The Returning Doctor Wanted to Live Quietly - Chapter 317



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Episode 317. Vice Resident (13)

Three days ago, colorectal surgery.

Jang Hyuk-jun, who was working in the department, was surfing the web with his monitor brightness turned down.

『Young Doctor』 Opening Corner.

Although it was created not long ago, it was no different from other popular corners.

How much money do private practitioners make?

How to run a hospital.

Because epilogues and reviews are coming up.

The most popular of these was by far [The Diary of a Proctologist].

The writing was fun and well-written.

Because I found it fun to struggle, unlike dermatologists or plastic surgeons who just shovel money into a sack.

The problem was that the market for new businesses was not easy.

“The opening cost alone is at least 400 million won. We have to hold out for at least 6 months. If sales don’t stabilize, we’ll just run a deficit. This isn’t easy.”

After reading for a while, I found myself shaking my head.

Nurses, assistants, building rent, equipment lease fees.

Moreover, the valet company fee had to be included as a fixed cost.

Aside from the facility investment cost, the operating cost was also considerable.

furthermore.

‘Why are there so many colon and rectal clinics? There are over 80 in Seoul alone. Oh, really.’

The competition was also fierce.

If that were all there was to it, it would be great, but even if it were run by a one-person council, it would have to be at least 80 pyeong.

It even had to have a parking lot.

Even the interior design needs to be taken care of.

There were more than one or two things on my mind.

“under…….”

Jang Hyuk-jun let out a deep sigh.

A look that is not typical of the person who is always bright.

It was something I did because I had a lot on my mind as I was getting married.

Of course, I had no intention of opening a business right away.

Until recently, he had been focusing on practicing his drinking skills due to his pride being hurt.

I was told that I could open a business if I wanted to, but I heard about it from my colleagues.

Working was also fun.

The problem is the baby that will be born soon.

And there’s the bride-to-be, Jeong A-reum.

Although he received consideration in many ways, his essence as a busy surgeon did not change.

Will I be able to manage my family well?

If you say you’re not afraid that you won’t be able to live well without getting a divorce, you’re lying.

As I was sighing again, already feeling the weight of the burden, I got a call from the ER.

Click.

“Yes, senior.”

[Are you very busy? Can you come down for a moment? I suspect appendicitis. If you are busy, I will just send the patient up.]

“I’ll go down first if I get pressured. I’m cautious about going down because of the recent misdiagnosis.”

[I’ll assume you’re coming soon.]

“Yes, senior.”

Dduk.

If you press it, the pain will be severe.

Although it varies from person to person, in many cases it was acute, so Jang Hyuk-jun started running like the wind.

* * *

Now I’m sick of this ER.

Now that I’m a senior, I understand.

There was a reason why he didn’t come down even though I kept calling him.

He would call me every now and then.

After visiting the ER once, he ends up with a pile of things to do.

The reality was that the loading was piling up and I was struggling with work.

So everyone will be stretching out.

Because it’s ER’s responsibility until the handover is completed.

But, well, I had experienced something like that during my internship, so I didn’t intend to pass on my bad habits.

I wasn’t the type of person to go into each and every detail.

Besides, the opponent is Lee Young-eun.

She, who had been with me through thick and thin for four months, has now been with me for four years.

He was serving as chief.

“Senior~~!”

“Oh, Hyukjun. It hurts, it hurts. It doesn’t hurt that much, but it’s certain.”

“Really? There are a lot of misdiagnoses. Let me check the chart first. Huh? There’s a severe nodule in your lung?”

“It looks like he had tuberculosis when he was young.”

“But she’s still hot. At 19, she probably wouldn’t be a heavy smoker. Huh? What’s wrong with her? She’s a private student.”

“You’re a freshman in the preparatory course, and you just entered the university. But you’re still my junior. Let’s take good care of you. Okay?”

A billiard hall sign used when an acquaintance or family member of a medical staff visits the hospital.

Jang Hyuk-jun, who noticed something unusual, tilted his head instead of answering.

“But if you’re a freshman, you should be in Ulsan at the moment… … . It’s the middle of the semester right now. If you were really sick, you should have gone to a nearby hospital. Why did you come all the way here… … .”

