"Not having surgery is a dead end. It's better to do it, maybe there is still a glimmer of life. ”Shenzhen University General Hospital welcomed such a special patient.
He was in a wheelchairFrom a distance, it looks like there is "no" upper body, when you look closer, you will find that his upper body and lower body are almost folded together, and his face is also tightly attached to his thighs.
And he has endured this state for 28 years.
What the hell is going on?What about him now?
This particular patient, named:Li HuaHe was born in Yongzhou, Hunan Province in 1973.
Before the age of 18, Li Hua was no different from the other boys in the village. himHe likes sports and has beautiful facial features, is a full sunny boy.
He was hard working and serious in school, and was deeply loved by his classmates and teachers. Just when he was full of infinite hope for the futureAn accident completely changes the fate of him and his family.
It was a morning in March, and Li Hua woke up as usual, but strangely, he just raised his leg to get out of bed, and he felt itMy knee hurts terribly
He thought it was because he had accidentally injured his knee while exercising the day before, so he rested against the head of the bed for a while, and when the pain was a little lesser, he didI went to school like a nobody
But for a few daysHe had a dull pain in his knee all the timeThis made him have to pay attention to it, so Li Hua told his mother about it.
The mother examined his knee and found that there was no skin injuryI thought he was growing "growing pains" when he was growing up, bought him a bottle of calcium tablets.
However, after taking calcium tablets for several days, Li Hua's pain became more serious instead of alleviating.
This made Li Hua's mother realize the seriousness of the matter, so she hurriedTake him to the local clinic, After some examination, the doctor thought that Li Hua wasI have arthritis.
So the doctor followed the best method of arthritisgave Li Hua painkiller injections, and then prescribed him some anti-inflammatory drugs.
But soon the medicine ran out, and Li Hua's condition did not improve. And over time, Li Hua'sThe waist is also slowly losing strength, he started with a straight body beforeThere was a severe hunchback.
Seeing the days passing, Li Hua's situation is getting more and more serious, firstI can't lift my head, nextThe body is also bent to 90 degrees, to the end hisThe face is even pressed directly to the thighsand became a veritable one".Fold people
At the age of 35, Li Hua's face is only one thigh leftA narrow slit of less than 2 cm, the whole body is curled up together,He is also only 90 centimeters tall
Such a body also brings a lot of inconvenience to his daily life, and he needs to wash his face in the morningGently tuck the towel into the gap between your face and thighs and wipe it slowly
When brushing your teeth, you need to use a straw to bring water into your mouth, and then againUse a toothbrush to slip through the slit into your mouth, and then move the toothbrush little by little, which completes the whole washing process.
Not to mention the daily diet, because the body curls up, squeezing the internal organs, hisI can't stuff much food in my stomach, so he can't eat much at all at every meal.
But even so, a simple meal took him more than half an hour.
In addition to eating, Li Hua's sleep and walking every day have also become a big problem. When sleeping, he can onlyMaintain a side-lying position at all times。As his joints became more and more stiff, he was no longer able to walk normally, but toRely on a wheelchair for daily activities.
Li Hua's parents looked at their son like this, and their hearts were even more distressed. In order to be able to help Li Hua ** get sick as soon as possible and return to normal life,The family embarked on a long road to seek medical treatment.
In order to see Li Hua, their family emptied their family funds. Li Hua's father also died suddenly in the factory due to overwork. After losing the breadwinner of the family, Li Hua's mother didn't have time to be sad, so she began to be busy raising her son's medical expenses.
Li Hua was very ashamed of this, he thought that his existence was a heavy burden, so he wanted to end himself. Mother saw what was in his mind and held his hand tightlyIn tears, he told him to live well.
Li Hua opened his mouth with difficulty:"Mom, what should I do if I can't be cured?”
"I gave birth to you, and I will do my best to heal you. ”
In this way, Li Hua's mother pushed her son in a wheelchair and walked through dozens of cities, large and small, and as long as she saved some money in her hand, she took him to the hospital for treatment.
