All the intestines were cut off, but the patient still died. The doctor reminded: This disease should be taken seriously earlier!

Xiao Li is dark and strong. No matter who looks at him, he doesn't look like a patient. But he is indeed a patient, a cancer patient.

I got to know him only after he fell ill.

I work in the anesthesiology department. Generally speaking, I can only come into contact with patients when I am performing surgery.

However, I got to know him not because of the surgery, but because of his good interpersonal relationship.

A friend from the surgery department invited me to a gathering of colleagues on a weekend. I was curious about the new faces at the table. I learned from the conversation that he was visiting a colleague from the surgery department. Multiple polyps were found in his intestines, which were familial polyps. Moreover, it was not the first time that he had had them removed. Because he had removed so many polyps, I naturally became friends with the doctor. In addition, he was very hospitable, and over time, we even became drinking buddies.

At this time, some people must be very curious: How can a doctor be friends with his patients?

In fact, doctors really hope that every patient can become a friend and fight the disease together.

According to the surgeon, every time he entertained guests, he promised not to drink, and he was always advised not to drink. However, after watching everyone drink three rounds of wine and eat five kinds of dishes, he also drank a little.

The enthusiasm I saw at first sight almost made me forget that he was a patient. As time went by, we became familiar with each other.

However, a year later, I heard from a surgical colleague that a polyp in his intestine had turned malignant.

At this time, he had become an old friend of ours. With a heavy heart, we performed a partial colectomy on him.

A few months after the operation, he recovered.

This time, he didn't drink alcohol, but a drink. It wasn't alcohol, but it was better than alcohol. He drank the drink with us one after another.

To be honest, we were all very worried about him at that time. However, we couldn't refuse him out of loyalty to his friends. Plus, he didn't drink, so we didn't have much reason to persuade him.

Another year passed, and then came the unfortunate news: his illness had relapsed.

This time, we removed all of his large intestine.

He had his entire large intestine removed, and he looked obviously sick, but he was still holding on.

For this operation, his wife sold the family car.

After his condition improved a little, he started to treat us again. However, we did not let him spend any more money. We all knew that this disease cost money.

At the dinner table, he no longer drinks beverages but instead drinks water.

Since we deliberately refused, we never drank it again.

Since his condition no longer requires surgery, I know relatively less.

When we met again, he was already in the late stage.

That day, a surgical colleague said: Xiao Li is admitted to the internal medicine department and needs a deep venous catheter. Please give him one.

Upon hearing the news, I grabbed my central venous puncture kit and rushed to the Department of Internal Medicine.

When he arrived at the internal medicine department, the nurse had already laid him on the treatment table.

At first glance, I was really scared: How could this be Xiao Li? He is clearly a middle-aged man!

However, I quickly realized that he had lost his appearance due to the consumption of the tumor. The nurse said that he no longer had the strength to eat and could only be given an IV. However, due to the collapse of the blood vessels, it was difficult to give the IV. Therefore, we had to ask the anesthesiologist to help with the deep vein puncture.

We looked at each other in silence. We didn't say a word, but just looked at each other. It wasn't that I didn't want to comfort him, but I couldn't say those false words. And he certainly didn't want to hear the false words "it will get better slowly".

During the puncture, even though I had given him anesthesia, he still cried out "Ouch!" It was obvious that it was not the pain, but his fear of death.

After the puncture, I returned to the anesthesiology department. That day, I was in a very bad mood.

A month later, Xiao Li passed away.

Here is a special reminder for everyone: you must have regular physical examinations and stay healthy!

【Knowledge Point】Familial polyps are hereditary. Dozens or even more polyps of varying sizes are often found in the intestines, and they have a tendency to become malignant. Once discovered, you should seek medical attention early. If your immediate family members have this disease, you should have regular gastrointestinal endoscopy.

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