64 Hemorrhoids 2 (1/2)
”Then, can I lie down here?” Ryu Seongyong said with a tensed face.
”Yes, your lords.h.i.+p. Face down, please.”
In the room, Ganghyuk, Dolseok, Yeoju, and Yeoni were present along with him. Simply speaking, everyone was there except Makbong.
”No, please go up a little further.”
”Like this?”
”Yes.”
”Should I lie down to make b.u.t.tocks up?”
If one were to describe the position of Ryu Seongyong in a word right now, it was 'shameful'. Yeoju described it as follows:
'He lied down with his face downward and legs apart as much as possible. The knees were bent, and the b.u.t.tocks were directed to the ceiling. To prepare for the situation when he would lose his consciousness, he was fixed with metal equipment.'
He might not have ever imagined that he would have to lie in this funny position as a Confucian scholar, causing him to sigh
”Yes…”
”Anyway, I will be healed after this, right?” If Ganghyuk did not say yes, Seongyong would surely kill him. But, he could not move at all right now because he was tied.
”Yes. If you follow my instruction, it will not recur.”
”That is good.” He looked satisfied, even though he had to lie down in such a funny position.
'It is no wonder he is so desperate. According to Suns.h.i.+n, he could not even answer the call of the King at one time because of it. Seonjo had asked him to travel to provinces and see how people lived there, but he declined with an excuse.
When Seonjo heard of his excuse, he laughed. Of course, n.o.body would know if it were a true story.
”Well, let's take off the trousers…”
'Should I take off the trousers?' Seongyong sighed on hearing this, wanting to just lose consciousness. At that moment, he thought of an idea. ”Can I drink that medicine you told me about before?”
”Will you?”
”Yes, that would be better.”
”Okay, sir.”
As requested, Ganghyuk gave him the medicine. He had experimented it several times more after the first one to make sure of the dose. For a few days, the five bandits slept and then got woken up several times.
It was all thanks to their sacrifice that he could find the safe and effective dose.
'It owes a lot to them.' Ganghyuk nodded his head while watching Seongyong drink the medicine.
”Ka! It is said that good medicine is bitter to taste, but it is not really bad.”
”Glad to hear that.”
”Then, what should I do?”
”Just stay like this and you will be sleeping.”
”Really? I am wide awa…ke…”
It was very effective, as Seonyong fell asleep on the count of seven. It seemed to have a similar effect as the modern anesthetics used in operation rooms.
'It does not seem to inhibit breathing at this dose.' Of course, he might feel some pain, but that could be solved with the help of local anesthetic.
”Let's take them off.”
”Yes, sir.” Dolseok acknowledged and rolled down the trousers politely. After all, when could a servant roll down the trousers of Grade 2 official? Hence, he took extra care.
”Fellow, take them down quickly.”
”Well, but…this…”
”Treatment is more important here, not etiquette.”
It was a comment that a n.o.bleman would not make at all; but everyone present there, including Dolseok, did not care much as they knew Ganghyuk.
”Yes, sir.” And so, Seonyong's trousers were removed with one movement.
His a.n.u.s was a mess; in comparison, the mayor of Anseong had a clean and near-perfect package.
'Wow! How did he live with this?'
It was no longer at the level of simple hemorrhoids. It might have even killed him soon without exaggerating things.
Ganghyuk had asked him to have a Sitz Bath for a few days prior to the date of operation, but it still looked really bad. Dolseok and Yeoni, who did not know about hemorrhoids, opened their mouths wide.
”Are they b.u.t.tocks of a human?”
”Yes, this protrusion is called hemorrhoids.”
”Hemorrhoids?”
”Yes! It should be in the a.n.u.s, but it came out because of pressure.”
Ganghyuk thought that he would need Yeoni's help for this. This operation would be big, and he would need her help as well as Dolseok's a.s.sistance.
'He has both internal and external hemorrhoids. The status is the worst that I have ever seen.'
He was worrying about the operation, and hoped that the three of them could manage to finish it. The status was so bad that other doctors might wake up the patient rather than have an operation.
It was a total disaster.
”Watch out! It is not a joke.”
”Yes, sir.”
At this moment, Ganghyuk was the most tensed since he came to Joseon. Therefore, Dolseok and Yeoni were highly tensed as well.
'I need to inject the local anesthetic.'
He tried not to cause bleeding as much as possible. After all, there was no way to transfuse blood here, and the patient had anemia; so, any blood loss was to be avoided as much as possible.
”Give me the syringe.”
”Yes, sir.”
Ganghyuk started to inject the anesthetic after making a simulation in his head. As far as Dolseok saw, he made tens of injections. It was totally different from the case of the mayor, where he operated after only one injection.
”Sir?”
”What?”
”I think you are taking care of him very carefully.”
”I always do when I treat patients.” It was a total lie that both the speaker and the listener identified.
”Did you forget the mayor of Anseong? But today, you made the special medicine and give him many injections…”
”Aha!” Ganghyuk laughed. ”He deserves it. Wipe the blood.”
”Yes, sir.”
How could Dolseok know that Ganghyuk was treating an excellent politician right now who would leave his name in the history? Ganghyuk wanted to use all possible ways he could use to mitigate his pain and make the operation successful.
If he could, he wanted to transplant a healthy a.n.u.s.
”Yeoni, apply the antiseptic.”
”Yes.”
It was the operation of the part which was the dirtiest in the body. Of course, he could start the operation with just a loose cleansing. Given the status of the a.n.u.s, it was particularly true.