Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1188 - 1146: Take a Chance

"Teacher, Gao Qin has finally found a heart she can receive for the transplant."As soon as the call connected, the urgent voice of Gao Yanhong came through, "The heart donor is a teenage boy from Xiangxi Province who drowned. They tried to save him all night but failed; his brain suffered too long from oxygen deprivation and is now in a state of brain death."

Hearing this, Lin Jie let out a sigh from his heart.

Summer and autumn are high seasons for teen drowning incidents.

Despite annual safety reminders and education from society and schools, tragedies still happen from time to time.

Gao Yanhong's voice continued in the call, "After some persuasion, the young boy's parents decided to donate his organs. Because the blood type and match are suitable for Gao Qin and considering her current health condition, she has been placed as the top candidate for heart transplant."

Lin Jie happily asked, "When can the heart be sent over? If it's by air, notify the air rescue team and have them send a helicopter to pick it up!"

"Also notify Dr. Pei and ask him to..."

"Teacher..."

The voice from the phone interrupted Lin Jie, "Gao Qin doesn't want to undergo the heart transplant surgery; she still wants to have the heart correction surgery."

Lin Jie was taken aback.

Only then did he realize that when Gao Yanhong was reporting this earlier, it wasn't with excitement but urgency.

"Gao Yanhong, what on earth is going on?"

"Weren't they waiting for this heart all along? They've been waiting for several years, and now that a miracle has finally arrived, why don't they want it anymore?"

Lin Jie also grew anxious and said angrily, "This isn't like choosing goods at a store; if you miss this opportunity, it's gone."

"Expert Lin!"

This was Gao Qin's voice.

Though soft, it was like a cool spring in summer, instantly dousing Lin Jie's anger.

Lin Jie softened his tone and gently asked, "Gao Qin, what are you thinking?"

"You need to know that given your current condition, a heart correction surgery is very risky."

"Whereas heart transplants are very advanced procedures these days. If performed by myself or Director Pei, the success rate is not a hundred percent, but certainly ninety-nine."

"Expert Lin, I know, undergoing heart correction surgery is extremely dangerous, but... but I don't want to take any more medicine!"

Gao Qin's voice on the phone was filled with sobbing, "For as long as I can remember, all I can think of is the bitter taste of endless Western and Chinese medicine."

"And even after a heart transplant, I would still have to take anti-rejection medication every day. Expert Lin, I really don't want to take any more medicine, boohoo..."

Lin Jie was rendered speechless.

For such a crucial life-and-death decision, Gao Qin's reason for choosing was simply to avoid taking more medication?

This... this...

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "Gao Qin, please give the phone to your father."

Moments later, Gao Yao's voice came from the phone, "Expert Lin, I also support Xiaoqin's decision."

"Over the years, as we've been waiting for a heart donor, we've learned a lot about heart transplants and have even consulted several heart transplant patients."

"I feel like I've become a semi-expert in post-heart transplant care."

A long sigh came from Gao Yao over the phone, "Expert Lin, to speak frankly, in my opinion, a heart transplant is just a treatment method that addresses symptoms but not the root cause."

"Post-surgery, not only requires long-term medication, there's also so much to pay attention to, and even if you do everything right, there's still the issue of survival rates."

"A slight cold or fever already causes enough anxiety for days, as if we're facing a major enemy."

"Xiaoqin is already physically weak, and I'm really worried about her..."

Gao Yao's voice in the call turned choked with emotion, "Expert Lin, her mom and I haven't had a good night's sleep, fearing that one day we might wake up and won't see our daughter anymore."

"I've been shaken awake at night more than once, rushing to my daughter's room to check if she's still breathing..."

Lin Jie suddenly felt a deep sense of discomfort in his heart.

He thought of when Lin Miao used to do similar things.

"Even after Xiaoqin undergoes the heart transplant, our worries will only slightly lessen but won't disappear completely. Expert Lin, such stressful days are truly tormenting and agonizing..."

"But your heart correction surgery could completely restore Xiaoqin's health..."

Lin Jie fully understood Gao Yao's feelings, yet he still needed to say what needed to be said.

"Mr. Gao, I must remind you again, I was relatively optimistic when speaking to Xiaoqin to boost her confidence. But to you, I have to be honest."

"With Xiaoqin's current health status and heart deformity, the success rate of heart correction surgery is really not high; it's quite low. Before, despite the risks, you and Xiaoqin didn't have a choice and could only take the risk and try."

"But now, you and Xiaoqin have a choice; you've finally waited for a heart donor."

"Mr. Gao, are you really willing to give up this heart and risk such extremely high uncertainty? I have to tell you, choosing heart correction surgery, you risk permanently losing your daughter."

"This... Expert Lin, I... I... What should I choose?"

"Expert Lin, please tell me, please tell me..."

The sound of Gao Yao's uncontrollable sobbing came from the phone.

