Chapter 876: A Short Pain is worse than a Long Pain
The young man pretended to have a leg disease, but the real problem was in his brain, and the brainstem was considered a surgical no-go area.
The reason why the brainstem is called a surgical no-go area is that it is fragile, small and delicate.
The brainstem is only a dozen centimeters long and is divided into the medulla oblongata, pons, and brainstem. It is an important organ that controls the respiratory center.
It concentrates many nerve nuclei, conduction bundles, reticular structures, etc. in a very small area.
If there is any mistake during brainstem surgery, the patient may suffer respiratory and cardiac arrest, lifelong paralysis, long-term stay in the ICU, etc.
The young man was diagnosed with an infiltrating malignant glioma.
His tumor and brain stem tissue have become intertwined, forming a state of you in me and me in you.
In the case of the young man, the tumor cannot be completely removed unless the brain stem is also removed.
Removing only the main part of the glioma is a very difficult operation and can easily cause damage to important structures within the brainstem. The surgical disability and mortality rates are very high, and the prognosis is seriously poor.
Even if the partial resection surgery is successful, given the young man's condition, it will only prolong his life for a few months, which is not very meaningful.
Before the young man and his parents came to see Yu Zhiming today, his girlfriend found Yu Zhiming first, told him the actual situation and asked him to keep it secret.
Yu Zhiming agreed.
To be exact, he did not lie to the young man's parents.
Yu Zhiming simply chose not to tell the young man's parents that their son had a brain disorder, and only truthfully told them that there was nothing wrong with the young man's legs...
"Doctor Yu, you collaborated with neurosurgeons to successfully treat difficult skull base tumors. Don't you have any other options for his condition?"
In response to his beautiful young girlfriend's question, Yu Zhiming shook his head and told the truth: "For brain surgery, I can only play a supporting role. If experienced neurosurgeons can't help, then I am even more helpless."
The young man was quite carefree and said with a gentle smile, "Lei Lei, let's not embarrass Doctor Yu."
He looked at Yu Zhiming and asked, "Doctor Yu, in your opinion, how much time do I have left?"
Ever since he finished the physical examination on the young man at around ten o'clock in the morning, Yu Zhiming has been pondering this question in his mind.
He met the young man's gaze and said slowly, "According to my calculations, in about a month, you will begin to experience mild symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and nausea."
"After four or five months, symptoms such as double vision, crooked mouth, hoarseness, facial numbness, and limb spasms will gradually appear."
The young man nodded gently and said, "That means, in another four months, I won't be able to hide it anymore."
"It seems that in the third month, I will have a big fight with my parents and run away from home."
"Hopefully then..."
The young man said with hope, "My mom has the good news of being pregnant, which is a good excuse for me to go out and relax."
"That way, they won't get suspicious."
Yu Zhiming couldn't help but persuade her, "I think it's better for you to tell your parents the truth."
"Once they know about this, they will definitely want to accompany you through the most difficult times."
The young man shook his head gently and said, "I don't want this."
"Since I was little, I have always been a worry-free person, and my parents have been worried about me."
"Just when I had come to my senses and had some ability to repay them, God played such a huge joke on me and gave me this damn terminal disease."
The young man said bitterly, "I don't want my parents to suffer and watch me getting sicker and sicker, and dying. This is the only thing I can do for them now."
"When they learn of my passing, even if it's very painful, it will only be a short-lived pain."
"A short pain is worse than a long pain."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Yu Zhiming stopped trying to persuade him.
The young man chuckled again and said, "I've always dreamed of being an actor. After graduating from university, I went to Hengdian despite my parents' objections."
"During one shoot, I was accidentally hit on the head and fainted on the spot. I went to the hospital for a checkup and was diagnosed with this damn brain tumor."
"Now, I have to use my life to perform a play with my parents. I just don't know how my parents will rate me in the end."
The young man turned his gaze to Yu Zhiming again and said with a smile, "Doctor Yu, I have a favor to ask of you."
"you say!"
The young man said softly, "At my parents' age, it might not be that easy for them to have a second child."
"Please help me, Doctor Yu."
Yu Zhiming nodded and said, "I have already promised them that I will perform embryo transplantation for them during the IVF process..."
After seeing off the young man and his girlfriend, Yu Zhiming also devoted himself to his afternoon work.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Zhiming assisted in completing the cancerous tissue removal surgery for the wife of a first-class firefighter.
On the way back to Zhizhen Building, he received a call from Gu Qingran.
"Zhiming, are you really not coming to Ning'an tonight? This is a good opportunity to show off in front of the chief."
Given that the Chief's recovery speed was far beyond expectations, Yu Zhiming decided to give him CAR-T treatment tonight.
Yu Zhiming hesitated for a moment and replied, "Forget it, I'd better not go. It's not good to act too deliberate."
