In fact, the vast majority of people are very responsible, kind-hearted, and simple.
This female patient has a strong sense of pride and would rather go hungry than accept the free meals offered by Zhou Can.
If only she wasn’t placed in such a difficult position, how great that would be!
Tormented and abused at such a young age. If she could have escaped that devilish man in time, she might not have ended up .
In this era where men outnumber women, with her qualities, she could definitely find a good, reliable man and lead a happy and fulfilling life.
Zhou Can comforted her a couple of times but didn’t say much more.
After eating in the cafeteria, he brought back some packed meals for her.
"Chen Xiaohong, I’m not sure if this food will suit your taste. Until your mother arrives, you’ll just have to make do."
Zhou Can placed the food on her bedside table.
Although she is currently very weak, she has no problem taking care of herself.
That’s also why the hospital agreed to admit her into the ward despite her having no accompanying family.
"You... you really bought me meals! I, I don’t have any money on me right now, can I give it to you later?"
The female patient was so moved she was almost incoherent.
It’s the doctor’s duty to treat patients, not to cater to their every need.
"Talking about money hurts feelings! When you get better, and I happen to visit your hometown, you can treat me to a good meal. That’ll settle it. Eat up now! Do you know what will happen to the tumor in your stomach if you skip a meal?"
Zhou Can asked her seriously.
She got up, opened the food container, and upon seeing the steaming food, her nose tingled and tears welled up in her eyes.
Yet, she felt an immense warmth in her heart.
It had been a long time since anyone had cared for her so deeply.
"Every meal you skip, your stomach tumor grows by one tenth. If you skip ten meals, it can double in size."
Zhou Can seriously concocted a well-intentioned lie.
Skipping meals could indeed make her weaker, reducing her immunity and causing cancer cells to spread more quickly; that part was true.
But the part about skipping ten meals and the tumor doubling in size was purely Zhou Can’s invention.
"So not eating can have such serious consequences!" she seemed to really believe him.
"The actual consequences could be even more severe. So, you must eat regularly and balance your nutrition. I’ll tell you, in this world, except for life and death, everything else is a minor issue. Your stomach tumor is still in stage II. With timely and correct treatment, the results can be very good. Keep it up!"
Zhou Can encouraged her.
She bit her lip hard, trying not to cry.
Zhou Can walked towards bed 79.
At the moment, there stood a middle-aged woman about the same age as the female lawyer. Perhaps it was an illusion, but Zhou Can sensed something doctor-like about this woman.
Could she also be a medical worker?
"This is my good friend Cao Shan who heard I was hospitalized and came to visit me."
The female lawyer introduced the woman with a smile.
Zhou Can greeted the middle-aged woman politely.
Cao Shan stood up, extending her hand, "Hello! Nice to meet you, warm-hearted young doctor!" After a formal handshake, Zhou Can was about to ask the female lawyer about any diarrhea symptoms.
Cao Shan lowered her voice, "I’ve never seen any medical literature claiming that hunger could double the size of a tumor in ten meals. Paying for a patient’s meal from your own pocket and using a white lie to encourage them to eat, you are the most caring doctor I’ve ever met."
She really was a colleague.
I wonder which hospital she works for?
Probably not Tuya Hospital.
Otherwise, she would be wearing our hospital uniform.
Zhou Can responded lightly, then turned his gaze back to the female lawyer.
"Ms. Gong, I’d like to ask if you’ve had any recent diarrhea?"
Now that she had finished her meal, it seemed appropriate to ask.
"Occasionally. Especially a while ago, I would have diarrhea every few days. I bought some anti-diarrheal medication later, and it got much better."
She hadn’t mentioned this during her medical history intake.
Many patients tend to overlook such issues.
They only report it to the doctor when they have diarrhea during a consultation.
And it has to be persistent diarrhea to catch a patient’s attention; occasional diarrhea is often neglected.
Zhou Can got the answer he needed and hurried back to the ward to update the patient information.
He was supposed to accompany Director Shang to the outpatient clinic at one o’clock and had to make the most of the time.
"Another symptom of diarrhea, what exactly is causing the female lawyer’s illness?"
Zhou Can racked his brains to speculate the true cause of her symptoms.
In deep thought, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind – a symptom matching the illness: portal vein thrombosis.
This is a relatively rare disease.
Portal vein thrombosis can occur at any segment of the portal vein.
The cause of most cases remains unknown.
Based on current clinical experience, this disease could be associated with pyogenic portal vein phlebitis, cholecystitis, adjacent lymphadenitis, pancreatitis, and liver abscess.
Portal vein thrombosis is also considered to be linked to varicose veins.