Chapter 573: Cheap Things Are Never Good

Next, the painless intestinal endoscope went fairly well; Ji Xiang felt as if he had taken a nap, and by the time he opened his eyes, the patient gown had already been pulled up by the gastrointestinal endoscope doctor.

"Young man, who is Meng Laoshi?" the gastrointestinal endoscope doctor asked with a smile.

"Uh..."

"You kept muttering about Meng Laoshi when you were waking up from anesthesia."

Ji Xiang scratched his head.

Why was he obsessing over Meng Qingfei? If he was looking for someone to talk to while half-asleep, it must have been a system NPC.

Could it be that he had exposed his true nature of wanting to stay in the Emergency Department while in a semi-conscious state?

Ji Xiang felt a bit lost.

"The examination shows no problems. Go sit by the door for a while, and then you can leave," the gastrointestinal endoscope doctor said.

Ji Xiang nodded and stood up, feeling dizzy; his feet felt light and weightless, as if he were stepping on marshmallows.

The Nurse helped Ji Xiang walk out. After three steps, the light, floating sensation under Ji Xiang's feet quickly vanished, and he returned to normal.

Painless gastrointestinal endoscope procedures under anesthesia do indeed have a slight issue, and that issue is the "rambling" that occurs after waking from anesthesia.

Ji Xiang himself didn't know that he would actually mutter Meng Qingfei's name while half-asleep; this was too bizarre. Did he really have some sort of attachment to the Emergency Department? He pondered this thought again.

This wouldn't do!

Even though he was in the world of the Empathy System, Ji Xiang still shivered.

Was the Emergency Department a place for humans to stay?

Absolutely not!

Ji Xiang sat on a chair outside to rest, using all his might to erase any thoughts related to the Emergency Department and Meng Qingfei.

After fifteen minutes, Ji Xiang felt his overall state had recovered, just as if he hadn't undergone a painless intestinal endoscope at all.

Having experienced a painless intestinal endoscope, Ji Xiang felt it was just like taking a nap, which was fundamentally different from an ordinary intestinal endoscope.

After a while, Ji Xiang left.

The next day, he came to pick up the report, and Ji Xiang registered for an outpatient appointment again.

Arriving at the Consultation Room, Ji Xiang sat down and handed the report to the outpatient Doctor to look at.

"Nothing is wrong," the doctor from the Digestive Medicine Department said after glancing at the report.

"Doctor, could it be a problem with the jejunum?" Ji Xiang asked.

"That would require a Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscope. How is your financial situation?"

"Average."

"Let me explain it to you simply." The Digestive Medicine Department doctor put down the report, found the Medical Record from Ji Xiang's previous visit, took a look, and said, "You've had abdominal pain for many years. Generally speaking, at your age, there shouldn't be any major issues; most of it is caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction."

Ji Xiang listened silently.

"However, if you want to check with a Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscope, there are about a few types of models. Let me introduce them briefly."

"First, there's one that costs 300 yuan."

"So cheap?!" Ji Xiang was startled.

This price was beyond Ji Xiang's imagination.

According to Ji Xiang's understanding, a Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscope usually costs around 4,000 yuan. Some hospitals are more expensive, but the price drops after participating in insurance plans from several insurance companies.

"Cheap things are never good." The Digestive Medicine Department doctor glanced at Ji Xiang. "This is a recycled Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscope. You know what recycled means, right?"

"..." Ji Xiang froze for a moment.

"It means the previous person used it, and then it was brought back, disinfected, sterilized, and used again. We don't have that here. If you want to do a cheap one, you can try private hospitals or small clinics that advertise big discounts. Of course, they say it's disinfected, but who knows."

"The previous person used it..."

Ji Xiang's mouth felt a bit dry.

"It's recovered after being passed out with feces," the Digestive Medicine Department doctor said.

"I won't do it." Ji Xiang rejected it directly.

Are you kidding? Even in the Empathy System, Ji Xiang didn't want to use this kind of examination method that was cheap to the Extreme Point.

Although a gastroscope is also sent into someone else's stomach and used after undergoing procedures like disinfection and sterilization, Ji Xiang just didn't want to accept it.

"The second type is also relatively cheap," the Digestive Medicine Department doctor said. "An uncontrollable capsule gastroscope; after swallowing it, it moves freely in the gastrointestinal tract. The effect is average and suitable for general screening because it doesn't listen to commands. The price is around 800."

"The third type is the best and also the most expensive."

"The magnetically controlled capsule gastroscope robot; you can look wherever you want to look. The effect is relatively good, and the price is around 4,000. The manufacturer is the United States Ankon company, and the basic detection rate is around 93%."

So there were so many, Ji Xiang thought, stunned.

What he knew was the top-tier one, but below that, there were so many other types of Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscopes.

Especially that recyclable, reusable Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscope really disgusted Ji Xiang.

"Doctor, I choose the most expensive one."

The Digestive Medicine Department doctor didn't show much expression; he nodded and began to write the medical orders.

"You don't have that much money in your medical insurance card. Are you planning to pay in cash?" the Digestive Medicine Department doctor asked.

"Yes."

After the order was issued, Ji Xiang only remembered when he went to pay... he had no money.

At the very least, coming up with over 3,000 yuan beyond what the medical insurance covered was something that was simply impossible for him to do while in the Empathy state.

Helplessly, Ji Xiang went back again and had the Digestive Medicine Department doctor write him an order for the 800-yuan examination.

It seems I have no fate with the Ankon company, Ji Xiang thought to himself, and silently noted down the name of the Ankon company.

Early the next morning, Ji Xiang came to the hospital on an empty stomach again.

The doctor told Ji Xiang not to be nervous, and after briefly explaining the difference between a Capsule Gastrointestinal Endoscope and an ordinary gastrointestinal endoscope, he had him drink a banana-flavored defoaming agent first.

Then it was drinking water, after which he instructed Ji Xiang not to speak and that he could walk around.

About half an hour later, the Doctor helped Ji Xiang put on a vest, then he lay down on the examination bed and swallowed a capsule.

Before Ji Xiang swallowed it, the Doctor instructed him that he must swallow the capsule slowly, as this would also allow for an examination of the esophagus.

After the capsule was swallowed, the Internal Medicine endoscopist had Ji Xiang lie on his side, then lie flat. After about 15 minutes, the examination was finished.

"Young man, there's nothing wrong," the Internal Medicine endoscopist said to Ji Xiang with a hurried, professional, polite smile.

Nothing wrong, Ji Xiang nodded; he knew he had experienced three types of gastrointestinal endoscopies, and this Empathy session was now complete.

The lights and shadows should be flickering in the next second, right?

However, the flickering lights and shadows Ji Xiang imagined did not happen; he was still in this world and had not returned.

What on earth happened?

Ji Xiang guessed there should be complications, but the Doctor told him there was nothing wrong.

This was rather strange, but Ji Xiang was not anxious; instead, he lived in the Empathy world for 3 months.

Until one day he had severe abdominal pain and began to have recurrent bloody stools and abdominal pain. He went to the hospital for examinations, and after doing every kind of test, no problem was found.

It occurred on average once a month, and his hemoglobin was basically around 70g/L.

Sometimes Ji Xiang even wondered if he was like a girl having a period, having those few days every month from now on.

But the Empathy ended there, and Ji Xiang returned to the System Operating Room.