"As for my current situation, I have no shortage of money, and it's easy for me to make money. There's no need to run around just to covet other people's gifts."
"It's too embarrassing, not befitting of our status as a famous doctor."
Gu Qingran laughed heartily and said teasingly, "That's right. Times are different now. Doctor Yu can't act too vulgarly. He needs to be reserved and improve his style."
Yu Zhiming snorted and said, "If you don't have anything else to say, I'll hang up. I'm busy."
"Something's happening, something's happening!"
Gu Qingran quickly said on the phone, "The chief's brother asked me to express my gratitude to you. He said his son suffered a cardiac arrest while undergoing an extreme exercise test at a sports medical center in Germany."
"The chief's brother said you saved his son's life. If he had suffered a cardiac arrest on the field, his son might not have been saved."
Gu Qingran laughed again and said, "Just based on this, the chief and his family will definitely thank you with a surprise gift package."
Yu Zhiming smiled and warned, "The premise is that the chief can successfully survive this CAR-T treatment tonight."
"Although the success rate has been decent so far, we cannot be careless. There is a possibility of failure, Chief."
Gu Qingran replied in a deep voice: "Zhiming, don't worry, we have made careful preparations."
"This is a golden signboard to open up the medical market for the wealthy in the Middle East. We will definitely not allow any unexpected situations to happen."
"Zhiming, just wait for good news..."
Yu Zhiming returned to the third underground floor of Zhizhen Building and found Ding Ye waiting for him.
"It's not yet time for the breast cancer screening for volunteers. Why are you coming here early? What's going on?"
Ding Yeyu asked anxiously, "I heard that you are looking for suitable leukemia patients to support?"
Yu Zhiming asked in return: "Do you have a suitable candidate to recommend?"
Ding Ye nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, yes."
"A 14-year-old girl in my aunt's community was diagnosed with leukemia. She has an 11-year-old brother who is also a good match, but has been putting off the bone marrow transplant."
Yu Zhiming questioned, "Since the match was successful, why are you still dragging it out?"
"Even if the economy is extremely difficult, raising 100,000 or 200,000 yuan for treatment with help from the public shouldn't be that difficult, right?"
Ding Ye exhaled lightly and said angrily, "The reason why the transplant surgery has been delayed is because of a mess of relationships and excuses."
After a pause, Ding Ye angrily explained, "The mother remarried with the girl, and the girl's younger brother stayed with her ex-husband."
"The mother gave birth to another son with her second husband."
"After the girl was diagnosed with leukemia, her stepfather wanted her biological father to pay for it."
"The father's family said that it was enough for the son to donate bone marrow, and the mother had to pay for the treatment. Now the two families are arguing, and the girl's treatment has been delayed."
Yu Zhiming found it a little unbelievable and asked, "In this situation, they are still arguing and shirking responsibility? How can they be parents?"
“Didn’t the local government intervene?”
Ding Ye sighed softly and said, "They intervened. My aunt works at the neighborhood committee and is one of the mediators."
"My aunt told me that she had a vague feeling that the two families were deliberately arguing with each other in order to delay the girl's condition and make her incurable."
Yu Zhiming couldn't help but sigh.
I have been working in the hospital for several years and have heard and seen things that are outrageous to both humans and gods.
It is possible that something like not wanting to pay for a daughter's treatment will happen.
After all, a bone marrow transplant costs at least two or three hundred thousand yuan, and long-term medication and recuperation are required afterwards.
For an ordinary family, this is a big burden.
Yu Zhiming frowned and said, "Doctor Ding, given the family situation, even if we finance the surgery, without the family's careful care afterwards, the consequences are unpredictable."
Ding Ye bit his lip and said, "Doctor Yu, this is the life of a young girl after all. It's not good to watch her wither away, right?"
"Let's take it one step at a time."
Ding Ye advised, "Generally speaking, the more unloved a person is, the tougher their life will be. They will actually live a stronger life than the average person."
this……
Yu Zhiming thought for a moment and said bluntly: "Doctor Ding, the one who funded this leukemia patient is not my charity fund, but Qing Ning's cousin."
"She did something wrong last year and was sentenced to two years of probation. She wants to do good things by being a good person, you know?"
Ding Ye smiled and said, "I understand, I understand!"
"Doctor Yu, this leukemia patient fits the bill perfectly. If only one internet celebrity could expose this mess of the two families passing the buck, it would likely become a hot topic online."
"Your cousin has the fame you wanted."
Yu Zhiming chuckled and said, "If it gets exposed, I guess those two families will be cyberbullied."
Ding Ye said with disgust: "Serves you right."
"If you dare to do it, you must dare to admit it. When your daughter is at the brink of life and death, you still engage in these nonsense. You deserve to be cyberbullied..."
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