Healing Doctor

Chapter 546 Diagnosis—Endometriosis

The pause on the screen ended, and Ji Xiang seemed to be talking to the female patient, but at this time the camera was being adjusted, and the camera did not capture Ji Xiang's face.

Without seeing any lip movements, the lip-reading expert's dragon-slaying skills were rendered useless, and no one knew what Ji Xiang and the patient said at that time.

"What the hell is going on! Can't the production team be a little more professional?!" Director Liu said angrily.

"I guess Ji Xiang didn't want to talk about it afterward. As for how much the lip-reading expert can decipher, that depends on fate," Director Bai said cautiously.

This episode was different from previous ones. Director Bai's relaxed smile was gone, replaced by a serious expression, as if the patient was about to jump off a building at the Second Affiliated Hospital's outpatient department.

He had unknowingly become so immersed in the role that he was even more so than Director Liu.

After all, Director Liu is an "outsider" when it comes to similar matters; the Medical Affairs Office must confront and handle such incidents directly.

"Old Bai, guess what disease the patient has?" Director Liu carefully examined the female patient, noticing her pale complexion, but not yet mentioning that patients with late-stage tumors also enter a state of cachexia. "I suspect it's liver cancer."

"I don't know, I can't guess." Once Director Bai got into the zone, he didn't even want to guess and directly refused to answer.

"You're so boring."

In the footage, the cameraman standing on the upper level is looking for an angle behind the crowd. Finally, they find a suitable angle that allows them to see the faces of Ji Xiang and the female patient.

Ji Xiang's face was covered in tears, like raindrops falling onto a jade plate.

Seeing this, Director Liu smiled slightly, "Xiao Ji really dares to do anything, and is capable of anything. Crying so sadly, if you didn't know better, you'd think it was real."

Although Director Bai was usually serious, he couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.

The camera was far away, and only the movement of lips could be vaguely seen. Ji Xiang was communicating with the female patient.

As for what they were saying, we couldn't hear anything at all.

The barrage of comments almost completely blocked the screen, leaving Director Bai with no choice but to turn them off for some peace and quiet.

Ji Xiang spoke a few words to the female patient, and as he reached into his pocket, the image froze, gradually shrunk, and finally settled in the upper right corner, with the main perspective switching back to the commentary room.

Previously, neither Director Bai nor Director Liu liked the commentary room. They couldn't listen to what the laymen guests said. Only Professor Shen's comments were worth listening to.

However, due to the tendency for colleagues to be prejudiced against each other, neither of them agreed with Professor Shen's comments.

But at this moment, they all wish to switch back to the commentary room and listen to the interpretation of the lip-reading experts.

"We missed a part of it, and then that young man... his name was Ji Xiang, right?" Teacher Luo asked.

"Yes," the bald host replied.

"Dr. Ji Xiang said his girlfriend just jumped off a building in her hometown, without hesitation, in front of two friends." Teacher Luo paused, then asked, puzzled, "Is this true?"

"No," the bald host replied. "Dr. Ji Xiang is here to film a program. I've never heard of him having a girlfriend. Besides, he was just accompanying Director Yang on his outpatient rounds when he saw someone about to jump off a building, so he went up to resolve the issue."

"Your acting is really good." Teacher Luo got the answer he expected and praised him with great emotion. "He said he just had a specialist review the images and that treatment might be possible. It's a pity he arrived too late; he was just one step away."

"What illness?"

"It seems to be about endometriosis," Teacher Luo said. "What does that mean?"

"Endometriosis mainly manifests as secondary dysmenorrhea, which gradually worsens. It is more common in women of reproductive age, especially those aged 25 to 45," Professor Shen explained. "Some patients don't experience much pain, but others suffer quite severely."

"I see." Teacher Luo nodded. "They were discussing their conditions. Dr. Ji Xiang was repenting, saying he wished he had come sooner. The woman, as if she were the patient, asked Dr. Ji Xiang if the illness was curable and which gynecologist gave her the advice."

"What did Dr. Ji Xiang say?" the bald host pressed.

"He said it wasn't the head of the gynecology department who gave the advice, but a doctor from his hometown named Zhao Zhe who can perform interventional surgery. He suggested that we come to the provincial capital to see an interventional specialist."

Upon hearing Zhao Zhe's name, everyone immediately realized that Ji Xiang was indeed lying.

His actions and expressions were so realistic, and his crying was so natural, that anyone who didn't know the truth would definitely think he was utterly despondent.

"Professor Shen, can this disease be treated with interventional surgery? Why don't gynecological experts know about this?" The bald host asked a very pointed question.

"That's right. This disease causes intense pain, making you feel like you're about to die. The only treatment I know of is hysterectomy, but I've never heard of interventional surgery."

Professor Shen's words were somewhat disorganized, without any order or logic, suggesting that his mind was probably in a mess as well.

"Teacher Shen, was Dr. Ji Xiang just saying that casually?" the bald host asked. "If it was just a joke, he might fool the patient. He might fool them for a while, but he can't fool them forever."

If the pain is that severe, it will definitely cause problems later.

"Yes, what if the patient tries to commit suicide again?"

"We can only focus on the immediate situation; we can't think that far ahead. If we do nothing now, the patient might jump off the building any second. Once someone jumps, there's no going back."

The guests each held their own opinions and had their own ideas.

Director Liu frowned. "Old Bai, what do you think?"

"See with your eyes."

"I'm asking you a question, so pay attention."

"What I don't understand is that the female patient seems to have endometriosis," Director Bai said calmly after a moment's thought. "But here's the problem, Dazhi: you just saw the patient, can you give a diagnosis?"

"No." Director Liu shook his head; he already understood what Section Chief Bai meant.

"I can't either. This kind of psychological offensive has to be steady, accurate, and ruthless, hitting the nail on the head," Director Bai said. "But Xiao Ji not only rushed in, he also gave a diagnosis with his eyes, directly fabricating a girlfriend with endometriosis."

"..." Director Liu was speechless.

"How did he make the diagnosis? It's strange." Director Bai wondered, tapping his right hand on the table, making a thumping sound.

"Maybe it was just a fluke," Director Liu said. "The patient looks pale, which may be due to excessive blood loss. For a woman of this age... Xiao Ji just wanted to get closer to the patient, so whether it was true or not didn't matter."

Director Bai seemed to disagree with Director Liu's opinion, but he had no good explanation and could only continue watching TV.

(End of this chapter)