Chapter 376 Patient’s Choice

Cardiac surgery ward corridor.

Several little patients wearing blue and white stripes were raising their hands and pointing at a giant not far away, their eyes full of fear and curiosity.

"That person is so tall, why is he so tall?"

"And he looks so strange. His arms are so long that they almost hang to the ground."

"If I can grow so tall in the future, then my dad will definitely not dare to spank me."

Childish ignorance, childish talk, Lu Liang just smiled at this, basked in the sun for a while by the floor-to-ceiling windows in the corridor, and soon returned to the ward.

In the ward, Su Jie was already waiting.

"Lu Liang, how do you feel?" Su Jie walked towards Lu Liang and pushed his wheelchair to his bedside.

"Doctor Su is pretty good." Lu Liang replied with a smile.

Since Dr. Sun told him Su Jie's name last time, Lu Liang has searched a lot of news about Su Jie on the Internet, which has made him regain his confidence and give him a glimmer of hope for his future.

Two days ago, Lu Liang went through the admission procedures and was admitted to the cardiac surgery ward of Southeast Hospital. The MDT hospital-wide discussion meeting was also held on the day he was admitted, and the surgical plan was basically formulated.

For total aortic replacement surgery, Su Jie is the surgeon, and more than a dozen departments including cardiac surgery, emergency department, and anesthesiology department will be involved in this ultra-complex operation.

This can be said to be a challenge that Southeast Hospital has never accepted. It not only requires the surgeon to be highly skilled, but also has extremely high requirements for the hardware foundation of the hospital and the cooperation between various departments.

"I came here today to tell you that your surgery is tentatively scheduled for next Monday. Are you ready?" Su Jie asked.

"Well, my parents will be here tonight."

When he heard that the operation was coming so soon, Lu Liang's expression was a little stiff, but then he quickly returned to normal: "I have been waiting for this day for a long time, but I didn't expect to have to face it, and I still felt so uneasy.

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"You are very courageous. Not every patient dares to try this kind of extraordinarily large surgery." Su Jie said sincerely.

Lu Liang looked at Su Jie with some surprise. To be honest, he had been seeking medical treatment for his illness for several years, but this was the first time he heard a doctor say that he was very courageous...

In Lu Liang's impression, doctors lack warmth, especially when facing patients with difficult diseases like his own, they tend to focus more on the disease.

You are like a bottle. Doctors don't care about the bottle, they only care about the disease in the bottle.

But in fact, in making the decision to undergo surgery, Lu Liang indeed showed perhaps the greatest courage in his life.

For Lu Liang, Marfan syndrome was not only a disaster, but in the first half of his life, it was more like a gift from God.

Marfan syndrome is clinically known as gigantism, but it actually has another name...genius disease.

Tall, with slender limbs and athletic talent that ordinary people cannot possess, Lu Liang has been called a genius since he was a child. With his physical advantages, he has gradually emerged in his favorite sports field.

If there are no accidents, Lu Liang will be the most shining star on the Asian Games stage next year.

But what he didn't expect was that this gift actually came with a price.

And it’s still a very heavy price to pay.

The aorta throughout my body is gradually becoming paper-thin. The raging blood is rushing in such a fragile aorta, and it may be torn at any time. Now I don't even dare to walk for a long time, let alone play ball.

A year ago, he suffered his first aortic tear. He was so close to death that he even felt the breath of death blowing against his ears.

The gift of twenty years, at the moment when my life is about to reach its peak, has become a killer that threatens my life.

Lu Liang didn't know how he made up his mind and mustered up the courage to decide to use surgery to change his destiny.

"Dr. Su, actually I'm really confused sometimes. Do you think I really should have surgery..."

Lu Liang suddenly said at this time: "To be honest, this operation is an all-or-nothing gamble for me, and the chance of winning is extremely low. I haven't had a good night's sleep for a long, long time. I feel like I'm going to die now."

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The sound from the subwoofer seemed extremely torturous. Lu Liang grabbed his hair with both hands in pain and began to talk to Su Jie unbearably.

This is very likely to be my last doctor. Fortunately, this doctor is more warm-hearted and understands me better than the previous ones.

In fact, Lu Liang rarely wanted to talk to doctors, but when facing the doctor named Su Jie in front of him, Lu Liang couldn't help but want to express his true feelings.

Su Jie thought for a while and said, "Have you ever thought about conservative treatment without surgery?"

Lu Liang nodded and said: "My disease is different from other diseases. To put it mildly, if I really get sick one day, I will die soon and there won't be much pain."

"Before the disease occurred, I could actually be like a normal person, and my life was not affected at all."

"No one knows when I will get sick. Maybe I will live peacefully for a few years, or maybe more than ten years."

"But if I go on the operating table, next Monday may be the last day of my life..."

After hearing Lu Liang's inner thoughts, Su Jie felt a little surprised and couldn't help but think of a question...

No matter how well the doctor understands the disease, or how strong the doctor's empathy is, the only person who can truly face the disease head-on is the patient alone.

For doctors, of course they have to treat illnesses, otherwise what is the point of being a doctor?

But for patients, this logic may not apply.

Medical care is full of uncertainties, not to mention the extremely major surgery of total aortic replacement. Lu Liang risked instant loss of life and faced huge financial pressure, but no one could tell him whether the final result was good or bad.

The worst thing was that Lu Liang didn't know whether he would live longer if he really left the disease alone.

Su Jie pondered for a moment and said: "Whether it is surgery or conservative treatment, it is a choice. You are the master of your body. No matter what your choice is, I will try my best to help you."

Lu Liang looked straight at Su Jie. After two or three minutes, he smiled and said, "Doctor Su Jie, it's not that I don't want to do the surgery. I just have a lot of words in my stomach and want to have a casual chat with you."

"Since I have chosen to come here, I must have made up my mind. Instead of living with this time bomb on my back and worrying about gains and losses, I might as well take the gamble once and for all."

Su Jie nodded: "Don't think so much, just relax and leave the surgery to us."

After ending this heavy topic, Su Jie picked up the stethoscope on his chest and gave Lu Liang a small pre-operative examination, encouraged him a few words, and tried to make him relax more.

"Dr. Su, you are really different from other doctors, especially Dr. James. The gap between him and you is really huge. I am really lucky to meet you at this time." Lu Liang was very sincere.

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Su Jie smiled and said nothing.

In fact, today Su Jie wanted to talk to Lu Liang about asking Dr. James to perform surgery on him, but after hearing Lu Liang's comments, Su Jie finally gave up the idea.

It's really stressful to be the surgeon by one person.
Chapter completed!