But each time I get almost the same answer:"It's mandatory spondylitis, but I'm sorry, we can't cure him. ”
The disappointment again and again did not make Li Hua's mother give up, she always encouraged Li Hua:"It doesn't matter, if this one can't be cured, we'll change another one, there's always hope that it can be cured. ”
Li Hua has always maintained it with her encouragementThe cherishing of life and the love of lifeBefore the body was completely folded, Li Hua was alsoI taught myself calligraphy and musical instruments, his favorite and best one-hand song is"Only Mom is Good in the World".
But as his body folded more and more, the world in his eyes became smaller and smallerHis hobbies were put on hold, and his face was gradually forgotten.
After a long 28 years, Li Hua's mother has also turned from green silk to white hair in a blink of an eyeIf one day he leaves, what will happen to his son?Who will take care of him in the future?
Until 2019, Li Hua's life ushered in a turnaround again.
In the process of treatment, Li Hua met a lot of people with the same disease as him, and they formed several group chats, where they usually shared the hospitals and doctors they had seen each other, and cheered each other on.
By chance, Li Hua and his mother saw in the group that someone shared that there was a person in Shenzhen University General Hospital calledTao Hui peopleof doctors.
According to the group friends, this Dr. Tao isDirector of Spine Orthopedics, rich clinical experience, has solved many incurable diseases related to the spinal bones, and many people are optimistic about him.
Such news is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Li Hua and his motherPerhaps this Dr. Tao can rejuvenate and make Li Hua the next miracle.
So they immediately packed their bags and rushed to Shenzhen University General Hospital.
In the hospital's clinic, Dr. Tao met Li Hua for the first time. The patient, curled up in a wheelchair with barely visible faces, shocked him a little. It is hard to imagine that Li Hua can live in such a state for 28 years.
"Two out of every 1,000 people in the world will suffer from ankylosing spondylitis, but Li Hua is the only one in 1,000 who is so serious. ”In fact, the spine doctors who had seen the doctor before also knew about Li Hua's situation, but in the face of such a complex condition, they knew very well the difficulty of the operation.
There are few such surgeries in the country, and the samples available for reference can be said to be pitiful, plus there may be many tricky emergencies during the operation. Therefore, taking over such an operation is not a small challenge for any doctor.
In the medical field, they have made such difficult surgeries possible"The difficulty of climbing Mount Everest",Therefore, many doctors were discouraged by Li Hua after the diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Tao was also aware of this problem when he first saw Li Hua, and he knew it in his heartIt's going to be the toughest challenge ever.
After doing a complete physical examination of Li Hua, Dr. Tao found that due to long-term compression, Li Hua'sThe abdomen** began to ulcerate, and the internal organs were gradually damaged。If this development is allowed to occur, then Li Hua's life will also be in danger.
"When this patient is done, he has climbed Mount Everest. ”Think about it again and again,Dr. Tao decided to perform surgery on Li Hua, which undoubtedly gave Li Hua and his mother hope to live. However, in China, such surgery is really rare, and even if the doctor is as skilled as Dr. Tao, he is not 100% sure.
In order to maximize the success rate of the surgery, Dr. TaoThe chief physicians of 11 departments of the hospital were contacted, formed a strong medical team to provide treatment for Li Hua.
At the meeting, they had a heated discussion on Dr. Tao's best plan, and finally determined a complete set of surgical plans.
In response to the situation that Li Hua's body fold is too high,They decided to operate on Li Hua in four times
First of all, Li Hua must be truncatedFemoral neck, and then there'sAmputate his thoracolumbar vertebrae, get him straight up, and help him nextReplace it with an artificial hip joint, so that he can walk normally, and finally will be hisCervical vertebrae amputatedso that he can hold his head up.
The whole procedure is full of risks, and if the operation fails, Li Hua will never be able to stand up again.
For many doctors, this operation is the biggest challenge of their careers, and for Li Hua, this operation is also a desperate gamble in life.
