Chapter XVII, The Art of Conversation

I went to work today and received a particularly strange patient, and the family was strange.

The patient has terminal cancer, and it is basically the stage of hospice care.

But the family members don't seem to understand the condition at all, and always ask this and that, and the ultimate goal is to let the doctor say that:

"Definitely not going to die!"

Having worked in the clinic as a doctor for a long time, everyone will become especially cautious in their conversations. It's not that doctors like to be ambiguous. It's that medicine is inherently too uncertain.

Sudden death is not unseen.

If a mouthful of phlegm does not come out, it can take a life.

Walking in, there are also people who go out sideways.

Collapsed at the dinner table, fainted at the card table, and never woke up after falling asleep in his own bed.

Ubiquitous!

So much uncertainty!

Many patients die and doctors do not understand the cause.

How do you ask a doctor to promise you that a terminal cancer patient "won't die" is a bit too difficult?

She didn't argue with her family,

It doesn't make sense!

At this time, it is her responsibility to make the patient less painful in the end of his life.

All she can do is companionship and warmth.

As for the patient's family, she feels that she should let them know about the condition, and hopes to get their understanding and cooperation.

Many people will be reluctant to sign, thinking that signing is shirking responsibility. But what she often says to her family is:

"I also don't like the complicated signing process, which adds to my workload. However, I like such strict rules. They reminded me all the time to communicate with patients and their families. Let them know about their condition and why you are doing these tests and treatments. They should understand the occurrence and development of the disease and pay attention to it in order to avoid accidents as much as possible. ”

Communication with family members is closely related to each person's personality, family relationship, education level and ability to understand.

Talking is an art!

It also shows a kind of self-cultivation!

It requires you to take the initiative to learn more knowledge and understand all aspects in order to make patients believe in you and recognize you.

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Meng Xin first felt the importance of the doctor's conversation on the third night of his hospital stay.

Lu Yiming's night shift,

The emergency department is constantly busy.

It was Xiao Wu who accompanied her tonight, and she felt that she was bored, so she wanted Xiao Wu to borrow a wheelchair and push her around the corridor.

The ambulance brought a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, and heard Lu Yiming talking to the patient's family at the door of the office. Listening to the conversation is as if to consider aortic dissection.

Although Meng Xin didn't know what kind of disease it was, he knew that it was not light when he looked at the heart-rending pain of a man in his forties and fifties.

The doctor told them that the cost of the operation was about more than 200,000 yuan, and the family did not seem to be very rich, his two children were only ten years old and still studying, and his brother and wife were in a hurry, and they were stunned when they heard this number.

More than 200,000 should be all their savings, and even the patients themselves shouted "No cure, no cure!" "Asked to be discharged.

But this patient is clearly the breadwinner of the family, the main source of family income. At that time, Lu Yiming's conversation touched her very much, he said:

"Now is the golden window of time for treatment, missing it is a human life, I know that these more than 200,000 are important for a family, but aren't people more important?

You are only in your forties, even if you only earn 50,000 yuan a year, you will earn it back in four or five years, how to choose this deal is more cost-effective, you must be able to understand.

I'm just a young doctor, and I can't say that he can be cured 100 percent, but if he doesn't, the chances are zero.

The children are still young, they can't live without their fathers, and the problem of tuition fees can be found again, I really don't want you to miss this opportunity because of money. ”

What he said was not a big reason, but he was very sincere, and he was also putting himself in the shoes of the family, so the patients and their families were persuaded by him.

"Rule, must be treated!"

The patient's wife turned around and went to the office to sign, and the hearts of the family were in one place, and the final outcome was also the best ending.

"Dr. Lu is such a good doctor!"

Xiao Wu sighed when he helped Meng Xin walk back to the ward, this must also be the common voice of the two.

"Well, he's so nice!"

Good to yourself, good to others, a real doctor.

Meng Xin thought about a lot of things this night, slept very lightly, and when Lu Yiming entered the ward in the middle of the night to cover the quilt for her, she opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Why don't you sleep yet, I see it's a little cold at night, I'm afraid you'll catch a cold!"

He didn't hide it, and frankly admitted that he was caring about her, which made Meng Xin feel very warm in his heart.

"I've been busy tonight, did you go to the office to find me?"

It was obvious that he had seen Meng Xin before, but because he was busy at the time, he didn't bother to ask her what was going on with him.

"Was the patient a success?"

Meng Xin thought to himself, it was an emergency operation, and it should have been done by now.

"Well, the operation was successful, his family is also very happy, although the savings are gone, but as long as the person is still there, there is no problem that cannot be solved, I think their family will get better slowly."

Lu Yiming knows that many times, no choice is the most difficult. It is also his purpose as a doctor to help patients relieve their pain.

"That's good."

Hearing this good news, Meng Xin was very happy, and his heart that had been hanging all night was also settled.

"Sleep in peace, you will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, and now there are no patients in the emergency room to come to see you, I will leave after a while."

Lu Yiming lowered her voice, so she was very close, although she understood that he was only doing this so as not to wake up the other people in the ward, but she still felt that the distance was very ambiguous.

"Tomorrow I'm out of the night shift, and I'll drive you back to school."

It seemed like he hesitated for a moment before he said this.

Meng Xin could clearly feel the sound of his breathing, and her face was very red and hot at the moment.

"If you don't speak, I'll take you as an agreement."

Lu Yiming deliberately leaned close to her ear, and did not give Meng Xin a chance to refuse.

When leaving, I inadvertently touched her earlobe, and the crispy and numb feeling made her feel electrocuted, which directly shocked her heartbeat.

"I'm gone, good night, good dreams!"

By the light in the hallway, she could see that he was smiling, and she had a sense that he had succeeded in his treacherous scheme.

"Is he flirting with me?"

It feels weird, Meng Xin also successfully suffered from insomnia, tossing and turning at night and unable to sleep, and his mind was full of Lu Yiming's whispering.

Lu Yiming, who left the ward, seemed to be full of electricity and recovered full of energy, and continued to work hard all night.

Occasionally, a smile could be detected on the corner of his mouth, and anyone who knew him would know that he was very different tonight.