Uncovering My Wife's Secrets (Annalise and Julian) novel Chapter 192

Annalise said, “I think that as doctors, the most important thing for us is to find the best treatment for the patient. What is the best treatment? It’s the most effective way toward physical recovery and the least harmful to the body. It’s best if it can also help the patient save some money. After all, not all patients can afford high medical expenses.

“Some people spent everything they had on medical treatments. “We will consider radiotherapy and chemotherapy after observing the patient’s postoperative status. “We’re advocating for traditional medicine, which means that we should preserve the best of traditional medicine. To preserve its essence, we should remove all impurities.

“The reason why we’re competing with the modern medicine team is not to de-modernize. We’re here to raise awareness of some bad practices in modern medicine, such as antibiotic overprescription or electing surgery when there’s no need for surgery. “Similarly, we should also learn from the good things in modern medicine. “No matter our profession, we should work hard and learn continuously. Only then will our industry develop faster and better.” “Well said,” Graham praised her.

At first, Graham disliked Annalise. He felt that Annalise only knew how to pull tricks and win arguments. He did not think of her as worthy. But after hearing Annalise’s words, his opinion of her changed. His sallow eyes were filled with admiration.

Graham had always worked hard on traditional medicine research. He wanted to take in disciples, but he only had a few disciples to impart his knowledge to. It was because young people were increasingly unwilling to study traditional medicine. They were more willing to study modern medicine. This was because modern medicine was much simpler, and the income after graduation was higher.

As for traditional medicine, due to its slow efficacy, there were not many outpatient clinics in every hospital. They did not perform well, either. And the practitioners’ income was not comparable to that of modern medicine.

Therefore, when he heard Annalise mention surgery, Graham immediately became unhappy. He felt that Annalise, as a traditional medicine practitioner, was advocating for modern medicine. But after hearing Annalise’s words, he admired this young lady from the bottom of his heart. She was so young, but she was already so wise and experienced.

Every sentence she spoke made sense, and every sentence was on point. Graham thought it was most touching when Annalise said she wanted to help the patients save some money. Regardless of how her medical skills were, her considerate nature was enough to move him. Graham started studying traditional medicine at the age of seven. He had been a practitioner for six decades.

When his mentor accepted him as a disciple, he told him that every traditional medicine practitioner should remember one sentence. That is, “I hope there is no hardship in the world. I would rather shelf this medicine and let it be shrouded in dust.” Therefore, traditional medicine practitioners would always focus on treating the root cause.

Modern society was superficial, where money and personal benefits were paramount. Many illnesses could be cured directly, but to sell more medicine, some doctors deliberately prescribed some ineffective medicine for treatment, while others would prescribe expensive drugs on purpose.

Some pharmacies would hang a promotional banner all year round to sell more medicine. Buy eight, get three free. Or buy five, get one free. It was as if they wished everyone would fall sick and buy more drugs all year. That kind of medical unprofessionalism made him feel disheartened.

But after seeing such an ambition in the young lady’s heart, Graham was suddenly full of hope. Hector also felt that what Annalise said made sense. He no longer looked at her as disdainfully as he had in the past.

Ludwig said, “Then, let’s discuss the treatment plan now. I’ve checked the patient’s pulse. He’s in the intermediate stage of liver cancer, which means conservative treatment will be extremely difficult. Therefore, we still have to perform surgery. Let’s discuss the details of the surgery. Who will be the chief surgeon?”

Several pairs of eyes turned to look at Jonathan. “Don’t look at me. I won’t do it,” Jonathan said. “Julian, you have to,” Annalise said.

The patient had intermediate-stage liver cancer. John must personally handle the surgery. John was the chief surgeon, and Annalise would perform acupuncture on the patient after the surgery. Coupled with the traditional medicine prescription, the patient should be able to recover.

“This is nothing. A truly powerful traditional medicine practitioner wouldn’t need surgery for a tumor. Unfortunately, our Chanaea is too strict with medical qualifications. Let’s not talk about this. Let’s move on to the next patient.” There were five patients today, and there would be five more tomorrow.

There were a total of ten patients. The patients from the traditional and modern medicine teams were all the same. The subsequent results of the treatment were determined. The traditional medicine practitioners took an hour to treat five patients and discuss the treatment plan as a group.

As for the modern medicine team… The diagnosis was even faster. It was because they had used diagnostic equipment. There was no need to observe, ask the patient questions, or take their pulse. The diagnosis was very accurate.

After the diagnosis was out, they would sit together to discuss the treatment plan. Patient 1 was a patient with liver cancer. Undoubtedly, he would undergo surgery. Patient 2 had kidney stones. Surgical treatment should suffice. Patient 3 had rheumatism. Surgery, as well.

Patient 4 suffered from leukemia, and Patient 5 had a cervical spine injury. Surgical treatment for both. Leo knew that Gwen was a brilliant chief surgeon. He scheduled three surgeries for her. Because Gwen had lost a bet to Annalise, she was delighted to accept Leo’s task. Everyone thought Gwen wanted to make up for her mistakes, but she wanted to make a big splash.

Leo was the chief surgeon for the other two surgeries. He assigned the remaining surgery to another doctor. After the treatment and schedule were finalized, both teams submitted their plans to the judging panel. Afterward, they officially entered the treatment phase.

Because Metropolis Hospital was the best hospital in Chanaea, it was chosen as the treatment center. The first group of patients to be treated were liver cancer patients. Respectively, Jonathan and Gwen entered different operating theaters. Naturally, it attracted reporters and others who paid attention to the event.