Chapter 30: Renunciation
In general, news such as the serious illness of the crown prince should be considered a state secret, especially for a country like the German Empire, because everyone knows that Wilhelm I's health is no longer good. Because for many countries in this era, if the king or emperor is changed, it is likely that the important things in many countries will change.
So this telegram to John reveals a lot.
Bergman did not name the patient's identity in the letter, but John happened to remember some of the things recorded on the Internet, so he judged that it was the dying Frevice III. Therefore, in a sense, this invitation will not be a mandatory requirement, but more likely out of a mentality of treating a dead horse as a live horse doctor. It's just that this incident itself means an opportunity for John, a good opportunity for John personally and the Huntelaar family!
Go? Or not going?
This is a very strict question.
In fact, this is not just a matter of John alone, but even related to the many properties of the Huntelaar family in Germany. If he didn't go, he would probably be as usual, and the royal family would be unlikely to hold a grudge against him for it, but if Frevice III could be cured, even if it was just to prolong his life......
"No wonder you're struggling!"
After weighing it for a long time, old Huntelaar shook his head with a wry smile and said.
In the present era, even if the doctors could not cure the emperor's illness, there would be nothing to worry about, so there was nothing to worry about in terms of personal safety. And the benefits were so tempting that old Huntelaar had the idea of letting his grandson run away.
But......
"That's it, that's it."
After thinking about it for a while, John finally sighed and said, "I thought about it, it's better not to go back...... If it helps, I don't mind going back to Europe right away. After all, I had this plan for this year! But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's illness is so severe that there is almost nothing I can do when I go back! ”
Compared with his contemporaries, John can indeed come up with more methods, but without the support of corresponding chemotherapy drugs, life-sustaining equipment, etc., how much can it help?
"Uh......"
After hearing John's decision, old Huntelaar fell silent for a moment.
As John's grandfather. The elder Huntlaar certainly knew that his decision was justified, but as a German descent, he also regretted it. After all, serving the royal family is the honor of every German, and old Huntelaar is no exception.
After pondering for a long time, old Huntelaar could only sigh and say, "Okay, since you have already made a decision, let's send a telegram back to Professor Bergman earlier, and explain the situation in detail......
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After a long time together, they wrote a reply to Professor Bergman. This equally long telegram highlights three points, one of which is that John has something very important on his side of New York. There really is no time to return to the European continent; The second is to explain that he knows little about laryngeal tumors, and even if he goes back, it will not have any effect; The third is to give your own help as much as you can, such as building a good disinfection, and you can properly apply sulfonamide drugs before and after surgery.
In short, John will not return to Berlin for the time being.
This was not all from his own point of view, although because of Wilhelm II, Johann did not have a good opinion of the German emperors of his time. However, if compared with Britain and France, which occupied a large number of colonies, this antipathy is actually not very strong. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to go to the University of Berlin in the first place. It's really because after thinking about it carefully, he feels that he can't change anything when he goes back......
With the telegram settled, John quickly returned to the hospital.
In just a few days, the impact of sulfonamides and aspirin on this era was fully demonstrated in the change in outpatient volume at Heinz General Hospital.
With the half-price policy, the daily outpatient volume of Heinz General Hospital has completely stabilized to more than 100 people!
In this era of lack of effective drugs, the antipyretic and analgesic effects of aspirin are so prominent. Almost like Yapian, it has been regarded as a daily necessity by many physicians - they completely ignore the indications and dosage requirements proposed in John's paper, and will prescribe a little regardless of the patient's illness, and encourage them to eat more. As for sulfonamide drugs, needless to say, it is a miracle drug that is completely life-saving!
Sulfonamide appears. Finally giving people the ability to fight germs.
Of course, people in this era did not know that sulfonamide was directly fighting bacteria, and they did not know that many diseases - the diseases that sulfonamide could cure were caused by bacteria. In particular, the therapeutic effect of pneumonia has made sulfonamide more and more people pay attention to it after more than a year on the market.
Without coming to this era, John may never have understood many things.
For example, whether it is Europe or the United States, many people must bring an umbrella when they go out, even if today's weather does not mean that it is raining at all. And for many gentlemen, a well-made umbrella has even become one of their accessories. At this time, John finally understood why: if he did not bring an umbrella, if he was drenched in the rain, it was likely to cause extremely severe consequences.
It doesn't even rain heavily, maybe it's a little bit of a wet meadow, or maybe it's a cool breeze that suddenly comes one day......
Most people's colds can be cured on their own, but if not effectively treated, a small number of them will develop pneumonia and other diseases, which were absolutely fatal at the end of the 19th century! The emergence of sulfonamide just fills this gap in the medical world, and it has become one of the best-selling drugs in the world in just one or two years.
Even though it has a lot of shortcomings, it is still the most high-profile drug now.
Therefore, the news that Heinz General Hospital's drugs are half price immediately attracted countless people who needed these two drugs.
Almost every physician can assign at least three or four patients every day, and the bustle finally has a little bit of a hospital. In order to make this phenomenon continue after three months, without John's words, Thomas and his team worked desperately to make themselves the best: the top hospital environment, the latest technology and drugs, coupled with the thoughtful and considerate diagnosis and treatment services of the doctors, this is the capital that can still attract many patients in the future!
As for John's words, after living in a stable situation for two weeks, he was most happy that he could finally put his mind at ease and go out of the clinic and go to the operating table in a down-to-earth manner...... (To be continued......)