Chapter 822: 822 The bit of selfishness Chapter 822: 822 The bit of selfishness After hearing Cao Yong’s analysis, the doctors realized that the sick little girl had deep trust and admiration for an “Auntie” doctor.
The doctor introduced by “Auntie” was of no use to her; after all, she was a stranger, unlike the familiar “Auntie” who often visited her home.
Li Yaxi’s feelings toward this “Auntie” were complicated, as “Auntie” was only close to her mother and didn’t like her much. Yet, whenever she fell seriously ill, she could only think of “Auntie” as the most reliable, because her mother had always said so. It was not strange that the young girl, suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms for many years, secretly admired an “Aunt” doctor and her medical student son. Pancreatic cancer is hard to detect, but cancer is not a sudden illness; it accumulates over many years.
People with histrionic personality disorder always have a reason for their actions, resorting to dramatic behavior to draw attention and care when they feel neglected. Ultimately, the young girl was just a pitiful soul.
How did Cao Yong figure it out? He had not seemed to have much contact with this patient. However, he was a neurosurgery expert, and his patients shared one significant trait: their behavior differed from that of the average person.
These families do not want to take their relatives to psychiatric or mental health professionals, as the Chinese are traditionally resistant to acknowledging mental illnesses, and there were few psychologists. Therefore, these patients ended up visiting him, suspecting brain issues. Neurosurgery patients often have concurrent psychological and psychiatric issues. Over time, Cao Yong had become accustomed to these situations, and could guess the general backstory of the patient after hearing some history.
Of course, the primary blame fell on the patient’s family, Cao Yong stated. Dai Ronghong was the direct reason for just one thing: a doctor should not behave .
You refer a patient to your colleague, and when your colleague faces a significant issue and hopes for your help, you ignore it. If you had been more proactive, this severe consequence involving several departments in the hospital could have been avoided.
As a doctor, should you not be concerned with any patient who comes seeking help, especially one you referred? Where did the problem start?
It shows you were biased against this young girl. Cao Yong avoided openly stating this to save Dai Ronghong’s face. You knew she might have had feelings for your son and, displeased, introduced her to the hospital just to maintain appearances. Once in the hospital, you acted as if you’d forgotten the matter and avoided her, fearing she would bring up your son.
In essence, you forgot that you are a doctor. As a physician, you must maintain professional standards. If you have personal reservations, you should have refused the patient and directed her to another doctor rather than pretending to help.
Dai Ronghong shed tears because she genuinely felt guilty and also feared that Cao Yong might reveal more of her private motivations.
Other doctors began to put the pieces together, roughly understanding the situation.
President Wu glared at Tao Zhijie: Are you truly unaware or just pretending?
He felt something was amiss but had not anticipated the gravity of the situation’s aftermath. They were all colleagues, after all. Cao Yong, as an outsider, dared to address it directly, but for Hepatobiliary Surgery, it would seem like shifting blame.
“I will go to her ward right away,” Dai Ronghong swore to correct her actions, apologizing solemnly to the doctors from Hepatobiliary Surgery, “Director Tang, Dr. Tao, I apologize for the trouble.”
“We will continue with her surgery,” Tao Zhijie said. “We will do our best to treat her.”