This Doctor Is Too Wealthy

She immediately shook her head and said, ”No, I have to go there myself. I want Mr. Du to see my attitude. I can’t afford to gamble on this.”

The Kidney Department Director was angry. He didn’t expect Ding Yuxue to be so stubborn. ”What if this Mr. Du can’t help either? Are you going to bring your child back again? Going back and forth like this will only waste your child’s precious time.”

But Ding Yuxue was unmoved and said directly, ”If Mr. Du can’t help either, I’ll have my child undergo dialysis at Hao Pengyou Hospital. Their hospital should be able to do it. We won’t come back.”

The Kidney Department Director’s eyes widened in astonishment.

Damn, this is absurd.

At this point, the Kidney Department Director stopped trying to persuade her. He called someone to help contact the Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine Department of Hao Pengyou Hospital, while also handling the child’s transfer procedures.

He’d thought it through now; sending her away might be for the best, saving him the trouble.

But how much of this thought was due to his wounded pride, only he knew.

Ding Yuxue couldn’t care less about all these things. She was focused on curing her son, and curing him without any after-effects.

Others might have given up and listened to the doctor’s advice to choose dialysis treatment.

But the consequences of dialysis treatment were not something she could accept.

Although these consequences only had a certain probability of occurring, who could guarantee they wouldn’t happen? Who would dare take that risk?

Though her decision might seem reckless and shameful to others, they didn’t know Du Heng’s true skill level, but she did.

Furthermore, what was face compared to her son’s health? As long as her son could be perfectly fine, she had to cast aside her pride and adopt the correct attitude. Only then could she ease any resentment Du Heng might feel, ensuring he would give his all.

By the time they arrived at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine Department, Du Heng, informed in advance by Cao Binghe’s phone call, had also arrived.

By this time, Director Wu had already made various preparations. He had even invited the Nephrology Department Head to be on standby in case anything adverse occurred, ensuring immediate treatment could be provided.

”Deputy Director Du, are you confident?”

As soon as Du Heng entered the office to change his clothes, Director Wu walked in, full of concern.

Du Heng, quickly changing his clothes, spoke softly, ”I have a general understanding of the child’s previous condition, but I don’t know how he is now. So, I can’t say for sure if I’m confident yet. I can only confirm after I’ve examined him myself.”

Director Wu nodded. ”Alright, I’ve invited Director Niu from the Nephrology Department to be here. Just do your best, and don’t worry about anything else.”

Du Heng nodded slightly and, as he fastened his buttons, quickly left the office.

As soon as he entered the hospital room, Ding Yuxue hurried forward, speaking in a low, conciliatory tone, ”Mr. Du, it’s all my fault. I misjudged a nobleman by my own petty standards and misunderstood you. Please...”

Du Heng frowned and interrupted her, ”Enough of the idle talk. Let me see the child first.”

He cast an angry glance at Ding Yuxue and couldn’t help but add, ”You’re really being reckless. The child is in such a serious condition; a phone call would have sufficed. Running around like this, you’ll be the one to regret it if anything happens.”

After saying this, Du Heng walked over to the child and began his examination.

Dry lips and parched tongue, hair dry and yellowish, a dull and dark complexion, and a thin, wiry pulse.

Instantly, Du Heng had a grasp of the situation.

The child’s problem was the same as it was two days ago, only more severe now.

”Dr. Cao, prepare rehmannia, cornus, radix scrophulariae, and schizonepeta... Decoct them and bring them here immediately.” Du Heng didn’t hesitate and began instructing Cao Binghe.

Cao Binghe’s collaboration with Du Heng was becoming increasingly proficient, and he had a good understanding of Du Heng’s work methods. Thus, he was already prepared when Du Heng arrived.

As soon as Du Heng spoke, Cao Binghe quickly took notes, double-checked them, and then hurried off with the prescription slip.

While they waited, Du Heng asked the nurse to remove the child’s catheter.

This thing was useless in his eyes.

The child’s problem wasn’t an inability to expel urine from the bladder. Instead, the urine, while still in the kidneys, already lacked the force to be expelled.

Inserting a catheter now would only increase the child’s suffering and serve no purpose.

As they were waiting, Director Wu couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, ”Deputy Director Du, if it’s convenient, could you tell us how you determined the child had a kidney problem two days ago?”

Du Heng stepped back, allowing the nurse to remove the intravenous drips from the child. Then he slowly explained, ”The first time I saw the child, I heard his cough was intense but not smooth. It was as if something was stuck in his airway, and the cough would break off halfway, yet there was an echo in his chest cavity. I suspected this was due to stagnant lung qi.”

Du Heng kept his eyes on the child. Seeing no significant change after these items were removed, he continued, ”Later, when I got closer to the child, I found his tongue was dry and his throat parched, his face was ashen and pale, and his skin and hair were dry and withered. Furthermore, when the child coughed, he would arch his chest and press his hands below his ribs and on his lower abdomen. This indicated he likely experienced fullness in his chest and hypochondriac region, with pain radiating to his lower abdomen, during coughing. Thus, I became even more certain of my judgment: the child’s pneumonia was not caused by excessive lung heat, but by stagnant lung qi.”