Chapter 2422: with translation of chapter title

What symptoms? Zheng Ren asked.

Ai Pang Lao Ban turned around and coughed twice, then with a grim face turned back and said: "It's just that I had a cold a while ago; I took some medicine at home for a few days, but the cough didn't improve and I didn't think much of it. Since the day before yesterday, I've been coughing up bloody phlegm when I wake up in the morning, which has made me a little scared."

Why didn't you get checked then?

Or are you afraid… you said, what if they find lung cancer, what then?

Don't talk nonsense, how big would a tumor have to be for lung cancer with bloody phlegm? Su Yun looked at the film in midair, spraying at Ai Pang Lao Ban, "It's fine, don't worry."

Any other symptoms? Zheng Ren asked with a smile.

Uh… I also have a runny nose, and when I blow my nose I always see blood streaks.

No headaches or anything like that? Zheng Ren asked.

No… Zheng Lao Ban, Yun Ge'er, if it's not lung cancer, I suppose it couldn't be nasopharyngeal cancer, right? Ai Pang Lao Ban asked cautiously.

Zheng Ren laughed helplessly, "No way. Based on your symptoms, I suggest getting a sinus CT. I think it's just sinus inflammation, a minor issue."

"Minor issue"—those three words didn't reassure Ai Pang Lao Ban at all; instead they made him more anxious.

Can we trust what the doctor says? Saying it's a minor issue, when I go for the test I might still find out it's something serious.

What's there to worry about? It's not lung cancer; just get a sinus CT and it's done. If there's a problem, deal with it; if not, leave it be. Su Yun said.

Just like that? Zheng Ren, combining the System Panel, didn't think so.

Yun Ge'er… what if…

Ai Pang Lao Ban pleaded carefully.

Take you for a checkup? With me around you won't get nasopharyngeal cancer? Su Yun spat back without hesitation.

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I've told you all this; with your physique I might not even outlive you." Su Yun said, "Even a serious injury wouldn't kill you that easily."

Zheng Ren smiled and said, "Let's go take a look; with us there he might feel more at ease."

Actually Su Yun was just saying that; when Zheng Ren spoke, he had already put the film away and was preparing to go with Ai Pang Lao Ban to Jizhen Emergency Department.

Zheng Ren called Xie Yiren, saying he was going to the hospital to check things out.

Along the way, Ai Pang Lao Ban worried and felt anxious, preoccupied with the bleeding, his heart restless and uneasy.

Let me tell you, back in school one morning I woke up to find my bunkmate sitting on the bed, hugging the quilt and crying." Su Yun said with a laugh.

Huh? Why?" Ai Pang Lao Ban asked.

He woke up one morning passing blood, his stool a solid red." Su Yun blew a breath, his black hair fluttering over his forehead, "He thought he was done for, had written his will and set it aside, just waiting for daylight to go see our teacher."

Uh…" Ai Pang Lao Ban stared for a moment; Yun Ge'er's words sounded so inauspicious. No, he probably meant to comfort himself.

Ai Pang Lao Ban felt torn inside.

Back then we didn't know jack; we thought it was rectal cancer or a lower GI tumor. Otherwise how could he pass so much blood at once? Anyway he said it pretty scary, and we were all bewildered.

Then what happened?

Later a few of us took him to the hospital; our teacher wore gloves, didn't even apply any lubricant, and just… exploded his anus. Then he said it was fine and asked what he'd eaten yesterday." Su Yun gave a hehe laugh, "Last night he and his girlfriend ate red-fleshed dragon fruit; that stuff makes your stool red after you eat it."

Hearing Su Yun say that, Ai Pang Lao Ban's uneasy heart steadied a bit.

Yun Ge'er…

Yun Ge'er…

He always had countless things to say, but in the end he'd always bring up various cancers.

Arriving at the Emergency Department, Zhou Litao ordered a sinus CT; Zheng Ren and Su Yun accompanied him for the check.

Sure enough, the sinus CT showed a high-density shadow in his maxillary sinus.

Fungal sinusitis?" Su Yun muttered to himself while looking at the image on the machine.

Probably; it's nothing serious, just a small procedure." Zheng Ren said with a smile.

Surgery…" Upon hearing he needed surgery, Ai Pang Lao Ban's spirit collapsed outright.

You can't avoid it." Zheng Ren said seriously: "A person's sinuses are like a row of rooms; fungal infection is like corrosive dust. Think of this hallway with a dozen rooms—if two or three go bad, do we demolish and rebuild them all, or do we just grab a vacuum and suck out the dust?"

This explanation was fairly easy to grasp; Ai Pang Lao Ban asked with a mournful face, "Zheng Lao Ban, you're not going to cut open my brain with a chainsaw, are you?"

As soon as that came up, Zheng Ren and Su Yun exchanged a wry smile. These days, minimally invasive surgery is gradually replacing the old methods.

What are you thinking? Even if you wanted to split your skull open, no one would do it for you." Su Yun's mocking smile wouldn't fade, "Just a simple endoscopic procedure will do—look at the film, your maxillary sinus is full of mold like tofu scraps; if you don't suck it out promptly, you really will have to split your skull."

…" Ai Pang Lao Ban began to hesitate.

Hurry up and get admitted—how long have you been on antibiotics?" Su Yun said impatiently, "Flora imbalance has caused this fungal maxillary sinusitis; this isn't nonsense, is it?"

Sigh." Ai Pang Lao Ban's mood dipped a little; he sighed, "Yun Ge'er, I usually take a few days for headaches or fevers. This cold, I've been on antibiotics for about ten days."

Just keep doing that." Su Yun slapped Ai Pang Lao Ban's shoulder hard, making a cracking sound, "You know how serious this is now?"

Or should I go to Tongren?

What's with looking down on our Jizhen?" Su Yun said disdainfully, "It's a trivial surgery—just get admitted quickly. Your talk of switching hospitals is ridiculous; are you just trying to buy two more days? I've heard excuses like that all the time."

Su Yun saw through that last excuse too; Ai Pang Lao Ban had no choice but to follow them back to the Emergency Department.

Zhou Litao filled out the emergency admission form; Ai Pang Lao Ban said with a face of utter misery, "Let me go home and eat a proper meal first, then I'll come early tomorrow morning."

Looking at him, he seemed as if he were heading to the execution ground.

Go on, go on—if you don't come in for admission tomorrow, don't come looking for me if it gets worse." Su Yun finally warned.

Watching Ai Pang Lao Ban leave the Emergency Department, Zhou Litao asked, "Is it really hard to develop maxillary sinusitis after taking antibiotics for ten or so days?"

Who knows? Maybe he had prior trauma, or perhaps his wife punched his nose at home." Su Yun said with a chuckle.

Going home, Yiren might still be walking Heizi downstairs." Zheng Ren had no interest in entertaining Su Yun's request to stay and chat with Zhou Litao; he turned and left.

What are you coming to the hospital to see? This little thing—looking at it is pointless!" a voice called from the hallway.