781 Pressed for Time, and Bothersome Task (2/2)

”Why isn't he selling them anymore?”

”He probably used to have a contact in the food bureau and could get expired ingredients at low prices to make cakes. But after the reform, all the expired ingredients are used to make animal feed, so he couldn't profit as much as he used to. I guess that's why he decided to stop selling cakes.” Ling Jiezhou paused for a moment and continued, ”He purchased houses with all the money he used to earn though, so he's probably focusing on being a landlord right now.”

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At the consultation area, Ling Ran listened to Zuo Cidian's suggestion and only put up ten slots. He then sat in the comfort of the examination room and waited for the patients.

Right now, Ling Ran had become a fairly renowned surgeon. Not only had he received media coverage, but there were also other doctors who recommended patients to him. Since he was away from the country for over a month, there were quite a lot of patients slated to see him. If he were to put up too many slots, he would run out of time before he could see all the patients.

Soon after, the patients came in according to their slot numbers. Right after that, there were requests for Ling Ran to put up additional slots.

”Doctor Ling, I have come to you for a consultation before.”

”Doctor Ling, you have operated on me before.”

”Doctor Ling, Doctor Liu from the First People's Hospital of Wuxin City recommended me to come over, but I wasn't able to get a number…”

Since he expected all this, Zuo Cidian arranged the patients asking for additional slots according to the order whereby they came. He then took back the forms that those patients have filled in one by one. Whenever he encountered patients or patients' family members who were escorted by a medical staff member, Zuo Cidian had no choice but to flash his brightest smile.

Ling Ran did not need to care about all this.

He talked to the patients one by one. There was no need for him to call the patients in by himself, and he did not need to arrange the order of patients coming in to meet him either. Things were pretty convenient for him.

Ling Ran possessed Master Level Physical Examination, and his success rate when it came to diagnosing ordinary illnesses that required surgery was extremely high. Aside from this, most of the patients who took up the additional slots had already been diagnosed, and they were mainly suffering from ailments related to the liver, knee joints, Achilles tendon, and flexor tendon. Even though the scope covered by Ling Ran was slightly bigger than ordinary specialists, compared to senior surgeons and surgeons from Europe as well as the United States, Ling Ran was not capable of treating many ailments.

Ling Ran admitted patients whom he was capable of treating into the Emergency Center and recommended other doctors to the rest of the patients. As for patients who required conservative treatment, Ling Ran prescribed drugs for them. Soon, the morning was almost over.

Old Chen from Lower Groove only gave Ling Ran a call at twelve. He then brought his thirty-eight-year-old uncle upstairs.

”I'm so sorry. My uncle works in an internet company, and he's extremely busy. He can't even get a full day of medical leave, so he had no choice but to leave an hour before lunch break so that he can see you during his lunch break.” Old Chen, who was a little over fifty years old, apologized profusely. He then dragged his uncle, who was young and a bit of a stiff person, over. ”Even though he's young, his health is seriously horrible. He's not even forty years old yet but has suffered from cholecystitis for twelve or thirteen years.”

”It's been twelve years. I got diagnosed during my second year working for this company.” Young Chen sat opposite Ling Ran and talked about his condition, ”A few days ago, the pain got too much to bear. So I sneaked out while working overtime last night and got a fluid transfusion. It's the only reason I don't have a fever today. I'm thinking of receiving cholecystectomy.”

”Let me examine you.” Ling Ran put on a pair of gloves.

”I can only take a two-day leave. I'll have two and a half days if you factor in the weekend. If two days are not enough, I'll have no choice but to continue to receive conservative treatment.” Young Chen quickly conveyed his needs.

Zuo Cidian, who was sitting beside Ling Ran, could not help but say, ”Even though cholecystectomy is a very common surgery, it's still surgery. How can you expect to get operated on and recover within the span of two days? Your job is going to kill you one day.”

”I can't help it. We're racing against time to complete our project. If I were to take a break, the whole project team would have to stop and wait for me. I've done some research online, and there are comments that say that not only do Doctor Ling's patients have good prognoses, but the recovery time is also short. Is that true?”

”But two days is still too short.” Ling Ran shook his head a little.

”How about two and a half days?” Young Chen tried to negotiate.

Ling Ran shook his head again. ”Under normal circumstances, patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy can only get discharged after three days, and can only get back to work normally after seven days.”

”I know, but I really can't take more than two days of leave. The project I'm involved in is linked to the bullet train, and if I were to take a break, it'll not only affect my team but other teams too. You know, there are even colleagues of mine who have been receiving conservative treatment for appendicitis for two or three years.

Old Chen who was sitting beside Young Chen said, ”It's really impossible for this uncle of mine to take a break. I don't know anything about the project he's involved in, but it's an extremely important one. Ling Ran, please help to think of something.

Ling Ran could not help but glance at his Virtual Human. He could use it for another four hours and twenty-one minutes.

Truth be told, even though he possessed Specialist Level Cholecystectomy courtesy of his own practice, he was far less skillful in cholecystectomy compared to He Yuanzheng from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. However, if he were to make use of the Virtual Human, he could improve the patient's prognosis by leaps and bounds.

After all, operating on a patient after practicing on the Virtual Human was akin to taking an open-book test using a book that had all its main points highlighted. It was definitely far easier compared to taking a closed book test with no idea about what was going on.

”Get onto the examination bed. I'll take a look.” Ling Ran stood up.