Lin Jie also felt uneasy in his heart, but he had to harden his heart and say, "Mr. Gao, this choice can only be made by you and Gao Qin. I can only offer advice."

"Whether to choose the safe path of a heart transplant or risk it with the high-risk path of heart correction, personally, I lean towards... lean towards... "

Although Lin Jie felt some reluctance in his heart, he still adhered to the objective reality and suggested, "Choose the heart transplant!"

Lin Jie then asked, "By what time does the transplant center need a response?"

"Before eight o'clock. If there is no response by eight or if you choose to forfeit, the boy's heart will be sent to the second patient on the transplant list."

Lin Jie checked the time; there were seventeen minutes left before eight o'clock.

"Mr. Gao, you still have some time to discuss it carefully with your daughter."

After saying this, Lin Jie didn't wait for a reply and hung up the phone.

He turned to look at An Kexin, Water Buffalo, Meng Yang, and the others, who were watching him, and sighed softly, "As a doctor, you occasionally encounter such difficult choices."

"For example, deciding whether to amputate an infected leg to save a life or keep the leg and take a chance on pulling through."

"Also, whether to advise a high-risk pregnant woman to terminate the pregnancy or risk her life to have the baby."

"And the situation mentioned in the call just now, choosing between heart transplant and heart correction..."

Lin Jie rubbed his brow and said, "Facing such situations, I always feel powerless, as if my medical skills are not advanced enough. Otherwise, patients wouldn't have to make such difficult choices."

An Kexin came up to Lin Jie, gave him a hug, and comforted him, "A-Jie, some things we are always powerless against, don't be too hard on yourself."

"You've already done well enough. I can say, there's no doctor in the world who could have done better."

"I'm still not good enough..."

Feeling somewhat down, Lin Jie looked at Water Buffalo and Meng Yang and said ungraciously, "Do you have any other business? If not, then leave. I don't provide meals here."

Water Buffalo and Meng Yang exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and stood up chuckling.

"Expert Lin, we will also install a facial recognition system in Anlin Hospital to promptly screen out dangerous individuals and those who have issues with you."

After saying this, Water Buffalo also instructed Ren Yiran and Hao Jie, "You are only responsible for Expert Lin's personal safety and should not interfere with any of Expert Lin's decisions or actions unless the situation is special."

"Yes, sir!" Ren Yiran and the others replied in unison.

Meng Yang also advised, "The issue of identity should be kept confidential. Don't expose it if you can avoid it. Because of Expert Lin's general status, you can appropriately disguise yourself as service personnel."

"Yes, General..."

After seeing Water Buffalo and Meng Yang off, Lin Jie introduced Hao Jie and Ren Yiran to Lin Miao, An Kemeng, Kong Mingqing, and Lu Juan as service personnel.

An Kemeng, with no doubt, giggled and said, "I told you, Jie brother, after you became a general, how could there be no change in treatment?"

"On TV, generals always have service personnel, communication officers, and security around them."

Curiously, Lin Miao looked at Hao Jie and Ren Yiran and asked, "Brother, do service personnel have to serve tea, clean up, make beds, and fold quilts?"

Lin Jie noticed that when Lin Miao said this, Hao Jie and Ren Yiran both raised their eyebrows slightly and pursed their lips, knowing they were somewhat resistant to such work.

"They don't need to do those kinds of tasks, just need to drive and run errands. You should treat them as friends and sisters, understand?"

Lin Miao responded with an "Oh," and asked, "Brother, where do they live? Will they stay with us?"

This was indeed a question.

Lin Jie looked at the two of them, and heard Hao Jie say, "Expert Lin, Ren Yiran and I will take turns, each following you for one day. This means spending twenty-four hours with you a day, wherever you live, we will live."

"On rest days, it's best... to have a separate place to live, and about the car issue..."

An Kexin chuckled softly and said, "I'll arrange that! I'll arrange accommodation for you at Wutong Garden, as for the car, just let me know your requirements, and I'll provide it..."

At this moment, Lin Jie's phone rang once again; it was still a call from Gao Yanhong.

Lin Jie saw there were five minutes left before eight o'clock.

Upon answering, it was Gao Qin's voice, "Expert Lin, Dad couldn't persuade me, and I couldn't persuade Dad. We've decided to let your opinion be the main one."

"Expert Lin, do you think I should go for the heart transplant or the heart correction?"

Lin Jie was taken aback.

Damn, why give the decision to me?

In such matters, it's not for the doctor to decide, the doctor only gives advice.

But why is there a stirring impulse brewing inside me?

After a moment of silence, Lin Jie asked, "Gao Qin, are you afraid?"

"I used to be afraid, very afraid, but now I'm not. I don't want to take medicine anymore, I want a healthy body, not to live sickly."

"Expert Lin, I want to take a chance!"

"If it fails, it will also be a relief for me and my family."

Hearing this, Lin Jie let out a long sigh and said, "If that's the case, then let's take a chance together..."