Healing Doctor

Chapter 547 Understanding the Joys and Sorrows

The program didn't linger in the commentary room for long. After the video paused, the camera zoomed in, giving Ji Xiang a super close-up of his heartbroken expression.

Tears streamed down his face; he was heartbroken and looked like he had no will to live.

At this moment, the image of Ji Xiang's lips moving slightly was also clear. Even if they were not lip-reading experts, the audience and guests could vaguely "read" a sentence or two.

Expert Luo stared intently at Ji Xiang's mouth, simultaneously interpreting each sentence.

"My girlfriend had menstrual cramps when she was in school, but they weren't severe back then and usually only lasted a day. But the pain got worse and worse. I thought she was just being dramatic and being coquettish, and at first I was concerned, but later I felt she was going too far."

"One day she said she was in so much pain she couldn't get out of bed, her vision was blurry, and she was seeing double. I was really helpless at the time. This is ridiculous. Menstruation doesn't attack the brain, so how could she see double?"

As Dr. Luo translated this part, the camera gave the female patient a close-up.

Her previous wariness and guardedness completely disappeared, replaced by a complex and indescribable emotion.

The female patient understands this feeling, even if it's not exactly the same, she understands it!

As her hostility toward Ji Xiang gradually dissipated, the female patient realized that Ji Xiang had not come to "save" her, but had simply happened to meet her on the rooftop.

Meanwhile, Luo's simultaneous interpretation did not stop.

"I was already getting impatient back then, extremely impatient, looking back now..."

At this point, Ji Xiang burst into tears, his eyes red-rimmed.

After a pause of about 3 seconds, Ji Xiang continued speaking, and expert Luo continued to provide simultaneous interpretation.

"Once, she suddenly turned pale and was walking unsteadily. I sensed something was wrong, but I thought she was just acting. I went up to help her and found that her hands and arms were covered in cold sweat."

"She went to the bathroom and started dry heaving while hugging the toilet bowl. She didn't vomit anything, but I knew she was really feeling unwell that time, although I couldn't understand why."

"Is she in a lot of pain?" the female patient asked, trembling.

"It hurt... I think. That time she vomited while holding the toilet and quickly fell into a semi-conscious state. I can't explain it, but she seemed to be in a bad state. She's very thin, only 90 pounds. I can usually carry her in my arms easily, but that day it felt like her body was weighed down with lead. It took a lot of effort to carry her back to the house."

"After she got back, she kept retching. Her clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and her face was deathly pale. It was terrifying."

"I gave her ibuprofen, and she felt a little better about an hour later. I was sleepy too, so I dozed off. But when I woke up to the sound, I saw her frantically opening the window, ready to jump out."

"!!!"

"!!!"

The guests in the commentary room, as well as expert Luo and the audience from all over the country, were all taken aback.

Most people think it's just menstrual cramps, it's not something to be ashamed of as jumping off a building.

But at this moment, there are far fewer comments on the screen, with only a few trolls spouting nonsense, saying that such a thing is impossible, etc.

Anyone with even a little empathy would fall silent.

Compared to before, the comments section was much quieter.

"I pulled her back, and she broke down in tears in my arms. That time, I could really feel that she didn't want to live anymore and just wanted to jump down for relief."

"And then?" the female patient asked softly, her eyes red-rimmed.

"I took her to many hospitals, and most of them said there was nothing wrong, just to go home, drink more hot water, and take painkillers if she was in pain."

"I was diagnosed with endometriosis at a hospital in Shanghai, but the doctor said that the only treatment for this kind of disease is a total hysterectomy. My girlfriend disagrees, and I know she's very conflicted."

"She wants to have a child and doesn't want to have her uterus removed at such a young age."

"After that, I contacted many people and visited famous gynecologists across the country, but they all said pretty much the same thing."

"I made an appointment online with a gynecologist who said he was one of the top five gynecologists in the country. He told me I could try interventional procedures. I don't know what interventional surgery is, but I still want to try it."

"I talked to my girlfriend about it, and we're going to come to the First Affiliated Hospital to ask her. I'm worried that something might be wrong with her. Maybe it's because of the pain. She's been acting really badly, like she has depression."

"I asked her best friend to accompany her, in case something unexpected happens."

"I had just met Director Li of the Interventional Radiology Department at the First Affiliated Hospital while I was queuing up, when I received a phone call..."

As he spoke, Ji Xiang's tears fell like rain again, and snot also flowed from his nose.

Although it was unsightly, and even somewhat comical on its own, everyone in the department who witnessed the scene could sense Ji Xiang's sorrow.

Ji Xiang didn't continue, but everyone knew how things would turn out.

By this point, even the most obtuse person could guess the truth—Ji Xiang sought medical help and learned that the illness didn't require a hysterectomy and could be treated in other ways. However, his girlfriend, suffering from depression due to prolonged pain, committed suicide by jumping off a building in front of her best friend. (Note)

After Ji Xiang finished recounting what had happened, the last bit of psychological defense of the female patient who wanted to jump off the building crumbled.

She went from being extremely wary at the beginning to completely trusting Ji Xiang now.

If it weren't for personal experience, and witnessing firsthand how his girlfriend suffered terribly from menstrual cramps and endometriosis, even developing depression, no one could describe it so vividly.

Many details cannot be perceived without experiencing them firsthand.

You only feel pain when a knife falls on your own body.

The joys and sorrows of people are not connected.

The screen freezes as the production crew clicks pause.

Dr. Luo stared blankly at the female patient on the screen who was about to speak, without blinking. When he realized the program was paused, he glared angrily at the bald host.

The bald host, being experienced, naturally knew that this was a good time to break the ice and let everyone chat to calm down their overly excited emotions.

Moreover, Ji Xiang just said a lot of semi-professional things, which the audience needs to digest.

Otherwise, it would only remain a gossip about jumping off buildings, which is completely different from the show's intention.

"Teacher Luo, thank you for your hard work. Please have some water." The bald host said with a smile. "Teacher Shen, I heard Dr. Ji Xiang mention dysmenorrhea and endometriosis. What kind of disease is that?"

Professor Shen was still lost in thought. After a few seconds, he sighed softly.

"The concept of endometriosis is just like its name suggests: the original endometrium appears in places where it shouldn't be through various pathways," Professor Shen began to explain. "I've encountered a patient with this condition."

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Note: I heard about the girl jumping off the building from my junior high school classmate. She was a very famous animation producer... *sigh*.

(End of this chapter)