When the Doctor Uses A Hack

In the office, Lu Jie looked at Chen Cang sitting opposite her, unable to speak for a long time.

After a while...

Lu Jie's voice trembled slightly as she carefully tried to speak, but even after opening her mouth, she just couldn't get the words out.

She dared not ask, nor dared to say...

"Doctor, Cheng Cheng... she..."

She felt she had already been living cautiously, not daring to take the slightest risk!

But why did fate still mock her like this?

Ever since her husband passed away, the pillar of the family had collapsed!

That mountain had been their family's backbone, their courage, and without the mountain... it was as if they had lost all their support.

When her husband was still alive, she felt even if the sky fell, that man would hold it up!

But now, she felt she couldn't withstand any blow.

Yet, as she looked at her child, she knew she had to strive to be strong, because there was someone even more fragile and in need of care waiting for her!

In just a year or two, the two of them relied on each other for everything, accustomed to leaving early and returning late. She resigned from her overtime job, bought a Geely, and became one of the millions of Didi drivers.

Every morning, after having breakfast with her child and sending her to school, she would start working. At noon, she would wait for her to finish school to eat together, and in the afternoon, pick her up and go home.

Although it was hard, the two of them were also happy. Occasionally, the child would sit in the car with her, sharing interesting stories from school, which for Lu Jie was everything in life.

But the sudden blow made Lu Jie's heart tremble!

Why?

On what grounds?

She really wanted to ask loudly!

But she also knew it was pointless.

Sighing, Lu Jie gathered her courage and asked Chen Cang about her child's condition.

"Dr. Chen, you said Cheng Cheng has a congenital heart defect, but why has there been no issue for so many years?"

Chen Cang explained, "This condition is called congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries!

What does that mean? It means that the human body actually has a powerful compensatory function. After a congenital deformity, the heart will also work hard to adapt to this deformity, forming a new circulatory system!

Now, Cheng Cheng belongs to that type of heart deformity where the alignment between atria and ventricles, and ventricles and the great arteries, are all incongruent."

Chen Cang took out a piece of paper and tried his best to simply describe the function of the heart to Lu Jie.

Even if she didn't understand, Lu Jie had to try to comprehend!

She knew she must understand her child better to help her recover.

Chen Cang explained, "The heart pumps blood from the ventricles to the great arteries and then venous blood flows back to the atria, blood then goes back to the ventricles, and so the cycle repeats."

"Therefore, the misalignment between the atria and ventricles, and the ventricles and the great arteries, creates a circuit for both normal and in-series systemic and pulmonary circulation.

Systemic venous blood enters the right atrium, goes through the mitral valve and left ventricle to the pulmonary artery; pulmonary venous blood enters the left atrium, goes through the tricuspid valve and right ventricle to the aorta!

As a result!

This physiological correction occurs, so this deformity is also called physiological correction of the transposition of the great arteries."

Seeing Lu Jie somewhat perplexed, Chen Cang simply said, "In other words, because of this deformity, the heart has adopted a special method, forming a new pathway to work normally."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jie asked, "So... isn't the heart working normally then?"

Chen Cang shook his head, "This is only a temporary measure. To put it plainly, as one ages, it will increase the damage to the heart. In the early stages, there could be chest tightness, mainly due to overload of the right ventricular capacity, leading to angina.

Gradually, there could be the appearance of right heart failure, and in late stages, congestive heart failure, with a very poor prognosis!"

"Simply put, Cheng Cheng is still young, but as she ages, her body will get progressively worse. Generally speaking, her life expectancy would not exceed twenty to thirty years!"

With one sentence, Lu Jie almost lost herself in a daze!

Chen Cang said, "Of course, there are exceptions, but… you know, we can't pin our hopes on exceptions. Given Cheng Cheng's condition, my advice is to have the surgery as soon as possible."

Upon hearing that Cheng Cheng might only live to around 20 years of age, Lu Jie's mind was struck by thunderclaps!

They seemed to threaten to crush her fragile soul!

Chen Cang sighed, he was also helpless.

Life was already tough, why burden this fragile family further?

Such a sensible child, weren't they?

At such a young age, they had already learned to help their mother, avoid causing her trouble, and share her worries and difficulties...

Remembering how Cheng Cheng had just mimicked adults while speaking, Chen Cang couldn't help but shake his head.

At that moment, Cheng Cheng was standing outside with Yang Kaihua and Nurse Lele, looking in with concern on her face.

"I'm worried about my mom, I'm going to check on her… She'll worry if she doesn't see me."

Lele was taken aback, moved by the mature attitude of little Cheng Cheng.

"What a darling child, huh?"

Yang Kaihua's eyes stayed on Cheng Cheng as he nodded, "Indeed!"

Lele hurried forward, pushed the door open, and tiptoed into the office, only to suddenly see her mother crying!

She was startled and quickly ran over.

"Mom, why are you crying…"

After speaking, she raised her tiny hands to wipe away Lu Jie's tears.

"Mom, don't cry, let's go home. How about I wash your feet tonight?"

"Right, Mom, I'll be on winter break soon, and then I'll be with you every day."

"Mom, don't cry!"

"I'll tell you a story when we get home."

Looking at sensible Cheng Cheng, Lu Jie wanted to cry, but she had to hold back.

She smiled, "Cheng Cheng, be good and wait outside for a bit, Mommy needs to talk with the doctor uncle."

After hearing this, Cheng Cheng nodded understandingly and turned to walk outside. Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire

However, after a few steps, as if unsure, she suddenly turned to look at Lu Jie before finally exiting.

Watching her child leave, Lu Jie turned to Chen Cang and said, "Doctor Chen, how much will this surgery cost?"

This question took Chen Cang by surprise; he really didn't know.

"How about this, you take your child home today. Your car broke down, and you've been worried about work these past few days. Take some time off for your child, and I will contact some provincial experts. Let's get an understanding, have a discussion, and see what the best treatment would be."

"Whether we need to bring in outside experts, along with the cost issues, what do you think?"

"After all, the child is still young; health is more important than anything!"

Lu Jie nodded, indeed!

In her heart, Cheng Cheng was now her everything.

She couldn't bear another loss in her life…

After leaving the office, Lu Jie departed with her child.

Yang Kaihua suddenly said, "Ms. Lu, I contacted the 4S shop, and they are on their way now. I will take care of everything, so there's no need for you to worry."

At this, Yang Kaihua added, "I had a driver bring a car over, let me give you a ride home, okay?"