Chapter 207: The Angel Is You, and the Devil Is You
Stephen Strange. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe world's leading neurosurgery leader in his field of expertise. Pioneered many revolutionary surgical treatments. The Strange Trauma Surgery method has been popularized around the world and has become one of the most important surgical procedures in countless surgical fields, especially in neurosurgery.
It is not for nothing that The Lancet magazine named him one of the fifty greatest doctors of the twenty-first century. In the field of neurosurgery, Strange has a unique talent for providing important research directions and technical support to human beings in the field of neurological research.
His importance is evident from the fact that Osborne Group has chosen him as the most important neurosurgeon and is involved in the limb regeneration and improvement program.
For Strange, the operating table is his battleground. Here he is the commander, leading his men in the fight against death.
Although it is difficult to make an assessment of his chaotic private life, not many people criticize him. After all, wasn't Tony Stark a playboy before, and for these geniuses, everyone is more concerned about how much change they can bring to the world than how many girlfriends they have changed this month.
Strange was a bit busy today, he had three surgeries to do in one day. He is the golden sign of the hospital, and many people come for his fame.
Because of his 100% success rate of surgical cure, the hospital does not want to break his golden body, so he has the right to choose patients freely. If Stephen thinks a patient is hopeless, then he will definitely not take it.
Today's three surgeries went well, except for the last one, when the nerve connecting the brain to the spine was damaged, which cost him some effort. The other two surgeries were not difficult.
The three surgeries took Strange a total of 14 hours. On average, it takes less than five hours to complete an operation, and Strange is known for his hand speed.
He has a pair of nimble hands that he prides himself on. This is one of his capitals to become an excellent surgeon.
But even so, after fourteen hours of surgery, Dr. Strange felt very tired. Surgery has always been a matter of high concentration, the highly concentrated operation of the brain will consume a lot of sugar in the body, and the consumption of the body by super-intensive and highly concentrated mental work is not lighter than that of those who are physically active.
He walked out of the operating room, rejecting the other nurses' advice to send him back to the office to rest. He found the vending machine outside the hallway and bought a bottle of Coke to refill the sugar.
Sitting outside the hallway of the emergency floor, Strange drank Coke to replenish his sugar, while also feeling the cold touch of his back from the cold iron seat, which made him feel better.
Doctors and nurses passing by would stop to say hello or nod their heads when they saw him. He is a powerful figure in the hospital, a superior to many doctors and nurses, and a lifesaver to patients.
When the patients who were almost killed were brought back to life by Strange, they and their families excitedly told Strange about his greatness.
There is a saying in the East: Saving a life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter. There is also a saying in the West: the glory of killing a hundred people is better than saving the life of an innocent person.
But at this moment, although Strange always puts on an amiable appearance, his heart is always cold. He could not relegate the gratitude of those who survived, nor could he share the joy of those who had been paralyzed for a long time, but had regained their feet because of the operation.
He was sometimes as emotionless as a puppet. Medicine and art became a simple tool in his hands, and surgery and healing became a measurable transaction.
If there's one thing that motivates him, it's probably the sense of accomplishment after the successful operation, and the adoration of others. Of course, flowers, applause, honor, and money are indispensable.
Strange was sitting and resting when he saw an acquaintance walking in the hallway of the emergency floor. He stopped the other party: "Christine!"
"Strange?" Christine, dressed in a first-aid gown, looked like she had just undergone an operation, and her mask and hair cover hadn't been removed from her face.
"Didn't have a ride today?" Strange patted the seat next to him and motioned for Christine to sit down and speak.
Christine took off her mask and sat next to Strange and said, "No. Today I am on duty in the emergency surgery room. Just admitted a patient with a torn blood vessel and massive internal bleeding. Christine said and shook her head.
Strange knew that this was most likely a failed operation, and he frowned, "You don't need to stay in emergency surgery all the time, especially in an ambulance center. Nobody likes to do this kind of work. ”
Christine stared at Strange and said, "It's because people don't like to do it, but someone has to do it." With that, Christine looked like she wanted to leave.
Strange stopped her again, "Christine, are you free tomorrow night?" ”
Christine stood still, turned to look at Strange and said, "Is this a date to me?" We're not a good fit. Christine shook her head.
Seeing that Christine was about to walk away, Strange couldn't help but say, "At least this time, tomorrow is my birthday." ”
Christine stopped again, she looked at Strange as if she was thinking something, and after a moment she said, "In that case, I can think about it." But you have to promise me one condition first. ”
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Dissection of the organ donor, followed by removal of the organ. Strange is going to be Christine's deputy in this operation, and that's Christine's condition.
As a surgeon, Strange is naturally also proficient in anatomy, which is a basic skill. It wasn't difficult for him to take out the organs or something.
After bowing to the donor for three minutes, the donor was injected with a drug, leaving him brain dead. The surgery officially began.
For skilled doctors like Strange and Christine, this surgery is not very difficult.
The donor was a high paraplegic patient who could not move from the neck down. This has been going on for three years, and medicine sometimes works miracles, but more often it is despairing.
A paraplegic patient cannot heal his body, he can only watch himself decay day by day, and finally move towards death in a humble way.
