Chapter 496 Paying for Services
As a comprehensive tertiary hospital, Ning'an Hospital also has the qualifications and capabilities to perform human organ and tissue transplantation operations such as liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, small intestine transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, and corneal transplantation.
In fact, with the advancement of medical technology, organ transplant operations have basically been standardized and normalized, and are not considered to be very difficult types of operations.
What currently limits the scale of organ transplant surgery is mainly the number of organ donors.
For example, in kidney transplant surgery, donations can be made by relatives, and most importantly, everyone has two kidneys, so donating one kidney will not affect survival.
This makes kidney transplantation the most commonly performed human organ transplantation surgery in clinical practice.
The three kidney transplant patients that Yu Zhiming was brought to examine by Gu Qingran were...
The kidneys in their bodies were donated by their relatives, and the successful transplant surgery took two to three weeks.
Yu Zhiming spent two or three minutes on each of the three people, carefully feeling the working conditions of their new kidneys, and then left the ward without saying a word.
This made Du Rong, the accompanying chief physician of kidney transplantation, somewhat confused.
"Doctor Yu, Dean Gu..."
Du Rong stopped the two people who were about to leave and said, "Doctor Yu would never come to my house without a reason. After examining my patient, he should at least reveal some information, right?"
Gu Qingran looked at Yu Zhiming and asked, "Zhiming, have you found anything? If so, can you reveal a little?"
"If we conduct experiments to verify this in the future, we will probably need Dr. Du's cooperation."
Yu Zhiming organized his words and said, "Doctor Du, I just examined the kidneys of three kidney transplant patients and I have some vague feelings."
"I personally think that the transplanted kidneys of patients one and three are not very active. They give me a sense of strain. They need to increase the amount of anti-rejection medication."
"As for Patient No. 2's new kidney, it gives me a sense of harmony and vitality."
Du Rong looked skeptical and said, "You can even figure this out? Isn't that a bit too fantastical?"
Yu Zhiming smiled and said softly, "That's why I said this is just a vague feeling of mine."
"I don't know whether this feeling is right or wrong."
Du Rong was slightly startled, then revealed an exaggerated expression of disbelief. He said, "Doctor Yu, if your vague feeling is proven to be correct, it will definitely be great news for countless organ transplant patients."
"Perhaps, it can extend their lifespan by a few years, or even decades..."
Because of the specificity of human leukocyte antigens, when another person's organ is transplanted into the body, the body will spontaneously produce a rejection reaction.
In the process of continuous clinical practice, medical scientists have discovered that in order to reduce this type of rejection reaction, an immunosuppressant is needed to inhibit the body's immune response, thereby reducing the body's rejection of this immune organ.
This requires organ transplant patients to take medication throughout their lives to ensure that the body's rejection reaction to the transplanted organ is reduced, thereby maintaining the normal function of the transplanted organ.
If this immunosuppressant drug is not taken, the body's immune system will be activated and attack the transplanted organ.
This will lead to abnormal function of the transplanted organ and necrosis of organ tissue, and the transplant operation will be declared a failure.
Different organs have different immunogenicity and degree of immune rejection to the body.
Therefore, the specific dosage and usage of immunosuppressants have certain individual differences.
Also, all medicines are poisonous.
Taking medication for a long time will cause the body to develop cumulative drug resistance and have toxic side effects.
If dynamic adjustments and precise medication can be made, it will undoubtedly allow the drugs to exert their maximum efficacy while significantly reducing their toxic side effects.
This can extend the lifespan of organ transplant patients.
Thinking of this, Du Rong looked at Yu Zhiming with eager eyes.
It was as if Yu Zhiming had turned into a golden man radiating golden light all over his body.
He quickly stated, "Doctor Yu, whenever you want to do a verification test, I will fully cooperate anytime and anywhere."
Yu Zhiming thanked him politely and walked towards the parking lot with Gu Qingran.
When the two arrived at the parking lot, they saw Gu Qingning had already started the car and was waiting.
"Zhiming, how does your transplant feel..."
Yu Zhiming pondered for a moment and said, "Dean Gu, this is an accidental discovery today."
He thought for a moment and said, "Even if my perception is proven to be correct and I can provide targeted medication guidance for organ transplant patients, it won't have any application value. It's just another skill I have."
"My time and energy are limited, so I'm not planning to invest more in this area for now."
Yu Zhiming saw that Gu Qingran was about to speak but hesitated, and knew what he wanted to say, so he continued, "With the conditions of your Gu family, Mr. Gu will receive the best medical support."
"My ability is at best just icing on the cake for Mr. Gu, and it won't have much practical effect."
After a pause, Yu Zhiming hesitated for a moment, but still said it.
