Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1373 - 1042: Lifelong Follow-up

Chapter 1373: Chapter 1042: Lifelong Follow-up

The scalp heals very quickly due to the rich blood vessels, and general facial wounds can be sutured within 3-5 days. Li Gaoyang had his stitches removed on the fifth day after the surgery, and after observing him for another day or two without any issues, he was ready to be discharged and return to his country.

Li Gaoyang was very satisfied with his medical trip to China, the pain was forgotten once the wound healed, and now Li Gaoyang has completely forgotten the suffocating sensation of death threats brought on by his illness before.

Now, Li Gaoyang’s mind is full of plans for revenge. He hates Huang Jiacai so much that he could crush his teeth. Huang Jiacai took advantage of the opportunity to help him with medical treatment and seized a lot of benefits from him.

It has always been Li Gaoyang making others suffer losses, but now it is Li Gaoyang who has suffered a huge loss at the hands of others.

Professor Yang Ping made his last rounds for Li Gaoyang, and during the rounds, Li Gaoyang’s previous humble attitude of seeking help had completely disappeared, replaced by the arrogant demeanor of an American tycoon. Professor Yang Ping found it ridiculous, wondering how his attitude could take a 180-degree turn before and after the surgery. Although he had encountered such patients before, whose attitudes completely changed, even the fastest face-changing patient he had seen before was not comparable to Li Gaoyang now; it was truly an eye-opener for Professor Yang Ping.

However, Professor Yang Ping had many other patients, and Li Gaoyang was just one of many in his eyes, merely a patient, so Professor Yang Ping was completely unaffected by his attitude.

After making his rounds, a graduate student came to verify Li Gaoyang’s phone number, address, email, and other communication tool accounts. The student was to enter all this information into the follow-up system to ensure all data was accurate and reliable, as Li Gaoyang’s condition required follow-up for at least ten years, or if possible, for life.

After verifying the follow-up details, the graduate student handed him a follow-up instruction sheet, which Li Gaoyang read word by word.

"Follow-up? Didn’t you say the recurrence rate of this tumor is very low?" Li Gaoyang couldn’t help but feel a bit scared and asked.

The graduate student replied in a very official tone, unalarmed: "All our cases require follow-up. Although the recurrence rate in your case is low, it is not non-existent. Additionally, the timing of your surgery was slightly delayed, so the chance of recurrence is relatively higher. If the tumor recurs, the surgical difficulty will be even greater than now, and only Professor Yang Ping will be able to perform the main surgery for you. Therefore, it is imperative that the contact information you provide is accurate and not changed casually. If there are any changes, please inform us immediately. Here are our follow-up team’s contact phone numbers, email, and WeChat ID, etc., which will not change. With your conditions, lifelong follow-up is entirely achievable."

After listening, Li Gaoyang felt a chilling sensation: "Lifelong follow-up? You mean there’s a possibility that Professor Yang Ping will have to perform surgery on me again?"

"Yes! We will give you a form for regular checks. Each time, send the results to our email. We have specialists to handle it. These types of tumors are very atypical in the early stages of recurrence, and the vast majority of doctors around the world do not have the experience in reading such images. So, you must send the MRI images to us for review to avoid misdiagnoses," explained the graduate student meticulously.

The more detailed the explanation, the more uneasy Li Gaoyang felt, meaning he was bound to Professor Yang Ping for life.

"Do you mean I have to keep in touch with Professor Yang Ping for the rest of my life?" Li Gaoyang asked, swallowing a bitter saliva, not knowing whether the bitterness in his mouth was caused by fear or the medicine he had taken not long before.

The graduate student said: "That’s not necessary."

This made Li Gaoyang feel much relieved, he let out a breath.

"As medicine develops, someday many neurosurgeons will be able to perform this type of surgery, and at that time, you can complete the follow-up locally," the graduate student added.

Li Gaoyang had just breathed a sigh of relief, only to shudder again at the graduate student’s words.

Someday medicine will develop! When is that? Ten years, twenty years, fifty years? There is great uncertainty, just like someday mankind might eliminate wars, and then the Earth will be one family, living in harmony, close as brothers. Do such words have any reality? Not at all. To put it precisely, such words are merely comforting, possessing only emotional value, not practical value.

In essence, this still meant being tied to Professor Yang Ping for a lifetime.

"You currently follow up with any cases that have relapsed?" Li Gaoyang furrowed his brow.

"Of course, there are!" the graduate student did not hide.

"The probability?"

"Current data hasn’t been sorted yet, so it can’t be disclosed as it might mislead patients and add unnecessary stress. However, I can tell you that the probability of recurrence for these cases is much higher than the statistics in textbooks and previous literature, because many doctors had insufficient understanding of the disease and lacking follow-up data, making the statistical numbers hardly a reference," the graduate student explained, very cautiously and professionally.

Li Gaoyang’s forehead broke into sweat, he felt that this young doctor was unreliable, with potential risks of misleading and frightening patients, so he decided to personally ask Professor Yang Ping.

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In Professor Yang Ping’s office.

Li Gaoyang sat opposite Yang Ping, whose bald head had now sprouted some hair, no longer shiny as before.

"Professor Yang, will my condition relapse? Do I absolutely need lifetime check-ups?"

Yang Ping didn’t even think before replying in English: "Theoretically, any tumor could recur. If conditions allow, I strongly recommend lifetime check-ups."

"How big is the probability of recurrence?" Li Gaoyang felt that the words from Professor Yang carried much more weight than those from the graduate student.

"For you, it’s either zero or one hundred percent. To us doctors, you are just one of many statistical cases, so statistical probability means little to you; you just need to commit to regular check-ups, haven’t our follow-up team doctors given you the discharge educational session?" Yang Ping was curious how he knew nothing and still came asking him.

"Yes, there was education, there was. If it recurs, what should be done?" Li Gaoyang continued to ask.

"Maintain close contact with us, and if signs of recurrence appear, undergo surgery early to nip the disease in the bud. This is our principle of ’three earlies’: early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment. So follow-up is crucial, as long as conditions allow, try to have lifetime follow-up to ensure subsequent health. Any other questions?" Yang Ping noticed that Li Gaoyang looked pale.

"No more questions, can I get a check-up at Mayo in the United States? I am quite busy," Li Gaoyang was a bit troubled now.

Yang Ping said, "Of course, but you must feed the results back to us. For cases like yours, Mayo currently does not have the capability to diagnose recurrences early."

"Alright, Professor Yang, thank you. Can you call a nurse to wheel me back?" Li Gaoyang’s legs felt weak, unable to stand.

Yang Ping was surprised; wasn’t he fine when he came in? He walked in by himself and besides, his post-surgery recovery was very good, with his mobility not impaired at all.

"Do you---feel unwell?" Yang Ping asked.

Li Gaoyang shook his head: "Just a bit tired."

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