Chapter 306: Persistence Despite Illness
“A-choo… A-choo…”
When Yu Zhiming woke up on Friday morning, he sneezed uncontrollably several times in a row.
I took a thermometer to check my temperature and found that I had the virus.
Thirty-eight degrees, low fever!
"The temperature has been dropping for the past two days, and you didn't even put on more clothes. I let you show off. You really have a fever, right?"
Yu Xiangwan muttered to herself as she took out a pair of striped autumn clothes from the closet and threw them over.
"Old Five, put it on me quickly."
Yu Zhiming put on his autumn clothes and pants and defended himself: "As the old saying goes, keep warm in spring and cool in autumn. I am just training my body's resistance."
He took the warm water handed to him by Gu Qingning, drank it all, and shook his head at the fever-reducing medicine she handed him.
"A low-grade fever below 39 degrees Celsius doesn't require medication. It will go away if you just endure it."
"A moderate low-grade fever can also remove toxins from the body."
Gu Qingning asked worriedly, "Do you want to take a leave? Today is the welfare check-up day. If you are sick, you can't just hold on."
Yu Zhiming felt his physical condition.
I feel a little dizzy and a little uncomfortable.
"I won't leave the front line even if I'm only slightly injured. I can hold on..."
After Yu Zhiming washed up, he did not jump around and do aerobics as usual, but instead held a cup of water and drank it.
For breakfast, I also had steamed dumplings with soup, dumplings, and lots of vegetables and shrimp...
At the same time as usual, Yu Zhiming arrived at the small building in the center of the hospital. He clearly felt that his head was heavier.
He knew that since he had been infected and had a fever, his body temperature would still rise and he would definitely feel uncomfortable for the whole day.
Just bear it first, and take medicine if you can't bear it anymore...
Yu Zhiming prepared a strategy for dealing with illness and started his day's work.
He first went to the ward area to make rounds, quickly checking the bodies of the patients admitted to the center during this period, and then returned to the examination room on the second floor to conduct welfare physical examinations...
Because of the fever, Yu Zhiming's physical examination efficiency was significantly reduced.
Normally, he could check more than 60 people in one morning, but Yu Zhiming was busy until 12:10 today and only checked 55 people.
Then, he was dragged back to the big office by Zhou Mo and Qiao Lei who couldn't bear to watch him anymore.
Zhou Mo showed Yu Zhiming the temperature he had just measured with an electronic thermometer.
"Doctor Yu, your fever is 39.5 degrees."
Yu Zhiming uttered a soft "oh" and said, "The accuracy of the electronic thermometer is a bit inaccurate. My temperature is probably only 39 degrees Celsius at most."
"Thirty-nine, it's time to take medicine."
"Go get me two pills for fever and pain."
"I'll get it!" Qiao Lei volunteered and ran out.
Zhou Mo brought his lunch over and said, "Doctor Yu, you are a patient now, so eat mine."
"What about you?" Yu Zhiming asked.
Zhou Mo chuckled and said, "You have a lot of snacks here, dried sweet potatoes, walnuts, peanuts, chocolate, biscuits, everything. I can just eat a little and have lunch."
Hearing her say this, Yu Zhiming didn't act pretentiously or politely. He picked up his chopsticks and tried hard to eat Zhou Mo's lunch.
My appetite was already poor due to the fever, and if I went to the cafeteria to eat the tasteless food, it would probably be even harder to swallow.
There's still an afternoon of work to do.
Yu Zhiming also knew that he could not starve, and the fever increased his body's consumption, so he needed more nutrition.
While eating, he invited, "Zhou Mo, it's rude not to reciprocate. We'll go to Yiyuan Restaurant for dinner tonight. Their deboned fish head is delicious."
"If it's convenient for you, you can go with us."
Zhou Mo smiled and asked, "What's the name of the restaurant you're going to eat at this time?"
Yu Zhiming explained, "Last Friday, we hosted a banquet for Dean Li, Teacher Qi, and several people from the Jiaotong University School of Medicine to thank them for their efforts in arranging Zeng Yan's transfer."
"This time, it's a family celebration dinner."
Zhou Mo uttered a soft "oh" and said, "Since it's your family dinner, I won't go."
"If you want to treat me to a meal in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities..."
Yu Zhiming ate up all of Zhou Mo's lunch, and Qiao Lei, who had gone to get medicine, came back late.
"Qiao Lei, where did you get the medicine? Did you go to the emergency room?" Zhou Mo looked disgusted.
Qiao Lei explained sheepishly, "The people at the pharmacy went to have lunch, so I went to the pharmacy in the inpatient building next door."
Zhou Mo couldn't help but point out: "The nurses always have some reserves of these daily medicines."
"Just ask them for two pills."
Yu Zhiming took the warm water handed to him by Zhou Mo, looked at the medicine in his hand, and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Qiao Lei, go have lunch. There's no need to rush. I need to rest for a while and wait for the medicine to take effect."
Qiao Lei nodded and left the big office.
But within two minutes, the guy came back and brought back a beautiful internet celebrity-looking girl with a very graceful figure.
"Doctor Yu, this Miss Yin Ning said she's from the general surgery department. Director Cui introduced her to you."
Doctor Cui Zhitan?
Yu Zhiming raised his eyelids, glanced at the timid visitor, and asked directly, "What's the matter?"
