200 Feel Good After Boasting for a While (1/2)
Yuan Wei extended his hand as he watched the nurse slowly unwrap the dressing.
The nurse slowly unwrapped the dressing layer by layer with one hand, and it went round and round Yu Wei's wounded hand. The sutured area was gradually revealed.
Yuan Wei and He Jinxiu gazed at the sutured wound, so much so that He Jinxiu started squirming as she hugged her daughter. They were so nervous that their daughter, who was in He Jinxiu's hold, started squirming.
”Don't move.” He Jinxiu patted her daughter's b*tt without hesitation.
”It hurts!” Her daughter looked hurt.
He Jinxiu was stunned for a moment and quickly released her daughter. She felt regretful, but she did not want to apologize. She just held her daughter's arm and said, ”Take a look at your father's hand and see if there is anything wrong with suturing.
”I am no longer a kid.” The daughter pouted unhappily, but her eyes subconsciously drifted to her father's hand.
The skin of the sutured finger was reddish. Due to edema, the wrinkles on the skin could not be seen. The black threads were naturally the most obvious thing. Several visible knots on the skin could be seen, connecting the finger to the hand so tightly that it curled inwards slightly. This made the finger abnormally ugly, but it blended well with the rest of the hand.
”Are you in pain?” He Jinxiu could not help but ask her husband.
The daughter stared at her father with her round eyes.
”A little… It doesn't hurt, but I can feel something in my finger,” said Yuan Wei. He wanted to move his finger, but he failed to do so. This made Yuan Wei, who just got his finger undressed, start panicking. ”Why can't I move my finger?”
”You need to wait for a few more days…” The nurse said a few more words before she continued to go through the specifics of rehabilitation.
Compared to those who had received the M-Tang technique surgery, patients who received finger replantations did not have it easy. Most people could not even move their fingers even after ten days, much less two days after the surgery.
”Keeping the finger warm is the most important matter, it's very important…”
”Don't ever smoke! You must remember that smoking is a risk factor that will lead to amputation. Patients must absolutely quit smoking, otherwise the finger might be amputated. Remember, he can't even smell smoke…”
”His emotions must not fluctuate too much. The patient must stay calm all the time, understand? What I'm saying is, don't get emotional. When you get emotional, your blood pressure will increase. Normal people will just faint if their blood pressure gets too high, but you will be in danger if your blood pressure increases after the finger replantation. So, you must try to keep your emotions as stable as possible over the next few months…”
The nurse went on with her reminders. They were mostly repeats of the doctors' words. Still, Yuan Wei and He Jinxiu listened to the nurse attentively.
They no longer had any money for them to make mistakes.
Hospital bills were not the only things that cost them money when it came to seeking medical treatment. The living expenses during the treatment period as well as their child's education fees also cost money. They had borrowed money from all their relatives before, and they could not borrow anymore.
Most importantly, if Yuan Wei's finger still needed to be amputated after all this, their lives would be burdened by more debts after losing the main financial pillar of the family.
”I will quit smoking.” Yuan Wei was not a heavy smoker. He just occasionally smoked when his colleagues passed around cigarettes. He made the decision after hearing the same advice from the nurses a few times.
Similarly, Yuan Wei also thought of the issue of money.
They needed to spend money on treatment, surgery, and hospitalization. They even needed to spend money on meals and transport.
Yuan Wei had not slept very well over the past few days, worrying about money.
As for smoking... He could not let his wife buy cigarettes for him using the money allocated for meals. He just could not do that.
The nurse nodded and added, ”You can't even smell cigarette smoke. There's someone in our hospital who smoked in front of the patient's bed. Because of him, his wife, who had just received finger replantation, nearly had to have her finger amputated.”
”Oh… okay… I will quit smoking! I won't even smell cigarette smoke!” Yu Wei could not differentiate whether the nurse was just threatening him or telling him the truth. Anyhow, he did not have any reason to not quit smoking.
He Jinxiu watched the nurse's action and asked her in a lower voice, ”I heard that replanted fingers need one or two months to be completely reconnected to the hand. How long will it take before he can work again?”
”Work?” The nurse stopped and thought for a while. She then asked, ”What kind of work do you mean?”
”Re… renovation…” He Jinxiu lowered her voice even more.
The nurse said her usual expression, ”Renovation is considered hard physical labor, right? I suggest that you go back to work one year later… Hmm, the best you can consider is to only return to work two years later. In the near future, it will be better if you only do light manual labor.”
”I did not study a lot. I also cannot find any other job if I don't do physical work.” Yuan Wei chuckled in embarrassment.
”You can do all types of light manual labor.” The nurse turned around and saw Yuan Wei's daughter. She said in a softer voice.
”When your finger has recovered to a better condition three or four months later, you can try to find a job in courier service companies or restaurants that offer food delivery services. You can also work as a security guard or open up a small shop and sell things. This shouldn't affect you too much.”
He Jinxiu and Yuan Wei could not say anything but expressed their gratitude to the nurse.
At that moment, Ling Ran brought someone to the room.
”How's the patient?” Ling Ran asked the nurse directly after he saw her in the room.