doctor's love

Lu Baiqiao heated up the milk, put the slender catheter into the child's mouth, and slowly pushed the milk in.

"This child seems to be called Gao Sheng? It's a good name." Lu Baiqiao watched the child slowly move his small mouth and began to swallow, and said to Zhou You beside him with a little joy.

Zhou You was checking the condition of another child, and wiped his forehead anxiously: "Hurry up and feed. Come over there after you finish your work. These children were just extubated yesterday, and they seem to be in a bad state."

"Well, I see, it will be fine soon." Lu Baiqiao answered her.

After a tube of milk was fed, the premature baby's face seemed to have blood, not so pale.Lu Baiqiao put the utensils aside, and looked at the child again.

But before he could finish watching, Ye Liancheng rushed in with the film and report in his hand.

"It's not good. It's really not good." Ye Liancheng handed the film in his hand to the two to see, "Did you see clearly? This child has a lot of residual milk in his stomach, but very little intestinal gas. I suspect that he has congenital intestinal atresia , has not yet developed into intestinal obstruction."

He pointed to two places on the film to draw their attention: "After all, it is a premature baby, and physical problems are inevitable. But I always have a bad feeling, so I told Mrs. Gao first, and got blood for a test. gone."

blood test?Lu Baiqiao heard something was wrong, so he raised his head to listen to him continue.

Ye Liancheng took a deep breath and expressed his own speculation: "If it is what I think, of course I very much hope it is not what I think - this child may be a child with Down's syndrome. He has 21-trisomy syndrome."

Trisomy 21 is also called Down's syndrome, also known as congenital stupidity or Down's syndrome. There is an extra chromosome 21 in the patient's somatic cells. 60% of the children die in the early stage of pregnancy and miscarriage, and the survivors have obvious Mental retardation, special face, growth and development disorders and multiple deformities.

The children are often accompanied by congenital heart disease and other deformities. Due to the low immune function, they are prone to various infections.Not only that, the incidence of leukemia is ten to thirty times higher than that of ordinary people.Men often have cryptorchidism; it can still be accompanied by strabismus, nystagmus, tracheoesophageal fistula, umbilical hernia, duodenal atresia, thyroid disease, etc., and occasionally seizures.If they survive to adulthood, symptoms of Alzheimer's often appear after the age of 30.

Currently there is no effective treatment, and the best way is to terminate the pregnancy before giving birth.

Lu Baiqiao remembered that when he first encountered trisomy 21 in high school, someone in the class learned to draw the expression of the child, deliberately making people laugh.He hated such behavior, and even reprimanded those people.He was always easy to talk, so the boys were very surprised, they didn't expect Lu Baiqiao to be angry.

In fact, Lu Baiqiao himself didn't understand why he was so angry at the time, but he just felt that he had to say a few words.And two years later, when he entered medical school and decided to become a doctor, he understood a little bit.

It's not pretentious, it's not prudence, he's angry because he's just like that, no matter how easy he is, he doesn't want to see others make jokes about his life.This point has been criticized many times by many people, and he does not intend to change it.They are already doctors, and their attitude is normal.

Tell me, is there anyone born who really wants to suffer?How could there be.

Lu Baiqiao looked at the sleeping child in the oxygen mask.

Mrs. Gao's hair is loose. She has just cried, and her eyes are still swollen.

Lu Baiqiao brought a cup of hot water to her hand, and accompanied her to watch the child lying in the greenhouse.

He is really small, his head is about the size of an adult's palm, and his limbs are only a little thicker than fingers.Mrs. Gao reached over and touched his skin carefully.

He is so tender that it seems that if you use more force, it will crumble like tofu.As Mrs. Gao thought about it, tears flowed out again.

"Down's syndrome is still very common." Lu Baiqiao told her, "One in every 1000 people suffers from it. Their average intelligence is indeed lower than that of ordinary people, but it doesn't mean that everyone is mentally handicapped. .Also, it was generally believed in the past that children with Down syndrome are weak and sickly and easy to die. It is not entirely correct. There are many people who live to forty or fifty and are still healthy. As long as you actively cooperate with the treatment—”

"Treatment? Are you saying that we will work hard to raise him until he is four or fifty years old, and take the risk that he will die earlier than the two of us and have no heirs?"

