City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 361 - 361 0362 Amputation Surgery

361: Chapter 0362: Amputation Surgery 361: Chapter 0362: Amputation Surgery Li Lanfang felt she was really unlucky, as her husband was first seriously injured in a car accident, and he was primarily at fault.

Unexpectedly, just as she withdrew the money for his treatment, she was robbed right at the hospital entrance.

“The money for saving his life was robbed right at the hospital entrance!”

Li Lanfang said.

Butcher Zhou and Butcher Zhu were very surprised; they only knew that the hospital had asked Li Lanfang to pay at least five hundred thousand first, but had the money for saving his life been robbed now?

“Why didn’t you notify us to go with you when you went to withdraw money?”

In the eyes of Butcher Zhou and his peers, withdrawing so much money in one go was indeed very risky if Li Lanfang was alone and targeted by criminals.

Unexpectedly, that had indeed happened now.

“So, what do we do now?”

Butcher Zhou asked.

“The bank book is out of money now.

I wanted to ask you for a loan; otherwise, Old He will die in the hospital.

The hospital hasn’t received the medical fees and has stopped treating Old He.”

Li Lanfang said.

Butcher Zhou and Butcher Zhu exchanged glances, understanding what Li Lanfang intended to do.

They could definitely lend the money for saving a life, but recalling what Li Lanfang had said the previous night, they were afraid that if they lent the money for Butcher He’s treatment, Li Lanfang might not repay it.

“Sister-in-law, I need to talk to my wife about this,”

Butcher Zhou said.

“Me too,”

The other pork vendors said in turn.

Now needing five hundred thousand, if they split it among themselves, each would need at least eighty to ninety thousand a month, which accounted for their annual income.

It was not a small amount, but it was all hard-earned money.

“I beg you.”

Li Lanfang said.

“Are you really borrowing from us?”

Butcher Zhou asked.

“Yes, I can write an IOU for you.”

With an IOU, things were definitely different.

Initially, had Li Lanfang not spoken those words the previous night, Butcher Zhou and others would have trusted Butcher He’s integrity, with or without an IOU.

However, after Li Lanfang’s words about holding them responsible for Butcher He’s accident, it made them fearful.

Butcher Zhou and the others left first, then called their wives to discuss this matter.

Now that the money was in their hands, lending it to Butcher He for his treatment was definitely something they needed to discuss first.

These wives, although not fully happy about it, didn’t express their discontent.

After Butcher Zhou and his peers finished their calls, they said, “Saving a life is crucial; let’s go with you to the rural credit cooperatives to withdraw the money.”

Their money was also deposited at the local rural credit union.

However, the credit union was not yet open for business, so they went home to fetch their passbooks first.

They then wrote out IOUs for Li Lanfang, stating the reasons, time, and location for lending the money, and both parties signed the documents.

Butcher Zhou and Butcher He were the closest friends, and it was Butcher Zhou who had invited Butcher He to dinner last night when this incident happened.

Alone, he lent one hundred thousand yuan, and Butcher Zhu lent ninety thousand.

The others lent sixty thousand, seventy thousand, and eighty thousand, respectively, which together was almost enough to make up the five hundred thousand yuan.

Of course, Butcher Zhou did not know if the money Li Lanfang had been robbed of could be recovered.

If it could be, they naturally would be able to repay them sooner.

If it couldn’t be found, they would have to wait for Li Lanfang and Butcher He to slowly earn the money to pay them back.

At two-thirty in the afternoon, after the tellers at the rural credit union began work, Butcher Zhou and the others came to withdraw their funds.

The teller at the front desk was curious about why Li Lanfang was withdrawing money again.

When he learned that her emergency funds had been robbed right outside the hospital, he didn’t know whether to feel pity for her or something else.

She had insisted on asking the security guard to accompany her, thinking that could prevent such an incident.

Unfortunately, Li Lanfang, an ordinary woman, was completely unaware of these matters.

Unexpectedly, the money was indeed robbed.

Now, under the circumstances with Li Lanfang and the eight middle-aged men, they took the money and headed directly by taxi to Jiangbei First People’s Hospital.

With so many people, they weren’t worried about another incident occurring.

Now that Li Lanfang and the others had arrived at Jiangbei First People’s Hospital, they went to the hospital billing office where Butcher Zhou and the others handed over the borrowed money to the hospital staff.

When the billing staff received the five hundred and fifty thousand yuan from Li Lanfang, they were naturally much more enthusiastic.

The hospital immediately arranged for two attending doctors to perform a full examination of Butcher He, who was in the critical care ward, and to proceed with surgical treatment.

Butcher He was still in a severe coma, and his legs, the attending doctors found, might have already missed the optimal treatment window.

They could only proceed with amputation surgery, otherwise, the infection could spread to other parts of his body, worsening his condition significantly.

After just paying such a hefty fee and learning that her husband might still need amputation surgery, Li Lanfang was truly stunned.

She did not want Butcher He to end up that way, thinking that even if her husband might not be able to walk, it was still better to keep his legs than to have none at all.

“Family members of the patient, we have no choice.

Amputation surgery is the best option right now; otherwise, it might affect your husband’s lower body functions or even lead to infection in that area.

However, we can give you a day to consider whether to proceed with this surgery or to transfer to another hospital for treatment,”

one of the attending doctors told Li Lanfang.

Butcher Zhou and the others, who hadn’t left yet, were also stunned when they heard about this from the doctor.

Although they had guessed that Butcher He’s condition might be severe, it turned out to be more serious than they had anticipated.

If Butcher He really needed his legs amputated, then only his buttocks and upper body would remain, which seemed hardly a life worth living to them.

However, they did not express these thoughts aloud.

“Doctor, I need some time to think about it,”

Li Lanfang said.

The attending doctor spoke further to Li Lanfang about Butcher He’s other current health issues.

He was suffering from hydrocephalus due to a brain injury, possible nerve damage, and the potentially far-reaching impact on his overall muscular functions.

Moreover, what was even more critical was that Butcher He’s internal organs were severely damaged and there was a significant amount of internal bleeding that required immediate surgery to clean and stem the bleeding.

The recent full body scans made everything clear to the attending doctors.

“Sister-in-law, do not worry too much, everything will be alright,”

Butcher Zhou said.

Now, Butcher Zhou and his group needed to rush back to the meat market to sell pork and didn’t have time to stay.

After their departure, only Li Lanfang and He Xiaoqing remained.

Now, Li Lanfang also signed her name on the surgical risk consent form.

Aside from the amputation surgery which the doctors had not yet performed on Butcher He, all other necessary surgeries were to proceed.

As Butcher He was transferred from the critical care ward to the operating room, Li Lanfang and He Xiaoqing sat outside the operating room waiting.