Chapter 292: Chapter 293: The Mysterious Stomachache! (2/3 additional chapter for Alliance Hierarch Tian Shang You Keng)

The following period of time was still business as usual, the regular work hours.

The only difference was that after work, I needed to follow Teacher Meng and assist in surgeries, which made my own time even tighter.

Every day I would rise early and retire late, and the moment I got home I’d pretty much fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I now had to admire Meng Xi, this thirty-year-old with a Ph.D. from the Karolinska Institute, how could she manage to this extent?

While other girls were squandering their beauty like flowers in full bloom, she donned a white coat and confined herself to the operating room.

I rarely saw Meng Xi wear makeup, and even when she did, it was very simple and light, just a touch of lipstick.

Yet even so, she was still very beautiful!

Compared to Qin Yue, Meng Xi was more like a mature, independent, and flavorful woman.

Unfortunately, this woman had married herself to medicine.

Thinking of this, I actually felt somewhat relieved.

Such a woman, it’s a good thing she married medicine; otherwise, there would have been another devastating beauty bringing disaster to the nation.

Unlike Qin Yue who liked loose clothing, Meng Xi preferred something more form-fitting, and every time she took off her white coat, I couldn’t help sneaking a few glances at her figure, which was really something!

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The long shift on Wednesday felt interminable, and the only solace was teasing little Qin Yue, the bootlicker.

Upon reflection, I realized my life wasn’t too bad!

At the provincial Second Hospital, there was Qin Yue the little bootlicker.

At Zhixin Plastic Surgery Hospital, there was Xu Rou the wild one.

And at Dongda First Hospital of Cardiac Surgery, there was Meng Xi Meng….

Well, Teacher Meng didn’t have a nickname yet, so I’ll leave it blank for now.

With this in mind, I found that studying medicine was quite nice, and staying at the hospital wasn’t bad either. At home, there’s only left and right hand. Is there anything as comfortable as the hospital?

Be it a resident or resident, I’m still a bachelor, what do I have to fear about wearing green hats?

A while back, I came across a news story.

During a doctor’s entire hospital stay, his wife cheated on him with someone else.

After I saw that story, I got quite the scare, felt a chill for half a day and really didn’t feel good about it.

I began to appreciate being single.

At least I didn’t have to worry about being cheated on.

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Around one in the afternoon, a young girl clutching her stomach, wailing in pain, was brought in; she wasn’t very old, just seventeen or eighteen at most, right in the bloom of youth.

She was accompanied by her parents. The child had just started her senior year of high school, and to focus on her studies, she had been arranged to board at school.

Dongyang No. 16 Middle School is one of the best high schools in Dongyang, modeled after Hengshui High School in Hebei, with extremely strict military management.

After bringing their child in, the parents were anxious.

“Doctor! My child has had several episodes today, and each time the pain is very severe. What on earth is going on?”

This time, recalling Yao Zhiwen’s previous experience, I first conducted a thorough physical examination of the child!

I listened to her heart and lungs and also examined her abdomen.

There was a bit of light tenderness in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, but it wasn’t very obvious, and there was no rebound tenderness.

I began to suspect, could it be acute appendicitis?

I asked in detail about the present illness history, “How long has the pain lasted this time, and what does the pain feel like?”

The girl, not in so much pain at this point but still frightened by the experience, said, “I’ve had several occurrences over the past month, and each episode could last over two hours. After a while, the pain gradually eased and now it’s gone.”

I continued to inquire, “Has this happened before?”

The little girl nodded, “No, it’s just that it started to hurt recently, this month it has hurt four or five times, quite frequently, usually at night, and then today, during class, it suddenly began to hurt, and afterwards the teacher contacted my family.”

Chen Cang’s first reaction was to get a CT scan, but just as he thought of this, he suddenly became vigilant.

A CT scan is not an option!

What if she’s pregnant?

With that thought, Chen Cang looked down at the young girl and asked, “Is your period regular recently?”

The girl hesitated slightly, her face changing, and said, “Not really regular… It’s always been quite irregular.”

Chen Cang’s heart skipped a beat, “Young lady, do you have a boyfriend, any sexual history?”

Upon hearing Chen Cang’s words, the parents both looked somewhat panic-stricken, their complexions immediately changing.

Seeing their reaction, the girl hurriedly said, “No! I don’t have a boyfriend, and I definitely haven’t had sex!”

Her words were forceful!

Chen Cang had to become more cautious.

At this age, there was too much worry, so a urine pregnancy test was a must.

Even though the girl assured the doctor she didn’t have a boyfriend, hadn’t had sex.

But Chen Cang definitely didn’t believe it, because… patients often lie; it wasn’t anything unusual, and most importantly, the girl’s words were forceful, and her parents were right there. Even if she did have a sexual history, she would never dare to say it!

Because she is just a high school student!

Bearing this in mind, Chen Cang didn’t look at the girl but instead raised his head to address the parents seriously, explaining,

“For safety reasons, we can’t rule out other possibilities right now, so I suggest we start by taking a urine sample for a pregnancy test.”

The girl’s mother, though her face changed color, still nodded quickly!

“Yes! Yes! Thank you, doctor. We will cooperate with all the tests. My child is in her senior year of high school; we don’t want her to miss too much time. And please do all the tests that can be done… like an ultrasound, and so on…”

Actually, the girl’s mother herself was almost in a panic!

What if… what if it really was a pregnancy?

Nowadays, parents hardly know what their kids are up to at school. She hasn’t been boarding for that long, has she?

At this thought, the mother’s heart became flustered, her hands trembling!

She knew you could see a pregnancy with an ultrasound, so even while reminding Chen Cang, she worried about her daughter getting strange ideas and therefore spoke rather obliquely.

Although the girl was reluctant, she couldn’t win against her mother and was dragged off for the tests.

The father also wanted to come along, but the mother gave him a stern look: “You stay here; I’ll accompany her.”

Because it was an emergency, the results came back quickly.

The urine pregnancy test was negative.

Not pregnant, that’s good.

The parents finally breathed a sigh of relief…

But Chen Cang noticed that the girl also breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Cang had no choice but to go along and heave a sigh of relief too.

However, it was still necessary to quickly diagnose the exact cause of the patient’s abdominal pain.

At the strong request of the parents, an abdominal ultrasound and a gynecological ultrasound were also performed.

But…

The girl’s mother quietly went into the office and asked Chen Cang, “Dr. Chen… how can we check if my daughter has a history of sexual activity? Now I suspect… no! I’m worried about her. She’s only been in boarding school for two months into her senior year; I hope there’s no real issue!”

Chen Cang thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with an answer!

You’re really putting me in a tough spot.

If I knew that secret, I’d be quite something.

Seeing Chen Cang had no solution, the girl’s mother went out to discuss with her husband and decided it would be safer to have their child sleep at home. Tiresome yes, but…