Chapter 227 Heart Transplant Successful
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time for Gan Haixiu's surgery.
Early in the morning, Mr. Tong, accompanied by his assistant and carrying an artificial heart equipped with professional instruments, rushed to the People's Hospital with Lin Shanshan.
Lin's father was the chief surgeon, and his assistants were all outstanding surgeons at the hospital.
As is well known, in the 1970s, when the country was not yet fully open, Shanghai had the largest number of foreigners.
There is a foreign doctor at Shanghai People's Hospital named Tom.
Tom had heard about artificial heart transplants before, so he took a day off today and waited early at the operating room door.
Tom was a very cheerful man. While waiting at the door, he started chatting with everyone present. First was Xiong Jianguo: "Xiong, God will pray for your wife. She will definitely be safe."
He then made a cross gesture on his chest and ended with "Amen".
Xiong Jianguo looked at the blond, blue-eyed man in front of him, speaking fluent Mandarin, and tapped his fingers up, down, left, and right a few times, as if praying for his beloved.
He quickly thanked her, saying, "Thank you, thank you."
Tom comforted Xiong Jianguo a few more times, then ran over to Old Tong's side. He was about to speak to him, but seeing Old Tong's serious, unapproachable expression, he wisely kept quiet.
They were about to approach Lin Shanshan, the daughter of the vice president.
Lin Shanshan knew Tom; he was not only a doctor, but also a regular contributor to The Lancet, the world's most prestigious medical journal, almost every issue.
Lin Shanshan really wanted to talk to Tom and tell him that the artificial heart was researched by Academician Tong from Xinghuo University of Science and Technology. She urgently needed to let people all over the world know that China's technology was on the rise.
He also wanted to make Xinghuo University of Science and Technology famous worldwide. He wanted to establish a Xinghuo Science and Technology Award.
It should be an award even more prestigious than the Nobel Prize, the ultimate dream of scientists worldwide to receive the Spark Program Science and Technology Award.
However, Lin Shanshan always remembered a saying by Zhuangzi.
"Cultivate yourself carefully, uphold your true self, and give back to others; then you will be free from all burdens!"
The gist is: If people can carefully cultivate themselves and respectfully preserve their pure and sincere nature, allowing things and people to each find their proper place, then there will be no trouble.
It's not the right time yet. Lin Shanshan has full confidence in Mr. Tong and her own father, and she can predict that the surgery will be successful.
However, there's always a chance of something going wrong in this world.
What if?
What if we fail? Pushing Old Tong out now with Tom would only bring shame to Old Tong and Xinghuo Science and Technology School if we fail.
When Tom Baba walked over, Lin Shanshan quickly closed her eyes, leaned against the white hospital wall, and began to doze off.
Time passed by, and by noon, the operating room door still hadn't opened.
Lin's mother was worried that her daughter would go hungry, so she came over to call someone to eat.
No one was in the mood to eat; everyone was on edge. No one wanted to leave, fearing that the operating room would open the moment they left.
Everyone wants to get the results as soon as possible!
Even Tom, who usually loves Chinese food, remained unmoved.
Lin Shanshan was also very nervous and wanted to know the outcome as soon as possible, but she was pregnant with four babies, and as a mother, she didn't have the luxury of being willful.
Lin Shanshan went to the cafeteria with her mother, eating her food and drinking her soup absentmindedly.
Lin's mother asked a nurse to take some steamed buns and bread to the people waiting outside the operating room.
After lunch, Lin Shanshan, who should have taken a nap, was too excited, nervous, and slightly agitated to feel sleepy at all.
I decided to wait outside the operating room.
One hour and thirteen minutes later, the operating room door finally opened.
Lin's father walked out looking somewhat tired. Everyone approached, but no one dared to ask him anything, fearing a bad outcome and hesitant to speak up.
After all, this was the world's first artificial heart transplant.
Lin's father took off his mask, a smile playing on his lips: "The surgery was a success. If the patient doesn't experience rejection tonight, he'll be perfectly fine, just like a healthy person."
Old Tong was moved to tears; no, it wasn't just him, everyone was in tears.
Xiong Jianguo's tears were tears of joy because his wife had been given a new lease on life. He bowed to Grandpa Tong, Lin's father, the doctor who came out of the operating room, and Lin Shanshan one by one.
The tears of success are for Teacher Tong, his teaching assistants, and the doctors.
From today onwards, China's medical field will occupy a place in the world.
Lin Shanshan wiped away her tears, pulled Tom along and began to introduce Professor Tong and Xinghuo University of Science and Technology. After she finished speaking, she said meaningfully, "Uncle Tom, if you can publish your article in The Lancet first, then your reputation will also soar."
Upon hearing this, Tom didn't even have time to congratulate Lin's father before rushing to his office to grab a pen.
Gan Haixiu was also wheeled out and sent to the intensive care unit. Professor Tong asked two teaching assistants to go in with her to monitor her recovery.
Lin Shanshan wasn't idle either. After obtaining Xiong Jianguo's permission, she took photos of Gan Haixiu, Lin's father alone, the surgeons in collaboration, and Tong Lao.
I'm preparing to print it out and hand it over to major newspapers across the country.
After the photos were released, Lin Shanshan wrote a letter to Bai Xue, asking her to have the photos widely reported by the Hong Kong media.
Lin Shanshan didn't expect that Bai Xue and the boss's wife of TVB were good friends. After TVB broadcast this story during prime time, it caused a strong reaction and attracted a wealthy businessman with heart disease to come to Haishi for a heart transplant.
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