“Well, it looks like he came up for a bit over the weekend. He diagnosed himself and came here. It doesn’t seem like he’s seriously ill. He said it wasn’t acute.”

“A first-year student did a self-diagnosis? He must still be taking liberal arts classes.”

“What. These days, there are a lot of kids who study from the preparatory stage to go to dermatology or plastic surgery. I heard that the top students even look at their major books in advance.”

“Hey. No way.”

Jang Hyuk-jun immediately shook his head.

Unlike me, who is part of the college entrance exam generation, I take the college entrance exam to get into college.

Even if it was the college entrance exam, how could it be easy?

It was normal to aim for Seo-Woon University Medical School by getting one more question right during that time.

As you know, I was in Ulsan.

but.

“I talked to him about it. It wasn’t normal. It wasn’t caused by eating apple seeds or hair. He said it clearly.”

“yes?”

“Why, inhaling apple seeds is one of the causes of appendicitis. Just in case, they always take out the seeds before eating them.”

“Wait, wait. So you’re saying that you ate them on purpose because of exposure to hydrogen cyanide (a toxin found in apple seeds)?”

“uh.”

“Hey. People don’t usually eat the seeds of apples. They usually cut them up and eat them. And women wouldn’t chew and eat the whole thing either.”

“It’s not that bad. They say that the amygdalin compound contained in apple seeds is not good for the body.”

Jang Hyuk-jun scratched his head in shock at Lee Young-eun’s answer.

Appendicitis caused by blockage of the appendix orifice.

It could also be caused by inhaling apple seeds or hair.

It could be an inflammatory stricture.

It could also be caused by excessive proliferation of tissues surrounding the appendix.

But it’s surprising that a preparatory student diagnosed himself and said something like that.

It was clear that this was no ordinary patient.

As expected.

Jang Hyuk-jun’s expression hardened as he checked the hospital records.

* * *

Before I knew it, I was in front of Choi Ye-rin.

Jang Hyuk-jun’s face was frozen hard.

History of washing the stomach in an attempted suicide.

Because we confirmed the history of psychiatric treatment.

Just as I was about to say something.

Choi Ye-rin opened her mouth first.

“Are you Mr. Jang Hyuk-jun?”

“Do you know me?”

“Of course. You’re Mr. Lee Jin-hyeok’s left arm. I’ve been watching ‘Surgeon 24 Hours’ and ‘People in the Emergency Room’ consistently. I’m also collecting videos. I’m a fan, a fan.”

“Me, the left arm? Whose right arm is that?”

“The right arm is Mr. Choi Jae-seong.”

“Jaeseong knows too? Wow. He must be a real fan. But doesn’t it hurt that much?”

“Yes. It’s not that painful. It’s just a little uncomfortable.”

Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be acute.

Jang Hyuk-jun nodded silently.

Then Choi Ye-rin opened her mouth again.

“Upper abdomen pain. It started in the upper abdomen. It spread to the lower right abdomen. My side hurts too. The symptoms started two days ago.”

“hmm.”

“I learned that pain can occur in non-typical ways. I think I’m too typical.”

“I heard you did a self-diagnosis. Where did you learn it? In a book?”

“I also saw Harrison’s Internal Medicine. I’m watching the Mom series right now.”

“However, there are many diseases that can be mistaken for abscesses, so you need to check them out.”

“No. I’ve never had sex. I’m clean. So I don’t have an ectopic pregnancy. I don’t usually have ovulation pain. I don’t have pelvic inflammatory disease.”

“ah…….”

“I’m not lying. I’m sure.”

Even though they haven’t even established rapport yet, Choi Ye-rin starts explaining things one by one before he can even ask questions.

Jang Hyuk-jun was sweating profusely.

Not just any patient, but a patient with a history of suicide attempts.

I didn’t even realize it because I knew how much Lee Jin-hyeok had suffered.

‘Sexual experiences are embarrassing to talk about with each other. And they’re so shameless. Hmm.’

“I guess you studied hard. Now is not the time to study.”

“… … .”

“You’ll regret it if you don’t play during the preparatory course. When you enter the main course, you’ll just study anyway. For now, you should play.”

