Original subtitles

(Thank You, Doctor)

(Adapted from the novel "ICU 48 Hours" by Sheng Li)

(Episode 16)

Heart rate's coming down.

- Told you it'd be okay. - Your heart was overloaded.

We stabilized it with medication.

If you don't get your baby out, it's going to die.

- Call OB-GYN. - Okay.

You're still going to force surgery on me?

I'll sue you.

- Ma'am, your baby is in danger. - What are you doing?

Don't touch me.

Please calm down.

- Leave me alone. - Honey, what are you doing?

If you want your child to die, you can leave now.

- Don't scare me. - I'm not scaring you.

Do you know how serious your condition is right now?

Listen.

I've worked...

in a very tough medical environment before.

There was a pregnant woman.

She had prenatal bleeding at nine months of pregnancy.

In such a difficult situation, she still trusted us...

and cooperated with us.

In the end, the baby was delivered.

Pregnant women are seriously...

Listen up.

There are many war-torn places in the world.

For the women there,

giving birth to a child is not an easy thing to do.

There's no good medical environment.

They don't get supplements anytime, anywhere.

Yet you won't cherish such a good environment.

Honey.

- Let's listen to the doctor. - Please trust us.

Trust us. The baby will be fine, okay?

Take her to the OB-GYN.

Pull up a flatbed.

I know why you came back to Shanghai.

Why?

To look for an old friend.

What are you doing?

How did the surgery go?

The cesarean section went well.

She had a daughter. She's been sent to the nursery.

I didn't expect Xiao Yan's heart to be so soft.

She's sleeping so soundly.

Right.

You're very weak. Why don't you go back to bed?

I'm fine.

What did you give her?

Protein, carbohydrates, and fat.

That's what she needs to grow.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Dr. Bai.

A new life,

a new beginning.

Dr. Xiao.

You should have a new beginning too.

Thank you.

Hello.

Are you doing this on purpose?

It wasn't easy for me to take half a day off.

Wake up.

Two emergency patients are coming in.

We're up to our necks.

The director wants you to come back and help.

Wait for me.

Dad, where are you going?

I'm in a hurry.

Have your breakfast first.

I don't have time. I'll eat when I'm back.

Dad, what about me?

Just call Xu Yi Ran if there's anything.

- Bye. - Dad.

He's always in a hurry.

The speed limit is 50.

You have exceeded the speed limit.

The surgery was a success.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

- Thank you, doctor. - It's what I should do.

Tell the two interns from the clinic to come to me.

- Okay. - Okay.

- Come on, make way. - Please make way.

- Make way. - Be careful. Hurry up.

- Hurry up. - Make way, everyone.

- What happened? - She was hit by a motorbike.

Respiratory failure. Blood pressure, 60 over 40.

- Car accident. Call Dr. Bai. - Okay.

Excuse us.

Excuse me.

What's the situation?

- Family, please wait outside. - She was hit by a motorbike.

Her blood pressure is so low.

Dopamine combined with norepinephrine.

Okay.

Prepare for an ultrasound. Let's check her heart.

There's blood in the pericardium.

This is a typical cardiac tamponade...

following a chest impact.

Check the abdomen.

There is also a lot of bleeding inside the abdominal cavity.

Prepare for surgery.

Let's take care of the cardiac tamponade first.

Dr. Bai, there's no anesthesiologists around.

There's no time. Paracentesis kit.

Blood pressure's coming back up.

- Turn it off when it reaches 200. - Okay.

For now, we can only relieve the pressure temporarily.

We'll take a closer look later...

to find out the specific heart damage.

Call the OR.

Tell them to prepare for chest and abdomen surgery.

Call the cardiology again.

Tell them to get ready the bypass machine.

Okay.

You're a family member?

No, I'm not.

I hit her.

Then you were able to contact the patient's family?

Yes.

Dr. Bai, I've contacted the operating room.

Okay.

Tell her family to come right away.

Why is she bleeding so much?

Suction.

There's too much blood.

Blood pressure and heart rate are dropping.

Prepare for chest compressions.

Bovie.

Miss, how's my mom?

May I know your name?

I'm Huang Shu Fen's son.

The patient is undergoing surgery.

Please be patient.

Hello.

Are you Huang Shu Fen's family?

Yes. Who are you?

I was the one who called you.

You're the one who hit my mom, right?

If anything happens to my mom, I'll deal with you!

Why did you hit me?

- I just hit you... - This is a hospital.

Please keep it down.

You'll pay for all of my mom's treatment.

I've already paid for it.

What about going forward?

I'll pay for it.

Don't worry.

I was the one who hit her.

I'll take full responsibility.

Let me tell you.

If anything goes wrong with my mom's health,

I'll hold you responsible.

I will be responsible.

Blood pressure is back.

Doctor, how's my mom?

- Are you her family? - Yes, I'm her son.

Her condition is stable now.

She'll be treated in the EICU.

