A pleasant life in a courtyard

No matter where you are, it is inevitable that urban medical conditions are better than those in rural areas.

Since the trend of barefoot doctors going to the countryside, the medical situation in rural areas has indeed improved a lot.

But the general direction is still that there is no cost for minor illnesses, but there are barriers for serious illnesses.

If you have a headache or a fever, a barefoot doctor can solve it.

But if he is really seriously ill, even if he can write an order for the patient to go to the city for treatment.

The medical discounts in the city are only for those with registered residence in the city.

For rural families, the high cost of treatment is often prohibitive.

Once self-payment is involved, the patient's family often has to pay for the treatment.

Uncle Li has been feeling uncomfortable in his throat recently. It is rare for smokers, especially those who smoke dry cigarettes, to spit out thick phlegm.

He found that the vomited out in recent days always contained some blood.

At first he didn't take it seriously, but his aunt urged him to see a barefoot doctor.

I also took home-grown medicine and did all the tests I could, but the more I vomited, the more blood I had.

After struggling several times, I still can't figure out the specific problem.

The barefoot doctors in this brigade are quite responsible.

Knowing that he couldn't solve it, he quickly issued a certificate to Uncle Li and urged him to come to the city to check with instruments.

Uncle Li hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet, thinking that going to the city would be expensive. Now that he could run and jump, he didn't think he would be seriously ill.

I feel like I can get better with just a few more home remedies.

Fortunately, the eldest aunt has always taken this matter to heart, and made sure to follow Uncle Li when he delivered food to the courtyard recently.

When I arrived at Li Xiangjia, I told Uncle Li's illness in front of Li's mother and several children.

"I've already told you that your child works in the hospital, so you don't have to wait so long. You can just go and have a check-up and that's it. This damn old man has to be stubborn with me and doesn't care whether I can sleep well at night." The eldest aunt was sitting on Mother Li's desk. Beside him, Uncle Li was pointing at Uncle Li who was squatting at the door and nagging.

"That's right, his uncle, don't take it seriously. It won't take long, so why save that time?" Mother Li advised helpfully.

After saying that, he also winked at the elder sister and asked her to help persuade him.

When a professional like eldest sister heard about the symptoms of blood in sputum, she knew that the problem could be serious or minor.

However, this symptom is getting worse and worse after taking medicine without any improvement.

If we don't pay attention to it, it seems to my eldest sister that a minor illness will turn into a serious illness.

The eldest sister was not polite to Uncle Li at all. She didn't even let him have lunch and dragged Uncle Li to the hospital for a check-up.

If there are connections in the hospital, the process of seeing a doctor will be much simpler.

The eldest sister went to help say hello, while Li Xiang took the lead and helped pay.

Only two hours had passed since the entire set of examinations, plus the time spent waiting for the results.

Originally, Li wanted to sit outside the consultation room with Uncle Li and wait.

But the eldest sister signaled with her eyes to let him come in first.

As soon as Li Xiang entered, he didn't have time to ask what happened.

He was caught off guard by what the doctor said next.

"What? Nasopharyngeal cancer!!!"

Li Xiang quickly looked at his elder sister to confirm the authenticity of the conclusion.

The eldest sister nodded, indicating that he heard correctly.

Li Xiang subconsciously looked at the closed door behind him, then turned around and asked in a low voice: "Can it be cured?"

The doctor gave him a reassuring look and explained: "You don't have to be so nervous. I just told Li Xia that getting this cancer can be considered a blessing among misfortunes. We are now very familiar with various technologies for treating nasopharyngeal cancer. , considered relatively mature.”

After listening to the detailed treatment plan provided by the doctor, Li Xiang finally recovered from his original bad mood.

Uncle Li's situation is in the early to mid-stage, so the situation is quite optimistic.

The hospital plans to give him radiotherapy first, then perform resection surgery, and leave the final care to traditional Chinese medicine.

When Li Xiang heard about radiotherapy, he began to be a little skeptical.

It was the older sister who helped explain that their hospital has been using this treatment method since the 1940s. Nowadays, the technology is constantly being iterated and updated, and it can be said to be authoritative in this field.

His eldest sister had said so, and Li Xiang was a little more optimistic about the prospects of treatment for Uncle Li.

Since so many methods are needed to treat the disease, there must be no way to hide it from Uncle Li.

Besides, he's not sick anymore, he can still run and jump, so he can't hide it.

After returning home, Li Xiang announced the results in front of the whole family.

Even though the elder sister helped to say that the success rate of treatment in the early and middle stages was quite high, the mood of the other people immediately dropped to rock bottom.

This is cancer.

"Uncle, auntie, it's not like we can't afford treatment. What cures a disease is a state of mind. Just put your mind at ease. The doctor has said that it can be treated for up to one year, and then you can take good care of yourself." Li Xiang said to the two men. An elder comforted him.

"How much does it cost? Does it have to be treated in the city?" Uncle Li originally wanted to take a puff of dry tobacco to relieve his anxiety.

But after touching the tobacco leaves, I remembered my niece's instructions just now, sighed and put the tobacco leaves back into my pocket.

Uncle Li knew that if the cost of treating Li exceeded his bottom line, he would not want to treat her.

Don't lie to your two sons, saying that you won't care about them anymore and just take care of themselves.

But as an elder, I still want to leave some family wealth to my descendants.

"What do you want to do when you ask me this? The doctors in the city have already decided on a cure for you. Why do you have to go back to the countryside for treatment? Just for two bad money, you can't live, but have to go to the dead end? "After hearing the uncle's question, the aunt suddenly scolded her angrily.

"You old lady, don't interrupt me and treat my illness. If you don't want me to ask," Uncle Li retorted.

"Old man, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. We have been sleeping on the bed next to each other for decades. If you roll your eyes, I will know what you are planning. Let me tell you, there is nothing to discuss. It must be done. Treatment needs to be done here. Even if I go out to beg for food, I still won’t lose a penny of your money for treatment. I told you earlier that if you dare to go ahead of me, I will follow you with my neck raised. ." The eldest aunt's mouth was like a machine gun, and she kept talking.

"When did I say that I would die? You are so affectionate. There is no money in the bankbook at home, and you still have to beg for food. We have never had children, and they can still watch me die, saying all these things all day long. If you don't want to talk about it." Uncle Li's ears were red and he rubbed his eyes with his sleeves.

"Oh, you are so old, why are you arguing? I think you have ignored us both in words and in words. Except Xiao Ming'er in the family, who is still in school, the other two elders can't contribute, what's the matter? , you can’t bear to see two children stabbed in the back.”

Mother Li saw that their quarrel was out of tune, so she helped smooth things over in the middle.