After eating, they went back to their respective rooms. Tao Xiaodong and Tang Suoyan's rooms were next to each other. Only a few had such a single room treatment. Tao Xiaodong's room is the innermost.
When the two walked back, Tang Suoyan asked, "Your room is against a cold wall, so it might be a little cold."
"I sleep deeply, and I don't know if it's cold or not." Tao Xiaodong yawned and said, "I'm all tired, not to mention you."
Talking and walking to the door, Tang Suoyan said, "Go to bed early."
"Well, you too." Tao Xiaodong said.
With the door closed, there are separate rooms, but the sound insulation is not very good, and the footsteps of walking can be heard. The wall in the middle is too thin, or there is nothing empty, in short, the rooms can hear each other. It's better to live alone, the other two people are in a triple room, and you can hear the next door chatting in the room.
Tao Xiaodong just lay down after taking a shower, when Tao Huainan called. Tao Xiaodong chatted with him for a while, Tao Huainan tried to be normal and happy, but Tao Xiaodong could still hear that he was not in high interest. But I didn't ask him. The child has reached the age of thinking, and every day is the same, there is no need to ask.
Tao Huainan asked him on the phone, "Did Dr. Tang mention me?"
"I mentioned it." Tao Xiaodong told him, "I said you were good."
"Haha, help me bring it to Dr. Tang." Tao Huainan said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll bring it to you tomorrow." Tao Xiaodong closed his eyes, "Go to bed earlier."
"Okay, good night, brother." Tao Huainan said softly.
"Good night."
Tao Xiaodong hung up the phone and fell asleep. He felt that he heard footsteps and the sound of water next door before he slept. He glanced at his phone, and it was only after six o'clock in Beijing time.
Tang Suoyan went out at that time, and Fan Xingmancai came out of the hospital.
He ate a loaf of bread in the morning all day, and didn't move for lunch or dinner. I have done more than 70 cataract operations in one day. This simple operation is not difficult, but I am still tired and my legs stand stiff. After the operation, the meeting will continue to discuss the case and plan for the next day. Some intractable eye diseases cannot be treated here, and the conditions cannot be met. It is necessary to formulate a special plan for this, whether to do partial treatment first or something else. In many complex cases, it is meaningless to only perform an operation on dyspnea.
Moreover, the project itself is a landing project, and it is only for their local assistance this time. Patients will be responsible for the cost of later transfer to a hospital for treatment, so many patients will not receive treatment in the future.
It is even more unrealistic to transfer to the third hospital, which does not accept medical aid patients. Medical resources are too limited, and the current patient capacity is many times beyond what the hospital can accept. Surgery even has to be booked months in advance. Under such circumstances, the hospital will not be able to accept free clinic patients without restrictions.
Tao Xiaodong saw someone he knew on the third day.
A Tibetan woman was sitting on the steps beside the gate of the hospital with her large backpack in her arms. The sun was shining directly on her. She seemed to be used to the sun. She wears a purple scarf around her head, and her face is black and red that has been eroded by the wind and the sun all the year round. Since she is still young, the color is not dark.
Her eyes were fixed on a still, noisy crowd coming and going, she was as quiet as a statue.
Tao Xiaodong was a little afraid to recognize her when he saw her. The year they were taken back to the tent by Sambu, Sambu's young wife was only nineteen years old, and she laughed too shyly, as if she had never seen a stranger. There were two red cheeks of a Tibetan girl on her face. When she gave them cakes and butter tea, she put down her things and turned around and went out.
If it weren't for the mole on her chin, Tao Xiaodong would definitely not recognize it.
Tao Xiaodong walked over, she raised her eyes to look at Tao Xiaodong, then looked away and turned away slightly.
"Are you Sambu's wife?" Tao Xiaodong kept his voice soft, afraid of scaring her.
She looked up at Tao Xiaodong again, surprise written on her face.
Tao Xiaodong nodded and said to her, "Remember me? My car broke down that year, and Sambu took us back to your house. Your name... I kind of forgot, I remember it means flowers."
She looked at Tao Xiaodong's face carefully, smiled when she remembered it, clutched her bag, nodded and said, "I remember, I remember you. Mei Duo, my name is Mei Duo."
Her Chinese was taught by Sambu, and it sounded awkward. Before Tao Xiaodong could speak, she hurriedly said, "Sangbu has been waiting for you all the time, and she often recites."
"I've seen him." Tao Xiaodong pointed to his eyes: "He said you should look at your eyes, what's wrong with your eyes?"
Speaking of this Mei Duo, the smile on her face has been restrained a lot. The simple person's face can't hide her emotions. When she raises her eyes, she becomes sad. Tao Xiaodong couldn't understand a long sentence when she talked, and he didn't understand a word of it.
"I can't hear you clearly, please speak slowly." Tao Xiaodong told her.
The two struggled to talk at the hospital gate for a long time. In fact, Mei Duo didn't remember the name very well. Later, Tao Xiaodong only understood one "tumor". Meaduo said that the doctor had transferred her to another hospital, and she could not be cured here.
Tao Xiaodong asked, "Where can it be cured?"
Meadows said, "Going to Lhasa, or beyond."
She really didn't know much about what kind of disease she had. For her, her eyes were dark and it didn't hurt, but the doctor asked her to go to a larger hospital for examination as soon as possible, so don't delay it any longer.
Tao Xiaodong couldn't talk to her either, it was too hard for them to communicate.
Tang Suoyan didn't come back very late that night, it was much earlier than the previous two days. Tao Xiaodong heard footsteps and opened the door. When he opened the door, Tang Suoyan was holding his right hand and rubbing his wrist.
Tang Suoyan saw Tang Xiaodong and asked, "Have you rested yet?"
"Not yet," Tao Xiaodong asked him, "I want to ask you about the patient's condition, Dr. Tang."
