"Nonsense!" Upon hearing Yun Youtian's words, the doctor instinctively rebuked him.
The worst thing you can do with this kind of unexplained, severe pain is to forcefully stop it with painkillers. This will only make the condition more complicated and the cause even harder to understand.
It would be best to take him to a large hospital for a check-up.
A county hospital definitely wouldn't do, and a city hospital... probably wouldn't have it either. Thinking about it, I'm afraid only large hospitals in the provincial capital would have that kind of equipment.
but……
Looking at the clothes of Yun Youtian and his group, the doctor silently paused for a moment.
This really won't work...
"Sigh..." The doctor sighed deeply, softened his expression, and looked at Yun Youtian, saying, "In theory, the best solution for this kind of illness is to immediately send him to a large hospital for a corresponding examination, the kind that uses machines to examine him."
"However, the equipment used for the examination is quite rare and very expensive. County hospitals definitely don't have it, and I don't even know if city hospitals have it. I'm afraid only large hospitals in the provincial capital have it..."
Yun Youtian's face grew increasingly pale as he listened to the doctor's words. Upon hearing the words "major provincial hospital," his face turned as white as a bleached sheet of paper, utterly devoid of color.
Even a visit to the county hospital is incredibly expensive; imagine how much more expensive the big hospitals in the provincial capital must be!
"Doctor, we really don't have any money. Forget about big hospitals, we don't even dare go to the county hospital. One trip there and we'd be carrying debts we could never pay off in ten years..."
"I know." The doctor nodded and said, "I'm just giving you a brief overview of the situation. Putting aside the cost, there's no direct bus from here to the provincial capital. You have to transfer several times. And whether it's going from here to the county, from the county to the city, or from the city to the province, the number of buses is pitifully small. Given the patient's current condition, I'm afraid they can't afford any more of these transfers."
Yun Youtian nodded repeatedly.
The doctor continued, "So, I really don't have any good solutions right now. I can only offer you some advice. You can decide for yourselves how to choose."
"First, you should take the patient to the provincial capital for treatment."
Yun Youtian shook his head like a rattle drum.
The doctor continued, "Secondly, as you mentioned before, I'll give the patient a painkiller first—oh no… judging from the situation, she'll need a painkiller injection to stop the pain. Once the pain is gone and the patient is more alert, we can continue the consultation. However, there's a drawback to this approach: it might obscure the true nature of the patient's condition. Of course, there's no other way right now; none of you can clearly describe the patient's condition. So, we can only try to get her more alert so she can speak for herself."
"So, how should we choose?"
Yun Youtian quickly said, "Let's stop the pain for her first." He paused, then pointed at Wang Shufang and continued, "Look, she's in so much pain, it's really pitiful. We're a poor family, we don't have the money to go to a big hospital, and, like you said, she can't afford the hassle." Of course, although the last few words seemed to be addressed to the doctor, Yun Youtian was actually speaking to himself.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to take his wife to a major hospital; he simply didn't have the money and was also afraid of something happening on the way. So, that was that. If something did happen, it was her fate, and there was nothing he could do. It wasn't that he wouldn't treat her. After so many years of marriage, he had done everything he could.
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