Chapter 268 Connivance
At 7:20 in the evening, Yu Zhiming, who had first communicated with Director Liu Yun about the specific surgical plan, met with today's surgical subject Zhu Meisheng, as well as her parents and family together with Director Liu and Dr. Ding Ye.
What surprised Yu Zhiming was that he didn't see Zhu Meisheng's husband, whose identity was still mysterious.
Yu Zhiming guessed that maybe it was a big star who was afraid that the gossips of the people in the hospital would leak out the news of his marriage?
It's just that his wife is having surgery and he's worried about this and that and doesn't dare show up. The relationship between these two people...
Tsk tsk?
Yu Zhiming gossiped in his mind while listening to Director Liu explaining the possible surgical accidents, complications, and consequences to the patient and his family one by one.
Afterwards, the patient and his family signed the surgery notification and consent forms, officially entering the surgery preparation stage...
Yu Zhiming followed Director Liu to the operating room and changed into a blue T-shirt used exclusively for surgery.
"Doctor Yu, how confident are you that I can prevent the cancer from recurring and have a successful pregnancy?"
Yu Zhiming pondered and said, "I'm quite confident that I can accurately circle the area of the cancer."
"As for the rest, it depends on your ability, Director Liu, as well as the patient's recovery and luck."
Liu Yun was silent for a moment, then said, "Doctor Yu, at our Huashan Hospital alone, we have as many as four to five hundred women undergoing hysterectomies every year for various medical conditions. Many of these women are childless or even unmarried."
"If everyone could perform a surgery like this one, precisely removing uterine lesions, it would allow many young women to realize their dream of becoming a mother."
Yu Zhiming frankly said, "Director Liu, I was basing my determination on my intuition, so there's a significant risk of missing something."
"Zhu Meisheng is also willing to take this risk."
"Other people may not be willing to take this risk."
Liu Yun sighed softly.
Many people are afraid of cancer.
Not everyone is as obsessed with having children and becoming a mother as Zhu Meisheng, and is not afraid of the risk of cancer recurrence.
Liu Yun knew very well that even if she offered the option of precise resection, most patients would still choose the extended radical resection option.
Liu Yun and Yu Zhiming changed their clothes, put on surgical caps and masks, washed their hands and disinfected them before entering the operating room. With the assistance of the nurse, they put on sterile surgical gowns and surgical gloves.
At this time, under the charge of Dr. Ding Ye, who arrived earlier than them, Zhu Meisheng was already lying on the operating table, and the anesthesiologist had performed lumbar epidural anesthesia.
As soon as Liu Yun and Yu Zhiming took their positions beside the operating table, they greeted Zhu Meisheng, who remained conscious, and started the operation without any delay.
Liu Yun took the scalpel and quickly cut a fifteen-centimeter incision on Zhu Meisheng's belly.
Originally, for an early-stage endometrial cancer surgery like Zhu Meisheng's, if it is a total hysterectomy, it can be performed through minimally invasive surgery, and not much of a wound will be left on the lower abdomen.
However, in order to perform precise resection, Yu Zhiming needs to manually check the cancerous area of the uterus, and an open abdominal surgery is necessary.
There are gains and losses, and this is the price to pay.
After several consecutive cuts and the use of a dilator to expand the incision, Zhu Meisheng's abdominal cavity was opened, and her uterus was completely exposed to Yu Zhiming's sight.
He reached in with his right hand and gently grasped the uterus.
Typically, an adult woman's uterus is seven to eight centimeters long, four to five centimeters wide, and two to three centimeters thick.
Its capacity is about five milliliters.
The length and width of Zhu Meisheng's uterus are still within the normal range, but the thickness, when Yu Zhiming touched it, felt about 0.5 centimeters thicker than usual.
He kneaded it carefully and gently for a minute or two, then reached out for a special marking pen and drew a horizontal line in the middle and lower part of the uterus.
Liu Yun understood what he meant and cut open the uterus along the marked line with a scalpel. She then used a small traction device to pull open the incision of the uterus, completely exposing the inside.
Next, Yu Zhiming once again held the uterus in his palm, feeling it carefully and observing it attentively...
At this moment, Liu Yun, Dr. Ding Ye, the anesthesiologist, the three operating nurses, and Zhu Meisheng, who was still conscious despite being under partial anesthesia, all held their breath involuntarily, fearing they would disturb Yu Zhiming.
After two or three minutes, Yu Zhiming took the lead in moving his body, picked up the marking pen again, and drew an irregular oval in the uterus.
Liu Yun looked at the area drawn by Yu Zhiming and said thoughtfully, "To facilitate surgery, suturing, and recovery, the actual resection area will need to be much larger."
Hearing this, Zhu Meisheng, whose abdominal cavity was opened, finally couldn't help but shout out in worry.
"Director Liu, uterus, child..."
Liu Yun looked at Zhu Meisheng, whose vision was blocked, and replied softly, "Ms. Zhu, don't worry. The resection range drawn by Doctor Yu is not large."