Tang Suoyan was a little surprised and asked, "Are you waiting for me?"
"Ah, I've been waiting for you all night." Tao Xiaodong said.
Tang Suoyan laughed: "Why don't you just give me a call?"
"I'm afraid you're busy." Tao Xiaodong smiled, "I have more time anyway."
Tang Suoyan opened the door and said, "Just send me a message next time. I'll call you back when I see it."
He asked Tao Xiaodong to sit on a chair and wait for a few minutes, then took a piece of clothes and went to the bathroom. When he came out again, his shirt had been changed. This seems to be the first time Tao Xiaodong has seen him without a shirt.
"Change clothes," Tang Suoyan rubbed his wrists as he walked, "I'm too tired."
"It's really tired, I think you don't rest all day." Tao Xiaodong went back to his room to get tea when Tang Suoyan was changing clothes just now, and now he made a cup of tea for Tang Suoyan.
Tang Suoyan also pulled a chair over, except for the bed, there were only two chairs in the room to sit on. The two of them each had a double-layered paper cup with tea bags brought by Tao Xiaodong. The conditions were too limited. Both of them felt that the chat environment was a bit crude, so they both laughed before they spoke.
"You said you wanted to inquire about a patient?" Tang Suoyan asked him, "Who is it?"
"She's been here twice, and she said you showed her it. I asked her and she couldn't tell, so I heard a tumor." Tao Xiaodong smiled and showed him the photo on his phone. It is Meadow's eye CT report.
Tang Suoyan took a look at it and remembered: "I saw it."
"What's wrong with her?" Tao Xiaodong looked at Tang Suoyan, "Serious?"
Tang Suoyan glanced at him and said, "It's not confirmed yet, and the tests are not enough, so we can't do it here." After speaking, he asked him, "Do you know the patient?"
Tao Xiaodong nodded: "Well, I know. I know you should have a diagnosis in your heart. For you, more test results are nothing more than confirming the results. You can just say what happened to her, Dr. Tang."
Tang Suoyan didn't say any more polite words to him, saying: "The initial judgment is that it is suspected of choroidal melanoma, and the equipment is not enough. I only showed her fundus and CT. Fundus angiography and pathology can't be seen here, so she has to go to a bigger hospital. , if you know her, let her be checked and treated as soon as possible, you can't wait."
Because he has a blind brother, Tao Xiaodong has dealt a lot with the ophthalmology department in recent years, and he probably knows what kind of disease it is. Tao Xiaodong frowned: "If I remember correctly... it's all vicious, right?"
Tang Suoyan said "um": "It is a malignant tumor."
Tao Xiaodong was silent for a while, and then asked, "Then what stage has she reached now, can you judge Dr. Tang?"
Tang Suoyan shook his head: "It's too specific to determine the stage, it depends on the pathological results. But according to CT and her current visual function, it's not too late, but it's not too early, with high intraocular pressure and glaucoma. Check as soon as possible and determine the treatment plan as soon as possible.”
Tao Xiaodong still frowned. The nomadic life of the Sambu family made the next treatment very inconvenient. When he went this time, Sambu said that he liked it very much, and his life was like this since he was a child. But Mei Duo's eyes must be treated, and it will only continue to deteriorate if it drags on.
"Can it be cured here?" Tao Xiaodong asked.
"Yes, there is a designated hospital in Lhasa, and Director Xue of the oncology department has been here for the past two years." Tang Suoyan told him, "There are several top three hospitals in Tibet now, and the medical level is not inferior to that of other provinces. level hospital."
Tao Xiaodong nodded and had nothing to say for a while. Fate loves to play tricks on people, and everyone has their own destiny.
The two chatted for a while, and Tang Suoyan asked him what his relationship was with the patient. Tao Xiaodong didn't know what their relationship was, but he had only met once, so he could barely say he knew each other.
In Tao Xiaodong's memory, the little girl's eyes were so clear that they were washed out by the snow-capped mountains and grasslands here.
He told Tang Suoyan what happened back then and why they knew each other. At the end, he said, "I wanted to help them, but I couldn't help much."
Tao Xiaodong was silent for a while, then laughed at himself, shook his head and said, "Forget it."
Tang Suoyan looked at him and said for a while, "Don't forget it."
Tao Xiaodong half-raised his eyebrows and looked over.
Tang Suoyan said: "After the results came out, I asked the hospital to find me for remote connection. If it is necessary to do vision-preserving eyeball surgery, I can also go on a business trip."
Tao Xiaodong was a little surprised.
"If you can't help me, I can still help. The feeling of wanting to do something is very precious, don't forget it." Tang Suoyan looked at Tao Xiaodong and smiled, "You have done a lot, although this time it is It was our first time to do an activity together, but I have heard a lot. We have different identities and different positions. It is our job to treat and save people because we are doctors. You are not a doctor, so your heart to do something is more worthy of cherishing.”
In fact, Tang Suoyan originally looked cold, and the lines were tough and sharp, which made people feel distant. But at this moment, his faint smile suddenly made people feel less cold, and the eyebrows and eyes were a lot warmer.
Tao Xiaodong looked at him, feeling quite complicated for a while. He was never used to listening to others compliment him. A few compliments in areas other than tattoos would make him very uncomfortable. Now Tao Xiaodong is quite uncomfortable. But at the same time Tang Suoyan said he could help something, which touched Tao Xiaodong again.
"I don't know what to say," Tao Xiaodong smiled after blinking, "I'm so embarrassed."
Tang Suoyan didn't continue talking, but just smiled and drank tea. Tao Xiaodong also drank tea. The two finished the tea and refilled some water. This tea was too shabby to drink.
Tang Suoyan sighed softly, the two looked at each other, and they both thought it was funny to see each other.