"For a difficult disease like ours, we have to rely on the doctor's skill and our luck. Anyway, it's a matter of resignation, and not having surgery is a dead end, so it's better to do it, maybe there is still a glimmer of life. ”Before the surgery began, Dr. Tao summoned these doctors for one last time for a consultation andDetailed solutions are listed for various emergencies that may occur during surgery.
Before Li Hua was pushed into the operating room, his mother held his hand and encouraged him"Take it easy, you have to trust the doctor, you have to believe in yourself. ”
But after the surgeries were closed, my mother sat nervously on the ground, and her tears fell involuntarily. For this operation, for Li Hua's future, she didn't dare to think too much.
The operating lights came on and the first surgery began.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Director Sun of the anesthesiology department, because Li Hua's body size was special and he could not anesthetize him, so the trachea was neededIn his sober state, through the nasal cavity, into the trachea, and finally into his lungs.
This process is unbearable for anyone, and people will instinctively resist or struggle. In order to alleviate Li Hua's pain to the greatest extent, the doctors' movements were gentle but crisp.
Director Sun also agreed with Li Hua in advance that he would raise his hand if he had any questions. But in this process, Li Hua showed endurance beyond ordinary peopleWith little struggle, he was able to complete the intubation.
The anesthesia tube also followed, and not long after, the voice in Li Hua's ears gradually became blurredFunctioning, he fell asleep.
After anesthesia, Director Wu, the chief surgeon, quickly found the position and made a 7-centimeter incision on Li Hua's body.
In order to create favorable conditions for subsequent surgeries, he sawed off the two femoral necks linking the root of Li Hua's thigh and his pelvis, and finally finallyThe gap between his face and his thighs was widened to 10 centimeters.
After the operation, Director Tao surrounded Li Hua, who had woken up, and asked with concern"Li Hua, does your leg hurt?”After hearing the satisfactory answer, Director Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
But in the first operation, the enlarged gap was still too small for Li Hua to lie on the operating table for surgery, so Director Tao didThe fourth surgery will be brought forward, let Li Hua sit and undergo cervical osteotomy.
However, this surgery is very riskyOnce the spinal nerves are injured, it means that Li Hua will be paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life, Director Tao, who was in charge of the knife, couldn't help but sweat.
He first made a 10-centimeter cut in Li Hua's spine, and soon Li Hua's cervical vertebrae were exposed.
withThere was a click on the spineThe doctors were very nervous, and they hurriedly checked whether there was any misalignment when the bone was amputated, because once the bone was misaligned, Li Hua's nerves would be damaged, and then cause paralysis.
But fortunately, the operation was thrilling, and after completing this series of ultra-difficult surgical actions, Director Tao again22 steel nails were successfully nailed into Li Hua's cervical vertebrae
It was also at this moment that Li Hua, who had been folded for 28 yearsFor the first time, I raised my head and saw the whole world。His joy at this time is indescribable.
This was followed by the remaining two surgeriesAfter completing these surgeries, Li Hua will usher in a different life.
But unexpectedly, after the third surgery was completed,Li Hua actually launched a high fever, which made Director Tao worried.
Because the fever may be caused by infection, if this is really the case, then all the instruments in his body must be removed, and this will also pose a great threat to Li Hua's life.
Thankfully, the doctors were sureLi Hua's high fever was not caused by an infection.
After his fever subsided, the doctors successfully performed his final operation. So far,This operation, which lasted for half a year, came to a perfect end.
Li Hua recovered well after the operation, he looked at his mother quietly, and said with emotion"Mommy's gray hair is more than you see in the crevices",It made her mother cry.
Then he took out the long-dusted melodicaplayed a song "Only Mom is Good in the World"., the voice is tactful and touching, and it also conveys all the gratitude in his heart.
Soon after he was discharged from the hospital, Li Hua came to the hospital with his mother and expressed his gratitude to all the medical staff who rescued him at that time, and wrote a special word"Hui I am reborn".Give it to Director Tao Huiren and thank him for saving his life.
At this time, Li Hua could already use a walker to confidently walk in the crowd. (*From the Internet, infringement contact deleted).