He didn't want to die like this, so dishonorable. So after discussing with his family, he chose euthanasia and donated his organs after death.
After a physical examination, the doctor concluded that the kidneys, liver, heart and cornea in the body can be donated. After hiding his name, the organ donor took his own life on the operating table.
When his organs were removed, they were immediately placed in the Idiosyncratic Storage Container. Then there is a race against time to send these still alive organs to the operating rooms of various hospitals and hand them over to patients in need of organ transplants.
Because organs become inactive within a few hours after they leave the body.
After all this was done and the donor's appearance was tidied up, all the medical staff bowed to the organ donor again for three minutes of silence.
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Strange felt that it was a mistake to agree to Christine's terms. Although Christine and he had gone out to dinner, it was clear that it was not very high.
She forked the salad on her plate with a fork, and she didn't seem to have much appetite.
Strange clapped her hand, "I don't need to think about anything else after the operation. ”
Christine looked at Strange and smiled, the meaning of his smile Strange didn't quite understand. "Today's organ donor's name is Sibion," she said. It was a patient I saved in an emergency three years ago. He was in a car accident and I was the first to be there and saved his life, but he was still paralyzed. ”
Strange frowned: "Then you should be feeling bad today." ”
Christine spat out a cloudy breath: "Yes, I am the executor who injected him with brain death today." I saved him, but in the end I killed him. ”
Strange felt that the topic was a bit heavy, he had something on his mind, he didn't want to talk about it, he wanted to change the subject. But Christine clearly wanted to continue the conversation on the subject.
"Doctors don't always save people, right, sometimes they are executioners. Christine said.
"Can we stop talking about this?" Strange looked a little distraught, "You can't save everyone, some people always deserve to die." You can't blame yourself for this kind of thing. ”
"Blame yourself? Christine shook her head: "I don't blame myself for this kind of thing, because I know I do my best." This is war, fighting against death, we always lose more and win less, and people with fragile hearts should have left the industry a long time ago. As Nightingale said: sometimes to heal, often to help, always to comfort. ”
"Sibion is dead, but he is still alive. He saved seven people with his living organs. His parents were also proud of him. ”
Christine stared at Strange and said, word by word, "Do you know why I am the one who is in charge today? This is what Sibion and his family requested. ”
"Why?" Strange asked, frowning.
"I saved his life when he was dying, and although he was alive and strong, he was in pain. He wanted to leave this world in a decent way. I rescued him, and he wanted me to send him away. Death is not the end, many times he is just a new beginning. Christine's words made Strange feel uncomfortable.
Strange: "It's my birthday, can you talk about something pleasant?" ”
Christine: "Those girlfriends of yours can help you create a lot of pleasant things, but I still want to say, Strange, what are you afraid of?"
"What about your ambitions? Look at what you're doing now, and you're afraid. Are you so afraid of failure, so afraid of facing death? Not when you were studying and doing internships? ”
"Alright, Christine, I don't want to talk about that. Strange's face stiffened.
"You can't put your sister's dead back for the rest of your life. It's not a big deal to admit you're mortal, Strange. You can't be an angel and a devil at the same time. Aren't you tired?" said Christine sincerely.
And the only person who could say these things to Strange was Christine. She spoke bluntly, and at the same time looked at Strange without hesitation.
This annoyed Strange, as if all his achievements were worth mentioning at this moment, and he said unhappily, "Enough! You're not my girlfriend anymore!"
"You can't hide yourself behind honor for the rest of your life and pretend to be omniscient. It's time to wake up from your dreams, Strange. "Christine is a strong woman, and even more so a strong female doctor.
She values life, so she joins the ambulance center. At the same time, she is also clearly aware that there are things in this world that need to be done, and she doesn't mind being a minority. And she also knows that there are things that cannot be controlled by manpower, and she should not despair when she is at a low point, nor should she be arrogant when she is at the top.
Only this peace of mind can make her a truly outstanding emergency doctor. At the same time, it is also because of her calmness and chic that Christine has a different kind of charm. Let Strange and Thor fall for her.
Even after Strange took a different path and drifted away from Christine to the point that the two broke up, Strange still felt that Christine was an irreplaceable person.
The reason why he invited Christine to dinner today was actually a bit of a reconstruction, because he found that Christine and her stretcher attendant had recently had a bit of an unusual relationship, which made Strange a little unhappy.
But it's clear that Strange miscalculated. He saw Christine packing up her things and preparing to leave, and couldn't help but say, "Dinner isn't over yet." ”
Christine shrugged, "But I don't think you're in the mood to eat anymore." Christine was right.
She shook her head and said, "Strange, I asked you to attend the donor's surgery to make you understand that death is not the end. Sometimes it's not as scary as you think. Whether it's as a former girlfriend or a current colleague, I just want you to get better. You can't keep being blinded by money and honor and make you forget what your original purpose was. ”
Christine looked at her watch and said, "It's not early, I have something to do in the evening." ”
"What's the matter?" Strange glanced at his watch, and it was only eight twenty p.m.
"Help the big guys on my team catch up on the lessons, that's it. Goodbye!" Christine waved goodbye to Strange, and Strange was the only one left sulking, and he slammed his napkin on the table in anger. I said silently in my heart: Thor!