While waiting, the parents, like explorers trying to find light in the darkness, asked people everywhere for information about Lin Lin.
They did not let go of anyone who might know the situation, from hospital nurses to other patients' families, and they held on to every clue.
They learned that Lin Lin was a well-known doctor in the hospital with superb medical skills and rich experience. She had cured many difficult and complicated diseases, and families that were once shrouded in despair regained their hope under her skillful hands.
This made the parents feel as if they saw a lighthouse in the vast ocean, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.
Therefore, after entering the consultation room, no one exchanged too many pleasantries.
Looking at the anxious and worried looks of the parents, Lin Lin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
She gave them a gentle smile, trying to ease the tense atmosphere: "Don't be anxious, sit down first and talk slowly."
Her voice was soft and soothing, like a mountain stream, flowing in every corner of the consultation room.
After hearing Lin Lin's words, the parents seemed to wake up from their trance, nodded slightly, and slowly walked towards the chair with their child.
As they moved, Lin Lin also saw a child hiding behind his parents.
His round body trembled as he walked.
Two big eyes looked around this strange place.
The chair made a slight friction sound, which was particularly clear in the quiet consultation room, and Lin Lin's thoughts were also pulled back.
After they sat down, the father took a deep breath, as if to give himself courage, and then began to speak: "Doctor Lin, our child...this child's illness is really tormenting us."
His voice was a little hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of his throat with difficulty.
The mother bit her lips tightly, stroking her child's hair with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes, but she tried hard not to let them fall, as if all her hopes would be shattered if she cried.
Listening to the description of the child's parents, Lin Lin couldn't help but look at the child in front of him again.
The seemingly strong child looked a little weak, and there was no trace of blood on his cheeks, which looked like a big fat steamed bun.
Being held by her father, she seemed to have lost interest in the room. She yawned sleepily, and her little hands hung weakly at her sides, forming a heart-wrenching contrast with her chubby body.
Lin Lin asked softly, "How long has this been going on?" Her eyes were gentle and focused, revealing her persistence in exploring the patient's condition.
My father opened his mouth, his lips trembling slightly, but it seemed as if something was choking his throat and no sound came out.
His eyes were full of confusion and helplessness, a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of his child's illness. It seemed that in these long and agonizing days, he had been tortured to the point of losing his sense of time. He really didn't know how long this situation had lasted.
The mother beside her interjected at the right moment: "The child gained weight suddenly, but this process lasted for about half a year. We really didn't take it too seriously at first."
"You know, it's a blessing for a child to be able to eat. We thought she had a good appetite and was growing. Who would have thought..."
As the mother spoke, her voice gradually became lower and a trace of regret flashed in her eyes, which was the self-blame for her own negligence as a parent.
Lin Lin nodded gently, her expression calm. She did not dwell on this topic for too long, as if she was just turning over an insignificant page.
Then, she quickly flipped through Yaya's previous medical records and examination reports. The papers made a rustling sound in her hands, as if telling some unusual story.
Then, she raised her head and looked at Yaya's mother again, with a hint of seriousness in her eyes, and asked softly: "Yaya's mother, do you remember when Yaya had her first period?"
This seemingly simple question is like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing thousands of waves.
The tense atmosphere that was already permeating the air seemed to be tightened by an invisible hand, becoming even thicker and making it difficult to breathe.
When Yaya's mother heard this, her expression instantly became solemn and her lips trembled slightly, as if this question carried some truth that she was afraid to face.
Yaya's mother shook her head, her brows furrowed and her face full of worry.
After a moment, she added, "I only know an approximate time."
Her eyes were a little evasive, as if she was ashamed of her lack of understanding of her child's physical condition.
Lin Lin was writing quickly on the medical record book. The sound of the pen tip scratching on the paper was particularly clear in the quiet consultation room.
Hearing what Yaya's mother said, she stopped writing instantly and looked up at Yaya's mother with some doubts, with a questioning look in her eyes: "Yaya's mother, please try to recall it. Even if it's just a vague time period, it may be of great help to our diagnosis."
Yaya's mother's lips trembled a few times, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes, and she twisted her hands unconsciously together and whispered, "About...about half a year ago. We didn't pay much attention to it at the time, just thinking that the child might have developed too early."
There was a hint of tears in her voice. As a mother, she failed to pay enough attention to such important physical changes of her child, and her heart was full of guilt.
Lin Lin frowned and wrote down his thoughts quickly in his notebook. As he wrote, he asked, "Has Yaya shown any abnormal symptoms since then? Like mood swings, sudden changes in appetite, or something like that?"
Yaya's mother tried hard to recall, worry in her eyes: "She's more easily agitated than before, and often loses her temper for no apparent reason."
"As for his appetite, it seems he's been eating more and is always complaining about being hungry. We thought he was just growing and didn't think anything bad of it."
Lin Lin frowned even more tightly. She looked at the limited information recorded in the medical record and fell into deep thought.
Yaya's sudden weight gain and the unclear timing of her menarche made the case more complicated.
She knew that this might be due to endocrine disorders or other more serious problems.
She looked at Yaya again. This little girl who should have been lively and cute had now become weak and silent due to her body abnormality.
Lin Lin frowned slightly and sighed softly.
Putting down the pen in her hand and pinching her nose a few times, she slowly asked, "Before a child suddenly gains weight, are there any special signs?"
"For example, are there any subtle abnormal reactions in the body? Or, have you been exposed to anything unusual? Like unusual foods? Or, have there been any changes in your living environment? Even seemingly insignificant changes could be important clues."
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