164: I got syphilis at the age of 80. How can I explain this to my mother and wife?
Chapter 164: An 80-Year-Old with Syphilis, How to Explain to His Mother and Wife!
"The family members should wait in the lounge for a moment."
Fang Xiaoran, who followed closely behind the Nurse, directly stopped Wang Bin from coming out and led Lu Chenxi to the outside of the family reception room, speaking in a low voice.
"Teacher Lu, the detailed examination report is out."
"The patient's syphilis titer is very high. Preliminary assessment suspects it's syphilitic Heart disease caused by tertiary syphilis..."
Based on various examination reports, Fang Xiaoran explained the patient's specific condition and her analysis in detail.
"Understood. You go continue monitoring the patient's vital signs."
"I'll have a more detailed talk with the family."
Taking the examination report from Fang Xiaoran, Lu Chenxi frowned tightly and returned to the family reception room.
The emergency situation the patient was currently in was even worse than she had anticipated...
"Besides the underlying conditions you mentioned, such as high blood pressure and coronary Heart disease, what other illnesses has your father had? Are you, the family, aware?"
Lu Chenxi looked at the patient's family members and asked solemnly.
Infectious diseases like syphilis are not only extremely harmful to the patient himself, but without systematic treatment, they can easily spread to those closest to him...
"There shouldn't be any, I think. We've always lived with our parents, and I haven't seen my dad receive treatment for any other illnesses."
Wang Bin thought for a long time, and in his memory, there seemed to be no such situation.
"Has your dad had a physical examination in recent years? Or has he been hospitalized for any surgery?"
Lu Chenxi continued to press, staring at the family members.
Tertiary syphilis has already spread to cardiovascular lesions, indicating that syphilis has been present in the patient's body for at least ten to twenty years.
Logically speaking, as long as he had a physical examination or a minor surgery like hemorrhoid removal, the Hospital would usually perform a blood test.
Within such a long period, it's unlikely that the family wouldn't know...
"No! My dad has always been very robust. In the past decade or so, he's basically never been hospitalized."
"Even if he felt unwell, had a rash, or a headache and cold, he would just take some amoxicillin to solve the problem."
Wang Bin was very certain of his reply.
Compared to the parents of his peers, healthy parents definitely save their children a lot of worry...
"That makes sense then..."
Lu Chenxi murmured to herself, completely correlating the examination report with the patient's condition.
penicillin is the best specific medicine for treating syphilis, and amoxicillin is a penicillin-class capsule.
The patient's long-term incorrect medication had, in fact, been suppressing the syphilis toxins, preventing specific physical symptoms from appearing on the patient.
However, it was precisely because of the long-term misuse of drugs that antibiotic resistance developed, leading to a massive outbreak of the long-suppressed syphilis toxins, forming an even more serious syphilitic Heart disease...
"What makes sense?"
"What exactly is going on, Doctor? Is my dad's condition very serious?!"
Seeing that the Doctor hadn't spoken for a long time, Wang Bin quickly asked nervously, which made him even more uneasy...
"I must regretfully inform you that, according to your father's examination report, it can now be confirmed that your father has syphilitic Heart disease."
"Whether it's syphilitic aortic valve insufficiency or a syphilitic aortic aneurysm still requires further examination to confirm."
"And because syphilis has been latent in your father's body for at least a decade, I suggest that family members living together, especially your mother, should ideally cooperate and undergo a thorough examination..."
Lu Chenxi solemnly explained the specific situation the patient was facing to the family members and, based on the strong infectivity of syphilis, gave the most appropriate medical advice...
"Sy... Syphilis?"
"And it's been latent in my father's body for at least a decade!"
Wang Bin suddenly stood up from his seat, his face pale, looking at Lu Chenxi, and shouted in disbelief.
"You must have made a mistake! This is too ridiculous, isn't it?"
"My father is 80 years old, how could he get this... this shameful disease!"
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible..."
Wang Bin could accept if the Doctor said his father had cancer, but saying his father had syphilis was simply unacceptable.
Who doesn't know that only those with an unchaste lifestyle get such an embarrassing venereal disease? His old man never even stepped out of the house.
How could an old man who wasn't even interested in square dancing possibly get such an exaggerated STD...
The most terrifying thing was, how was he going to explain this to his mother?
Their entire family still lived together. Was there a possibility that Wang Bin himself, including his wife and children, could be infected?
Thinking about such terrifying consequences, Wang Bin's hair almost stood on end...
"Here's the examination report, you can take a look."
"If you have any doubts about the test results, we can do another blood test."
"But I can tell you clearly that for such a highly contagious disease, the Hospital's results are issued with extreme caution, and there is absolutely no possibility of error!"
The facts were indeed very difficult to accept, but as a Doctor, Lu Chenxi had to be pragmatic.
Only by making the patient's family accept the facts would it be conducive to close and coordinated cooperation between both parties in the subsequent treatment process...
"I'll find an expert to come for a consultation."
"Lin Yi, you try to persuade the family again. To be safe, it would be best if all family members could come to the Hospital for a thorough check-up."
After instructing Lin Yi on what to pay attention to, Lu Chenxi quickly left the family reception room.
Since the patient had developed resistance to the best penicillin-class drugs for treating syphilis, changing medications or whether further surgical treatment was needed were major issues to consider next...
"What should I do, Doctor Lin?"
"How am I supposed to go home and say this? Will my mom and wife be able to accept it after they hear this?"
"Doctor Lin, please help me think of a solution."
"With such a disease, I really can't bring myself to say it..."
Wang Bin tore at his hair, his bloodshot eyes pleading with Lin Yi.
An honest family getting such a disease, let alone it getting out, even within the family, it would be shameful to speak of.
Lost for ideas, Wang Bin could only treat Lin Yi as his last straw, hoping he could help him come up with some ideas...
"Alright, if you have concerns, go home and tell your family that your father needs blood for the surgery, and family members need to cooperate with a blood test."
"I'll tell you as soon as the report comes out."
"Regardless of the outcome, I think your father's condition will have to be told to the family sooner or later."
"After all, your whole family lives together, and you still need to be careful in the future..."
Lin Yi considered for a moment and then gave the patient's family a plan that was somewhat acceptable.
If none of the family members were infected, Wang Bin would have an easier time telling his family about his father's condition.
But if the worst-case scenario occurred, for example, if Wang Bin's mother was also infected.
Receiving targeted treatment as early as possible could prevent such a dangerous situation as his father's...