121 Coincidence (1/2)

It was 5:20 AM.

Clad in a large white coat, Department Associate Director Pan ”happened to” pass by the rehabilitation rooms. When he walked into Rehabilitation Room 4, he saw a few patients, who had woken up early, carrying out rehabilitation exercises and enduring immense pain.

Zheng Qi was one of them. Department Associate Director Pan's elder sister, Pan Jinyue was next to him.

”How do you feel?” Once Department Associate Director Pan was sure that the doctor in charge had left, he immediately went forward to greet them.

”We can't tell.” Pan Jinyue was not in a good mood. She suppressed her emotions and asked, ”He was only sutured twelve hours ago. Should he be doing rehabilitation exercises now? Is the doctor you recommended really reliable?”

”Shh.” Department Associate Director Pan gestured with his finger. He looked around and said, ”Didn't I tell you not to talk about me in the Emergency Department?”

Pan Jinyue snorted.

Department Associate Director Pan sighed and said, ”If Ling Ran were not a good surgeon, would I have gone through so much trouble to arrange for him to perform surgery on Zheng Qi?”

Actually, this was something he was not willing to admit. But at that moment, he had to convince his sister and the brother-in-law of his choice, so he was forced to lower his pride.

His sister was already rather upset that Pan Hua did not personally carry out the surgery. Department Associate Director Pan was afraid that her thoughts would run wild.

Pan Jinyue's mind was a mess at the moment, and she was not as sharp-witted as she usually was. ”But… is it really suitable for a doctor to insist that a patient begin rehabilitation exercises right after surgery?”

Even though Zheng Qi said nothing, his gaze visibly indicated that he was paying attention to the conversation between his wife and brother-in-law.

Patients would always feel horrible the day after surgery. Zheng Qi had spent a few hours screaming and a few more hours being under anesthesia the day before. He did not even get a good night's sleep after surgery and had to carry out rehabilitation exercises immediately after. Right then, he looked so haggard that he did not even look human anymore.

”Can't he wait another day before he begins his rehabilitation?” All you doctors aren't considerate at all, ” Pan Jinyue said begrudgingly.

”Let me put it this way...” Pan Hua sighed and said, ”Normally, rehabilitation only starts twenty-four hours after surgery.”

”Huh?” Pan Jinyue pounded the table and stood up. ”Does the young man intend to harm us?”

”Take a seat, take a seat.” Pan Hua looked around sneakily like a thief. ”Let me finish what I have to say.”

Even though Pan Hua managed to make Pan Jinyue sit down, she still looked very annoyed.

Zheng Qi sat down too. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

”It's actually not a bad thing to start rehabilitation now,” Pan Hua said in resignation.

Pan Jinyue arched an eyebrow and looked at him.

”It is indeed very dangerous for a patient to start rehabilitation only twelve hours after surgery, as there is a certain probability that the sutured tendon would split. However, by beginning rehabilitation now, the probability of adhesion is greatly lowered. The results would be a lot better than if you begin rehabilitation after twenty-four hours. In other words, as long as the tendon doesn't split, the recovery of the hand will be even better.” After he said this, Pan Hua looked at his sister and brother-in-law before he continued, ”Why do I say this isn't a bad thing? The chief surgeon knows Zheng Qi's situation better than I do. Since he has the confidence to let him begin rehabilitation only twelve hours after surgery, what does it imply? It means that he's very confident in the suturing, isn't it?”

Pan Jinyue asked, ”What if the tendon splits?”

Pan Hua answered honestly, ”If the tendon splits, a second surgery would have to be carried out. But the strength of the stitches will definitely not be as strong as the first time. When that happens, the palm's motor ability will definitely not reach the standard criteria.”

Pan Jinyue, who was quite convinced by Pan Hua's words earlier, immediately became uncertain again. She thought about it and asked, ”Hua'er, how would you arrange Zheng Qi's rehabilitation if you were the chief surgeon?”

Pan Hua had actually thought about this matter. At that moment, he thought about it again before saying, ”If I were the chief surgeon, I would likely arrange for him to start rehabilitation exercises thirty-six hours after the surgery.”

”Huh? Why?”

”Because I'm also afraid that the newly-sutured tendon would split.” After he said this, Pan Hua looked at Zheng Qi and said, ”For ordinary patients of mine with injuries such as Zheng Qi's, if there are no problems during the surgery, I would arrange for rehabilitation to begin around thirty hours after. But when doctors treat their own relatives, they are always thinking about seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. This may not produce the best results.

Both his sister and brother-in-law were silent.

They were talking about Zheng Qi's hand, and the results would affect his life. None of them wanted to take even the tiniest bit of risk.

Compared to the risk of tendon splitting, the risk of adhesion was not so imminent. If you looked at the consequences, the effects of adhesion were not really that unacceptable.