Chapter 382 PET-CT

After a few days of consideration, Lu Donghua finally brought his father to Jiangcheng.

During this period, he also visited various hospitals in Pingyang City.

Almost all doctors said that there was no problem and regular follow-up visits would be enough.

However, Lu Donghua still felt that it was not appropriate, after all, the possibility of malignancy had not been completely ruled out.

In addition, he still told his father the actual situation.

Because without Lu Chaoming's cooperation, some subsequent examinations and treatments would not be completed.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangcheng University.

Lu Donghua brought his father Lu Chaoming to the outpatient building.

"Dad, we are looking for Professor Fang Rushui of the Respiratory Department."

Lu Donghua held a note in his hand, on which was written the department where Fang Rushui was located.

"Donghua, are you saying that Xiaochen suggested that I come to Jiangcheng Hospital for further examination?" Lu Chaoming asked in confusion.

"Yes." Lu Donghua nodded slightly, "The reason why he asked you to go for a physical examination is that he heard about your lung problems."

"Hey, I'm old, even if I have any diseases, it doesn't matter." Although Lu Chaoming said this, he was a little worried in his heart.

People are more afraid of death as they get older, and this is true.

Lu Chaoming has been at home these days, sleeping poorly and eating poorly.

This is also one of the reasons that prompted Lu Donghua to come to Jiangcheng.

"Dad, don't worry too much." Lu Donghua said, "It is said that the possibility of benign is high. We came to Jiangcheng mainly to seek peace of mind."

"Okay, I listen to you." Lu Chaoming nodded.

...

Professor Fang Rushui of the Respiratory Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangcheng University is a great expert in the province.

He is almost the No. 1 in the field of lung tumors in the province.

His outpatient number is fought over by major scalpers, and it is hard to get one.

Lu Chen was fortunate to study in Professor Fang Rushui's group.

Although Professor Fang Rushui had forgotten him, Lu Chen still made an appointment with Professor Fang through his classmates at Jiangcheng University.

On the fourth floor of the outpatient building, the respiratory medicine clinic.

Lu Chaoming and Lu Donghua waited outside for most of the day, and finally entered the clinic at eleven o'clock in the morning.

"Professor Fang, we were introduced by an acquaintance."

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Donghua introduced himself.

Professor Fang Rushui frowned, put on his glasses, and said in a deep voice: "I don't distinguish between acquaintances and strangers here."

Lu Donghua was slightly stunned, his face was a little embarrassed, this old professor really has personality!

"Who is the patient? What disease?" Fang Rushui raised his eyebrows.

Lu Donghua immediately took out the CT film made in Pingyang, "Professor Fang, this is my father's CT film, please take a look."

After that, the assistant next to Professor Fang took the film and put it aside on the film reader.

Fang Rushui glanced at the CT scan and looked normal. Then he asked, "Does the patient feel uncomfortable?"

"I just cough a lot." Lu Chaoming replied.

"Do you have phlegm? What color is the phlegm?"

"Do you smoke?"

...

Lu Chaoming found that the question asked by Professor Fang Rushui seemed to be the same as the one asked by Lu Chen before.

"Let me listen to your lungs." Professor Fang pulled out the stethoscope.

"Okay, please help Professor Fang."

Lu Chaoming nodded and took off his coat.

After a while, Professor Fang took off the stethoscope.

"There's something wrong with this position." Fang Rushui pointed to a position on Lu Chaoming's back.

Lu Donghua didn't react, but Lu Chaoming was stunned. Isn't this the same as what Xiaochen told him?

Noticing Lu Chaoming's abnormality, Lu Donghua hurriedly asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing." Lu Chaoming shook his head slightly, "Lu Chen told me before that there was a problem here."

"Really?" Lu Donghua was startled and began to re-examine his nephew.

Fang Rushui, who was standing by, also heard the conversation between the two.

"Is there a doctor at home?"

"Yes, my brother and his son are both doctors." Lu Donghua said, "But my father's lung problem was discovered by my nephew. He studied clinical medicine at Jiangcheng University and went to Jinghua for graduate studies this year."

"Yes, not bad. You can hear it by auscultation. Your nephew is not bad." Fang Rushui nodded, then handed Lu Donghua a check-up sheet, "Make an appointment for a chest enhanced CT scan."

Lu Donghua took the check-up sheet and whispered, "Professor Fang, is my father's case likely to be malignant? I went to our local tertiary hospital, and the doctors said it was benign. Regular check-ups will be fine."

Fang Rushui said, "One film certainly cannot diagnose benign or malignant, but from the film you brought, I think that malignancy cannot be completely ruled out, and further examination is still needed. How should I put it...some very professional things, that is, this film, the location and size of the lung nodules, and the relationship with the surrounding tissues, there is a possibility of malignancy."

"Is regular check-ups not okay?" Lu Donghua asked.

"No, if it is malignant, then it will delay the treatment." Fang Rushui shook her head. "In the treatment of tumors, time is very precious. Unless it is a relatively indolent tumor, if it is delayed for two or three months, the tumor will metastasize and the treatment effect will be poor."

Because it was an expert appointment, Fang Rushui explained patiently.

"Then what should we do next?" Lu Donghua said.

"Because the location of this pulmonary nodule is relatively deep and difficult to puncture, so we will do a chest CT with contrast first." Fang Rushuidao said, "After the examination, we will wait for the results to come out before making further diagnosis and treatment plans."

"Okay, thank you Professor Fang."

Lu Donghua nodded, took Lu Chaoming and left.

He did not immediately make an appointment for a chest enhanced CT scan, but called Lu Wenguo.

…

Today, Lu Chen had already left Pingyang by train and returned to Jinghua Second Hospital.

As soon as he got off the train, he received a call from his father, Lu Wenguo.

"Xiaochen, your second grandfather went to Wuhan today to see a professor to see a film. The professor suggested a chest CT with contrast enhancement. Your uncle Donghua asked me to ask you for your opinion."

In fact, Lu Wenguo was a little surprised when he received a call from Lu Donghua.

Lu Donghua was hesitant before, mainly because Lu Chen was still just a student.

Why did you take the initiative to call and inquire today?

Lu Chen didn't think so much and said directly: "Okay, it's okay to do a chest CT with contrast, but..."

"But what?" Lu Wenguo said quickly.

"If Uncle Donghua agrees, we can do a PET-CT directly." Lu Chen said.

"PET-CT...Okay, I'll tell him." Lu Wenguo said a few words and hung up the phone.

Lu Wenguo is a senior doctor, and of course he knows what PET-CT is. By scanning the whole body, PET-CT can detect the mass at any position, and can show benign and malignant tumors, as well as whether the tumor has metastasized and where on the body it has metastasized.

The only drawback is that it’s expensive!

A PET-CT costs about eight to nine thousand yuan, and it is not reimbursed by medical insurance.

Ordinary families really can't afford it. UU reading www.uukanｓhu． net

The reason why Lu Chen recommended Lu Chaoming to do PET-CT was because he was afraid that if it was lung cancer, it might have metastasized!

If there is no metastasis, surgery can be performed.

But once the tumor metastasizes, it means it is in an advanced stage and there is basically no value for surgery.

Although PET-CT is expensive, it can be done in one step, saving many intermediate steps.

Lu Wenguo told Lu Donghua exactly what Lu Chen said.

What happens next is not something Lu Chen can worry about...

…

It wasn't until the third day after Lu Chen returned to Beijing that news came back from Jiangcheng.

Lu Chaoming was diagnosed!

PET-CT results showed lung cancer!