At nearly 7:30 in the evening, in the soundproof operating room, the radioactive particle rod puncture and implantation surgery for patients with skull base tumors began.
After about half an hour, the operation was completed.
After another hour of observation, the patient showed no abnormality, and Yu Zhiming left the operating room.
At nine-twenty in the evening, Yu Zhiming and Zhou Mo walked out of Zhizhen Tower after packing up.
The two walked in silence for a minute or two, and Zhou Mo asked softly: "Doctor Yu, can I ask why you didn't agree to the Chu family's invitation?"
Yu Zhiming replied: "I didn't reject it, I just didn't agree to all Mr. Chu's cooperation requests."
After a pause, he explained: "The Chu family's hereditary disease, which is passed from female to male, is obviously a genetic disease caused by genetic mutation."
"Genetic diseases mean they are difficult to cure."
"To fundamentally solve the problem, we can only correct or make up for it at the genetic level. This requires advanced knowledge in the fields of biological sciences, clinical medicine, biomedicine and engineering. Not to mention a doctoral degree, even a postdoctoral fellow is probably not qualified."
"These fields are far beyond the scope of my knowledge. Whether I join or not, it will not have much promotion effect on the advancement of their research project."
"Of course……"
Yu Zhiming said slowly: "If they want to test the therapeutic effect of a certain drug and explore the development of the disease, I can still play a big role."
"So, I promised the Chu family that if they have similar needs, they can come here to see me at any time."
Zhou Mo snorted softly and sighed softly: "None of the Chu family women can live to be fifty years old. Thinking about it makes people sympathize."
Yu Zhiming hummed and said, "I sympathize too, but I know my own abilities and can't help much."
He suddenly paused for a moment, looking like he suddenly understood, and said: "Research on rare diseases similar to genetic diseases requires high financial investment. I suddenly understand why Mr. Chu is so embarrassed when he treats rich people."
"The Chu family is short of money."
Zhou Mo asked in confusion: "The Chu family owns such a well-known hospital, as well as pharmaceutical companies and other industries, but they are still short of money?"
Yu Zhiming explained: "Zhou Mo, do you know how much money it costs to research a drug to treat rare diseases?"
"Some analytical data say that the average R&D cost is 1.2 billion."
"Currently, of the more than 7,000 rare diseases in the world, only 5% have curable drugs."
“For the vast majority of rare diseases, due to the small number of patients and the high cost of drug development, no institution is willing to develop them.”
Yu Zhiming lamented: "The Chu family wants to develop its own specific medicine for genetic diseases on its own, and the funds invested are bottomless."
Zhou Mo groaned and said, "In other words, Doctor Yu, you have cut off the Chu family's financial resources."
Yu Zhiming glanced at her sideways and defended himself: "I'm just one person. How many patients can I receive in a day after working so hard? How can I compare to a big hospital?"
"Besides, no matter how short of money the Chu family is, they can't just catch someone and jerk off. Other people's money doesn't come from strong winds."
Zhou Mo nodded his little head and said, "That's true. Asking for tens of millions in treatment fees is indeed enough."
"If you want to make more money, you should be like Dr. Yu. You should see more patients. You can see a hundred people a day. Even if one person charges 100,000, he still makes 10 million a day."
Yu Zhiming said with a displeased look on his face: "I'm still humming. I'm not a pig. Is there such a way to describe it..."
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the underground parking lot under the comprehensive office building.
Parked in Yu Zhiming's exclusive parking space now is a BMW MINI, which is Zhou Mo's car.
We drove here when Qing Ning was delivering lunch at noon.
Yu Zhiming reached out to open the passenger door and was about to get in the car, but was stopped by Zhou Mo.
"Hey, Doctor Yu, you sit in the back seat."
Yu Zhiming rolled his eyelids and said, "Your car is so small, and the back seat is uncomfortable."
Zhou Mo insisted: "Oh, the back seat is relatively safer. Doctor Yu, safety is the most important thing."
For the sake of safety, Yu Zhiming endured it and put himself into the back seat of the car with some effort.
After Zhou Mo drove the car out of the hospital, he chirped again: "Dr. Yu, today I also bought some self-defense weapons online, including an engineering shovel, a swing stick, and a bright flashlight."
"This is required by work, and you have to reimburse me."
Yu Zhiming couldn't help but said happily: "Zhou Mo, why are you more careful and nervous than me?"
Zhou Mo snorted: "There's nothing I can do. Who asked me to be responsible for your safety?"
"If the bad guy wants to hurt you, there is only one possibility, which is to step over my body."
Yu Zhiming smiled, but felt that this was a very serious topic and he shouldn't laugh.
He said with a serious face: "Zhou Mo, if you really encounter a dangerous situation, don't be stupid and put your own safety first."
"To most bad people, I am more valuable and useful alive than dead."
