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By the time they got home, it was already dinner time.Xu Jiangtong sat on the sofa without saying a word, Tao Xihong was about to order takeaway, and asked him what he wanted to eat.

After eating cakes for several days, Xu Jiangtong felt a little tired: "I want to eat the fruit salad you made."

It was rare to see him act like a spoiled child, Tao Xihong ignored the fatigue after the game, and repeatedly agreed: "Okay, okay, I will do it for you."

Seeing him walk into the kitchen, Xu Jiangtong narrowed his eyes and took a nap for a while.However, he only fell asleep for about ten minutes. Before Tao Xihong called him to eat, he woke up inexplicably from his dream.

Appetite and sleep quality still haven't returned to normal.He got up and walked around the house a few times, took out the ball Tao Xihong gave him, and lay on the yoga mat to move his body.

When Tao Xihong came out of the kitchen with the food, his big cat was lying on his back on the ground.Tao Xihong then tiptoed around behind the sofa and snatched his ball while he was not prepared.

"MerryChristmas, Mr. Xu." He even said that sentence loudly on purpose.

Xu Jiangtong tore off the material stuck to his back, gave him an annoyed look, and went back to his room to change his clothes.

But Tao Xihong's salad was as delicious as ever.

After dinner, Xu Jiangtong took out the medicine box, asked Tao Xihong to lie down, and then helped him deal with his ankle injury.

"I have already made an appointment with the doctor, and I will take you for a detailed examination tomorrow."

"So fast?"

Xu Jiangtong massaged his acupuncture points through a hot towel: "Your ankle has not been swollen, and there must be other inflammations. I don't worry if it drags on for too long."

"That's right." Tao Xihong glanced at the calendar, "Tomorrow happens to be Sunday. After the examination, I will accompany you to transfuse the nutrient solution."

Xu Jiangtong hummed, put his other hand on his strong thigh, and pressed back and forth a few times along the texture of the muscle.

Tao Xihong suddenly howled sourly, and it took a long time to recover, and looked at him with his upper body: "Honey, you are really comfortable."

"Do you still want it?"

"Help me press my left leg again." Tao Xihong grabbed his wrist and smiled, "Save your strength, I want more than this."

Hearing this, Xu Jiangtong grabbed a pillow and threw it at him.

Tao Xihong pretended to be in pain and fell into the sofa, and then lay down peacefully, enjoying the special care of his wife.

Xu Jiangtong made an appointment with the best sports rehabilitation department in Jingzhou.After arriving at the hospital, the attending doctor asked him to talk about his previous injuries.

Tao Xihong looked up at Xu Jiangtong with hesitation in his eyes: "Do you want to hear it?"

"Afraid that my heart will hurt?" Xu Jiangtong held his shoulder, "Actually, I can guess it if you don't tell me."

"Okay." Tao Xihong smiled wryly, briefly recalling the scene at that time.

After three years, he still clearly remembers how he stepped on his instep and how his ankle swelled.It's just that in the description, he erased the word "teammate".

After making a basic judgment, the doctor asked him to lie down for a joint stability check.Pain is unavoidable when touching old wounds.Tao Xihong didn't want Xu Jiangtong to worry, so he bit his lip secretly, and only cried out for pain when he couldn't move anymore.

"You only had CT at that time?"

Tao Xihong nodded: "Yes, is there any question?"

"I suggest you take another MRI." The doctor explained, "Persistent ankle pain may have injured the cartilage, which cannot be diagnosed by CT."

Xu Jiangtong had never studied cartilage before, so he frowned slightly when he heard the unfamiliar words.

Tao Xihong put on his shoes and patted him on the shoulder: "If the cause can be found out, it's better than being in pain all the time."

The doctor handed them the checklist.Xu Jiangtong was not familiar with the departments of the hospital, so it was Tao Xihong who looked at the signs and led him to turn left and right in buildings.

It takes about 10 minutes to wait until the filming is finished.After getting the film, Xu Jiangtong couldn't wait to take it out to have a look. He couldn't understand the Chinese medical terminology, but combined with the scanned image, he could indeed see a small area of ​​damage on the inner side of the talus.

Tao Xihong took the film out of his hand: "Don't look at it, just ask the doctor."

Xu Jiangtong also realized that he was too impatient, so he tidied up his things and walked back with him.

The doctor took the physical examination report, put it on the reading light, and read it several times: "Sure enough, the cartilage is injured. Look at the talus, there is a wound of about 3 millimeters. This is the reason why your ankle has been swollen."

"Because the cartilage lacks blood supply, it is difficult to rely on self-repair. Your ankle joint is already a little unstable. If you continue to train like this, it is easy to habitually sprain."

