On Saturday morning at seven, Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to the hospital.
Aunt Gu had no problem staying alone in the ward at night. She would be discharged within the next couple of days anyway.
At eight o'clock, the attending doctor came to make his rounds. After checking Aunt Gu's condition, he asked, "Are your fingers still numb?"
"A little," Aunt Gu said.
"They'll gradually recover later on. Fortunately, the radial nerve damage wasn't severe. Otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to make a simple grasping motion with your fingers."
"Doctor, when will the surgery to remove the steel plate be done?" Aunt Gu asked. A steel plate had been installed in her arm, and once the bone healed, she would need another operation to take it out. It was quite an ordeal.
"I don't really recommend removing it. The material of the steel plate we installed can remain in your bone for life."
"You had a Mid-shaft Humerus Fracture, which is especially likely to damage the radial nerve. After the steel plate was installed, the radial nerve has already shifted. If you remove the plate in a year or two, the nerve may have adhered to it. One small mistake could lead to an accident involving the radial nerve."
After explaining a few matters, the doctor said, "The wound has healed very well. You can be discharged tomorrow morning."
Aunt Gu and Xue Yuantong were delighted to hear that. Staying in the hospital really was troublesome—the space was cramped, there were too many people, and it was noisy and inconvenient.
The attending doctor asked again, "Have you bought the brace?"
"We got one ourselves through someone we know," Jiang Ning said.
The attending doctor paused. "One bought outside might not be suitable. It could affect the recovery."
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