Chapter 1093: A New Era of Medicine (Part 2)

She thought for a moment and added, “Recently, someone online criticized that Celestial Star Agriculture has developed too many expensive products, saying they’re just raking in too much money.

“I think these people are the ones insanely smearing Mr. Yang Fan, these products are not necessities, and no one is forcing them to buy. Besides, doesn’t research and development cost money?

“It’s typical of those who are broke and incompetent to complain that good things are too expensive because similar products with worse effects are also available on the market, but they don’t favor those either.”

The doctor smiled, “Celestial Star Agriculture is too successful; there’ll always be people who get jealous.”

Yan Minxia agreed, “There sure are a lot of people with jealousy issues.”

Soon enough.

The doctor picked up a handheld device and scanned the elderly lady’s abdomen.

“Beep!”

There was a slight beep.

The doctor nodded, “The anesthesia concentration reached the mark, we can proceed with the operation.”

He then picked up a pair of tweezers, took another larger spirit seed, and placed it next to the anesthesia spirit seed.

There was another “snap” sound.

The spirit seed cracked open, releasing a large number of roots that bore into the elderly lady’s body.

However, this time the roots were dark red and appeared thicker than those of the anesthesia spirit seed.

The doctor didn’t forget to explain, “This spirit seed is called ‘Stonebreaker,’ a simplified version of the ‘Dawn’ spirit plant used for cancer treatment.

“The cultivation difficulty of the Stonebreaker spirit seed has been greatly reduced, so the price is very low; the bulk purchase price for Tianxing Hospital is 550 bucks, and the selling price to patients is only 580 bucks, with almost no mark-up.”

The doctor lowered his voice again, “Unlike many hospitals, where the purchase price of many drugs and instruments and the sale price to patients often differ by several times.”

Yan Minxia was disgusted by this, “Some people are too greedy; I’ve heard of people making millions just from one piece of equipment.”

The doctor smiled, “Mr. Yang Fan founded Tianxing Hospital to completely clear up the chaos in the healthcare industry and fundamentally solve the problem of expensive medical treatment.

“In the future, Tianxing Medical will establish at least 5 hospitals in Linjiang City and 5000 to 8000 hospitals nationwide.”

Yan Minxia showed her support through actions, “From now on, our whole family will only go to Tianxing Hospital for treatment.”

The doctor, however, replied with a declining tone, “If it’s just a minor issue, the Bian Que diagnostic can do, which is more cost-effective.”

Yan Minxia disagreed, “But some tests still need to be done at the hospital.”

The nurse jumped in, “Tianxing Medical will soon be launching some multifunctional testing devices at affordable prices, so tests can be done at home in the future.

“And if that doesn’t work, you can use the software to make an appointment for home testing with Tianxing Hospital. A drone will bring a small medical robot to directly conduct tests at home.”

Yan Minxia exclaimed, “Is that possible?”

The nurse smiled, “The entire process is operated automatically by intelligent devices, requiring no manpower, so the test prices are very low, much cheaper than going to Ba Yi Hospital, and the elderly don’t have to run around.”

The doctor timely chimed in, “Tianxing Medical is committed to driving change across the entire industry, maximizing medical efficiency while reducing societal medical expenses.

“Other hospitals have no motivation to do this, but Tianxing Hospital is willing to fully promote new medical technology, truly achieving universal healthcare.”

Yan Minxia couldn’t help but say, “You have a great ideal.”

At that moment.

There was a slight sound from the old lady’s abdomen.

“Crack!”

It sounded like something was breaking.

Yan Minxia immediately shifted her gaze.

The doctor quickly explained, “This is the stonebreaker spirit seed shattering the kidney stone, the spirit plant uses roots to wrap around the stone and crush it into very small fragments, so your mother can smoothly excrete it during urination.”

Yan Minxia asked a question, “I’ve heard that stones are very hard, why are the roots of a spirit seed, so thin, capable of crushing stones?”

