Kunming First People's Hospital, Department of Urology.
"What? You Sanqing have made another artificial bladder?"
"Has the clinical trial been approved? This, this, is really great."
"Don't worry, I'll find you some patients for clinical trials right away."
Director Wu put down the phone and walked around the office excitedly, unable to calm down for a long time.
As the director of the Department of Urology, he has seen too many patients who hang around urine bags every day and live a life worse than death.
Many of these patients are still very young and had a good life, but due to the disease, their entire lives were completely destroyed.
It’s really frustrating!
They must be notified as soon as possible to come and modify the bladder and remove the urine bag.
Thinking of this, he immediately returned to his desk and flipped through the case records on the computer.
"Female, 16 years old. Her bladder was ruptured due to a car accident. Her intestinal condition was not in good condition. She could not take out the ileum to reconstruct her bladder, so she had to undergo a cystostomy. It was so pitiful. I did this surgery myself."
Director Wu recalled the pitiful young girl with a urine bag hanging on her face, and couldn't help but feel a sore nose: "It's her."
"And here's a 10-year-old boy who suffers from severe congenital urinary incontinence. His bladder is only one-fifth the size of an ordinary person. This situation is difficult to undergo surgery and can only be treated conservatively. According to family members, the patient has developed autism symptoms. If he can be transplanted with an artificial bladder, it will definitely greatly improve his quality of life."
"Male, 50 years old, has suffered from uremia for 30 years. His left kidney and bladder have been removed. Over the past 30 years, he has come to the hospital for dialysis every week and has had to change his urinary catheter once a month. The family has a heavy burden. If he can be replaced, An artificial bladder would definitely improve things."
"..."
In just ten minutes, Director Wu picked out five impressive patients. They were either seriously ill, young, or had heavy family burdens. After artificial bladder transplantation, they could greatly improve their conditions and save five patients in pain. A desperate family sinking into despair.
Later, he called the patients and their families one by one to personally inform them of the good news.
As a doctor, he likes to hear the joyful voices from his patients’ hearts and feels extremely satisfied every time.
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50-year-old Li is a man that even doctors find incredible. He undergoes hemodialysis three times a week. He has a loud voice and quick movements. He also likes to ride a bicycle when he has nothing to do.
As a kidney fighter, he has been fighting uremia for 30 years and lost a left kidney and a bladder.
He is not like ordinary uremia patients who are dying every day and as weak as a candle in the wind, but he has strong vitality.
Except for a yellow urine bag hanging on his waist, he looks like an ordinary person.
The root cause of Lao Li's illness stems from an accident when he was 8 years old. He climbed up a tree because of his naughtiness. Unexpectedly, he was frightened and suddenly slipped down. The branch punctured his urethra, and he began to urinate after returning home.
The medical conditions were not good at that time. Lao Li just took some traditional Chinese medicine and took it to heart, but he did not expect that the damage to the urethra would cause infection of the bladder and kidneys.
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There is an extra stoma and urine bag for urination.
Later, he developed uremia and needed hemodialysis three times a week.
At the age of 40, uremia caused heart failure, which is the most dangerous complication. Lao Li felt that he had only one breath left, but he was miraculously saved by doctors again.
He passed through the gate of hell many times, but Lao Li still lived well, optimistic and happy.
For 30 years, he has been living with a urine bag. Although he is just an ordinary security guard and lives cautiously, he never gives up on life.
After work, he bought books from bookstores and taught himself erhu and pipa. His good piano skills made him a celebrity in the community, and he even had a female fan, forming a harmonious family.
Being able to be in such a state comes from his free and easy mentality of treating himself as a normal person.
Regardless of work or life, he holds himself to the standards of a normal person. Even in the summer before, he took a urine bag to swim in public and didn't feel anything strange.
He didn't care about those strange looks and pretended he couldn't see them.
Over time, this also earned him the respect of many people.
Since he has been ill for many years, he has also met many doctors in the urology and nephrology department, and he is an old acquaintance with Director Wu.
On this day, as usual, he was playing the erhu in the community and communicating with a group of piano friends.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
Lao Li picked up the phone: "Hey, Director Wu, what's going on?"
