The couple left, and Zhao Heng continued his rounds,

When he reached Sun Xinxin's bedside, he routinely asked Sun Xinxin, who was sitting on the bed and looked as if she had fully recovered, "How are you feeling today?"

"Dr. Zhao, I feel completely recovered. I just wonder when the second surgery can be scheduled?"

Sun Xinxin said eagerly.

"You've recovered quite quickly. As for the second surgery, it can basically be done in about a week."

Zhao Heng pondered for a moment and said.

"Another week..."

Sun Xinxin said with a slight disappointment.

She wished she could have the surgery immediately, recover fully, and get back to training.

"In your case, your recovery has already surpassed most ordinary people."

Zhao Heng said.

"Yes, Xinxin, let's take it slow, there's no rush."

Sun Xinxin's mother tried to persuade her impatient daughter.

"Okay, thank you, Dr. Zhao."

After being persuaded, Sun Xinxin nodded and didn't ask further.

Just as Zhao Heng was about to leave, Sun Xinxin's mother stopped him.

"Dr. Zhao, I wonder if I could trouble you with something?"

Sun Xinxin's mother said politely to Zhao Heng.

She knew that although Dr. Zhao looked young, during her daughter's hospital stay, she had heard many versions of rumors.

Some said Zhao Heng had a powerful background himself, others said he was backed by his influential girlfriend. In short, someone powerful was behind him, allowing him to rise so quickly.

Add to that Zhao Heng's undeniably high medical skill, Sun Xinxin's mother was very courteous to him.

"Yes, go ahead."

Zhao Heng nodded, not sure what kind of trouble Sun Xinxin's mother was referring to, but he thought it shouldn't be a big deal, because from their interactions, Zhao Heng felt that Sun Xinxin's mother was quite sensible. As for the strained relationship with her daughter, it was because her expectations for her daughter were too high, and she pushed her too hard.

"Here's the thing, Dr. Zhao, one of my old friends recently got a mysterious illness. She's been to many hospitals without any effective result. Could I bring her over for you to take a look?"

Sun Xinxin's mother said.

"What's the specific situation?"

On hearing she wanted to bring someone for a consultation, Zhao Heng wasn't surprised, but he still wanted to know the specific situation.

"This old friend of mine, who likes running and working out, recently, when she turns her head to the right while running every morning, she suddenly feels flustered and short of breath, and then faints on the ground. Many times, she was found by passersby who called for an ambulance. This mysterious illness has been checked by many hospitals without any results."

Sun Xinxin's mother said. The old friend she mentioned was naturally her close childhood friend.

"Fainting when turning her head to the right?"

Zhao Heng sensitively extracted this key phrase from Sun Xinxin's mother's description.

Could it be transient syncope?

Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness due to transient global cerebral hypoperfusion, characterized by rapid onset, brief duration, and spontaneous complete recovery.

The causes of syncope can be complex, varying from neuro-mediated syncope, cardiac syncope to orthostatic hypotension.

Thus, the causes of syncope are complex and multifactorial.

"Yes, Dr. Zhao, just turning her head to the right will cause her to faint."

Sun Xinxin's mother confirmed again.

"What tests have been done, and what did the doctors at the other hospitals say?"

Zhao Heng nodded, still wanting to know more specific details.

"Many tests have been done, and they all said there might be a tumor in her brain, but no matter what tests are done, nothing has been found."

Sun Xinxin's mother said.

Her old friend is almost losing faith in hospitals and doctors, hearing that she's even started looking for those mysterious folk healers.

"Dr. Zhao, can this illness be treated? If not, I won't bother bringing her here."

Seeing Zhao Heng deep in thought, Sun Xinxin's mother cautiously asked. Zhao Heng, whom she knew as the most skilled doctor, if he couldn't treat it, she might actually have to suggest her friend go to those mysterious figures, which could perhaps be effective.

After all, in Sun Xinxin's mother's eyes, her daughter went untreated in Beautiful Country's largest and best hospital for three months, but Zhao Heng was able to cure her, so now Sun Xinxin's mother has complete trust in Zhao Heng.

"Bring her here first to take a look. Syncope doesn't necessarily mean it's a brain tumor."

Zhao Heng pondered and said.

In clinical practice, sometimes one might enter a thinking trap, stemming from the first diagnostician's suspicions. If this doctor determined a direction of suspicion, the following doctors would likely follow the same direction to explore.

Changing hospitals and doctors overall just means using more in-depth examination equipment.

This is the inertia and misleading nature of thinking; some patients haven't been cured for many years partly due to this.

"Okay, thank you, Dr. Zhao. I'll call her now."

Sun Xinxin's mother nodded immediately when she heard Zhao Heng's positive response, took out her phone, and ran out of the ward to make a call.

"Dr. Zhao, I'm sorry to trouble you. My mom is like this, acting on impulse."

Sun Xinxin said apologetically.

She knew that doctors in big hospitals are very busy, and if everyone brought someone directly to them, it would cause chaos.

"It's okay, it's just a check-up, no trouble."

Zhao Heng waved it off casually.

Hearing what Sun Xinxin's mother said, Zhao Heng was rather curious about the reason someone might faint just by turning their head to the right.

Very soon, Sun Xinxin's mother came back in, jogging with her phone in hand.

"Dr. Zhao, I spoke with my old friend. She'll be here shortly. Thank you so much for the trouble."

Sun Xinxin's mother said upon entering the room.

"Bring her directly to the office later."

Zhao Heng nodded and replied casually.

With that, he left the ward and went back to the office.

As Zhao Heng left, Sun Xinxin said to her mother, "Mom, don't bother Dr. Zhao like this in the future. He's very busy."

"I know, but I had no choice. I can't just watch Aunt Wang going to see some quacks."

Sun Xinxin's mother sighed and said.

"Just this once, okay?"

Sun Xinxin said.

"Alright, Xinxin, I'll listen to you."

Sun Xinxin's mother nodded repeatedly, cherishing the regained mother-daughter bond so much that she now agrees unconditionally with whatever her daughter says.

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