"A cesarean section is the worst option, but for Madam Qiao, it's the best way to save herself and her child."
The smile on Mrs. Qiao's face slowly faded. "A laparotomy before the birth? Cutting open the belly...wouldn't it hurt?"
"I have medicine that can relieve pain, but it's risky and expensive..."
She had saved up a lot of anesthetics, and now each one was used up, she had less and less. She didn't feel bad about taking them away from a wealthy family like the Qiao family.
Master Qiao couldn't help but speak, "I heard that the county lady has performed abdominal surgery on someone before. She must have used this medicine. Don't worry, my daughter and grandson's lives are extremely important to me. As long as the county lady can save them, the consultation fee is not a problem."
"Her condition is different from my previous patients. I also want to inform you of the possible risks involved in implementing this method. This method may have a glimmer of hope, and I will do my best, but you must also prepare for the worst."
"We understand."
After Shen Huaixu discussed with Qiao Baozhu's family, Doctor Yue also came to the Qiao family.
She called Dr. Yue and Jiang Wei and briefly explained her operation method. Dr. Yue was so fascinated by what she heard.
After Shen Huaixu finished speaking and looked at him, he pondered for a long moment before saying, "Taking the baby out is feasible, but opening the abdomen will inevitably lead to external pathogens invading the wound. If something goes wrong... it would be extremely dangerous. Are those cotton cloths and strong liquor you mentioned meant to prevent this?"
"Yes, I used this method to rescue two people when I was in Beichuan County."
Doctor Yue smiled bitterly and shook his head. "You surpass your master. You've saved two people in a row with this method. I'm afraid it's not just luck. No one in the world is more proficient in opening the abdomen than you. I can't think of a better way. Just do it your way, and I'll help you."
Chen Huaixu smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Yue."
Qiao Baozhu's stomachache only lasted for a while and never returned. Doctor Yue took her pulse and told her to come back early the next morning. Then Shen Huaixu took Jiang Wei home.
Before leaving, she asked Mr. Qiao if he could invite the imperial physician from Beijing. If he could, he would do so. If not, she would go find Doctor Fang from Jishidiang.
When they got home, it was already late at night. Shen Huaixu and Jiang Wei realized that their two fathers were waiting for them.
She went to tell them about the situation at the Qiao family, dispelled their worries, and everyone went to sleep.
The next day, Shen Huaixu got up early. After washing up, the two sisters got on the carriage sent by the Qiao family and rushed to the Qiao family.
In the carriage, Shen Huaixu repeated the precautions to his sister, and Jiang Wei listened very attentively.
Shen Huaixu looked at her: "Sister, you seem to be much calmer. Have you grown up?"
Jiang Wei pouted. "You don't know, before I came here, my mother nagged me a lot, telling me not to jump around like a monkey, to sit and stand properly, and most importantly, not to be unable to move when I see delicious food, so as not to embarrass you, my little sister. I've kept it in mind!"
Chen Huaixu laughed, "That's right, mother really understands you, but you don't have to restrain yourself all the time. Some people will always find fault with you if they look down on you. Just don't say it in front of us. If anyone bullies you, just tell me."
Jiang Wei nodded heavily, "Okay, I'll take note!"
When Shen Huaixu and the other arrived at the Qiao family, Doctor Yue and Doctor Fang had already arrived.
Doctor Fang had a lot of experience with women's illnesses. He took Qiao Baozhu's pulse and found her face wasn't looking good. After leaving the house, he said, "I've been to the Qiao family before and checked Madam Qiao's pulse. At that time, I thought Madam Qiao was doing well with her pregnancy. Who knew it was actually too good."
Doctor Yue calculated the time and said, "Fortunately, the child is already nine months old. The chances of survival are very high. However, if something unexpected happens..."
He looked at Shen Huaixu, “What did the Qiao family say?”
"Bao Da."
"If you only want to save the big one, it would be easier to deal with. You don't need to consider the dosage of Ma Fei San, just give it enough..."
Shen Huaixu had tested it on a tool before going to bed last night. The chance of saving both mother and child was only 40%, but it couldn't be scanned now. It all depended on her entering the restricted conditions, and there might be deviations.
She poked Fu Yin and asked, "Can you use your mental power to scan the mother's condition?"
Fu Yin's face was indifferent, "I won't sweep."
Shen Huaixu wondered: [Why?]
Fu Yin continued indifferently: [Don’t look at anything inappropriate.]
Chen Huaixu: [······You were not like this before. 】
【Then you can just treat me as a program. 】
Shen Huai Preface: [Oh.]
After a while, [I missed the old Futuan for three seconds.]
Fu Yin: [... Then I won't sweep it either.]
Shen Huaixu gave up.
Mr. Qiao was very nervous. He watched the two old doctors discussing heatedly, but Shen Huaixu closed his eyes as if he was meditating. It was unclear whether he was resting his mind or not.
Abdominal laparotomy to conceive a baby has always been done after an adult has died. It has never been done from a living person before. How could he not be nervous when it was about to happen to his daughter?
Chen Huaixu had no time to care about Master Qiao. The Qiao family prepared a wing room according to her request. On the first day, they wiped it everywhere with strong liquor, ventilated it every day, and then fumigated the room with Atractylodes lancea. There was only a small couch, some wooden shelves for placing things, and ice jars in the four corners in the room.
She took out all the things used for drawing blood, and tested the blood of the Qiao family. After preparing the blood, she, Jiang Wei and the two doctors put on a set of clean cotton clothes, put on cotton masks and wrapped their heads with cotton towels, and then walked into the house with the things.
Three screens separated the small couch. Shen Huaixu asked Jiang Wei to wait at the door for the medicine to be boiled. He walked around the screen and came to the side of the small couch. Qiao Baozhu was already lying on the couch.
At this moment, her fingers were clenching her clothes, trembling slightly, and her nervousness was visibly evident.
Chen Huaixu said gently, "I'm going to blindfold you later. It'll hurt a little, but it will be fine after a while. Don't be afraid. You'll be fine after a good sleep."
With tears in her eyes, Qiao Baozhu nodded gently.
When Jiang Wei came in, Qiao Baozhu had already fallen asleep on the small couch.
She looked down at the medicine in her hand and asked in confusion, "What is this medicine..."
Chen Huaixu didn't even blink, "It's supplementary, put it aside for now, and feed it to her when it cools down and there's movement in the middle."
She held the sterilized surgical instruments, touched Qiao Baozhu's belly, found the right position, and gently cut it down.
Jiang Wei, who was watching from the sidelines, swallowed.
She suddenly realized that she had never witnessed such a scene so directly. She had been terrified the first time she saw it, but this time she had to actually help her younger sister and couldn't be as timid as before.
She bit the tip of her tongue and told herself not to think too much. She had seen all kinds of messy dead people. At least her younger sister would look better after surgery than dead!
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