Chapter 733 - 339: This Is All I Can Do; Severe Pain Means a Milder Illness

Chapter 733: Chapter 339: This Is All I Can Do; Severe Pain Means a Milder Illness

"Such serious injuries, didn’t you call the police?"

"How could we not? But it was completely useless. That scoundrel was only locked up for ten days last time and then released. Now we can’t even divorce him. We’re almost driven mad."

The patient’s mother started wiping her tears as she mentioned it.

Li Jingsheng didn’t ask further.

Some matters can only be resolved by the patient’s family and themselves.

He can help with treating physical injuries, but regarding personal and family issues, doctors can’t intervene at all.

The patient’s father remained silent, but judging by the large bruise on his face, he likely had been beaten as well.

These days, it’s still important to have a son!

Encountering such scoundrels and issues, calling the police doesn’t help sometimes, which indeed leaves you helpless.

Sometimes there’s really no solution.

"I can treat the bone injury for you. Has the child inside your belly been checked?"

Li Jingsheng asked the patient.

"Yes."

She nodded, biting her lip.

The patient’s sister presented the examination report to Li Jingsheng.

"There are no major issues with the fetus in the abdomen. It’s also early in the pregnancy."

"Whose child is it?"

"That demon’s. Originally wanted to abort, but the hospital advised my sister to treat her leg injury first, and consider abortion when the situation stabilizes."

Indeed, the patient has a fractured leg bone, and the injury is quite severe.

In such a situation, no hospital would dare perform an abortion recklessly.

"To treat her leg injury at our clinic, we need to take an X-ray first to assess the situation, to know if it can be treated. The fee is 100 yuan. Is that okay with you?"

"Can’t the X-rays we took at the local hospital work?"

The patient’s sister asked.

"I’m afraid not. You’ve traveled a long way, and nobody can say if the fracture worsened or if there’s a new issue during the journey. Retaking an X-ray is both responsible towards you and helps to clearly assess the injury."

After experiencing a few instances of being bitten despite good intentions, Li Jingsheng absolutely refused to compromise.

"Alright then!"

The patient’s sister agreed.

After taking the patient to the medical room for an X-ray, Li Jingsheng found the injury unchanged from before.

Actually, when he advised taking an X-ray at Sunshine Clinic, it already meant he was confident in performing a manual reset on her.

But such words can’t be explicitly told to the family.

After examination, when manually resetting the patient’s bone, he found more old injuries on her leg.

The sight was shocking.

"In your situation, you could consider seeking help from the Women’s Federation, newspaper reporters, or finding free legal aid."

Ultimately, he felt some sympathy.

Honestly, if killing weren’t illegal, and he had the capability, he’d gladly help this pregnant woman eliminate that demon.

To lay a hand on a pregnant woman, that’s just too cruel.

Moreover, from his medical experience, these old injuries weren’t formed in just a day or two.

It’s hard to understand why some men resort to beating their wives so easily. If you don’t love anymore, you can choose to let go.

This pregnant woman is also too timid; she should’ve bravely sought external help the first time she was beaten.

Domestic violence has only zero and countless times.

"We did try approaching reporters, but after hearing the situation, they haven’t followed up." The patient’s sister, who seemed just around twenty years old, said.

A girl like her hasn’t had much exposure to society, and her abilities are limited.

Experienced responses to societal darkness are scarce.

Li Jingsheng didn’t say anything more.

After manually resetting the patient’s bone and putting an external fixative, he told her to return in a month for a check-up if there are no abnormalities.

Primarily considering their long journey.

Otherwise, it’d be best to come for a check-up again after about a week.

"Alright, this ointment can be applied once daily. The external fixative on the leg shouldn’t be removed, and it’s best to rest quietly, enhance nutritional supplements, and strive for early fracture healing."

After sending off the patient’s family, Li Jingsheng didn’t rush to see the next patient.

Instead, he took out his phone and searched through his contact list.

Then he made a call.

"Dr. Li, this is the first time you’ve called me proactively, isn’t it? Got some good news for me?"

Chu Yao from Urban Daily asked with a laugh.

Her attitude towards Li Jingsheng has always been quite friendly.

After giving her a few boxes of beauty supplements later on, she became even friendlier to him.

Now they count as acquaintances plus friends.

"Could you not add a ’big’ before the doctor? You intellectual types always know how to roast people, in a very sophisticated way. I’m just a small clinic doctor. Next time you visit, I’ll gift you two cups of pure herbal beauty tea. I beg you, don’t roast me like that again."

Li Jingsheng told her.

"Hehe... alright! I’ll gladly accept those two cups of beauty tea from you first. So, what do you need me to help you settle?"

She must have been laughing heartily at this moment.

"How did you know I need your help?"

"Hmph, no reason to be kind without ulterior motives. If you didn’t have something up, it’s impossible you’d call me proactively in a year. Actually, I’m still single now."

As a reporter, she’s bold.

She started teasing Li Jingsheng back.

"I actually have something to discuss with you. I just received a female patient, a pregnant woman whose leg was broken by her husband in a domestic violence incident. She traveled several hundred kilometers to seek my treatment. I saw her leg and body covered with old injuries; she must have been a victim of domestic violence often. Can you see if you can help her?"