With a pop, the phone slipped from his hand and fell straight to the ground.
Lao Li didn't realize it, he was stunned on the spot.
It wasn't until his wife pushed him from the side that he exclaimed as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"I-I'm going to have a new bladder?"
He looked at his feet and quickly picked up the phone. Fortunately, the thick phone case saved the screen from shattering.
When my wife heard this, she was also shocked: "New spectator? What do you mean?"
Lao Li hugged his wife and refused to let go for a long time, murmuring in a low voice: "Director Wu said he would give me a brand new bladder."
Unconsciously, his face was covered with tears of joy.
The wife was instantly confused: "Wasn't your bladder cut off early? Can it grow back?"
The piano friends next to him also opened their eyes wide, as if they had heard some fantasy.
Lao Li wiped the tears off his face like he was wiping sweat and explained to everyone.
"It's not a new one, it's a transplant of an artificial bladder. Oops, I can't explain how complicated it is, but this is a new result developed by the Sanqing Group, so it shouldn't be fake."
"Oh, Sanqing's new achievements, that should be kept true."
Everyone suddenly realized it and immediately believed it, and everyone congratulated him with all kinds of words.
"Lao Li, you have caught up with the good times. You are so lucky to have a new bladder transplanted after it is gone."
"Are we going to do some kind of clinical trial? This is very popular now. Last time, my old man also got a disease. He participated in a clinical trial even though he was 70 and 80 years old. It was so fashionable."
"After 30 years, Lao Li's bladder has finally returned, which is really gratifying."
"After the surgery, we will prepare a table for you to celebrate."
My wife also looked overjoyed. She couldn’t figure out how this was done. She could only attribute it to the power of technology.
"Then you have a new bladder, will you no longer need to hang a urine bag?"
Lao Li patted the urine bag under his coat. There was a bulging bag inside. He suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart. He thought that this urine bag had been with him for thirty years. If it disappeared in the future, he might not be used to it.
However, he did not miss it, but felt a burst of joy in his chest and nodded: "That's right, this thing will never be used again in the future."
The next day, Lao Li came to Kunming People's Hospital as scheduled and met Director Wu.
After saying hello with a big smile, he saw four other patients in the office.
In addition to the two middle-aged people, there were also two very young patients, which made him look at them a few more times.
A girl in school uniform was carrying a satchel with an unsealed zipper and a yellow urine bag just inside.
Her eyes were calm and she would smile slightly at everyone she looked at. She was as calm and composed as an ordinary middle school student walking on the street.
The two looked at each other and nodded to each other.
Lao Li secretly praised in his heart that he saw his own reflection in this girl, and that carefree and carefree attitude was so familiar.
It is foreseeable that no matter how serious the disease is, she cannot knock her down, and she is destined to grow up happily.
He turned his eyes and looked towards the corner.
There stood a silent little boy, his head lowered, hiding behind his parents, hiding in the shadows, as if this could isolate all the unpleasantness and not affect his own little world.
Lao Li glanced up and down, and soon saw the yellow urine bag on the little boy's body. His heart suddenly sank, and he looked away, not daring to look again.
How old are these children? They should be innocent, carefree, and growing up healthily, but instead they are burdened with unbearable pain and an unforeseen future.
He lamented in his heart, the joy on his face disappeared instantly, and he could no longer smile.
At this time, Director Wu coughed slightly and began to distribute the documents in his hand.
"This is the consent form for the clinical trial. Take a look at it. If you have no objection, just sign it. For minors, their family members will sign on their behalf."
Everyone signed, and the five thin documents were neatly stacked on the desk.
Then, five people, with five urine bags hanging on them, all looked at Director Wu, their eyes full of expectation.
Director Wu chuckled and said, "Clinical trials of artificial bladders are different from ordinary drug clinical trials. The five of you will go for a physical examination in a while, and then prepare for bladder puncture to collect cells."
"After getting the cells, I will send them to Sanqing's stem cell laboratory, where researchers will culture bladder cells based on your detailed body data to create a tailor-made artificial bladder."
"The whole process, depending on each person's situation, will take about one to two months. Once the bladder is cultured, I will notify you to come over for the transplant surgery."
"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask them clearly."
