LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 57: Don't Mess Around, Uncle, New Pump
At this time, Wu Bin still did not know that he had already been targeted by those above him.
He lay in the intensive care unit, watching a group of staff in white bustling around with equipment, recording all sorts of data related to him.
"Wu Bin, do you feel any chest tightness or shortness of breath right now?"
"Or is there any part of your body that particularly hurts?"
Wu Bin shook his head.
"Right now, I only feel thirsty. I had too much salt in the hot pot earlier. Doctor, could I have some water?"
Director Bai Tianyi shook his head.
"In your current condition, you temporarily cannot drink water."
"But rest assured, we are giving you an IV drip here. Feeling thirsty is normal, but your body will not lack water."
"If you're really thirsty, we can have a nurse dampen a cotton swab with water to moisten your lips."
Wu Bin, lying in the bed, felt disheartened.
This Director Bai Tianyi was even more cautious than Lu Changshi from the Second Hospital!
Even though he had said he was fine, they still insisted on putting him in the intensive care unit.
Just for an IV drip? Was it necessary?
Couldn't they leave the ICU for patients who were in more need?
If it were Li Guotai, he would have already transferred him to a regular ward by now!
Missing Old Li, Day Five.
While Wu Bin lay on the bed missing Old Li, a doctor came running over, holding the latest diagnostic report with a terrified expression.
"Director, his latest medical report is out, and it's unbelievable, truly unbelievable!"
Bai Tianyi took the diagnostic report from the doctor's hands and was instantly dumbfounded.
Platelets 1200!
Damn it!
It's either 1 or directly 1200, are you kidding me?
Bai Tianyi said gravely, "It looks like we have to do a bone marrow biopsy on him to see what the problem is exactly."
"Director, there are a few more reports here, perhaps you should take a careful look first?"
The doctor passed the other reports to Bai Tianyi.
Bai Tianyi was struck as if by lightning.
Platelets 1, platelets 300, platelets 600?
"No, are you sure these are all Wu Bin's blood data?"
The doctor nodded with a wry smile.
"Director Li Guotai specifically called earlier to instruct us to constantly monitor Wu Bin's condition and to take blood samples at different times."
"So, we drew his blood four times at different intervals."
"We found that the platelet counts in each blood sample were different. I have never seen such a bizarre phenomenon."
Everyone fell silent.
Generally, a healthy individual's platelet count ranges from 100 to 300.
Below 100 poses risks of leukemia or aplastic anemia among other diseases.
Simply put, it's a clotting issue. A small cut might scab over after a while in others, but you'd keep bleeding like a human fountain.
However, too many platelets pose a problem too.
Above 300, the clotting ability is too high, which can lead to blood clots.
A blood clot traveling to any organ in the body can be fatal.
A clot in the heart leads to a heart attack, in the brain results in a stroke, and in the kidneys causes renal thrombosis.
In short, platelets above 300 can severely impact your health.
Not to mention 1200!
But what made Bai Tianyi and others baffled was this.
Wu Bin's platelet count fluctuating up and down so unpredictably, it was completely capricious.
They had never encountered such a situation before; it was utterly inexplicable!
The only explanation was to assume that there were 100 hematopoietic stem cells in Wu Bin's body.
At one moment, all 100 were working.
At another, only 50 were working.
For a while, only one was working.
This explanation, theoretically, was possible.
But.
Hematopoietic stem cells are just cells!
Their purpose is to proliferate and differentiate with progenitor cells into megakaryocytes, which then divide into platelets.
Do they even take breaks?
Hematopoietic stem cell: Today I'm taking a single day off, not working.
Hematopoietic stem cell: I'm tired, taking a break.
Does that make any sense?
At that moment, Bai Tianyi finally understood why Li Guotai had specifically called them, insisting that they must take good care of Wu Bin.
This was like finding a living anatomy teacher!
Bai Tianyi looked at Wu Bin with an eager gaze, feeling like he had stumbled upon a treasure.
If he could unravel the mystery of the fluctuating platelet levels in Wu Bin's body, then Dragon Country's leukemia patients might be saved!
"Wu Bin, we detected a little problem with your body, so now every five minutes, we will draw a tube of blood for testing, I hope you don't mind."
Wu Bin: ???
Isn't it, big brother, that you put me in the intensive care unit because you're worried I might bleed to death?
And you're drawing my blood so frequently, aren't worried I might just die right here, are you?
Wu Bin argued, "Director Bai, I think I've recovered, why don't you let me leave the hospital, I don't want to treat this illness anymore."
Bai Tianyi's strong hands firmly pressed Wu Bin down on the hospital bed.
He said with a smile, "Wu Bin, your body is very weak now, and your illness hasn't fully recovered. You really shouldn't move around; we'll take good care of you!"
Bai Tianyi gave a signal with his eyes.
Immediately, a nurse stepped forward and strapped Wu Bin to the bed with a belt.
Wu Bin panicked.
"Damn, what are you doing?"
"If it's treatment, treat, but why tie me up!"
Bai Tianyi said kindly, "This is to prevent you from hurting yourself, Wu Bin. Your body is extremely frail right now, and we're just thinking of your safety."
I doubt that!
Old jerk, so deceptive!
Damn, ended up in a black clinic!
Going to be dissected!
All because of the system, couldn't you give me a serious skill?
Always giving me flashy effects skills!
Now look, turned myself into a lab rat!
To survive, Wu Bin started shouting loudly!
"How am I supposed to go to the bathroom if you strap me like this? I need to pee! I need to go to the bathroom!"
Bai Tianyi pushed his glasses up, saying indifferently, "Insert a catheter."
Wu Bin: …
Fuck, can't stymie him at all!')
Seeing the nurse pull out a tube as thick as a finger, Wu Bin cowered instantly.
"Uncle, I was joking, I haven't drunk anything, how could I need the bathroom?"
"Don't do it, really don't. You'll mess up my new pump.
"I'll cooperate, I'll definitely cooperate, just don't insert any weird stuff into me."
Seeing Wu Bin comply, Bai Tianyi waved his hand, signaling not to insert the catheter for now.
"Then Wu Bin, rest well, we'll leave now."
The assistant reminded from the side, "Director, should we leave a nurse to take care of Wu Bin?"
Currently, in the ICU, there were three nurses, two gentle and cute girls, and one slightly burly tomboy.
After a moment's thought, Bai Tianyi said:
"Wang Gang stays, everyone else, out."
So, the burly Wang Gang, moving a stool, sat next to the hospital bed, staring down Wu Bin.