Mr. Gao suddenly appeared behind Lu Baiqiao and said to him in a sarcastic tone.

"Doctor Lu, you probably don't want to have a child yourself in the future. You can't provide for you in the old age. You have to take care of him for the rest of your life, right? Why do you think people have children? Isn't it just to give yourself a guarantee?"

As expected of a former lawyer, what he said was clear and well-founded, and every word was like a knife in Lu Baiqiao's heart.

"It stands to reason that if the child has any problems, your doctor should notify the parents immediately, without any personal emotion, just tell the objective facts. Doctor Lu, please don't say any more."

"Oh, I really can't say enough about you, a lawyer," Ye Liancheng squeezed into the NICU from behind him, and dragged Mr. Gao in by the way. The two of them were unsteady and almost fell down.

"That's it. You understand the current situation of the child." Ye Liancheng straightened his messy hair, and said to the two, "The breast milk cannot be digested, and it accumulates in the duodenum. Surgery is needed. Can you two talk to me later?" Do you want to sign a consent form for surgery? It’s better to do it as soon as possible, as the drip won’t last long.”

He roughly explained it, and seemed to think there was no big problem.Lu Baiqiao stood on the side, but felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong.

"No." Mr. Gao said to Ye Liancheng.

"We don't sign the consent form for this operation." Mr. Gao walked a few steps towards Mrs. Gao who was covering her face and crying bitterly. "I told you very clearly before. If there is any problem with the child, just leave it alone." .”

Mr. Gao's face was serious, as cold as steel: "If you are doctors, don't be emotional. We are responsible for what happens to the child, and it has nothing to do with you."

Lu Baiqiao was so anxious that he almost went forward to argue, but was blocked by Ye Liancheng.

"Don't rush to draw conclusions. You don't need to sign the agreement today. Please think about it carefully." Ye Liancheng held his breath, pulled Lu Baiqiao firmly, and calmly finished speaking to the two of them, watching Mr. Gao He dragged Mrs. Gao out of the ward.

After the two left, Lu Baiqiao immediately asked Ye Liancheng, "Doctor Ye, why don't you continue to persuade them?"

"There is still hope, right? After all, they are human beings. Tell more examples of children with Down's syndrome growing up smoothly, so that they can understand the possibility that their children can grow up to be successful. They can still change their minds."

"We are not them..." Ye Liancheng pulled a swivel chair and sat down, "I am not qualified to talk about them from the beginning to the end, I can only give some hints, as for whether we want to take over the offer, it is up to us... Xiao Qiao, I I understand why everyone likes you, but I'm afraid that you will become a relationship with their department."

"……what?"

"You are really a good person." Ye Liancheng took off his glasses, wiped them with a white coat a few times, and put them back on.

"But good people don't live long," he said.

No one is obliged to protect the weak, even parents have their own purposes.Lu Baiqiao has been blessed with great fortune, working all the way to the present, he is really very lucky.

Ye Liancheng stubbed out the cigarette, twisted it three times in his ashtray, and yawned.He was on night shift all night and was a little sleepy. He rubbed his eyes and continued to read his daughter's records.

The youngest daughter was not in good health, and she had a serious illness a year ago. Ye Liancheng always urged the eldest son to watch over his younger sister, and took her to the medical examination office when he was free.

Looking at it like this, he became a little sleepy, and his eyelids closed.

When he opened his eyes again, Yu Xiaomin was pulling his ears and yelling at him: "You have been paid a thousand dollars, how dare you sleep?"

"What's the matter, my wife?" Ye Liancheng yawned again, "Don't worry, which woman gave birth again?"

"What happened!" Yu Xiaomin blushed with anxiety, "Someone entered the NICU in the middle of the night and pulled out the respirator tube of the premature baby in Gao's family!"

Ye Liancheng immediately jumped up from the chair: "What??"

