The wedding date of Xu Tongdao and Wei Chunlan was very close. That morning, Xu Tongdao and Wei Chunlan went to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the First City Hospital again to do this month's pregnancy checkup according to the pregnancy checkup date written in the maternal health care manual.
Register, line up, issue inspection orders, pay fees, line up for inspection...
After a set of procedures, Wei Chunlan finally came out of the examination room at almost 11 o'clock in the morning.
Tongdao Xu was already mentally prepared, so he was not too surprised when he saw her expression was not good when she came out. He got up and walked over. While helping her sit down on the bench to rest, he asked: "What? Is it another baby?"
Can’t detect fetal heart rate?”
Wei Chunlan glanced at him and nodded silently.
Tongdao Xu sighed inwardly.
Although he had been mentally prepared for this, he was still a little disappointed when it was actually confirmed.
In his previous life, he had been looking forward to having children for so many years, but now he only resents having few children, and will never resent having too many.
He would be very happy if he could give birth to twins this time.
But now it seems that the dream of giving birth to twins has been shattered.
Helping her sit down, he comforted her softly, "It's okay, just one less! At least one can be saved, which is considered a great blessing among misfortunes, right?"
Wei Chunlan weakly leaned her head on his shoulder and sighed softly, "That's all I can think about now."
Half an hour later, I got the test results.
The two went back upstairs again, found the expert doctor who had prescribed the examination for them before, and showed the expert the examination results.
The expert took a few glances and comforted Wei Chunlan as he did last time, "It's okay! Look, one of the children has very good characteristics and the fetal heart rate is normal, right? From now on, just relax and take good care of yourself.
To raise the fetus, just treat it as if this pregnancy is a singleton. Next month, you will come for check-ups on time and try to bring the fetus to term. At worst, we will take out the baby by cesarean section when the baby is born, right?
?Don’t be nervous! Ah!”
The expert surnamed Li comforted Wei Chunlan just like last time.
The arguments are pretty much the same.
After hearing this, Wei Chunlan couldn't help but ask: "Dr. Li, there is something I would like to ask your opinion on. It may take a few minutes of your time. Do you think that's okay?"
Dr. Li's curiosity was aroused by Wei Chunlan, and he immediately stretched out his hand to signal, "Tell me! It's okay, just tell me!"
Wei Chunlan glanced at Tongdao Xu, and then said to Dr. Li: "Doctor Li, it's like this. After seeing you last time, we went to the Red Mansion Hospital in Shanghai to find an expert to look at..."
Dr. Li nodded, "Well, well, what next? What do the experts from the Red Chamber say?"
Wei Chunlan: "The experts over there also asked us to observe for another month. However, the expert also said that if it is confirmed that the second child has no fetal heartbeat in the middle and late stages, then their hospital can use surgery to help me remove the fetal heartbeat.
To remove the child in my heart, it was said that... it was said that some kind of radio frequency knife surgery was used..."
Speaking of this, Wei Chunlan asked nervously: "Dr. Li, what I want to ask is, do you know that radio frequency knife surgery... is it dangerous? Will it affect the child who originally had a fetal heartbeat in my belly?
ah?"
Comrade Xu on the side was quite surprised.
Before coming here for a checkup today, he had never heard Wei Chunlan mention this matter.
I didn't expect that when she came here and saw the doctor, she would suddenly ask this.
Dr. Li groaned, frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Well, how should I put it? I know about radiofrequency knife surgery, but our hospital does not have this equipment or the technology for the time being, right! In theory,
The child without a fetal heartbeat can indeed be removed using radiofrequency knife surgery. This is theoretically feasible!"
After a pause, he added: "However, I want to remind you that - any surgery has risks, and there is no surgery that is completely risk-free. If you ask me for my opinion, then I can only say - if you
If you dare to take the risk of that operation, that operation can indeed be done. If the operation is successful, the twins in your belly will become a single fetus. By then, the single fetus will definitely grow faster than the twins.
The benefits of this surgery are there!
However, if you feel that you do not want to take the risk of that operation, then I suggest that you maintain the status quo, come to the hospital for check-ups on time, and be careful about raising the fetus. When the fetus is almost full-term, you can have a check-up once a week. Once you find out
If something is wrong, we will perform a cesarean section immediately and take out the baby.
Well, my suggestion should be considered conservative, but being conservative also means that the risk is relatively low, what do you think?"
Wei Chunlan: "..."
Wei Chunlan didn't know how to reply, so she subconsciously looked at Xu Tongdao beside her.
Tongdao Xu was also a little hesitant and undecided by Dr. Li's analysis and suggestions.
Radiofrequency knife surgery... He had never heard of it before, and it sounded quite high-end.
But he had heard the saying that any surgery had risks more than once before.
Dr. Li's analysis just now made him suddenly realize that once the radiofrequency knife operation is successful, although the benefits are considerable, if the operation fails, for example, the child who originally had a fetal heartbeat will be harmed, or the child will be injured during the operation.
Wrong child...
These days, there are endless news about various medical accidents on the Internet news.
It is said that after a patient's surgery, the doctor forgot the cotton balls or even surgical scissors used to stop bleeding in the patient's stomach and did not take them out.
I'm afraid of people just thinking about it.
On the other hand, the conservative advice Dr. Li just gave seems to have no risk.
But for a while, he couldn't make up his mind.
I had to say: "Well, Dr. Li, do you think we can go back and think about this carefully? We will make a decision after we think about it. Do you think it's okay?"
Dr. Li smiled and nodded, "Of course! You can go back and think about this carefully. After all, it is still early for the child to be born, right? You can think about it carefully. It is right to be cautious!"
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On the way back to the car.
Wei Chunlan leaned next to Comrade Xu, hugged one of Xu's arms with both hands, and whispered: "Comrade Xu, how about we be more conservative? I don't want to do that surgery, I'm afraid."
Tongdao Xu was weighing the two options in his mind, and his mood was quite complicated. Suddenly, when he heard what Wei Chunlan said, he turned to look down at her and asked in a low voice: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of surgery? Or are you afraid of hurting the baby?
?Or are you afraid of both?"
Wei Chunlan hugged his arm tightly and whispered, "I'm afraid."
Tongdao Xu sighed softly.
In fact, why isn't he afraid?
Giving birth to a child of his own has been his long-cherished wish for many years.
And before your long-cherished wish comes true, what are you most afraid of?
What I fear the most is having joy in vain!
It would have been a waste if there had been no hope, but now it was clear that there was a child in Wei Chunlan's belly with a fetal heartbeat, and the results of multiple examinations showed that the child was fine.
This undoubtedly gave him hope that his long-cherished wish would come true and that he would become a father.
But now there is an operation, which may be good for the child, or it may harm the child...
With such a choice before him, how could he not hesitate? Not be afraid?