Jang Hyuk-jun kept talking like a senior, as expected.

I need to play a little more.

If you don’t, you’ll regret it.

It was one of the things my seniors always said as I spent four years in hellish school.

I wish I had played more when I was in preparatory school.

But there was no sign of it working.

It seems as if his own diagnosis was correct.

It was Choi Ye-rin who was spouting off her superficial knowledge.

“It’s not a perforation of the intestine or acute cholecystitis. The chief doctor said it’s definitely not a perforation of the intestine or acute cholecystitis.”

“I know of cases where it is mistaken for an abductor. It’s all good. But I’ll take a look at it for now. There are many cases where people misdiagnose and have unnecessary surgeries.”

“yes.”

Looking at Choi Ye-rin listening to him obediently, Jang Hyuk-jun immediately began to promote it.

Is there any pressure?

Is the rebound pain confirmed?

From upper abdomen to lower abdomen.

I drew a virtual quadrant and checked it carefully.

In the meantime, Choi Ye-rin opened her mouth again.

“But you can speak comfortably. I’m in the 46th class.”

“Uh. Um. I’m from the 37th class. I’ll speak comfortably. But why is Jae-seong the right-hand man? If Mr. Lee Tae-hee is the right-hand man, then he is the right-hand man.”

“Teacher Lee Tae-hee is a woman.”

“… … ?”

“Women, a little. Anyway, I don’t like it.”

“You don’t like women?”

“Yes. I like Professor Lee Jin-hyeok. That’s why I came to medical school. I dropped out and took the CSAT twice.”

What a bold statement.

Jang Hyuk-jun blinked his eyes.

* * *

“So what happened?”

Jang Hyuk-jun scratched his head at Jin-hyeok’s question.

Since she wasn’t just a patient, but Choi Ye-rin, the explanation from A to Z took quite a while.

At Jinhyeok’s urging, Jang Hyukjun opened his mouth again.

“You’ve heard the saying that you shouldn’t just save someone who’s drowning, right? Why, they ask you to hand over your bundle.”

“It’s different now.”

“No, I was going to say something like, ‘I saved a drowning man, and he fell in love with me.’”

“Enough with the nonsense. So what happened?”

“Well, I immediately put in an admission order. I arranged a surgery schedule. I did it all with a laparoscopic procedure. But he kept asking me when this doctor would be coming.”

“So.”

“That’s why I told her. I’m busy because I’m in a relationship right now. I also said I’m in a different department.”

Jang Hyuk-jun scratched his head.

Jinhyuk immediately clicked his tongue.

A situation where he revealed that he applied because he liked it.

I wondered if it was really necessary to say something like that.

but.

“Have you ever had a crush? That’s really. It’s a terrible thing. It’s just torture. It’s something that only trash people do.”

“But you should have taken the patient’s characteristics into consideration. Oh, right.”

“What should I do now? The prognosis is not good. My head is spinning.”

“If you ask me that… … . Phew. Let’s go for now. Let’s go see Professor Park Woon-hyeok and decide what to do.”

Jinhyuk took the lead because he knew better than anyone else the influence that mentality has on vitality.

Of course, my mind was complicated.

What’s important about mentality?

If you die from falling from a high place.

Most people die of heart attacks.

Before even hitting the ground, your heart stops beating due to the mental impact.

Even without going into such extreme cases, the fact that he was in a relationship would have influenced him, whether he knew it or not.

I had to first discuss and then take action with Professor Park Woon-hyeok, who led the psychiatric counseling.

* * *

A surgeon is a person who treats trauma.

A psychiatrist is a person who treats the mind.

I tried to ask for cooperation right away, but Park Woon-hyeok shook his head.

“You’re a medical student? You probably know what it means to request a collaborative treatment.”

“Then what should I do?”

“Sometimes, hope counseling is better.”

“yes?”

“It might be better to just let her have a crush on you.”

“then…….”

“Mr. Jang, go and take care of it again. So… … .”

The teaching continued for a long time.

As soon as he left the professor’s office, Jinhyeok immediately tapped Jang Hyeokjun on the side.

Something that gives hope again.

It was a simple yet difficult task.