Chapter 53: Damn Calculus (Part 1)

The distance from the residence to the hospital was not far, yet for Ji Xiang, it felt as if he had traveled over mountains and across rivers.

Especially with every slight jolt of the Emergency Vehicle on the road, Ji Xiang felt as if he were in agony.

It truly hurt; Ji Xiang felt as if the bones in his entire body were about to be shattered by the jolting.

Upon arriving at the Emergency Department, Ji Xiang felt he only had half a breath left.

Not a bit more.

Hanging on by that half-breath, curled up like a large shrimp, his whole body cold and damp, Ji Xiang lay on the gurney, feeling that life was meaningless.

If someone were to say they would end Ji Xiang's life right now, Ji Xiang reckoned he would agree.

The abdominal pain grew heavier; "like being stabbed by a knife" was not a metaphor, but a literal description, though Ji Xiang did not know how much it hurt to actually be cut by a knife.

"Where are you uncomfortable?" the Emergency Department Doctor walked over to Ji Xiang and asked.

Not again?!

Ji Xiang felt a bit of dread, even though he knew very well that taking a medical history and performing a physical examination were the virtues of a doctor.

A person who does things meticulously according to the rules is absolutely a hundred times better than those who are careless!

But!

Right now, Ji Xiang would rather the Emergency Department Doctor be a slacker, the kind of doctor who doesn't care.

Because he knew what a responsible doctor would do.

Next, of course, would be another physical examination.

Ji Xiang no longer felt shame about his own screaming; he only hoped now that after the doctor made a clear diagnosis, they could give him an injection.

Yes, Dulingding, none of those non-Spirit-related medications.

Ji Xiang even wanted to use 【Gaze of the Superior Doctor】; damn this Emergency Department Doctor, stop the damn physical exam and hurry up and administer the medication!

"Where is the family?" the Emergency Department Doctor asked.

"None," the Emergency Vehicle Nurse replied. "He is alone at home; it is said he has a girlfriend, but she is away on a business trip."

"Go get an Ultrasound," the Emergency Department Doctor said very casually.

It was just Urological Calculus, not an Undying Person situation, so there was no need to rush.

Ji Xiang knew what he was thinking, but his own thoughts were completely different.

Give me an injection,

Give it!

That one!!

That damn Dulingding!!!

Ji Xiang had only one thought in his heart.

Ji Xiang knew the plot that would follow; he couldn't be bothered to listen to the doctor's explanation.

It was the same words over and over; in the end, he would definitely have to get an Ultrasound or an X-ray first, and only after seeing the calculus and getting a confirmed diagnosis could they administer medication.

"Call your family," the accompanying nurse urged Ji Xiang while pushing the gurney to get the examination done.

Ji Xiang struggled to open his eyes, wanting to beg the person in front of him—he was in such pain he was dying, could they let him go first?

Although there are many unreasonable, antisocial people in this world, there are still more good people; Ji Xiang had always firmly believed this.

But when Ji Xiang opened his eyes, what came into view was a trail of blood.

He didn't know if it was a car accident or a knife wound; that stench of blood rushed toward him, "stuffing" all of Ji Xiang's words back inside.

The nurse very thoughtfully handed Ji Xiang a bottle of water; one must hold their urine before an Ultrasound so it can be seen more clearly.

All of Ji Xiang's energy had been overdrawn; he didn't even have the strength to take a sip of water.

But in order to get the examination done, he still struggled to drink the bottle of water.

His lips were dry and cracked, like a dried-up riverbed.

He didn't know how much time had passed before it was finally Ji Xiang's turn for the examination.

"Does the young man stay up late often?" The doctor in the Ultrasound Room was very kind, but in Ji Xiang's eyes, this kindness was particularly detestable.

He didn't want to talk, nor did he want to be lectured about staying up late or living an unhealthy lifestyle.

He only wanted an injection, an injection!

To get that damn Dulingding!

