Chinese medicine doctor Xu Yang

Xu Yang is not a polite person. According to normal interpersonal communication, if someone just comes to report, you can't just let them do the work immediately.

At any rate, we have to arrange for someone to be taken to the hospital to get familiar with it, and we need to care about their accommodation. We also have to arrange a reception banquet in the evening. After all, this is inviting experts after all.

Fortunately, neither Xu Yang nor Tong Ren cared about this. Xu Yang handed him a medical record, gave instructions to the nurse, and Xu Yang took Tong Ren for ward rounds.

Tong Ren also looked through the child's medical records on the way. The more he looked through it, the tighter his frown became. This child was really pitiful. I am over seven years old this year and have been diagnosed with left adrenoblastoma for 5 years.

Hey, this kid was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 2.

Tong Ren frowned a little more with sadness, and then continued to read: "Due to abnormal re-examination indicators and new nodules found in the imaging examination, the parents were considering recurrence, so the parents brought the patient to our hospital for treatment with traditional Chinese medicine."

"The patient was diagnosed with left adrenoblastoma in 2014, which later spread to the para-abdominal aorta and posterior mediastinum. He has undergone four surgeries so far, in October 2014, March 2017, and November 2017. Three tumor resections, and his left kidney had been removed.”

Tong Ren's frown tightened even more. Even his left kidney was removed at such a young age?

"Chylorrhea repair was performed in March 2018. Since the diagnosis, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been standardized to this day. In June 2019, a PET/CT examination at a hospital in Linzhou showed the results."

"There is a new nodular hypermetabolic lesion in the left posterior inferior mediastinum (behind the left diaphragm), and tumor recurrence is considered. In August 2019, NSE (neuron-specific enolase): 37.03ng/ml, compared with 2019 In April, it was 15.07ng/ml, which was significantly higher."

This is the entire previous medical history.

Tong Ren put down his notebook, frowned and thought about it. Left adrenoblastoma, a kidney... tumor, was diagnosed at the age of three. He was afraid that there would be problems while still in the womb. It was probably due to congenital deficiencies, and the left kidney was removed...

Tong Ren's face was solemn. No wonder Xu Yang said that this little patient was very difficult. It was indeed very difficult.

Tong Ren thought for a while, looked at the child's birth date, then raised his head and began to think about it.

Several people walked to the ward and took the stairs. It turns out that this is an old building, and there is only a very broken old elevator in it. Now it has been replaced with a new one.

But there is only one, which is inconvenient to use. Later, the superiors paid for the construction of an observation elevator outside to facilitate the use of these patients and doctors.

Xu Yang rarely works in elevators. There are only a few floors in total, and he can walk around very quickly without competing with patients.

When they arrived at the ward, Xu Yang just entered.

The child's parents all stood up.

The child is lying on the bed and reading the text.

"Doctor Xu." The two of them greeted Xu Yang. Their faces were haggard and their spirits were very bad. Both of them looked very bad.

"Hey." Xu Yang nodded to them and asked, "How is Zhou Zhou today?"

Zhou Zhou’s father said: “Fortunately, I ate something earlier and am reading the text now.”

Xu Yang said: "He really loves to learn. It's very rare for someone at such a young age to know how to love learning and not be playful."

Zhou Zhou's father said: "Well, the main reason is that the child's physical strength is also poor, and he will get tired after playing for a long time. However, Zhou Zhou is still quite conscious, and he keeps asking us when he can go back to school, saying how good he is My friend Lu Bingbing is still waiting for him."

"And Li Xiaoran!" Zhou Zhou corrected on the hospital bed.

Zhou Zhou's father nodded: "Yes, yes, and Li Xiaoran."

Zhou Zhou put down his textbook: "Then when can I go back?"

Zhou Zhou’s father said: “Then you ask Uncle Xu Yang.”

After saying that, Zhou Zhou's father looked at Xu Yang and pursed his lips subconsciously. Zhou Zhou’s mother also clenched her fist nervously.

Xu Yang forced a smile on his face: "As long as you take the medicine well, you will be discharged from the hospital soon."

Zhou Zhou's parents looked at each other and sighed slightly.

"Okay, I know how to take medicine. Do I take very bitter Chinese medicine?" Zhou Zhou asked.

Xu Yang said: "It may not be bitter, but it certainly doesn't taste good."

Zhou Zhou suddenly looked bitter and stuck out his tongue.

Tong Ren has also been looking at Zhou Zhou.

Xu Yang said to Tong Ren: "Doctor Tong, please go over and make a diagnosis."

Tong Ren nodded and walked over. Before even asking two questions, Zhou Zhou was very tired and lay on the bed not wanting to talk. Zhou Zhou’s parents hurried over to comfort their children.

After Tong Ren made the diagnosis, he nodded to Xu Yang.

The two of them were about to go out.

Zhou Zhou's father quickly chased them out and stopped the two of them outside.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yang asked.

Zhou Zhou's father swallowed his saliva and said, "That..."

He looked around again and saw no one coming, so he said, "Doctor Xu, can you come with me? I have something to ask you."

Xu Yang nodded: "Okay."

Zhang Hua said to Tong Ren: "Doctor Tong, let me take you to Teacher Xu's office first."

"Okay." Tong Ren agreed.

Xu Yang followed Zhou Zhou's father to the side. Zhou Zhou's father looked next to him again. When he saw no one, he took out a red envelope from his pocket like a thief, quickly stuffed it into Xu Yang's hand, and said as if it was scalding his mouth. He said, "You... please take the trouble."

Xu Yang suddenly couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't you know that the first rule of Mingxin Branch is not to accept gifts from patients? All great doctors must treat diseases without desires or demands. Take the red envelope back."

Zhou Zhou's father stammered and said: "I'm stupid and can't make so many senses. But you must pay more attention. The child is still young and we only have this son. We...we really can't live without Zhou Zhou, and we don't want to give up the child." "

Xu Yang sighed: "I understand how you feel, but don't worry, we will do our best for every patient."

Zhou Zhou's father kept his head down and said nothing, but he refused to accept the red envelope.

Xu Yang squeezed the red envelope. It was quite thick. In fact, the family was not rich. The two of them had a fast food at noon, the kind they make for construction site workers at the door. It costs only 10 yuan to be vegetarian and full. .

The family is not wealthy and has a child with cancer. How difficult it is.

But he was still very generous to himself, Xu Yang smiled bitterly: "Thank you then."

After saying that, Xu Yang took the red envelope and left.

The child's father was surprised for a moment, then he exhaled and relaxed a lot.

Xu Yang went downstairs and went to the inpatient department to add the money from the red envelope to Zhou Zhou's hospitalization fee. Now Mingxin Branch is still a Class II hospital. These patients from out of town are not covered by medical insurance and have to pay for themselves.

This will cost a lot more money, so they are also waiting for approval from the authorities. Many patients are also waiting for approval. As long as the tertiary hospitals here get the approval, it will be much easier for them.

Xu Yang shook his head slightly, looked at the five thousand yuan in the red envelope, smiled bitterly, and turned to go to the office to discuss it with Tong Ren.