I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 315 - 139: Postoperative Renal Cancer with Bone Metastasis_2

Chapter 315: Chapter 139: Postoperative Renal Cancer with Bone Metastasis_2

Yes, but not absolutely.

Attitude is still the key that determines everything.

Since the day he arrived at the Health Center, Lu Xuan’s attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine has never changed. Although he occasionally jokes around, he is always serious and never lets anything delay his studies.

Quite the opposite, from the day he arrived at the Health Center, he changed.

His mindset changed.

He changed to the point where he almost didn’t recognize himself.

Although he was serious at work, he mostly thought of asking Lu Xuan if he didn’t understand something. He never considered looking it up in medical books himself.

Although both ways solve confusion, there is a fundamental difference between the two.

The former is about taking things for granted and not cherishing them because after all, things that are obtained by just opening your mouth and asking, who really cherishes them?

The latter, however, is about cherishing it through one’s own efforts.

In this regard, Su Kenan does better than him.

He learned about recording from Su Kenan.

And usually, Su Kenan not only has the habit of recording but often takes notes with a pen, not abandoning notes just because things are recorded.

A good memory is not as good as a worn-out notebook. If you don’t listen to or review what’s recorded, no matter how much you record, it’s just taking up more space on your phone.

Thinking of this, Ji Xiuwen squinted and glanced at the sun in the sky.

It was very dazzling.

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Afternoon.

The regular consultations continued in the traditional Chinese medicine department.

After a half-hour nap at noon, Lu Xuan felt refreshed.

Ji Xiuwen also rested for a while, but he got up much earlier than Lu Xuan today, sitting alone in the consultation room reading medical books for nearly half an hour. He also reviewed some of the content Lu Xuan had explained to him in the morning to deepen his memory.

When Lu Xuan came out, he saw Ji Xiuwen still seriously analyzing medical cases and didn’t disturb him, instead, he went to the restroom by himself, washed his face, and then returned to the consultation room.

When Lu Xuan returned to the consultation room, Su Kenan was already seated in front of the computer, Ji Xiuwen put down the medical book he was holding after taking notes on about a page, and was ready for work.

As soon as Lu Xuan sat down, even before he reminded her, Su Kenan had already opened the queuing system.

Soon after the speaker announced, a father and daughter walked in through the door.

The man looked nearly sixty and his complexion didn’t look good.

The woman was not yet forty. She held a registration slip in one hand while supporting the man into the consultation room.

"Xiaowan, you don’t need to support me. I can walk on my own. We’re not outside on a busy road with cars. We’ve reached Dr. Lu’s consultation room; I’m fine by myself."

Yu Yunxing said as he tried to break free from his daughter’s hands.

However, it seemed as though Yu Xiaowan had anticipated her father’s actions. Her hands held firmly like iron pincers, not giving Yu Yunxing a chance to break free. She complained, "Dad, can’t you ease my worries a bit? Look at you, you’re like this, yet why are you still trying to be so strong?

If you hadn’t been so stubborn and refused to go for a hospital check-up, you wouldn’t have reached this stage. You’re the only father I have; don’t put me in a difficult position, okay?

If you were eighty or ninety, I wouldn’t care anymore. At your age, if you were really to go, I would have fulfilled my filial duty as a daughter. But you’re not even sixty, and I still want to spend more time with you. We talked years ago about going to Beijing, but now because of your illness, we’re either running to the hospital or on our way to the hospital, with no time to take you there.

So now, will you just listen to me?

Consider it a plea from your daughter, okay?"

Yu Xiaowan looked at him helplessly. At such an age, he’s still so stubborn.

Yu Yunxing, however, was also a bit short-tempered. He directly shook off Yu Xiaowan’s hands and shouted, "I’ve already said there’s no cure! It’s only been two years, and how much money have we spent?

I’m not distressed over the money. If it could truly cure me, I’d also want to spend more time with you and watch my grandson grow up. But with all the money spent, has this illness gotten better?

Not only did it not get better, but it also got worse and worse. Endless chemotherapy, radiation, and various Western medicines with huge side effects. Now I truly feel that living is worse than dying. At least that way, you could save some money in your hands, and not end up losing both money and people trying to cure a useless person like me."

"Dad, what are you saying?"

Yu Xiaowan said with reddened eyes, "You’re my only family. Is it too cruel to make me watch you leave me?

When mom was sick, our family had no money for treatment. She passed away early when I was still in college. Now that I have money, you want me to keep it and not use it to treat you? Then why did you have me?

Isn’t raising children all about having someone for old age? Now that you’re older, this is the right time for me to take care of you, isn’t it?

Money can be earned again, but if you’re gone, I’ll really have no parents."

Seeing his daughter’s red eyes, Yu Yunxing fell silent, suddenly deeply immersed in thought.

The atmosphere in the consultation room subtly changed with the arrival of this father and daughter, and everyone’s expressions took on a heavier tone.

At this moment, even a fool could tell that as a father, Yu Yunxing probably has some incurable disease. Considering chemotherapy and radiation, it’s likely cancer, and a malignant tumor is very possible. Only such a condition would lead to such circumstances.

Because of the money spent and the suffering he endured over the years, Yu Yunxing didn’t want to continue treatment.

But as a daughter, Yu Xiaowan wasn’t willing to give up, even if it meant spending all they had to treat Yu Yunxing.

This situation, although Lu Xuan and the others, being newly graduated doctors, hadn’t encountered it much themselves, they had heard of it. There were also many opinions online about this.

Many people think that if they ever develop a malignant tumor, they’d rather give up treatment than end up losing both their life and money, bringing their family to ruin.

Seeing the father and daughter fall into silence, Lu Xuan didn’t want them to start arguing again, so he got up and helped Yu Xiaowan assist Yu Yunxing to a chair.

Once Yu Yunxing sat down, Yu Xiaowan finally looked at Lu Xuan, "Dr. Lu, let me explain my father’s situation to you."

"Go ahead, I’m listening."

Lu Xuan knew Yu Yunxing’s condition required careful attention, so he listened very intently, afraid of missing out on key information.

"Two years ago, my father was diagnosed with an abnormality in his left kidney. He later underwent a nephrectomy for left renal cancer, and after surgery, interleukin and interferon treatments were alternated for about three months.

You saw my father’s personality just now, he’s incredibly stubborn. After the surgery, he refused to go to the hospital for follow-ups until recently when he felt unwell and looked unwell, I forcibly took him to get a PET-CT scan. The results showed a tumor on the right adrenal gland and elevated signs of metastases on both hips.

I asked the doctor who performed the surgery previously, and he said once kidney tumors have metastasized to the bone, there’s no chance for surgery again. The treatment mainly focuses on therapy, and immunotherapy and targeted therapy are the options post-recurrence.

My father really doesn’t want to take those Western medicines with large side effects and has already caused a fuss at home several times because of it. He just doesn’t want them. I heard from a friend that your medical skills are superb and you’re good at treating various difficult conditions, so I brought my dad over, hoping you could take a look. See if traditional Chinese medicine can do something to extend his survival time. I’m not expecting a cure. With this condition, I know it’s incurable, but my dad is still under sixty. If he can survive one more year, it’s one more year. As a daughter, it also allows me some time to accompany him and take him out to see places.

All his life, my dad has dreamed of visiting Beijing and admiring the beauty of our country’s landscape. How can I, as his child, not fulfill his wish?"

At this point, Yu Xiaowan hesitated and asked, "Dr. Lu, in my father’s condition, can Chinese medicine help with conditioning? Could it potentially extend his life, and for how long?"