The doctor answered, “The force of plant growth is much stronger than ordinary people imagine, they can even overturn stones, and the power of spiritual plants is greater than ordinary plants.

“Moreover, kidney stones have many internal cracks, allowing the spirit plant’s roots to grow through and split the stones from within, making the spirit plant’s stone-crushing process very gentle.

“Unlike traditional ultrasonic lithotripsy, which, even with precise control, can cause some damage to normal cells.”

Yan Minxia nodded in confidence, “What you said makes perfect sense.”

The operation was faster than she anticipated.

After just five minutes.

The doctor glanced at the instrument and said, “The stones are almost fully crushed.”

The nurse took a pair of scissors, cut off the roots of the two spirit seeds, and threw them into the trash.

By this time, the spirit seeds were already half shriveled, indicating they were exhausted of power.

Yan Minxia held her mother’s hand and asked, “Mom, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

The elderly lady shook her head, “No.”

Only then did Yan Minxia relax.

The doctor standing nearby said, “The spirit plant roots left in the elderly’s body will liquefy within 12 hours and then be absorbed by the body, so no further treatment is needed.”

Yan Minxia responded with an “Oh.”

The nurse applied some disinfectant to the surgery area on the elderly lady and placed a layer of gauze, instructing, “Don’t bathe within 24 hours to avoid potential infection, and remove the gauze afterward.”

Yan Minxia repeatedly nodded, “Okay.”

A half-hour later.

The elderly lady urinated.

Yan Minxia carefully observed and saw a large amount of very small debris in the urine.

This was enough to prove that the spirit plant stone crusher surgery was very successful.

The guide assistant also gave a prompt, “Observation period over, you can be discharged now.”

Yan Minxia truly felt that what the doctor at Ba Yi Hospital said about “such a large stone being a bit troublesome” was just a trivial operation at Tianxing Hospital.

She supported her mother out of the hospital entrance when suddenly her phone rang.

“Ding-ling~”

Yan Minxia took out her phone and pressed the answer key, immediately hearing a voice.

“Hello, Ms. Yan, I am a staff member from Linjiang City Eighth Hospital Relief Center. Regarding your mother’s kidney stone operation, considering the high cost of the operation, we can help you apply for a fee reduction…”

Yan Minxia no longer wanted to listen and interrupted, “No need, my mom just finished the surgery at Tianxing Hospital and the kidney stone is now gone.”

She thought for a moment and deliberately added, “After reimbursement, the out-of-pocket cost was only 515 bucks.”

The other side fell silent immediately.

Yan Minxia said nothing more and directly hung up the phone.

*

Arriving home.

Only then did Yan Minxia have time to read the “Health Diagnosis Book” issued using the super-intelligent health model ‘Bian Que’ by the doctor.

The diagnosis book used a combination of text and images to provide a very accessible explanation of her mother’s chronic disease.

Bian Que seemed to understand her educational level, as the diagnosis book barely contained professional terms, making it very easy to understand.

Like coronary heart disease.

In the past, Yan Minxia often heard about this disease but felt like she knew it without understanding it.

Now, for the first time, she fully understood what coronary heart disease is and how atherosclerotic plaques form on the coronary artery wall.

The diagnosis book also provided a range of suggestions, from diet to sleep, from daily medication to exercise, and explained the mechanisms in detail.

Once Yan Minxia fully understood the content, she naturally realized the suggestions in the diagnosis book were very correct.

The doctors at Tianxing Hospital were absolutely right, there was no need to visit a hospital for coronary heart disease; it could be slowly treated at home.

The diagnosis book even estimated the total cost for the entire period – less than 5000 bucks.

That’s all it took to significantly alleviate coronary heart disease symptoms, with a good chance of a complete cure.

If treated at the Eighth Hospital, 5000 bucks might not even cover one treatment.

The biggest issue is, even after spending tens of thousands, it’s just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

Yan Minxia muttered softly, “The doctors at Ba Yi are just a bunch of money-hungry bastards; I hope you get eliminated by the times soon.”