Zhu Yanyi was very pleased with Little Doudou’s recovery. For a child with congenital heart disease, such progress was already a great success for Chen Xiangning.
Chen Xiangning looked at Zhu Yanyi with gratitude. "Little Divine Doctor, it’s fine. Doudou used to take medicine all year round. Now she hardly needs any pills. She just drinks the syrup and eats the medicinal food you prescribed. She has improved so much."
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly and held Doudou. "Little Doudou, call me sister."
Doudou was almost two years old, so she could learn to speak. After spending time with Zhu Yanyi these past few days, she recognized her and would smile whenever she saw her. Now, as Zhu Yanyi teased her, she giggled happily.
After playing with Doudou for a while, Zhu Yanyi entered Laura’s ward.
"Laura, your body is recovering well. I have scheduled your surgery for next Tuesday morning. Do you have any problems with that?" Zhu Yanyi asked with a smile.
Laura shook her head with a smile. "No problem. I will listen to the Little Divine Doctor."
Mrs. Ophelia, standing nearby, also said, "Laura’s body has improved a lot. This is all thanks to the Little Divine Doctor."
Zhu Yanyi did not take Mrs. Ophelia’s flattery to heart. "Madam, please don’t worry too much. Laura is my patient, and I am the doctor. Since I accepted her as a patient, I will cure her."
Then Zhu Yanyi continued, "During this time, Laura needs to rest early. Building up her strength before the surgery will help with the operation."
Mrs. Ophelia nodded seriously. "I will help watch over Laura and make sure she rests well. I will absolutely not let her do anything reckless."
Zhu Yanyi hummed in agreement. She knew Mrs. Ophelia had been taking good care of Laura recently, so she did not worry that she would forget her promise. "That is good. In the next few days, she can eat some fruits and vegetables. It helps clear the fat in her body."
"Okay." Mrs. Ophelia remembered Zhu Yanyi’s medical advice.
Next were the three new patients.
Zhu Yanyi had examined these three patients when they were admitted. They were all in the conditioning stage now. Zhu Yanyi went to see twelve-year-old Porter first.
Porter was a cute-looking boy, but because of cerebral palsy, she could not move on her own. She recognized Zhu Yanyi, but she could not speak.
Zhu Yanyi went over, took her pulse, and then said to Porter’s father, Mr. Robert, "Porter will undergo acupuncture and herbal baths next. Cerebral palsy is mainly a problem with the brain’s command system. Therefore, I need to use acupuncture and herbal baths to correct her command system. For the next few days, she will drink some Chinese medicine. Once the effects of the medicine take hold, I will proceed with the acupuncture and baths. However, when you have time, you can help massage her limbs."
"Okay." Mr. Robert nodded quickly to agree.
Actually, for Traditional Chinese Medicine, cerebral palsy was just an excess of evil qi causing confusion in the brain. But such explanations would not be believed by those who trusted Western medicine. Mr. Robert had brought Porter here mainly to try her luck. Therefore, Zhu Yanyi would not explain too much TCM theory to them. After all, they came seeking medical help, and she would just cure their illness.
Leaving Porter’s room, Zhu Yanyi went to Oswaldo next.
Zhu Yanyi noticed that two of the three new patients had paralysis-type conditions: one cerebral palsy, and one rickets. However, the treatments were different.
Regarding rickets, Zhu Yanyi did not hide anything. "Rickets is a problem with the bones. Even with more calcium or more medicine, the chance of soft bones hardening into strong bones is extremely small. What I can do is add a hardened support framework to the soft bones. You need to find a way to get the materials for this framework. I can refine them, but I cannot obtain the materials myself."
"Little Divine Doctor, just give me the list of materials. Our family has some influence in our own country," Oswaldo said quickly.
Zhu Yanyi nodded and took out a list of materials from the side. "Here is the list. However, before the materials arrive, you must continue eating the medicinal food every day. This will maintain your body’s functions and improve your current weak constitution."
"Okay, I remember." Oswaldo nodded seriously.
The last person Zhu Yanyi saw was Steve, who had disfigurement. After looking at Steve’s disfigured face, Zhu Yanyi said, "For the next few days, adjust your diet as I requested. Next Friday, I will arrange for your plastic surgery. I will restore your appearance based on your bone structure. From the start of the surgery to the conditioning period before you go home, it will take about forty-five days. You need to manage your visa issues for this period yourself."
"Rest assured, Little Divine Doctor. I will handle it myself." Steve felt much better. Although he was a man, restoring his appearance was a very good thing for him.
Zhu Yanyi smiled and accepted her gratitude. This was mainly because Zhu Yanyi knew that a patient’s gratitude was a happy expression of hope for life, so she accepted their thanks.
After checking the wards, Zhu Yanyi took her surgery schedule to Gu Jingtian.
"One surgery next Tuesday and one next Friday. Next Tuesday is Laura’s spinal surgery, and next Friday is Steve’s plastic surgery. Senior Brother, please arrange for people to observe and learn," Zhu Yanyi said, handing the list to Gu Jingtian. She then poured herself a glass of water and drank it.
Gu Jingtian looked at the list and nodded. "Two high-difficulty surgeries in one week. Won’t you be too tired?"
Do not think doctors are gods. For ordinary surgeries, one can perform several a day. But Zhu Yanyi’s surgeries were all high-difficulty. Recently, they lasted several hours, and sometimes even ten or dozens of hours.
"It’s okay. They are detailed work, but not as difficult as my grandfather’s. The area is just larger. Therefore, I estimate the spinal surgery will take about eight hours, and the plastic surgery will take ten hours." These two surgeries were indeed high-difficulty for ordinary doctors, but for Zhu Yanyi, they were not a big deal. Because the surgery area was large and visible to the naked eye, the consumption of mental energy was relatively small.
Actually, if mental energy was not consumed, Zhu Yanyi could perform surgeries for thirty or forty hours continuously without any problem, remaining energetic.
She usually got tired only when she consumed too much mental energy.
"Since you say you have no objections, then I will arrange it," Gu Jingtian said after thinking for a moment. She agreed with Zhu Yanyi’s request as long as she did not find it troublesome. "I will organize the personnel in the next two days and give you the list."