Chapter 403 Combined Surgery
"Will I die?"
Lianniang's sister-in-law uttered those two words softly, yet those two words seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, striking one's heart.
"This is surgery after all. Although it's still quite cold now, I can't guarantee that there won't be an infection. If there is an infection, no one knows whether Lianniang can pull through."
"You should discuss this further. If you can't accept the risks, it's best not to have the surgery."
"I'll do it! I'll do it!"
Lian Niang shook off the woman's hand, took two steps to the consultation table, and hurriedly said this loudly to Li San Niang.
"Dr. Li, I'm willing to do it!"
I'll sign, we'll write the contract. If anything happens to me, it's not Dr. Li's fault; I did all this myself!
Li San Niang smiled reassuringly at Lian Niang and said softly, "You haven't reached the age of marriage yet. Even if you want to do it, you need your father and mother's consent."
Don't be anxious, just discuss it carefully with your family.
Lian Niang couldn't listen to anything at this moment. Seeing that Li San Niang didn't respond, she burst into tears right there in the room.
When the woman and the old man saw Lianniang like this, they both thought of the naughty children in the alley who used to mock Lianniang for the mole on her face, saying that Lianniang was a monster, a freak, an ugly girl who would never find a husband, and so on.
At this moment, Lianniang's silent weeping overlapped with her past self, when she was ridiculed and even maliciously insulted as a child, and cried loudly afterward.
It would break anyone's heart to see it.
"Do it!" The old man's sudden word startled everyone. "We'll do it, how much money do we need?"
When Lianniang heard her father say that the surgery could be performed, her tearful face immediately broke into a smile.
When he heard his father ask Li San Niang how much money she wanted, his expression changed and he became nervous.
"Father, Mother, elder brother, sister-in-law, I will definitely work harder to earn money in the future. Consider the money for this surgery borrowed from my family."
At this moment, Li Sanniang coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention before slowly saying, "Lianniang is a very special case. I can ask Dr. Sun from the Department of Ulcer Medicine of the Imperial Medical Bureau to perform the surgery on Lianniang together."
If you agree to allow other doctors to observe from the sidelines, the cost can be reduced.
Even the subsequent medication, stitch removal, and other related expenses will be free.
This idea came to Li San Niang the first time she met Lian Niang during a free clinic.
Judging from the woman and Lian Niang's clothes, they were not from wealthy families. If they were to charge high fees for surgery, plus the cost of medicine, how could such a family afford it?
Therefore, Li San Niang thought of teaching.
It's much more useful to have surgeons observe how it's done on real people than to have them practice turning pork strips over and over all day long!
"You should go back and discuss it first. If you agree, then come and tell me so I can contact Dr. Sun and the others."
Li San Niang then explained in detail how to proceed if the doctor were to observe. After more than a quarter of an hour, she finally saw Lian Niang and her family out.
But just after seeing Lian Niang's family off, Tang Mingyue stood in front of Li San Niang's consultation table and asked, "Dr. Li, may I join the surgery?"
Seeing that Li San Niang remained silent, Tang Mingyue quickly said, "Even assisting is fine. This unprecedented surgery is truly intriguing."
Li San Niang still didn't reply, and Tang Mingyue got a little anxious, so she quickly said, "Doctor Li, you can't forget about us doctors who haven't entered the Imperial Medical Academy just because you're going to give a lecture at the Department of Surgery."
We absolutely cannot show favoritism!
"Haha, haha, Dr. Tang, how could I forget our medical hall and alliance?"
If Lianniang's family agrees to allow the doctors to observe, besides Medical Supervisor Sun, you also participated in the surgery to save Yang Shi with us last time, so we'll include you again this time.
As for our medical hall and the alliance, I'll discuss it with Manager Gao. The allocation of slots and such will depend on how Manager Gao and the alliance decide.
Tang Mingyue laughed with joy when she heard that she could not only watch but also participate directly.
"Okay, okay, haha, that's great!"
Dr. Li, thank you so much!
The next day, Li San Niang saw the woman leading Lian Niang. The two asked a few more questions and heard Li San Niang say, "At most five people. You can also bring two people from your family to watch over them."
If I've made up my mind, I'll have someone draw up a written agreement, then notify the Imperial Medical Academy. If all goes well, the surgery can be arranged in three to five days.
Seeing that the woman agreed, Li Sanniang saw the two of them out of the clinic and then went to the inner room to tell Manager Gao about the matter. Manager Gao then said directly, "Good thing, this is a good thing."
With people like you who are willing to share their skills, how can the medical profession not prosper?
Don't worry, I'll handle the rest. As for the candidates, I'm afraid we'll be lucky to get even one from our alliance."
Turning around, Manager Gao left the clinic and hurriedly went to contact various parties.
Five days later, everything was finally arranged.
The location was set in a medical hall belonging to the Imperial Medical Bureau in Yongpingfang, next to Wuhoupu.
Firstly, it's quiet and clean here; secondly, it's close to the Third Pharmacy where Li San Niang works, making it convenient for her to carry out her duties.
Besides Medical Supervisor Sun and Tang Mingyue, the Medical Alliance got one spot for close observation, while the Department of Ulcer Medicine of the Imperial Medical Bureau took the remaining four spots.
Li San Niang, Sun Yijian, and Tang Mingyue had already started practicing on the pork chunks two days ago.
This time, the surgeon was naturally Li San Niang, with Doctor Sun and Tang Mingyue serving as assistants.
Lianniang took the soup bowl from Qiuxiang and gulped it down.
The anesthetic powder worked quickly, and soon Lianniang fell into a deep sleep.
Once dressed, Li Sanniang pricked Lianniang with a crochet hook. Seeing no reaction, she spoke from behind her mask: "Begin."
Lian Niang's mother and sister-in-law were standing in the corner of the room. Seeing the doctors who were wrapped up tightly, they all moved closer. The few doctors who were left inside the room, like them, could only stand in the corner, so they stood on the table and craned their necks to look ahead.
This operating room was specially prepared in the last few days.
Not only is there a specially designed operating table, but there are also lights hanging from the beams inside the room, at the most suitable angles determined through experiments over the past few days.
Li San Niang, using her special abilities, carefully cut open the edge of Lian Niang's mole, meticulously slicing it little by little according to the depth of the blemish.
With her mind completely focused, the sounds from the outside world had no effect on Li San Niang.
Li San Niang's current state is as if the surroundings are a vacuum; she can only feel the skin of the patients under her care, and everything else seems to have disappeared.
Li San Niang made a Z-shaped incision to reduce the pressure of contractures after suturing.
No one spoke; only the sounds of Li San Niang's movements could be heard.
After Li San Niang completely removed the mole, a shout of "Suturing!" spurred Sun Yijian and Tang Mingyue to action.
With the three of them working together, the stitching was completed quickly.
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