Yin Ning smiled sweetly, moved closer to Yu Zhiming, and said, "Doctor Yu, hearing about you is truly better than meeting you in person. I didn't expect you to be even more handsome in person than in the photo."
Yu Zhiming rubbed his temples and interrupted impatiently, "If you have something to say, just say it directly."
Yin Ning was choked and had to get straight to the point: "Doctor Yu, this is what I mean. My father has been diagnosed with colon cancer and needs a tumor removal surgery."
"If we were to follow the conventional colon cancer resection surgery, my father would also need a fistula surgery."
"Director Cui, Dr. Wang, and more than one other medical expert have expressed that Dr. Yu is able to accurately determine the extent of the cancer and perform precise tumor removal."
These words made Yu Zhiming feel a little uncomfortable.
He thought that Dr. Cui and Dr. Wang would not publicize such things on his behalf.
Mainly, it's not much of a medical achievement.
It is a modification of colon cancer surgery that violates the surgical standards for colon cancer and is not recognized by the mainstream medical community.
If the patient's colorectal cancer recurs and medical appraisal is conducted, it will definitely be a man-made medical accident.
Therefore, when Yu Zhiming was undergoing the intestinal cancer resection surgery, Dr. Cui specially arranged a trial surgery protocol for the patient in order to avoid possible medical disputes in the future.
In view of this, Dr. Cui and Dr. Wang will not publicize Yu Zhiming's ability for no reason.
Only when they encounter a truly close relationship will they take the initiative to contact Yu Zhiming and ask him to assist in similar operations.
Yu Zhiming became suspicious of the woman in front of him, and then he heard her continue, "Doctor Yu, if you help, my father's colon cancer surgery can be done without a fistula operation."
Yin Ning pleaded, "Doctor Yu, please help my father. It's really inconvenient to have a stoma."
Yu Zhiming interrupted and asked, "What is your relationship with Dr. Cui Zhitan, deputy director of general surgery?"
Yin Ning smiled sheepishly and said vaguely, "My father's friend knows Director Cui, and it was Director Cui who helped him get admitted to the hospital for treatment."
She then said, "It's just that my father's attending physician is Dr. Su Jun."
"He is Dr. Wang Jiangyue's favorite student."
"Doctor Wang said that my father's colon cancer surgery isn't complicated, and Doctor Su is sufficient to perform the surgery."
"She doesn't have to do it herself."
Yu Zhiming nodded slightly.
This colon cancer surgery, together with the fistula surgery, are both routine standardized surgeries and are not difficult.
It is indeed not necessary for a chief physician to perform the operation personally.
However, it is safer to have the chief surgeon perform the operation, and the recovery speed will be faster.
This woman talked big, but her father's surgery was still performed by a young doctor.
Yu Zhiming had a rough idea in his mind.
As luck would have it, he had a ready-made excuse.
"Ms. Yin, you're here by chance. You should have noticed that I'm not feeling well right now."
"It's not convenient for me to go into the operating room in my condition, and I can't help your father."
"Please go back..."
Yin Ning was a little dumbfounded.
She could indeed see that Yu Zhiming's cheeks were unnaturally flushed, and he really had a high fever.
We can't be so inhumane as to let doctors work while they are sick, right?
Besides, high fever makes people less sensitive. What if the diagnosis is inaccurate and cancerous tissue remains after surgery?
What should I do then?
Yin Ning left the center's office with hesitation, struggle, and reluctance...
After a short lunch break, Yu Zhiming continued to work despite his illness and was busy until 6:30 in the evening before he completed the physical examinations for 120 people.
After finishing a busy day's work, Yu Zhiming really felt exhausted and cold.
Zhou Mo took his temperature and found that it had risen to over 39 degrees.
"Doctor Yu, would you like a bottle of water?"
Yu Zhiming waved his hand and said, "No need. Go home, take some medicine, and have a good sleep, and you'll be fine."
"Is your family having a dinner party tonight?" Zhou Mo reminded.
Yu Zhiming then realized that he was really a little confused and had even forgotten about the dinner party.
"Get a small shot to reduce the fever, then go straight to the restaurant."
Zhou Mo was a little confused and said, "Doctor Yu, there's no need to be so insistent, right? It's just a family dinner. If you're not feeling well, we can get together next time."
Yu Zhiming smiled and said, "I know my body very well. I can definitely handle it."
"There's no need to spoil everyone's fun. Tonight's dinner was scheduled a week ago."
Zhou Mo bit his lip and asked, "Doctor Yu, does your invitation from noon still count?"
Yu Zhiming was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He smiled and said, "Let it be, let it be. I'm telling you, the food at Yiyuan Restaurant is delicious and worth a visit."
"Qiao Lei, you go too!"
Yu Zhiming received a small injection to reduce his fever. Zhou Mo drove Yu Zhiming and Qiao Lei to Yiyuan Restaurant.
Walking into the private room, Zhou Mo discovered that there were quite a few people there.
In addition to Yu Xiangwan, Gu Qingning, Fu Xiaoxue, Fu Xiaobo, and Zeng Yan, there are also Zhang Bai, Yu Xinyue, Yu Zhiming's brother-in-law, Bao Wan, Zhu Jun and others.
This gathering of people is more than just a family dinner...
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