"I estimated that the uterus that was actually removed was only a quarter of its size."
"If you recover well after the operation and have some luck, it won't delay your pregnancy and childbirth."
At this time, Yu Zhiming, who had finished mapping the scope of the cancer, had given up the surgical position and was replaced by Dr. Ding Ye to assist Director Liu in completing the next stage of the lesion resection surgery.
Yu Zhiming said, "Director Liu, I have nothing to do from now on. I'm leaving now."
Liu Yun nodded and sighed softly, "Doctor Yu, you always said you were just a tool."
"As far as today's operation is concerned, we have all become your tools."
Yu Zhiming chuckled and replied, "How could that be?"
"Director Liu, you are the lead surgeon for this operation, and I am your assistant."
Liu Yun snorted softly, "For this operation, there are dozens of surgeons at Guanghuashan Hospital who can replace me as the lead surgeon."
"But there's no one else in the whole country who can replace you, my little assistant."
Yu Zhiming chuckled, nodded to Ding Ye who winked at him, and left the operating room...
It was nearly nine o'clock in the evening when he returned to his residence in Zijinyuan.
After chatting with Qing Ning and Fourth Sister for a while, Yu Zhiming returned to the bedroom and sat at the desk.
He took out a medical book and flipped through a few pages. He couldn't continue reading, so he picked up his phone and called He Yingjun.
The phone rang twice before being picked up, and then He Yingjun's voice came.
"Doctor Yu, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly."
Yu Zhiming chuckled and said, "You are the Dean's trusted secretary, how dare I give you orders?"
"But there is something I need to know from you."
"Doctor Yu, what's the matter? Tell me!" He Yingjun knew Yu Zhiming's speaking style and replied very concisely.
"Secretary He, do you know Meng Fangyue?"
"I know. He's the nephew of the dean's wife. He brought another patient to the outpatient clinic today and asked you, Doctor Yu, to examine him?"
When Yu Zhiming heard what He Yingjun said, he knew that he was very clear about Meng Fangyue's behavior.
"Secretary He, it's like this..."
"He did bring someone to see me today, and he kept saying that he never needed to register when he took patients to see a doctor."
"I ignored him."
After a pause, Yu Zhiming continued, "At dinner time, he found me in the cafeteria again."
"He said he wanted to work with me to make some money. I helped him see a patient and he gave me 100 yuan."
After a moment of silence, He Yingjun's voice rang out, "Doctor Yu, it's hard to describe the nephew of the dean's wife."
"It is said that his wife is very strict with him and only gives him a small amount of pocket money every month."
"He had no money, so he started to act as a scalper, taking a patient who had a regular outpatient appointment to our hospital's specialist clinic to earn some pocket money."
"Because he's quite sensible and only sees one or two patients a month, they turned a blind eye to this matter."
Hearing this, Yu Zhiming frowned.
Isn’t this indulgence?
What happened to preventing problems from happening?
Yu Zhiming also knew that doctors all had family and friends, and it was common for them to introduce their relatives and friends to each other for medical treatment.
This is a form of mutual help and support among doctors, and they owe each other favors, and it is not for the purpose of profit.
But Meng Fangyue's behavior was extremely inappropriate.
He Yingjun's voice rang in Yu Zhiming's ears again, "Doctor Yu, the dean knows nothing about this matter."
"I first informed the dean's wife after I discovered this more than a year ago."
"He was quiet for a few months and then did this again."
"From then on, every time Meng Fangyue saved on the specialist registration fee, the dean's wife would pass it on to me, and I would then pay it back to the outpatient and emergency department."
Yu Zhiming let out a long "oh".
He Yingjun continued, "Doctor Yu, thank you for telling me this."
"Some people and some things cannot be tolerated again and again. Before a bigger mistake is made, I will properly handle the Meng Fangyue matter."
After hearing what he said, Yu Zhiming stopped talking about this topic and asked, "Secretary He, when have you arranged the time for the VIP channel inspection?"
Yu Zhiming waited for more than ten seconds before hearing He Yingjun's reply, "Doctor Yu, there are currently eleven people who have reported to my office but haven't had their physical examinations yet."
"These people are all very busy. Coordinating their schedules back and forth every day is a hassle."
Yu Zhiming heard a hint of complaint in He Yingjun's words and knew that his communication and coordination of this matter was not going smoothly.
He said carefully, "Secretary He, given that my workload is becoming increasingly heavy, and this VIP health checkup has disrupted my work schedule..."
"I thought, after completing the physical examinations for these eleven people, we'll end this activity."
He Yingjun suggested on the phone: "Doctor Yu, isn't it a bit too abrupt to end it like this?"
"It's better to give a buffer period and a very suitable time node."
"Like, New Year's Day?"
Yu Zhiming was happy that He Yingjun did not object to the end, but just delayed it for some time.
However, there are still two and a half months to go until New Year’s Day, which seems a bit too long.
"Secretary He, how about setting the deadline for this activity to November 30th?"
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