Chapter 380: Chapter 380 Stick to One’s Own Ideas
The two of them merely tidied up a bit, and then they straight up headed to the hospital cafeteria. At this time, Director Xiao had just finished getting his meal and saw the two walking over, so he quickly nodded in greeting.
"How was it? There shouldn’t have been any trouble last night, right? I saw everything was normal when I came in this morning."
"Basically, there wasn’t any trouble. Poor Liu Yang had quite a hard time through the night, constantly fussing over there—I think it really wore him out."
"Well, young people should be active. That’s good. So, eat up now and later, if there are no issues, can they be discharged from the hospital?"
"Probably, yes. If after observing him last night there’s no more bleeding, then that indicates that there shouldn’t be any more bleeding points. Just to be safe, we’ll give him a CT scan. That should ensure everything is OK."
"Another CT scan? He just had one yesterday. And in such a short time—less than 12 hours—having a second CT, wouldn’t that be too damaging to the body?"
Director Xiao expressed his concerns, but these were not really within the scope of Liu Zheng’s present considerations.
What he had to consider were life-and-death matters and whether a successful outcome was feasible. These were extremely critical points.
So, compared to life-threatening situations, the radiation they were currently exposed to was practically negligible in terms of negative effects on the body.
"Otherwise, how can we just subjectively decide that there is no problem with his brain?"
"So can we assume that he was in good spirits all night and has been lively and energetic? If that’s really the case, doesn’t it prove there’s no more bleeding? If he were still bleeding, he wouldn’t be like this now."
"Yes, in principle, that’s correct. But we are doctors. We absolutely cannot overlook any possibility. Any possibility could be life-threatening, understand?"
Liu Yang nodded slightly when he heard this. He, too, felt that what Liu Zheng said seemed reasonable, and if that was the case, it seemed they had to follow his recommendations.
After breakfast, the three of them went straight to the ward. There, they saw the little boy already sitting up in bed, seemingly drinking a cup of soy milk.
"How are things, no problems overnight?"
Liu Zheng walked in and then asked the boy’s parents.
"How could there be any problems? There was nothing amiss all night. A few times we almost fell asleep, but we kept waking him up. With the commotion last night, if there’s nothing wrong, can we take the kid home today?"
"Correct. If there are no problems, then you can start the discharge procedures this morning. In the future, if there’s any discomfort, come to the hospital anytime."
Liu Yang looked up and said this to them, but Liu Zheng didn’t speak. He was watching the condition of the little boy, feeling an uneasy hunch that something was off.
"Kid, didn’t you sleep well last night?"
He asked, bending down, but the little boy just looked up at him and then turned his head away, as if he hadn’t understood a word.
"Why do I feel like his mental state isn’t quite right?"
Liu Zheng suddenly made the remark, which puzzled everyone present.
"Doctor, you must be joking. The kid was up all night, and he didn’t sleep at all, always lying on the bed. How could he be spirited? If he were, he’d be superhuman."
"Right, isn’t it just because he didn’t rest well? I believe, after catching up on sleep tonight, there should be no problem."
"Liu Yang, what’s your take?"
Liu Zheng didn’t care about what the parents and Director Xiao had said, because he had to know what the person beside him was thinking.
"I think it should be fine. He’s indeed tired after being up all night, and he certainly can’t be spirited now."
"You’re only seeing the superficial symptoms. Real exhaustion versus the exhaustion caused by certain organ functions—those are two different things. Have you noticed? His right eyelid seems a bit droopy."
"But wouldn’t his eyelid droop simply because he’s sleepy? Isn’t that the state one is in when sleepy?"
"In my years of practice, I’ve never focused on that aspect before. Moreover, I’m very sensitive to this type of information. I just have this feeling that there’s something wrong with the kid. How about this, parents, please take my advice, stay in the hospital for now. Later this morning, we’ll arrange a CT scan to find out exactly what the problem is."
"What? Another CT scan? Are you kidding? You said after observing overnight, which we already have, nothing has happened, and that today we were to be allowed to leave. But now you’re making us stay and do another CT scan? The child just had one done yesterday."
Upon hearing this, the parents were clearly unwilling to accept it, as there’s a common perception that CT scans can have significant harmful radiation effects on the body.
"I understand where you’re coming from, but it truly alerts me that something seems abnormal."
"What abnormality? I think you doctors just have too much time on your hands. What’s abnormal about that? My son is bouncing off the walls, completely fine, just tired. Wouldn’t you be tired if you stayed up all night? That’s natural for anyone, nothing surprising."
Seeing their reactions, Director Xiao also felt that the parents might have a point, and he started to think that Liu Zheng’s worries might be a bit excessive.