So it was because he missed one thing to check at that time, which caused him to train with such a serious injury for two years?After hearing what the doctor said, Xu Jiangtong burst into tears instantly.

Seeing this, Tao Xihong took his hand and asked the doctor, "Can it be cured?"

"Since conservative treatment is not effective, I still recommend minimally invasive surgery. Your injury area is not large, and you are relatively young, so there should be no sequelae."

Xu Jiangtong's misty eyes suddenly brightened: "Can you be more specific?"

"In layman's terms, it is to inject platelet-rich plasma into the joints to promote the repair and regeneration of cartilage, referred to as PRP injection."

After speaking, he introduced the operation principle in detail and said a bunch of medical terms.Xu Jiangtong was in a daze, and planned to go home and look for some English literature.

Tao Xihong roughly understood, and asked, "How long do you need to rest if you have an operation?"

"According to your situation, you can start rehabilitation training in three months."

Three months doesn't sound like a long time.Tao Xihong tugged at Xu Jiangtong's sleeve and asked his opinion.

Xu Jiang couldn't make up his mind at the same time, and expressed his biggest concern: "Will there be a risk of failure?"

"This technology is very mature, and it will definitely not be dangerous, but it cannot be fully restored to the state before the injury. However, his injury has not healed for so many years, I am afraid that conservative treatment will not work."

What is before them now seems to be a gamble that only wins but never loses.

But in the face of many uncertain factors, Xu Jiangtong lowered his head worriedly.

Tao Xihong patted him on the back and said to the doctor, "Thank you for your suggestion, I will consider it carefully."

Xu Jiangtong also cleared up his gaffe just now, and thanked him.

After coming out of the consultation room, Tao Xihong grabbed the corner of Xu Jiangtong's mouth and pulled it up a little: "Why are you frowning? Finally found the problem, shouldn't you be happy?"

Xu Jiangtong pulled out a wry smile: "Actually, you really want to have surgery, don't you?"

Tao Xihong was sitting on a chair in the corridor, moving his ankles from side to side, but still couldn't help gasping: "Sorry, I made you worry."

"Maybe I was worrying too much." Xu Jiangtong pinched the flesh of his palm with his nails, suddenly felt a little dizzy, and raised his hand to support the wall, "I should trust your own judgment."

Tao Xihong hurriedly got up and helped him to the chair: "It's too unfair to let you bear my choice."

"How can there be a choice between lovers?" Xu Jiangtong tried to comfort him, "Look, now it's your turn to accompany me for an infusion."

Xu Jiangtong still has no appetite and cannot eat normally. He lives on milk tea for three meals a day, and his daily energy intake is far lower than the standard for adult males.

In order to avoid physiological dizziness and anemia, doctors recommend infusing nutrient solution at least once a week.Even so, Xu Jiangtong couldn't bear to stand on the podium for a long time when there were many classes.

Tao Xihong saw all these things.

The infusion room was very quiet, and after the water was hung up, Xu Jiangtong closed his eyes again to rest his mind.

Tao Xihong sat down and put his head on his shoulder: "Mr. Xiao Jiang, how long will it take for you to recover from your illness?"

"It took me three full years to recover last time," Xu Jiangtong said lazily, leaning on him, "Now I can live a normal life in a month, which is pretty good."

The hands connecting the IV tubing were especially cold.Tao Xihong took off his coat and covered him: "Maybe my experience can encourage you."

"Huh?" Xu Jiangtong poked his head out of his clothes curiously.

Tao Xihong swallowed: "Actually... I was injured because my teammates stepped on me."

"That's someone who has been training with me for ten years, how could he do such a thing." Recalling the despair when he was injured and fell to the ground, Tao Xihong still couldn't help himself, and covered his face in pain, "It really hurts too much. I feel like my bones are broken."

This was far more than an ordinary sprain for him. What fell heavily on the ground was also his future and belief.

"Since then, I have had a psychological shadow on blocking and can no longer trust my teammates. It was not until I was admitted to college that I had to start playing again."

"Fortunately, in this team, I met all good people. Although Gao Xun is strict, he is actually a knife-mouthed bean curd heart; in the first year of the game, the captain was also injured, but he led us to the finals ; and Zhang Cheng and Xiao Tan, they are all willing to run in with me."

"Perhaps in your life, you will not encounter such a huge group, but at least I will be by your side."

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References for this chapter:

Xu Mingming, Zhang Yan, Liu Yunpeng.Microscopic microfracture combined with platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of talus osteochondral injury[J].Chinese Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 2021, 29(06), 548-551.