Li Jingsheng briefly explained the situation.

"Uh... this kind of thing is usually not something we handle much. It takes two to tango, and sometimes the woman might also be partly at fault. When I first became a journalist, I dealt with such a domestic violence case. But the next day, the woman was coaxed by her husband, and she even asked us not to intervene further."

Chu Yao shared her early career experience.

It seems that it’s the same in any industry; when you first enter the workplace, you’re going to take a few hits from society.

"But since you, Dr. Li, have spoken, I’ll look into it first! Just give me the pregnant woman’s phone number. To be clear, I can only do my best. If it’s a situation beyond control, then she might have to fend for herself or find another solution. In my experience, if the woman is weak, soft-hearted, and forgets the pain after a few sweet words from the man, then no one can save her."

She was quite experienced in handling such family disputes.

"Anyway, thank you in advance. I’ll send you her phone number. The patient just left my clinic not long ago and probably hasn’t gone far."

He meant to tell Chu Yao that it’s best to contact her now.

It’s convenient to meet the patient.

After all, the patient lives several hundred kilometers away. If she goes back, Chu Yao couldn’t make a special trip to interview her.

The best time for assistance is now.

At the very least, first get in touch so the pregnant woman and her family can meet Chu Yao.

After the call, Li Jingsheng didn’t concern himself further.

That’s as far as he could help.

"Boss, my cousin came over. She’s still having abdominal pains, especially when moving. Sometimes it’s really painful."

Luo Cheng walked over to Li Jingsheng and said.

"Is it her?"

"Yes, it’s me. Hello, Dr. Li."

The young woman occasionally showed expressions of unbearable pain on her face.

"Apologies, this patient was seen at our clinic yesterday; her condition is quite complicated. Let me diagnose her first."

Li Jingsheng apologized to the waiting patients behind him.

They were reluctant, but no one openly objected.

"I checked your medical records last night when I returned to the clinic. It doesn’t quite resemble acute gastroenteritis. Now, just lie down on the examination bed inside, and I’ll examine the area causing your abdominal pain."

Li Jingsheng spoke directly to her.

"Alright!"

She immediately laid down on the examination bed at the back, and Luo Cheng followed her in.

Li Jingsheng pulled the curtain across, with Han Siying assisting on the side.

She also played the role of a half-nurse.

"Which particular area hurts?"

"This whole big area!"

The patient felt somewhat embarrassed, but you don’t hide illnesses from a doctor, so she quickly pointed out her painful area.

In the face of illness, it was more important that the doctor could quickly ascertain the cause and cure her ailment.

She pointed to her lower abdomen.

Li Jingsheng tried pressing on it; she winced in pain, slightly arching her back.

"When you feel the pain, does it extend to your groin and even include the urethral opening?"

Since it was a female patient, he tried to use terms that wouldn’t make her uncomfortable while addressing sensitive areas.

"Yes, you’re absolutely right. That’s exactly how it feels—wave after wave, very frequent, like a saw cutting back and forth inside." The patient’s gaze toward Li Jingsheng changed instantly.

It was filled with respect and trust.

"Cousin, you didn’t tell me about these symptoms yesterday!"

Luo Cheng was a bit dumbfounded on the side.

"I... was embarrassed to talk about it! I thought it was just stomach pain, more or less the same." She was indeed shy to discuss these in front of her cousin.

Li Jingsheng, with his richer diagnostic experience, could tell her condition just by pressing on her abdomen and observing her reactions.

"It’s pretty severe pain, isn’t it?"

"Yes, it hurts like hell, intensely, wave after wave."

She nodded repeatedly.

"Severe pain might actually be a good thing. If it weren’t so painful, your condition would be more troublesome."

Li Jingsheng clearly had a diagnosis in mind.

This was his expertise and skill.

Pressing the patient’s abdomen and assessing her condition allowed him to roughly deduce the cause of her symptoms.

Of course, her condition wasn’t really complicated.

It was mainly because Luo Cheng hadn’t figured it out and rushed to prescribe, resulting in misdiagnosis and misjudgment.

"Severe pain is a good thing? Dr. Li, are you just trying to comfort me?"

She didn’t believe it.

"I’m not comforting you; I’m telling the truth. You might need an ultrasound examination at our clinic. I have already understood your condition clearly; it’s not a big issue. We should be able to treat you here at the clinic."

Li Jingsheng suggested she undergo an ultrasound examination.

The primary reason being the limited capabilities of the small clinic. Ideally, a CT-enhanced urinary tract imaging would be more definitive.

That would cost more, and the clinic didn’t have the equipment for such tests.

They could only use ultrasound as an alternative.

Fortunately, regardless of the examination method, as long as the doctor’s skill is sufficient, it is usually possible to accurately diagnose the cause.

In the end, the result would be the same anyway.

"No wonder I’ve always heard about the excellent medical skills of your clinic! Meeting you today, I finally understand why people praise you. No doubt about it; I’ll just go with your recommendation."

She agreed happily.