The two middle-aged men shook their heads blankly. They had dark skin and simple clothes. They looked like farmers or workers. They didn't even understand Director Wu's words, let alone ask any questions.
The little boy's family members had a lot of questions. They asked a lot of questions, mainly about the precautions before and after the operation.
Director Wu patiently explained: "Your child's bladder is relatively small, the damage is not serious, and the urethra is relatively healthy, so only a part of it needs to be transplanted."
"Researchers will grow a bladder that is about the same size as an ordinary person, and then sew it together with the original bladder. In this way, the new bladder will continue to grow, reorganize with the old bladder, and replace the lost parts of the old bladder."
"One month after the operation, the artificial bladder can work like a normal bladder. After 3 months, the blood vessels around the artificial bladder can grow rapidly and the nerves will be connected. The elasticity of the artificial bladder is 3-4 times higher. You can better control your urination, and the urine bag can be removed when the time comes.”
Hearing these words, the little boy suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing, and asked the first sentence after entering.
"Uncle, is it true?"
Director Wu touched his head lovingly, took out a toffee from his pocket and handed it over, smiling: "Of course it's true, you will be a normal person from now on."
A smile spread across the little boy's face and he laughed happily: "Great, my classmates will never laugh at me again in the future."
He shook his mother's arm, the haze in his eyes cleared away, and he shouted happily: "Dad, mom, after the operation, I'm going to school. I really want to go to school."
The smile on the parents' faces was bright, but their voices were trembling. They bowed to Director Wu and bent deeply.
"Director Wu, thank you."
Director Wu hurriedly helped the two of them up and said repeatedly: "It should be, it should be."
"Actually, you have to thank Sanqing as well. It's all the technology they developed. I'm just a surgeon, hahaha."
"Director Wu, you're welcome. We will both send banners later."
When Lao Li looked at the scene in front of him, something seemed to well up in his chest, and his eyes instantly became moist.
At this moment, Director Wu looked towards him and his face became serious.
"Lao Li, your situation is a bit special. Unlike them, their bladders are partially removed, but yours is completely removed. We are not sure how much tissue is left, whether it has atrophied, and whether it can grow back. Together."
"And you have a full bladder transplant, while others only need to transplant part of it, so cultivating your artificial bladder will be a lot more troublesome."
"After all, this surgery is the first of its kind in China. We cannot guarantee the prognosis of the surgery or whether it can achieve the ideal state."
"As a doctor, I have to make this clear to you in advance."
Lao Li grinned: "Director Wu, I haven't had a bladder for 30 years, and I have long accepted the reality. Look, I am still living a good life with a urine bag hanging on me every day."
Director Wu nodded approvingly: "I admire your mentality, you are very optimistic. I am mainly afraid that if you have raised hopes now, the situation will not be ideal and your mentality will be bad."
Lao Li waved his hand and looked indifferent: "Director Wu, others don't know me, don't you know it? In the summer, I can even go swimming with a urine bag on, so I ask you, this positive attitude, Who can compare?"
Director Wu smiled: "Yes."
He said no more and turned to look at the girl in school uniform: "What about you? You and your mother understand it, right?"
The girl responded crisply: "I understand. But I have a question."
"what is the problem?"
"I just want to ask, will this surgery delay my college entrance examination this year?" the girl asked calmly.
"Hiss~" Director Wu gasped, looked the girl up and down, and said in disbelief: "What? Aren't you only 16 years old? Aren't you a freshman in high school?"
"I skipped two levels, and it happened to be the college entrance examination this year." The girl said calmly: "But I understand that transplant surgery is a major surgery, and it will indeed have a certain impact on the body. If I don't perform well, I can repeat it next year. It will be fine. , I just want to know more about it so that I can be mentally prepared."
Director Wu plucked the stubble on his chin hard, and suddenly felt a dull pain in his balls.
He never expected that this child could skip a grade in school even though he endured the unbearable pain of ordinary people.
This is a top student, so he can't delay his future.
What if the surgery was not done well and the child's performance was affected, from 985 to junior college, or even not admitted to college.
This... I will definitely feel sorry for myself.
Director Wu thought silently, his shoulders were heavy and he felt a great pressure.