"There are two stones in the right Kidney Ureter, the large one is about 5mm, the small one is 3mm." The doctor in the Ultrasound Room was quite skilled and quickly gave the answer.

The nurse hurriedly pushed Ji Xiang back to the Emergency Department; there was a pile of Patients waiting outside the emergency doctor's office, and Ji Xiang was ignored once again.

The sound of an Emergency Vehicle came, and Ji Xiang was chased off the gurney.

Sitting on the cold chair, Ji Xiang felt life was meaningless.

His whole body was covered in cold sweat, he didn't have a shred of strength, and his lower abdomen was wracked with intense, rolling pain. All of this made Ji Xiang feel that the human world was not worth it, and it would be better to depart early.

People, living is just suffering.

"You should hurry and contact your family; it's better to have someone with you," the nurse left a sentence behind as she pushed the gurney away.

Ji Xiang held back his tears, struggling not to cry out.

A grown man, crying from pain in the Emergency Department—how would he face people in the future?

"Bao," although Ji Xiang was in great distress, he took advantage of a brief interval when the pain eased slightly to dial the phone.

To get some comfort, the word "Bao'er" slipped out without a moment's hesitation.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you asleep so late?" Ji Xiang's "girlfriend" asked.

"I have Shuniuguan Jieshi, I'm at the hospital," Ji Xiang said.

"Ah!" Ji Xiang's "girlfriend" exclaimed, "Is it serious?"

"It hurts like hell," Ji Xiang said with difficulty, expressing his feelings. "I can't do anything easily; can you come back?"

A damned silence came from the other side of the phone.

Ji Xiang felt a bit cold inside, and also a bit bewildered.

He knew very well that his "girlfriend" treated him quite well, and their relationship was also very stable.

Is this the story of "when disaster strikes, everyone flies their own way"?

However, the awkward silence was soon explained; Ji Xiang's "girlfriend" on the other end of the phone chuckled, "The little one is sick, be good, okay? I'll be back in two days, and I'll make you something delicious when I return."

"It's just a stone, it's not a big deal of an illness, you have to be good."

"Drink more hot water, listen to the Doctor more."

"I have a meeting here, hanging up."

"..." Ji Xiang was speechless.

What he needed was for someone to take care of him right now.

Although he knew it was very difficult for his "girlfriend" to fly back immediately, this sentence still hurt Ji Xiang's heart.

In his state of wishing he were dead, he only discovered when seeking help that he was not as important as work.

Unknowingly, Ji Xiang had lost his reason; he had become the kind of person he hated.

Without saying a word, Ji Xiang hung up the phone.

A bout of cramping pain came from his abdomen, making golden stars dance before Ji Xiang's eyes.

It hurts...

Ji Xiang knew very well that his "girlfriend" didn't care because she heard it was "only" a stone.

But he felt like he was going to die in the next second...

No!

If he could, Ji Xiang would rather die right now.

Loneliness.

Solitude.

Pain.

Life without meaning.

Various feelings lingered around Ji Xiang; he felt that his night had already descended.

But Ji Xiang did not call for a stop, and the System NPC did not end this Empathy.

Ji Xiang did not know what lay ahead, only feeling that the night was long and he would never reach the end in his entire life.

Death might not be that terrifying; it is just a form of relief.

This thought grew thicker and clearer in Ji Xiang's mind.

After an unknown amount of time, it was finally Ji Xiang's turn to be seen. The Emergency Department Doctor looked at Ji Xiang's Ultrasound report and smiled, "Small problem, get two shots."

After speaking, he prescribed medicine for Ji Xiang and told Ji Xiang to go pay and pick it up.

When handing the slip to Ji Xiang, the Emergency Department Doctor began to give instructions.

Ji Xiang knew all the content of the instructions: to drink more water and jump more when it doesn't hurt, and it would be fine once the stone came down.

