CHAPTER 372: CHAPTER 372 SURGERY

When Tang Chuxia was walking to the OB-GYN department with Mrs. Gu, someone called out to Mrs. Gu, "Director Hu, Old Zheng asked me to get Dr. Tang over there!"

Mrs. Gu was exasperated, she thought Elder Huang was there and that nothing would happen.

Yet Old Zheng still wouldn’t let Tang Chuxia off the hook.

Tang Chuxia cheerfully said to Mrs. Gu, "Aunt Hong, I’ll go over, probably it’s my master and Old Zheng at it again!"

She wasn’t worried about the two old men fighting, she was just curious why they had gotten her involved again.

Mrs. Gu had a patient with a difficult labor on her hands, she had to go over, and could only instruct Tang Chuxia, "Try to calm them down, both old gentlemen are not young anymore, don’t let them get too worked up!"

Tang Chuxia stuck out her tongue, "Aunt Hong, don’t worry!"

She certainly wouldn’t lose her sense of proportion.

Even if it was about provoking someone, it would all be within controllable limits.

Mrs. Gu shook her head with a smile, "Just see to it!"

Mrs. Gu hurried off, with a round-faced little nurse by her side. Even without doing anything, the nurse always had a smile that made everyone feel comfortable.

The round-faced nurse pulled Tang Chuxia toward the orthopedics department.

"Dr. Tang, please hurry, our Director Zheng and Elder Huang are almost starting to argue over there, they insist on going to the surgery theater, the other doctors are all worried sick!"

Orthopedic surgery is different from other surgeries, it’s physically demanding.

Their young doctors are exhausted after just one surgery, let alone the elderly.

Old Zheng, no matter how healthy, should not be straining himself like this.

As Tang Chuxia headed there, she was trying to find out what exactly was happening. What were the two old men fighting about?

What was the patient’s condition?

The round-faced nurse wasn’t very clear either and could only say, "It looks like the bone is sticking out, and the surgery is very difficult, the doctors are all uncertain!"

Tang Chuxia stopped.

She didn’t think she could do it either.

Never mind that she only knew how to set bones and do some acupuncture, but surgery, especially when the bone is sticking out, was out of the question. That was just disregarding the patient’s well-being.

Tang Chuxia couldn’t move.

The round-faced nurse couldn’t pull her along and just stood there looking at her.

Tang Chuxia chuckled dryly, "How about you tell them I’ve already left?"

The round-faced nurse anxiously grabbed Tang Chuxia’s arm, "Dr. Tang, you really can’t run away. Besides, they called you over probably just to mediate for the two elders, it might not necessarily mean you have to operate!"

Tang Chuxia cried.

She didn’t want to either.

The key issue was that she really couldn’t do it!

But could she say that?

Tang Chuxia was too scared to say it, she just wanted to turn around and run, but the round-faced nurse was stubborn and pulled Tang Chuxia towards orthopedics.

Tang Chuxia, not wanting to hurt the round-faced nurse, could only be dragged along to the place.

In the orthopedics department, a senior fellow was already treating a patient’s bleeding, and Old Zheng had changed and entered the operating room.

"Don’t overdo it, look at that young man, over one meter ninety, strong and sturdy, you plus others wouldn’t even match one of his legs in weight. Are you trying to kill yourself by going up there now?"

Since the anesthetics were running out, who could hold that young man down during the surgery now?

When Tang Chuxia arrived, Elder Huang visibly relaxed.

"Xiaxia, how are you feeling? Can you exert some strength? Just a bit more than usual!"

Elder Huang asked anxiously.

Tang Chuxia initially thought they wanted her to perform the surgery, she was really afraid of accidentally killing someone. Fortunately, now that she understood, it was just about holding the person down.

"I can do that!"

Elder Huang was obviously much relieved. He let go of Old Zheng, "Old Zheng, let this girl help inside. She’s strong and can hold the patient down for you, at least she won’t be kicked away by him!"

Old Zheng didn’t know about Tang Chuxia’s strength; he just thought that Elder Huang wanted his student to have a look inside.

He gave a super serious warning, "Don’t mess around in there, follow orders!"

Tang Chuxia agreed.

As long as she didn’t have to perform the surgery herself, she was fine with being ordered around.

Elder Huang gestured for Tang Chuxia to change her clothes, and then they entered the operating room together.

The conditions weren’t great—sterility couldn’t be achieved, as the conditions didn’t allow it.

They had disinfected as much as possible, but once inside, Tang Chuxia realized the gap was too big. Compared to all the hospitals she had seen in her previous life, this was like working in an open-air environment.

Yet, what could be said? The doctors at that time had strong mental resilience; the key was that they weren’t afraid, and there weren’t many formalities, like needing a patient’s signature—everything centered around the patient.

Tang Chuxia also understood why Elder Huang insisted on waiting for her before letting Old Zheng enter.

Looking at the strong man in front of her, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was twice her size. Crucially, his arms were thicker than her waist, no exaggeration, and standing in front of him, Tang Chuxia looked like a little girl.

The patient’s bed was made by combining three beds because he wouldn’t fit otherwise.

The patient was crying out in pain, but since there was no anesthesia left, the surgery really depended on the patient’s willpower to endure.

Tang Chuxia saw Elder Huang take out an acupuncture kit, and he said to her, "Hold him down, and I’ll insert needles to block his pain!"

Could acupuncture be used as an anesthetic?

Yes!

But it’s limited.

Elder Huang wasn’t sure if acupuncture could completely anesthetize the severe pain, so he could only rely on Tang Chuxia for assistance.

With one push from Tang Chuxia, the still-howling man let out a miserable scream and completely went limp.

"What did you do?"

The needle in Elder Huang’s hand hadn’t yet been inserted, but he saw the strong man instantly go limp.

"Oh, I was afraid he would move around, so I thought it best to disable his limbs!"

Old Zheng, just picking up a scalpel, shuddered.

Disable?

Then, under his shocked gaze, the strong man’s limbs went completely limp.

"Master, you just need to make sure he stays still and doesn’t move his body!"

Everyone in the operation felt a chill down their spines.

Was this really Dr. Tang’s approach?

Disable the limbs at the slightest disagreement?

Elder Huang laughed, "Not bad, at least this way you won’t get hurt while adjusting his position."

Tang Chuxia nodded and said to the strong man, "Big brother, don’t thank me too much, I’m doing this for your own good!"

The strong man cried.

He didn’t appreciate this kind of doing it for his own good.

Sadly, his jaw had dropped, and he couldn’t shout.

Fearing he couldn’t endure it and would bite off his tongue, Tang Chuxia also disabled his jaw.

"Don’t worry, once the surgery is over, I’ll reattach it for you, ensuring there’s no sign of damage."

Tang Chuxia confidently assured.

Tears kept streaming from the strong man’s eyes, and his tongue could only make whimpering sounds.

Tang Chuxia, with no sympathy, said to Old Zheng, "Uncle Master, please begin!"

Old Zheng looked at Elder Huang with complex eyes.

"You’ve got yourself a good disciple!"

Then he made an incision into the strong man’s skin.