"Besides, the old man is getting old here."
Gu Qingran understood the implicit meaning of Yu Zhiming's words.
It can be said that the old man received the best medical service. If Yu Zhiming gave his all, perhaps the old man's life could be extended by a few more months.
However, in order to extend these months, Yu Zhiming had to devote a lot of time and energy to the research of organ transplantation.
Yu Zhiming thinks that this is not worth doing and his efforts are not proportional to the benefits.
"Rationality is a bit ruthless."
Gu Qingran sighed in her heart and felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't want to force Yu Zhiming to do anything.
Old Man is his biological grandfather, and to Yu Zhiming, he is just a familiar old man.
The important thing is that Gu Qingran also heard something.
Yu Zhiming, this kid, has some opinions about the elderly taking up too many medical resources.
This guy probably thinks that when people reach a certain age, they should just let nature take its course and die...
Gu Qingran said slowly, "I will invite a few more heart specialists to consider and recommend Grandpa's medication."
"If the dosage is adjusted, I hope you can come over and check on the old man again."
Yu Zhiming responded readily, "This is my responsibility as a junior, and it's only natural..."
After 5:30 in the afternoon, Gu Qingning drove Yu Zhiming out of Ning'an Hospital and started their return journey.
"Zhiming, tomorrow is the weekend, what are your plans?"
“Relax at home and eat and drink!”
Yu Zhiming casually said two ideas, and saw Gu Qingning pouting.
He continued, "If you have a better plan, you can follow it."
Gu Qingning's pout immediately turned into a smile as she said, "Zhiming, simply resting isn't the best way to eliminate fatigue."
"We can take a bath, steam in the sauna, and then have a full body massage to completely relax our bodies."
It’s no wonder that Qingning’s proposal really moved Yu Zhiming.
He said with self-mockery, "I used to be poor, and I used to use free and affordable ways to recuperate."
"Now that we have a lot of spare money to spend, it's time to change our mindset and get used to spending money on services and enjoying them."
"Lime, do you have any good places to recommend?"
Gu Qingning chuckled and said, "Let's go to Furong Club. The service there is professional and formal, and it's quite good."
Yu Zhiming grinned and said, "That's a professional women's club. It's not appropriate for a grown man like me to go there, right?"
Gu Qingning rolled her eyes at him.
"Although it's a women's club, it also provides services for couples."
After a pause, Gu Qingning continued, "I'll tell my cousin in advance so that no one else can disturb us and you can relax."
"If you go somewhere else and get recognized, you might get pestered and have your body checked."
Yu Zhiming nodded gently and said, "Okay, let's go to Furong Club tomorrow to relax."
Gu Qingning chuckled and said, "Zhiming, I can assure you that relaxing from head to toe in the Furong Club will definitely be ten times more comfortable than a good night's sleep."
Yu Zhiming smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it."
At this time, Yu Zhiming's cell phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw it was Zhou Mo calling...
"Zhou Mo, what's wrong?"
The next moment, Zhou Mo's voice rang out, "Doctor Yu, you know, my mother's studio customizes Chinese wedding attire. Many of the exquisite patterns on the fabrics are hand-sewn by embroiderers."
"Aunt Lu Qiu is the best embroiderer in my mother's studio. She embroiders quickly, beautifully, and vividly."
"But these past few days, her hands have been shaking for no apparent reason, and she can't hold the embroidery needle anymore."
Yu Zhiming asked to confirm: "Are your hands shaking all the time, or do they only shake when you pick up the embroidery needle?"
Zhou Mo replied, "Aunt Lu said that he was shaking slightly, but it didn't affect him much when he was eating with chopsticks or doing some housework or rough work."
"But I can't write with a pen or hold an embroidery needle. It's really affected."
Zhou Mo added: "I also went to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor suspected it was Parkinson's, but it wasn't confirmed."
Yu Zhiming said softly, "Ask Aunt Lu to come see me at the center next Tuesday afternoon."
"Dr. Yu, thank you!"
Zhou Mo thanked him and then asked, "Doctor Yu, you and Qing Ning are on your way back to Zijinyuan Community, right?"
Yu Zhiming nodded.
Zhou Mo added, "If you don't have any other plans tonight, how about I treat you to dinner?"
"It's also a way to express my gratitude!"
Gu Qingning said loudly, "Momo, there's no need to treat us. We have plans tonight."
"Well, I have plans. I won't disturb your world of two. Goodbye, Doctor Yu!"
"Lime, bye!"
After ending the call with Zhou Mo, Yu Zhiming asked again: "Qing Ning, what are your plans for tonight?"
Gu Qingning snorted, "The arrangement is, I'll have dinner with you two."
She added: "Without any third person disturbing..."
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