will definitely turn on its lights and sound its siren, running red lights all the way to get to the emergency department as quickly as possible.

And now...

Ji Xiang wanted to cry but couldn't.

He was dying, but in the doctor's eyes, he was a minor patient.

(End of this chapter)