Zhou Mo asked: "What if... what if, the bad guy just wants your life?"
Yu Zhiming pondered and said: "It depends on the situation. If the bad guy is too powerful, I will attract firepower and you can run away quickly."
"It is better to die one than to die two."
Zhou Mo roared with excitement: "Doctor Yu, based on your words, I will never let you die in front of me."
Yu Zhiming made a slight noise and said: "You are talking as if we are in a war-torn area..."
The two people chatted here and there, time flew by, and they returned to Junshanfu Community after ten o'clock in the evening.
When Yu Zhiming returned home, he unexpectedly found that besides Qing Ning, there was one more person who came to greet him.
Qing Ning’s cousin Feng Sisi.
Ever since she was sentenced to two years of probation for physically assaulting a female classmate, she has been staying in seclusion.
She did not attend the engagement party between Yu Zhiming and Qing Ning.
"Good evening, cousin-in-law!" Feng Sisi, who was wearing pajamas and looking well-behaved, greeted her politely.
Yu Zhiming nodded and asked directly: "You came over suddenly, is there something wrong?"
Feng Sisi took the initiative to take Yu Zhiming's briefcase and explained softly: "My mother saw that I didn't leave the house all day long, so she asked me to come out to visit relatives. She was afraid that I would suffer from psychological problems because I was bored at home all the time."
Qing Ning hung up the coat that Yu Zhiming took off, took over the conversation, and said, "In addition to her coming to visit, I also want you to have a physical examination. She is going to donate bone marrow."
"Donate bone marrow?" Yu Zhiming looked at Feng Sisi.
Feng Sisi made a sad face and said, "Cousin-in-law, I'm on probation right now. I just wanted to show my best and signed up as a bone marrow donor volunteer."
"Didn't you say that the chance of matching is very low?"
"I only signed up for a little over a month, and I actually received a notification that I was matched with someone."
She asked with a worried look: "Cousin-in-law, is this bone marrow donation really harmless to the body?"
Yu Zhiming replied: "Theoretically speaking, this bone marrow donation does no harm to the donor himself."
"However, because each person's physique is different, donors will have different symptoms after donation, and may experience some discomfort, such as fatigue, hair loss, and reduced immunity."
"Are you still losing your hair?"
Feng Sisi touched her short black hair and asked nervously: "Cousin-in-law, is it serious?"
Yu Zhiming explained: "It is just possible to lose hair. Even if hair falls, it will not be serious."
"These symptoms will generally return to their previous state after a break of about half a year. You don't need to worry too much."
Feng Sisi nodded, but there was still some worry on her face.
Yu Zhiming thought to himself, fortunately, the method of bone marrow donation has been improved. If it were still the same as before, this guy would definitely be scared away.
In the past, there was only one way to donate bone marrow, which was to give the volunteer general anesthesia, then puncture multiple locations on the volunteer's iliac bone, and then extract the bone marrow fluid.
This process of puncture and extraction of bone marrow is somewhat painful for donor volunteers.
Nowadays, the methods of donating bone marrow have been significantly improved.
Volunteers are first injected with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the peripheral blood.
When the hematopoietic stem cells in the peripheral blood reach a certain number, the hematopoietic stem cells can be separated out through a blood cell separator, and then the hematopoietic stem cells can be transfused into the patient's body.
This process is almost painless for the bone marrow donor...
Yu Zhiming first went to the bathroom to wash up, and then had supper in the restaurant with Qing Ning and Feng Sisi.
The midnight snack prepared by Aunt Qiu Lan for them was crab roe noodles and four exquisite side dishes.
Feng Sisi said calmly: "Cousin-in-law, I have always been afraid of injections and blood draws, and I feel a little scared..."
Qing Ning interrupted: "Sisi, you signed up to be a volunteer for performance. Now that you have a model, someone needs your bone marrow to save their life, but you are holding back."
"What does this make your probation officer think of you?"
"This time, no matter how scared you are, you have to donate happily."
"Maybe we can get a reduced sentence."
Feng Sisi said timidly: "Cousin, I actually know that at this time, you can't retreat, you can only bite the bullet."
"I'm just talking in front of my family..."
After supper, Yu Zhiming conducted a physical examination on Feng Sisi on the sofa in the living room.
Feng Sisi's body was quite healthy, but Yu Zhiming accidentally detected a strange object in her appendix.
This object was about the size of two peanuts and was stuck in the appendix.
The appendix is a pocket-shaped, blind-ended organ with a degenerated intestine inside.
The stenosis and obstruction of the appendix make it difficult for the residue that enters the appendix cavity to be discharged naturally.
Over time, fecal stones form in the appendix, which may become infected if not taken care of, leading to appendicitis.
However, Yu Zhiming looked at the smooth and regular outline of the foreign object, which looked more like a foreign object than a bezoar.
It is quite rare for a foreign body to get stuck in the appendix...
