710 Kindness (1/2)

”For this depth, general anesthesia is better. Call the anesthetist.” Yu Yuan read the X-ray scan again, and she sounded quite confident.

However, the patient was extremely nervous. ”I don't want general anesthesia, I don't want surgery.”

”Giving you general anesthesia is for us to help you take it out, we're not performing surgery on you,” Yu Yuan answered in annoyance, ”I can't take it out for you if you're this tense.”

”You're really not performing a surgery?” The patient looked at Yu Yuan doubtfully.

”No surgery.” Yu Yuan also knew the pain a person had to suffer through after surgery. Although it was just a light bulb, if it was taken out through surgery, it would cause an anal fistula if it was not well-handled. This meant that an incision would need to be made on the abdomen, the intestines would need to be pulled out, and the defecation process would need to be completed through an intestinal stoma. It would indeed completely change the way a person lived as well as greatly affect the person's daily life, work life, and social life especially.

If there was any other option, Yu Yuan would definitely want to try it.

At that moment, Yu Yuan's facial expression was sincere and firm.

The patient lay on the gurney and looked at Yu Yuan. His tense nerves were slightly relieved, and he said in a low voice, ”I heard… it's not easy to take out, right? If it's really hard, then you can just break it…”

”We can't break it. It will become a big deal if it cuts the intestines.” Yu Yuan shook her head. ”Don't think about it too much, I'm more experienced than you.”

The patient was stunned. ”You've had experience with this?”

”Of course, I've been in the Emergency Department for so long. Don't tell me that you thought you were the only person who's stuffed things into his body.” Yu Yuan stopped talking for a little while before she reorganized her words and said, ”But sure, stuffing light bulbs in there is quite rare. Anyway… if you want to take it out, the plan to use general anesthesia will be better.”

The patient kept hesitating, and he asked, ”How are you going to take it out?”

Yu Yuan arranged her words and slowly explained, ”We'll administer general anesthesia first before we inject Skelaxin. When the medication works, I will take it out with my hands. If I really can't take it out, I will use an instrument to expand the rectum, then put a gauze on the light bulb and try to pull it out for you… That's the general plan.”

”It sounds like it can work. But I thought doctors take things with forceps.” The patient also tried hard to think of a solution.

Yu Yuan shook her head a little. ”Yours is a light bulb. It's too smooth.”

”Yeah,” the patient answered, ”it's really smooth…”

”Yup,” Yu Yuan answered.

”Then, I have another question.” The patient looked slightly relieved.

Yu Yuan nodded. ”Go on.”

”Other patients, I mean, people who stuff things inside their bodies, what are the things they stuffed in them?” The patient looked as if he was having an academic discussion.

Yu Yuan coldly looked at him without saying anything. She looked exactly like a fierce young leopard.

The patient wisely shut his mouth. He continued leaning against the pillow and shouting in pain.

In a short while, Su Jiafu came over from the Operating Area. He did not say much. Instead, he just asked a few questions, filled up a form, and performed anesthesia.

When the patient's breathing became calm and they were certain he was anesthetized, Su Jiafu heaved a long sigh and showed a smile. He moved his body on the stool and asked, ”I heard it's a foreign body. It's a light bulb? How much is the voltage?”

”You can see the description when I take it out later.” Yu Yuan pursed her lips before she said, ”Add more Skelaxin.”

”Roger. Oh yes, what are you going to use to take it out?” Su Jiafu laughed, at the same time, he added more Skelaxin.

Yu Yuan stretched her hands and swung in the air before she said, ”Have you ever heard about the story of a small-handed midwife?”

Su Jiafu, ”I've heard…”

”Same theory.” As Yu Yuan spoke, she started to work. Every press and release was so professional that it made people relieved.

A few people watching around the area were stunned. There was always legends about small hands in the hospital, like the one in the Gynaecology Department who did not need obstetrical forceps, but only a small hand to pull the baby out, and the one in the General Surgery Department who did not need curved forceps, but just a small hand to draw the vermiform appendix out.