Chapter 290: Chapter 288: Your Daughter Most Likely Has Syphilis
"Huh? Isn’t it just a gynecological disease? Which woman doesn’t have some sort of gynecological issue?"
Compared to Yang Xiumei’s nervousness and fear, Xiaotong was indifferent.
"And with the kind of work I’m doing, it’s normal for gynecological issues to be a bit serious. There’s nothing to worry about; I’ll just buy some medicine to take later."
Xiaotong’s nonchalant attitude made Yang Xiumei even more terrified.
She didn’t understand why Xiaotong wasn’t scared.
Those diseases can be fatal!
"Don’t you know that doing this kind of work makes it easy to catch diseases? How could a gynecological disease be so serious?"
When Yang Xiumei questioned her, her own voice trembled.
However, Xiaotong frowned, a bit bewildered.
"Catch a disease? Isn’t it just when it gets dirty sometimes and you don’t clean well that gynecological diseases get worse? What other disease could it be?"
Clearly, she hadn’t considered those aspects at all!
Yang Xiumei was very anxious inside.
"Just like syphilis and such, Mom doesn’t really understand. Mom only knows that in ancient times, women in brothels easily contracted venereal diseases, which can be deadly."
"Will you go to the hospital with Mom tomorrow for a check-up? Even if it really is a serious gynecological issue, at this level it needs to be treated, right?"
With her saying that, Xiaotong only then belatedly realized that there really might be such a dangerous situation.
But she hadn’t heard of or completely understood what venereal diseases or syphilis were, let alone what symptoms those diseases would have. She could only reluctantly agree to Yang Xiumei’s proposal to go to the hospital for a check-up together the next day.
Once Yang Xiumei received her affirmative response, she finally calmed down and helped her wash her pants clean before returning to her room to sleep.
As for Xiaotong, after bathing and lying on the bed, she felt as if she had been a little scared by Yang Xiumei’s words.
What Yang Xiumei said was really frightening.
She hadn’t done anything, just about the same thing with every client. Although sometimes some clients aren’t clean, making things dirtier, she had washed thoroughly afterward. It shouldn’t be so scary, right?
Thinking about it, she really couldn’t fall asleep.
After all, she did feel itchy often, and there were small bumps appearing.
But since she used hers daily, she wouldn’t resist scratching, and the clients usually could just solve this issue.
She always thought she was becoming more mature with greater needs.
But today, after what Yang Xiumei said, she suddenly felt especially itchy.
Unable to resist, she scratched twice, and accidentally scratched too hard, causing some pus-like discharge.
She wiped it with a tissue but remembered she hadn’t had these little bumps before; they’d only appeared recently.
She thought it was due to the weather getting hot again, making them pop out, as the little bumps would often break like fragile eczema.
But now, she suddenly wasn’t so sure this was eczema.
That night, Xiaotong didn’t sleep well at all.
Constantly wanting to scratch, feeling itchy, painful and uncomfortable.
Yang Xiumei didn’t sleep well either, worrying all night, she dragged Xiaotong to the hospital early the next morning.
The doctor first asked about her condition seriously, and sternly let her take several tests.
During this time, Yang Xiumei focused on the doctor’s face throughout.
When Xiaotong went to do the tests, she couldn’t help but ask the doctor.
"Doctor, is my daughter’s condition very serious? Could you give me some sort of hint?"
The doctor’s expression was consistently poor.
Yang Xiumei guessed there must be an issue.
Sure enough, the doctor sighed.
"Your daughter likely has syphilis; the symptoms she described are exactly those of a syphilis patient."
Yang Xiumei had only heard of venereal diseases and syphilis. Hearing that Xiaotong really had this disease felt like a bolt from the blue, like the sky was collapsing.
"Then, can this disease be treated?"
She asked in panic, having no choice but to pin all her hopes on the doctor.
The doctor frowned uncertainly.
"It’s hard to say, it depends on the test results. Once they are out, we can talk about a treatment plan specifically. If it’s early-stage syphilis, there’s still a good chance of a cure."
Yang Xiumei nodded repeatedly, "Okay!"
When Xiaotong was doing the tests, the examining doctors mentioned that she might have syphilis, which immediately scared her.
Waiting for the results after the examination, the mother and daughter sat on the cold bench, nervous as if they were facing death.
Finally, the results came out.
The doctor’s expression improved a bit.
"Luckily, it’s early-stage, so it can still be treated. If delayed longer, the issue would have been serious."
"At this stage, with active cooperation in treatment, there’s still a possibility of a cure."
Yang Xiumei and Xiaotong listened intently.
After the doctor finished, some medicine was prescribed, along with some precautions.
"Starting now, besides taking the medicine I mentioned on time and in the correct dosages every day, there are many other things to be careful about."
"For instance, try using separate personal items from your family, like towels, chopsticks, anything you’ve used should be used separately. Items shared must be boiled for disinfection, or else it’s easy to infect the family."
"Additionally, always be mindful of hygiene, and during treatment, you can’t have any X activities, not even once, and need regular check-ups at the hospital to see the treatment progress."
"If the treatment is effective, it’s best not to have X activity until two years after the treatment ends because this disease is highly contagious, mainly spread through this route. Be sure to pay attention to this."
"..."
The doctor responsibly explained a lot.
Yang Xiumei also diligently took note of everything.
But Xiaotong was stunned.
After hearing the second point of caution, she couldn’t listen any further.
If she can’t live that kind of life, how can she make money?
Without money, how can she buy medicine and get check-ups?
Besides, she needs to have regular check-ups!
How much will that cost?
Would her little savings be enough to cover such treatment?
After the doctor’s instructions, Yang Xiumei bought the medicine and dragged her home.
On the way, Yang Xiumei kept repeating the doctor’s instructions, repeatedly emphasizing quitting that job.
But the more Xiaotong listened, the more annoyed she became.
"Mom, do you know how much this check-up cost this time?"
Yang Xiumei, interrupted, seemed confused.
Xiaotong continued promptly.
"Do you know it cost over thirty yuan for one check-up? Plus, the medicine, one course costs sixty to seventy!"
"Let alone how long the medication should be taken for, I can barely ensure regular check-ups as the doctor said. Where are we going to get so much money to burn?"
Yang Xiumei panicked, too.
"What to do? The disease can’t just not be treated!"
"The doctor said if it reaches the late stage, it can’t be treated, and might even lead to death then!"
Xiaotong feared death, too.
But she truly didn’t have much money for treatment!
After thinking it over, all she could think of was to continue working.
"No choice, I will continue to work. Anyway, this disease must have been passed to me by others; it’s the same if I pass it to someone else, everyone should not expect a good time."
"Perhaps I should keep working while being treated. Otherwise, where can I get money for the treatment?"
"Who knows, with the money earned from work, taking the medicine and having check-ups regularly might make me better."
Yang Xiumei wasn’t too supportive.
"The doctor said no X activities allowed."
Xiaotong pouted.
"That’s to prevent spreading to others. I don’t care about spreading to others; whether they live or die is none of my business. If they get infected, they just deserve it."
"Anyway, if I don’t work now, there’s definitely no money for treatment, and I could end up dead after all."
"Why not take a chance? Maybe I can get cured?"
