Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic-Chapter 279 - 160: The Desire to Live Goes Beyond Appearances

Chapter 279: Chapter 160: The Desire to Live Goes Beyond Appearances

This little girl is only eleven years old. When she took the initiative to tell the doctor that she was willing to have her legs amputated, she must have gone through an extremely difficult mental struggle.

She had both the desire to live and the understanding to consider her parents’ feelings.

Seeing her mother in such pain, unable to make a decision about her treatment, she sensibly took the initiative to let the doctor amputate her legs. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Child, I really admire your courage. Do you still feel any pain?"

When Li Jingsheng examined her at that time, he remembered that not only were her legs in pain, but her shoulders also began to ache.

"It doesn’t hurt anymore."

She shook her head gently, looking at Li Jingsheng with innocent eyes.

"Uncle Li, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course, you can!"

"That day, you were the one who discovered that I might have a serious illness, which is why I received timely treatment at the hospital. I think your medical skills must be really amazing. Although the doctors never told me about my condition, I know that the bad stuff might not only be in my legs, but might have spread to other parts. I really want to know, if the bad stuff has already spread to other parts, can this illness still be cured?"

Never underestimate a child’s wisdom.

During her days of treatment in the hospital, she must have pondered many questions.

The way she spoke, her tone and expression, was like that of a little adult.

The trials she faced matured her heart in less than a month.

Li Jingsheng was genuinely stumped by this question.

He couldn’t bring himself to lie to a child.

But telling the truth was even more impossible. If he told her that once bone cancer spreads, it’s hard to treat, it would be like extinguishing her hope for life.

"How about I examine you first and then answer you, okay?"

Li Jingsheng needed some time to skillfully answer her question.

At the same time, he needed her to trust in the authority of his answer.

"Okay!"

She nodded.

"Let me check your bones!"

"Alright!"

She cooperated willingly.

Li Jingsheng carefully examined her leg first.

Perhaps considering her future recovery, the doctor didn’t perform a full upper amputation.

Amputation happened just above the knee.

Part of the thigh was preserved.

As he felt her bones, Li Jingsheng’s expression was serious, closing his eyes to sense the condition of this child’s leg bones.

Everything below the kneecap was gone.

About two-thirds of the femur remained.

After the examination, Li Jingsheng felt that the surgery was quite thorough. At least with his current ability, he couldn’t feel any significant cancerous changes in the leg.

"I’ll check your shoulder bones now."

He then examined the child’s shoulders, humerus, radius, and ulna.

Tracing from the shoulder bones down to the fingers.

"Has the child started chemotherapy?"

"Yes. After her surgery, she’s been undergoing chemotherapy in the oncology department of the People’s Hospital. The medical staff there were concerned about infections and initially didn’t recommend her going outside. But she was very determined to come see you, and after I pleaded with the doctors and nurses, they finally agreed."

Chemotherapy is the use of chemical drugs to kill cancer cells and inhibit the growth and reproduction of tumor cells.

At the same time, it also destroys normal cells and immune cells, leading to decreased immunity in patients post-chemotherapy.

This is a time when infection needs special attention.

Chemotherapy is a treatment method where great damage is inflicted on oneself to combat the enemy.

This little girl just underwent amputation, causing a significant loss of vitality, and her body is already weak. Having gone through at least one round of chemotherapy, she really shouldn’t be out and about, especially not in an environment as bacteria-laden as a clinic.

Patients visiting the clinic bring various bacteria and viruses, which they spread through coughing, breathing, spitting, and blowing their nose.

As one can imagine, a clinic, being a relatively enclosed space, becomes a place densely packed with germs.

This is why highly congested areas should be avoided by those with weak immune systems.

"Child, Uncle Li has finished examining you. Overall, your condition isn’t bad. The bad stuff in your body is indeed still there, but it’s now only a small part. You know, diseases are a bit like demons; if you’re weak, they become fierce, running rampant. But if you’re strong, they fear you and eventually flee."

Li Jingsheng looked sincerely at the child.

The eyes are the windows to the soul.

If he lied, the child would surely sense it.

So, he chose to use this honest approach with a touch of fairy-tale imagery to help her build determination and confidence against the disease.

"Have you read the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"

"Yes!"

"The disease inside you is like the wicked queen. As long as you bravely fight against it, never giving up or fearing it and working with the doctor’s treatment, I’m confident you can defeat it."

Li Jingsheng noticed a glow in the little girl’s eyes, a glow of confidence.

He was secretly delighted, feeling he had achieved the desired effect.

"Tell Uncle Li, what’s your name?"

"Tang Shiyu!"

"Come, write your name on this note."

Li Jingsheng took a note and a pen from the counter and asked her to write her name.

The little girl’s handwriting was somewhat crooked, but not careless.

After taking it, Li Jingsheng wrote his own name on a new note.

"Now, let’s exchange signatures and make a little agreement. When your illness is cured, you come to the clinic to find me. Then, I’ll treat you to any delicious food you want and join you for fun at the amusement park."