I can see health

Chapter 387 PET-CT
After several days of consideration, Lu Donghua finally brought his father to Jiangcheng.

During the period, he also visited various hospitals in Pingyang City.

Almost all doctors said that there is no problem, and regular follow-up visits are enough.

However, Lu Donghua still felt that something was wrong, after all, the possibility of malignancy had not been completely ruled out.

In addition, he still told his father the actual situation.

Because without Lu Chaoming's cooperation, the follow-up examinations and treatments would not be possible.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangcheng University.

Lu Donghua brought his father, Lu Chaoming, to the outpatient building.

"Dad, we are looking for Professor Fang Rushui from the Respiratory Department."

Lu Donghua held a piece of paper in his hand, which stated Fang Rushui's department.

"Donghua, are you saying that Xiaochen suggested that I come to Jiangcheng University Hospital for further examination?" Lu Chaoming asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Lu Donghua nodded slightly, "The reason why he asked you to go for a physical examination is because he heard about your lung problems."

"Hey, as soon as I'm old, it doesn't matter if I have some kind of illness." Although Lu Chaoming said so, he was a little worried in his heart.

People, the older you get, the more afraid you are of death. This is true.

Lu Chaoming has been at home for the past few days, not sleeping well and not eating well.

This was also one of the reasons that prompted Lu Donghua to come to Jiangcheng.

"Dad, don't worry too much." Lu Donghua said, "It is said that it is very likely to be benign. We came to Jiangcheng mainly for peace of mind."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lu Chaoming nodded.

……

Professor Fang Rushui of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangcheng University, Department of Respiratory Medicine, is a major expert in the province.

It is almost the No. 1 in the field of lung tumors in the province.

His clinic number is one that the scalpers are vying for, and it is hard to find one.

Lu Chen was fortunate to have studied in Professor Fang Rushui's group.

Although Professor Fang Rushui forgot about him, Lu Chen still got Professor Fang's name through his classmates at Jiangcheng University.

On the fourth floor of the outpatient building, there is a consultation room of respiratory medicine.

Lu Chaoming and Lu Donghua waited outside for a long time, and finally entered the consulting room at eleven o'clock in the morning.

"Professor Fang, we were introduced by an acquaintance."

As soon as he entered, Lu Donghua introduced himself.

Professor Fang Rushui frowned, put on his glasses, and said in a deep voice, "There is no distinction between acquaintances and strangers here."

Lu Donghua was slightly taken aback, his face was a little embarrassed, this old professor really has a personality!

"Who is the patient? What kind of disease?" Fang Rushui raised his eyebrows.

Lu Donghua immediately took out the CT film made in Pingyang, "Professor Fang, this is my father's CT film, please take a look."

After finishing speaking, the assistant next to Professor Fang took the film and put it aside on the film reader.

Fang Rushui glanced at the CT twice, his face remained normal, and then he asked, "Is there any discomfort with the patient himself?"

"It's just a frequent cough." Lu Chaoming replied.

"Is there any phlegm? What color is the phlegm?"

"Do you usually smoke?"

……

Lu Chaoming found that the question asked by Professor Fang Rushui seemed to be the same as that asked by Lu Chen before.

"Let me listen to your lungs." Professor Fang pulled out the stethoscope.

"Okay, please excuse me, Professor Fang."

Lu Chaoming nodded and took off his coat.

After a while, Professor Fang took off the stethoscope.

"There's something wrong with this position." Fang Rushui pointed to a position on Lu Chaoming's back.

Lu Donghua didn't respond, but Lu Chaoming was taken aback. Isn't this the same as what Xiaochen told him?

Sensing Lu Chaoming's abnormality, Lu Donghua hurriedly said, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Lu Chaoming shook his head slightly, "Even Lu Chen told me about it before, and said there is a problem here."

"Really?" Lu Donghua was taken aback, and began to re-examine his nephew.

Fang Rushui at the side also heard the conversation between the two.

"Is there a doctor at home?"

"Well, my brother and his son are both doctors." Lu Donghua said, "But the problem with my dad's lungs was discovered by my nephew. Before that, he was an undergraduate in clinical medicine at Jiangcheng University. This year, he went to Jinghua to study for graduate school. .”

"Well, yes, I can hear it through auscultation. Your nephew is not bad." Fang Rushui nodded, and then handed Lu Donghua a checklist, "Let's make an appointment for a chest enhanced CT."

Lu Donghua took the checklist and said in a low voice: "Professor Fang, is it possible for my dad to be malignant? I am in our local tertiary hospital, and the doctors say it is benign, so regular reexamination is enough."

Fang Rushui said: "One film definitely cannot diagnose benign and malignant, but judging from the film you brought, I feel that malignancy cannot be completely ruled out, and further examination is needed. How should I put it...some very The professional thing is this film, the location, size, and relationship with the surrounding tissue of the lung nodules may be malignant."

"Isn't it okay to have a regular review?" Lu Donghua asked.

"No, if it is malignant, it will delay the time of treatment." Fang Rushui shook his head, "During the treatment of tumors, time is very precious. Unless it is some relatively indolent tumors, it will be delayed for two or three months. If the tumor metastasizes, the treatment effect will be poor."

Fang Rushui was very patient in explaining because he had an expert account.

"Then... what to do next?" Lu Donghua said.

"Because the location of this lung nodule is relatively deep, it is not easy to puncture, so a chest enhanced CT should be performed first." Fang Rushui said, "After the examination, we will wait for the results to come out before making further diagnosis and treatment plans."

"Okay, thank you Professor Fang."

Lu Donghua nodded and left with Lu Chaoming.

He didn't immediately make an appointment for a chest enhanced CT, but called Lu Wenguo.

……

Today, Lu Chen left Pingyang by train and returned to Jinghua Second Hospital.

As soon as he got off the train, he received a call from his father, Lu Wenguo.

"Xiaochen, your second grandfather went to Wuhan today to find a professor to watch a film. The professor suggested a chest enhanced CT. Your Uncle Donghua asked me to ask you for your opinion."

In fact, when Lu Wenguo received a call from Lu Donghua, he was also a little surprised.

Before, Lu Donghua was hesitant, mainly because Lu Chen was only a student.

Why did you take the initiative to call today to ask?
Lu Chen didn't think too much about it, and said directly: "Yes, it's okay to have a chest enhancement CT, but..."

"But what?" Lu Wenguo asked hastily.

"If Uncle Donghua agrees, we can do a PET-CT directly." Lu Chen said.

"PET-CT...Okay, I'll tell him." Lu Wenguo said a few words before hanging up the phone.

Lu Wenguo is a senior doctor. Of course, he knows what PET-CT is. By scanning the whole body with PET-CT, he can find space occupying any position, benign and malignant, and whether the tumor has metastasized and where it has metastasized on the body.

The only downside is that it is expensive!

A PET-CT is about 9000 yuan, and the medical insurance does not reimburse it.

Ordinary families really can't afford it.

The reason why Lu Chen suggested Lu Chaoming to do PET-CT was because he was afraid that if it was lung cancer, it might have already metastasized!
If there is no metastasis, surgery can be done.

But once the tumor metastasizes, it means the advanced stage, and there is basically no value for surgery.

Although PET-CT is expensive, it can be done in one step, saving many steps in the middle
Lu Wenguo told Lu Donghua exactly what Lu Chen had said.

The next thing is not something Lu Chen can worry about...

……

It wasn't until the third day after Lu Chen returned to Jinghua that Jiangcheng sent back the news.

Lu Chaoming is diagnosed!

PET-CT results showed lung cancer!
　Make up for the day before yesterday
　　
　
(End of this chapter)