Ji Xiang really wanted to pin the Emergency Department Doctor to the ground and beat him, to let him taste how one is supposed to jump to get a stone down when the pain is so bad they feel like a dog.

However, this thought flashed by; Ji Xiang still honestly bent his waist, hunched over like a seventy-year-old man, and went to queue to pay.

Whenever the pain came, Ji Xiang would prop his hands on the ground; he really looked like a dog.

People paying saw Ji Xiang all alone, cold sweat soaking his T-shirt, looking particularly pitiful, and a kind-hearted middle-aged man let him cut the line to pay first.

This one warm gesture almost moved Ji Xiang to tears.

After paying and getting the shot, the abdominal pain eased 20 minutes later, and Ji Xiang came back to life.

The feeling of not being in pain is truly good; Ji Xiang tried to straighten his waist, refusing to be bent by life, stubbornly resisting.

Carrying the medicine for stone passage and oral painkillers, Ji Xiang took a taxi home.

His whole body was covered in cold sweat; on this summer night, he was so lonely.

Ji Xiang also knew that this was all his own imagination; sick people are all anxious. But after experiencing it himself, Ji Xiang seemed to understand that the "anxiety" the Doctor spoke of could not be described even if the intensity were multiplied by a hundred.

Returning home, Ji Xiang tidied up, first taking the oral medication, especially the painkillers.

Then he gulped down two bottles of purified water and carried another bottle of purified water downstairs to run and jump.

During his internship, Ji Xiang had also learned to use the words of his teachers to instruct Patients with Urological Calculus to drink water and run and jump.

Ji Xiang still remembered the key point—land on your heels, so the vibration would be stronger and more conducive to the stone passing out.

It was easy to say, but when it was his turn, Ji Xiang finally understood the true meaning of it.

Like an idiot, he jumped and jumped in the night; whenever Ji Xiang wanted to rest for a moment, the pain would suddenly intensify.

He just kept jumping like that until dawn.

The agony was beyond description; although he had the added effects of 6542 and Dulingding, Ji Xiang was still in excruciating pain.

The will to survive supported him, jumping with all his might, hoping those two damned stones would fall.

While jumping, Ji Xiang felt the location of the pain.

He knew that was the feeling of the Urological Calculus moving down bit by bit in the Ureter.

With the medication's effect, the pain was bearable.

But the Ureter has 3 narrow parts; whenever the stone landed in one of them, the pain would multiply by 10.

After dawn, Ji Xiang dragged his exhausted body back to sleep.

After waking up, he went to the bathroom.

When he saw that the urine he passed was bright red, Ji Xiang froze.

This is the legendary hematuria!

He knew where the hematuria came from, but what Ji Xiang needed now was not to know where it came from, but to know why it hadn't disappeared!

The bright red hematuria was so glaring, shocking to the eye.

Stunned for a long time, Ji Xiang finally put the little guy away and flushed the hematuria away.

Feeling carefully, he felt the stone had moved down 5-6cm, but Ji Xiang could not judge if it was his own hallucination.

Next, continue to work hard.

However, jumping up and down had little effect; after several times of passing bloody urine, the location of the pain had not moved.

Ji Xiang began to doubt himself, even wondering if he had a urinary Tumor instead of a stone.

It was a misdiagnosis by the Doctor in the Ultrasound Room and the Doctor in the Emergency Department.

Under the influence of various debuffs, Ji Xiang's Spirit state was getting worse and worse.

Fortunately, Ji Xiang suddenly remembered another thing the teacher said in class—in terms of physiological structure, squatting to defecate is more in line with human physiology, and theoretically, defecation should be smoother.

Whether it is defecation or urination.

This is mainly because when a person squats, the pressure in the abdomen is greater than when sitting, which can reduce abdominal exertion and help with defecation.

This was something the teacher mentioned casually during class; at the time, the students all laughed at the teacher and joked with each other.

Ji Xiang found a straw to clutch at.

(End of this chapter)