Chapter 457: Transplantation
Pei Zhen felt that she would be very uncomfortable if she continued to stay at Lin Yulin's bedside with Song Yu, so she found an excuse to go to see Lu Jiyao.
Song Yu looked at her back, which was almost deserted, and smiled helplessly, with a hint of self-deprecation.
Lu Jiyao's side, in addition to various types of antibiotics and blood transfusions, can only give some anti-radioactive drugs, and then intravenous infusion of low-molecular-weight dextran, plus some drugs to improve microcirculation.
The rest is to prevent infection and bleeding.
If the condition is more severe, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be the option, and the source of bone marrow transplantation may need to be a donor.
However, Lu Jishun, a clone with almost 100% of Lu Jiyao's genes, is here, and the problem in this regard is not very big.
Fortunately, he was in stable condition, the erythema did not continue to expand, and there was no more severe bleeding or even obvious lesions of the bone marrow.
The attending doctor showed the test data to Zhou Wu and Lu Jishun, and explained in as simple as possible terms: "We can see that the patient has a definite chronic radiation skin injury, and it is almost certain that he has been contaminated with radioactivity. ”
The attending doctor was a little hesitant, was such a big child present, did he still want to continue?
He probably wouldn't quite understand what the next words meant, would he?
"Can I say that? Is it okay for him to hear this as a child? ”
Zhou Wu affirmed: "It's okay, you just say it!" He is the patient's own brother and is very important if hematopoietic stem cells are needed. ”
The importance of Lu Jishun is self-evident, Lu Jiyao has never shied away from mentioning this younger brother in front of outsiders, and his tone is proud.
Zhou Wu also knew that the one who was most genetically similar to Lu Jiyao in this world was Lu Jishun.
Even Lu Yunhan, from a genetic point of view, is just Lu Jiyao's uncle.
The donors of bone marrow transplantation are mainly found among siblings, and the best one is identical twins, which have no immunological differences between donors and recipients, and belong to homogeneic transplantation, which is similar to autologous bone marrow transplantation.
It's hard to say whether Lu Jiyao is lucky or unlucky, although he has suffered radioactive contamination, at least, he still has a perfect donor like Lu Jishun.
The attending doctor just made a diagnosis of radiation sickness, and Zhou Wu and Lu Jishun were already mentally prepared, but the next words made it a little difficult for them to accept.
"There is reason to believe that the patient should have moderate myeloradiation. It is still in its early stages, and the next two days may enter the false recovery period. After that, the patient needs to go through a very difficult extreme period before entering the recovery period. ”
The attending doctor explained in detail the abnormal symptoms that may be caused: "This radiation sickness is accompanied by an increase in the rate of chromosome aberrations in lymphocytes, an increase in the rate of micronucleus in peripheral blood lymphocytes, a decrease in the function of the gonads, adrenal cortex, and thyroid, as well as a decrease in immune function and abnormalities in substance metabolism. ”
The attending doctor paused slightly, he knew that the Chinese people attach great importance to this aspect, "Among them, I have to mention gonadal damage, which takes a year or more to recover, and may cause permanent damage." ”
Finally, he concludes: "The entire treatment process takes at least two months, and even longer if you count the care and treatment during the recovery period. ”
"What do you mean...... He may have fertility problems? Zhou Wu asked with great difficulty.
There are a lot of technical terms, no matter how easy to understand, he only grasps such a piece of information.
The attending doctor nodded and said, "Unfortunately, yes." If he recovers, the rate of malformation of the genetic material will increase much under that kind of radioactive contamination. From my point of view, it is not advisable for him to risk having children, which would be irresponsible for his future wife and children. ”
Not only that, but his physical function will be in a relatively low condition for a long time, and he is very prone to cancer. Of course, all this is premised on him being able to get through the treatment phase and wake up. ”
"Won't my brother wake up?" Lu Jishun barely understood the second half of the sentence, and he stumbled and asked in rice language.
"I'm sorry, I can't guarantee that a patient will wake up, but there have been cases in the history of medicine where people in a vegetative state have woken up for ten years. Rest assured, there is hope. The attending doctor explained gently.
In fact, he has no bottom in his own heart, and the treatment of radiation sickness in a vegetative state requires him to pay attention to various indicators at all times, and judge the course of the disease and the progress of treatment by himself.
For him, this is simply harder than going on stage to have two surgeries a day.
Lu Jishun was a little sad, and after a while, two packs of tears accumulated in his eyes, but he didn't cry.
He's already a little man.
"Can I stay here and take care of my brother?" Lu Jishun looked at the attending doctor and Zhou Wu with teary eyes.
The attending doctor decisively refused: "No, your brother will be sent to the laminar flow clean ward immediately." That is, in order to protect him from infection, you should not be allowed to touch him very often, unless you are fully disinfected and put on a sterile gown. ”
"Okay." Lu Jishun is even more sad, such days sound like this will take a long time, will his brother be in pain?
He had also been locked up in the research institute for a long time, so he could empathize with Lu Jiyao's next treatment.
After Zhou Wu thanked the attending doctor, he told Lu Jishun that he might need his bone marrow.
Theoretically, Lu Jishun himself is still a child, and such a donor situation is generally not permitted.
But the situation is exceptional, as long as he understands the risks and is willing, it is not a problem.
"Of course there is no problem, my brother brought me home, and I should do something for my brother." Lu Jishun tilted his head, looking very responsible.
"That's good." Zhou Wu couldn't help but touch Lu Jishun's head, feeling a little regretful in his heart, he might not have any children in his life.
However, thinking that Lu Jiyao might not have children, he felt a lot more relaxed.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see your sister Lin." Zhou Wu took Lu Jishun's hand and led him to Lin Yulin's room at the end of the corridor not far away.
This pair is probably the worst couple in history, one does not know the state of a vegetative state, after a consciousness body and a physical body are separated, the physical body has been occupied by another consciousness, and it is still a question whether they can be reclosed.
According to Zhou Wu's thoughts, it is better to create a larger consciousness ball, strip Lu Jiyao's consciousness body, and put it together with Lin Yulin's.
Maybe in the consciousness ball, Lin Yulin's consciousness body can wake up Lu Jiyao's.
However, he only dared to think about it in his heart, and if he said it, he would probably be beaten to death by Lin Yulin's group of cousins.
When the two of them entered Lin Yulin's ward, only Song Yu was guarding alone, and Pei Zhen went to contact Professor Chen, but he had not yet returned.