Surgery Godfather
Chapter 874 - 775 Myocardial Reduction Surgery

Chapter 874: Chapter 775 Myocardial Reduction Surgery

Teng Shaokui entered the Comprehensive Surgery Department ward with his daughter, carrying heavy and light luggage; the ward was a three-person room, quite spacious, with curtains separating the beds.

The enthusiastic nurse measured Xinmei’s heart rate, took her blood pressure, and so on. As this was the young girl’s first time in such a big hospital, she was very curious, peeking around everywhere, but the thought of spending a hundred thousand yuan made her feel uneasy.

"Do you need an accompanying bed?" asked the nurse after she finished.

In the ward, there were only patient beds. If family members were accompanying, they could get a foldable accompanying bed. During the day, these could be folded up for centralized management, and at night, you could bring one and unfold it into a bed.

Teng Shaokui asked the nurse, "There’s a charge for that, right?"

"Thirty yuan a night," the nurse replied.

Teng Shaokui looked around the room. There was a chair next to each bed perfect for sitting up to sleep on. Besides, the hospital had a garden and a lobby, both of which had plenty of benches suitable for sleeping on. He could save that thirty yuan.

Teng Shaokui waved his hand: "Never mind, we don’t need it."

But Teng Shaokui immediately felt this was inappropriate, afraid it would cause Xinmei discomfort, and quickly changed his mind: "We’ll take one."

Teng Shaokui understood that if he appeared too frugal, his thoughtful daughter would worry even more and feel more distressed.

As for the shortfall in the surgery funds, Teng Shaokui was also anxious, racking his brains to figure out where to scrounge up the money, but he knew he couldn’t let this anxiety show on his face and add to his daughter’s mental burden.

Once they settled down, Teng Shaokui felt a lot more at ease. A hospital recommended by the provincial government’s security could not be wrong.

The attending doctor was Li Guodong, who was on duty that day. Li Guodong asked in detail about the medical history, conducted a series of examinations, carefully read through the outpatient test reports, and took meticulous notes.

There was no doubt about Teng Xinmei’s diagnosis: hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. The evidence from the outpatient tests was very conclusive, mainly the echocardiogram, which showed severe asymmetric hypertrophy of the left ventricle and the interventricular septum, and a significant systolic murmur could be heard over the heart’s aortic valve auscultation area.

Chief complaint, clinical examination, and adjuvant tests—all combined, the diagnosis was crystal clear.

Teng Shaokui let Xinmei rest in the ward while he followed Dr. Li out and went to the doctor’s office.

"Dr. Li—" Teng Shaokui wasn’t sure how to start.

Dr. Li spoke gently: "Just speak whatever’s on your mind, I’m your daughter’s attending doctor. If there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to come to me at any time."

Teng Shaokui mustered his courage: "Dr. Li, the outpatient specialist said the surgery would cost a hundred thousand, is that paid all at once before the surgery?"

Dr. Li gestured for Teng Shaokui to sit: "The hundred thousand is only an approximate total cost, not just the surgery fee, but the entire cost during hospitalization. In principle, it should be paid in full before surgery."

"This is the thing—" Teng Shaokui’s face turned a bit red: "Dr. Li, I won’t hide it from you, I’ve only prepared ten thousand yuan, and I don’t have medical insurance. I know it’s definitely not enough, what I mean is, can the surgery still be scheduled normally while I pay in installments? I’m afraid I won’t be able to pay the full hundred thousand before the surgery."

As he spoke, Teng Shaokui took out his ID card from his pocket and showed it to Dr. Li: "Dr. Li, this is my ID card, you can check it."

Moreover, Teng Shaokui took out a property deed: "This is the deed for my country house. I know it’s not worth much, but it’s some kind of guarantee."

While speaking, Teng Shaokui occasionally glanced at the office door, worried that his daughter might follow him in.

"Well, put these things away for now," Dr. Li said, somewhat embarrassed.

But this patient’s family member seemed quite honest, volunteering that there was a shortfall in funds. As a doctor, he felt sympathy for the patient, but after all, this was about money, which he couldn’t decide on his own.

"Uncle Teng, let’s do this: don’t worry for the time being. I’ll try my best to arrange the surgery for you. I’ll report your situation to the leadership, and you should also actively look for ways to raise the funds as soon as possible. We’ll keep in touch, okay?" Dr. Li could only reply like this to Teng Shaokui for now.

"Okay, uh, Dr. Li, please don’t mention the financial issues to my girl. She’s grown up and knows too much already, I’m afraid it would burden her mind," Teng Shaokui said awkwardly.

Dr. Li nodded: "Don’t worry, she’s still a minor. When it comes to financial matters, I’ll only discuss them with you."

"Thank you, Dr. Li, I should be getting back," Teng Shaokui said, very grateful to the doctor.

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The 13 CNS papers had caused a huge stir, and the buzz had not yet subsided, but Yang Ping didn’t care anymore and settled down to focus on his work as usual.

As the Department Director, Yang Ping paid attention to new patients admitted to his department every day. Before he left work each afternoon, he would review the computer and jot down the bed numbers of new patients, then follow the list to conduct his own rounds.

Interacting with patients more was a basic principle for Yang Ping. Only through such interactions could he obtain firsthand data about their illnesses—much of which could not be reflected by instrumental examinations.

After making his rounds, Yang Ping paid particular attention to Teng Xinmei’s case, not only because Professor Cao had reviewed her medical records beforehand but also because this case was indeed tricky.

Both the left ventricle and the interventricular septum were very thickened, with obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract and reduced left ventricular compliance.

The heart can be seen as a four-chamber pump, with these four chambers being the left ventricle, right ventricle, left atrium, and right atrium, connected to several tubes. The left ventricle connects to the aorta, the right atrium connects to the vena cava, the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery, and the left atrium to the pulmonary vein, forming two major circulations.

Blood pumped out by the right ventricle through the pulmonary artery reaches the lungs, where it picks up oxygen, and the blood returns to the left atrium. This constitutes the minor circulation, also known as the pulmonary circulation.