Healing Doctor

Chapter 572 You get what you pay for.

The painless colonoscopy went well; Ji Xiang felt like he had taken a nap, and when he opened his eyes, the doctor had already lifted his hospital skirt.

"Young man, who is Teacher Meng?" the gastroenterologist asked with a smile.

"Well……"

"When you woke up from anesthesia, you kept talking about Teacher Meng."

Ji Xiang scratched his head.

Why am I so hung up on Meng Qingfei? Trying to talk to someone while half-asleep must mean I'm some kind of system NPC, right?

Did I reveal my true nature of wanting to stay in the emergency department while I was half asleep?

Ji Xiang was somewhat confused.

"The examination showed no problems. You can sit by the door for a while, and then you can leave," the gastroenterologist said.

Ji Xiang nodded, standing on the ground in a daze, feeling as light and unsteady as if he were stepping on cotton candy.

The nurse helped Ji Xiang walk out. After taking three steps, the lightheaded feeling under Ji Xiang's feet quickly disappeared, and he returned to normal.

Painless gastroscopy and colonoscopy under anesthesia does have some problems, the problem being "incoherent speech" after waking up from anesthesia.

Ji Xiang himself didn't know that he would be muttering about Meng Qingfei in his half-asleep state. This was too strange. Did he have some kind of attachment to the emergency department? This thought came to him again.

That won't do!

Even though he felt the same way, Ji Xiang still shivered.

Is the emergency room a place for humans?

Absolutely not!

Ji Xiang sat on a chair outside to rest, trying his best to erase any thoughts about the emergency department and Meng Qingfei.

Fifteen minutes later, Ji Xiang felt that his overall condition had recovered, just like before he had the painless colonoscopy.

After experiencing a painless colonoscopy, Ji Xiang felt as if he had taken a nap, a fundamental difference from a regular colonoscopy.

After a while, Ji Xiang left.

The next day, when he came to pick up the report, Ji Xiang made another appointment for outpatient treatment.

Upon arriving at the consultation room, Ji Xiang sat down and showed the report to the outpatient doctor.

"It's nothing serious," the gastroenterologist said after glancing at the report.

"Doctor, could it be a problem with the jejunum?" Ji Xiang asked.

"If you're considering a capsule endoscopy, what's your financial situation like?"

"generally."

"Let me briefly explain," the gastroenterologist said, putting down the report and glancing at Ji Xiang's previous medical record. "You've had abdominal pain for years. Generally speaking, at your age, it's not a serious problem; it's mostly caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction."

Ji Xiang listened silently.

"However, if you want to have a capsule endoscopy, there are several modes, which I will briefly introduce."

"First, it costs 300 yuan per session."

"So cheap?!" Ji Xiang was taken aback.

This price was beyond Ji Xiang's expectations.

According to Ji Xiang's understanding, a capsule endoscopy costs around 4000 yuan. Some hospitals are more expensive, but the price will be reduced if you participate in insurance with several insurance companies.

"You get what you pay for." The gastroenterologist glanced at Ji Xiang. "This is a recycled capsule endoscope. You know what recycling is, right?"

"..." Ji Xiang was stunned for a moment.

"It's something that someone else used, and then it's brought back, disinfected, and sterilized for reuse. We don't do that here. If you want something cheaper, you can try private hospitals or small clinics that advertise big discounts. Of course, they say it's disinfected, but who knows?"

"The previous person used it..."

Ji Xiang's mouth was a little dry.

"It's excreted along with feces and then collected," the gastroenterologist said.

"No way," Ji Xiang said directly.

What a joke! Even with the Empathy System, Ji Xiang wouldn't want to use such an extremely cheap examination method.

Although the endoscope is also inserted into someone else's stomach and undergoes disinfection and sterilization procedures before use, Ji Xiang just doesn't want to accept it.

"The second type is also cheaper," the gastroenterologist said. "It's an uncontrollable capsule endoscopy. After you take it, it moves freely in the gastrointestinal tract. It's generally effective and suitable for general screening because it doesn't follow instructions. The price is around 800."

"The third one is the best, but also the most expensive."

"The magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy robot can see exactly where you want, and it's quite effective. It costs around 4000 yuan. The manufacturer is Ankon Technologies in the United States, and its detection rate is around 93%."

"So there are so many," Ji Xiang thought to himself, stunned.

What I know is the top-tier one; below that, there are so many other types of capsule endoscopy and colonoscopy.

In particular, the recyclable and reusable capsule endoscope really disgusted Ji Xiang.

"Doctor, I'll choose the most expensive one."

The gastroenterologist didn't show much expression; he nodded and began giving medical orders.

"You don't have that much money in your medical insurance card. Are you planning to pay in cash?" the gastroenterologist asked.

"Um."

After finishing the order, Ji Xiang went to pay the bill and then realized... he had no money.

Taking out at least 3000 yuan beyond medical insurance reimbursement is something I, who can relate to this situation, simply cannot do.

Left with no other choice, Ji Xiang went back again and asked the gastroenterologist to order him 800 yuan worth of tests.

It seems I have no connection with Anhan Company, Ji Xiang thought to himself, and silently made a note of Anhan Company's name.

The next morning, Ji Xiang arrived at the hospital again on an empty stomach.

The doctor told Ji Xiang not to be nervous, briefly explained the difference between capsule endoscopy and regular endoscopy, and then had him drink a banana-flavored defoaming agent.

Then he drank water, and afterwards he told Ji Xiang not to talk, but he could walk around.

About half an hour later, the doctor helped Ji Xiang put on a vest and then lay down on the examination bed, where he swallowed a capsule.

Before swallowing the capsule, Ji Xiang was instructed by the doctor to swallow it slowly, so that his esophagus could be checked at the same time.

After swallowing the capsule, the endoscopist had Ji Xiang lie on his side one moment and on his back the next. The examination was completed in about 15 minutes.

"Young man, it's nothing serious," the endoscopist said to Ji Xiang hurriedly, with a professional and polite smile.

"It's alright," Ji Xiang nodded. He knew he had undergone three gastroscopy and colonoscopy examinations, and this empathy session was over.

The light and shadow will be flashing in the next second.

However, the flickering light and shadow that Ji Xiang had imagined did not happen, and he remained in this world without returning.

What exactly happened?

Ji Xiang suspected there might be complications, but the doctor told him it was nothing to worry about.

This was rather strange. Ji Xiang wasn't in a hurry, but instead lived in a world of empathy for three months.

One day, he experienced severe abdominal pain, along with recurring rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. He went to the hospital for examinations, but various tests were performed without finding a problem.

It occurs on average once a month, and the hemoglobin level is generally around 70g/L.

Sometimes Ji Xiang wondered if he was like a woman's period, having those few days every month from now on.

But feeling that this was the end of it, Ji Xiang returned to the operating room.

(End of this chapter)