"A full six hours!" Yu Xiaomin pointed to the clock, "From twelve o'clock last night to now, when the security guards changed their shifts, the surveillance saw people wearing masks and sunglasses running in, but they couldn't recognize them. who is it."

"Where's the child? Is the child okay?" Ye Liancheng immediately put on the stethoscope, ran to the NICU as if his butt was on fire, and asked Yu Xiaomin at the same time.

Yu Xiaomin followed him in two or three steps. Although her face was still a little red, she changed her expression and smiled: "Don't worry! The tube is inserted back!"

"This little guy is quite tenacious in life," Yu Xiaomin followed Ye Liancheng into the NICU. "Now the data is very stable, and his vitality is really tenacious..."

Seeing that the child in the oxygen tank was breathing evenly, Ye Liancheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Do you know who pulled it out?" Ye Liancheng asked.

Yu Xiaomin glanced at him.

"Don't you care about the life and death of the child? Why are you asking again at this time?"

Ye Liancheng scratched his scalp, took out a cigarette, and remembered that this is the NICU and smoking is not allowed.

"...Hey, what are these things!" Ye Liancheng threw the cigarette into the trash can, and couldn't help scratching his hair, "Have you talked to Lu Baiqiao and Zhou You?"

"Sent a message. I will definitely come to ask later." Yu Xiaomin looked at him, "Then what are you going to do next? Just deal with it casually like this?"

Yu Xiaomin stood by the oxygen box, waiting for her husband's answer.

Ye Liancheng's youngest daughter was also very weak when she was born, and she spent a period of time lying in the NICU.

At that time, the PEEP index of the two children who were both in the NICU dropped to 3, and a doctor suggested extubation during the consultation.With such a low index, and often not breathing, he is almost waiting for death.

But the next morning, everyone discovered that the tube was pulled out wrongly, and it was Ye Liancheng's daughter's tube. For this matter, he even beat up the doctor.

It doesn't matter if you beat him up, you won't die.Ye Liancheng's daughter gradually recovered, but he gradually became reluctant to meddle in other people's affairs. His own daughter distracted him a lot, and he didn't dare to spend too much time on others. I was afraid that my daughter would lose her breath as soon as I turned around.

Over time, over a long period of time, he has become more and more undisciplined.

Every time he encounters unscrupulous parents, he will feel uncomfortable, but he would rather hand it over to another doctor, or turn a blind eye.At least they are the parents who gave birth to them, at least they will have a little compassion, at least they will give them a bite to eat.It's not necessarily the case if it's someone else.

Let it go, let it go, let it go past ten years old, past 15 years old, these children will be able to go far away, use their abilities to live a better life, and will not be as helpless as they are in the NICU.

He seemed to see his daughter, whose tube was pulled out a few years ago, crying in the oxygen room.

After more than ten seconds, Ye Liancheng's shoulders suddenly shrugged.

"...I'll figure out a way."

"Ok?"

"Xiaomi, if... I mean, if, if we're going to court, what do you think?"

Yu Xiaomin looked at her husband with disheveled hair, and smiled slightly: "Of course I will accompany you to the end."

"...Then what would you think if I said that there might be another mouth in the family?"

Yu Xiaomin was taken aback for a moment, and then answered him: "I'm fine. At worst, I'll use the pension money to invest in stocks, and I can always make more money."

Ye Liancheng nodded, and then stopped talking.

At this time, Lu Baiqiao was still rushing to the hospital. He knew what was going on in the hospital, and now he was so anxious that his chest began to feel uncomfortable again.

Li Keyan was in the driver's seat, seeing him clutching his chest, he felt something was wrong: "What's wrong with you? Your heart is not feeling well?"

Lu Baiqiao waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay... My rib hurts. It's not a physical disease, just drive."

"Do you want to see when? Your rib nerve pain is almost catching up with physical diseases?"

Just as Lu Baiqiao was about to answer him, a message from Tianxin suddenly came in on his phone.He came right in.

"Lu Baiqiao, get ready, we're going to visit Mrs. Gao at noon."

"Oh, by the way, come to my office. We need to find something to persuade Mrs. Gao."

"If it doesn't work, we'll have to meet Mr. Gao in court."