EICU? How much will that cost?

Is money more important than her life?

In her current condition, she has to be admitted in the EICU.

What are you looking at?

Go and pay the money.

The money I have on me is used to pay for the surgery.

I'll go withdraw some money now.

No.

You want to run away?

Let me tell you. I'll call the police.

I won't run away.

I'll find a way to get the money.

I really don't have any money on me right now.

Then give me your ID card.

Please wait a moment.

Listen, kid.

You can't run away.

This is a hit-and-run.

If you run away, the police will arrest you.

You can be jailed for eight to ten years.

Go and get the money. Hurry.

Go and handle the procedures.

The patient will be out soon.

Okay. Thank you, doctor.

I need to go.

Please tell the director for me.

Why should I?

You started this.

Of course you have to be responsible for me.

What happened because of me?

Doctor, why isn't my mom awake yet?

She'll wake up when the anesthesia wears off.

Come back and see us if there's anything.

Okay.

Thank you, doctor.

Hello?

Have you gotten the money?

Did you run away?

We've done a heart repair and a splenectomy.

The surgery was successful.

You're recovering well.

You can move to the general ward in your condition.

Doctor.

You're such a joker.

This kind of injury...

takes 100 days to heal.

My heart has undergone a major surgery.

I almost died on the operating table.

I've only been in the EICU for a few days...

and you want me to move to a general ward?

Moving to the general ward or not...

depends on your recovery.

You're recovering very well.

There's no problem at all moving to the general ward.

I won't go to the general ward.

I think the place here is not bad.

Ma'am, the EICU is a good place.

But it costs a lot.

The care fee will also cost a lot.

Money is not an issue.

You don't have to worry about it.

Someone will pay for it.

The payment won't be late.

Give me the good medicine.

Expensive medicine.

The imported ones.

What's more important?

Money or my health?

I'm already an old woman.

I really don't want another mistake to happen.

This isn't about money.

The resources of the EICU are limited.

There are many patients who need this bed.

Since you've recovered,

you should give up the bed...

to patients in greater need.

Doctor, don't worry.

I won't stay here.

I'm just concerned about my health.

After all, my chest and abdomen were open.

It's not a joke.

I'm begging you.

Let me stay for a few more days.

If I'm really fine,

I'll be discharged.

I'll give this bed...

to patients in need.

I won't give you a hard time.

Let me see the medical records for bed five.

She could move to the general ward.

Why would she stay in the expensive EICU?

She's not using her money.

It's understandable, old people worry about their health.

That's no reason to use someone else's money like that.

And she wants the best of everything.

I say,

the young man who caused the accident...

is just a delivery guy.

Staying in the EICU is so expensive.

How many deliveries does he have to make to make up for it?

It's his fault for causing that accident.

Come to think of it, it's a lesson for those delivery guys.

They ride the motorbike recklessly...

and don't follow traffic rules.

If they don't cause trouble, who does?

How do you know it must be that young man...

who didn't follow the traffic rules?

Besides, even if he didn't follow the traffic rules,

it's understandable.

Do you know how hard it is to make deliveries?

From now on,

if my delivery guy is late again,

I won't complain.

Yes, right.

All right, get back to work.

Let's do an MRI scan on this patient later.

Doctor.

Doctor.

Can Ms. Huang be discharged?

She's recovering well.

Although she can't be discharged,

she can be transferred to the general ward.

She can?

Then why didn't you transfer her?

It's not that we won't let her.

She doesn't want to.

The patient has requested to be observed longer.

What's there to observe?

Staying in the EICU costs thousands of yuan a day.

That's my one-month salary.

No, she has to transfer.

- Get up! You're wasting my money! - What are you doing?

- Move to the general ward! - Help me!

Let go. This is a hospital.

I want her transferred.

You can talk it out.

Don't get physical again.

It hurts.

Where does it hurt?

My chest.

It's all because of him.

All right.

If your chest hurts,

I'll arrange another operation for you.

Ms. Huang.

I already asked the doctor.

You don't need to be in the EICU anymore.

Please do me a favor.

Move to the general ward.

What favor?

You didn't do me a favor when you ran into me.

When I was sent here, I lost my blood pressure.

I almost died.

Why didn't you do me a favor?

Ms. Huang.

I'm just a delivery man.

It's not easy for me to earn money.

It's not easy for anyone.

Let me tell you.

As long as I'm staying here,

you have to pay for it.

Both the medical expenses and the bed.

When I'm discharged,

I'll have you pay...

for the lost work time and psychological damage.

- You... - What?

My demands are reasonable.

You...

should stop messing around here.

Go deliver food.

Don't run out of money to compensate me.

You're just a bully!

Chen Zhi, take him outside.

Come with me.

Let's go.

Ma'am, I'm telling you.

You're wasting the nation's medical resources.

To be serious,

you're violating the interests of other patients.

Okay. Stop lecturing me.

I'm not educated.

I don't understand what you're saying.

I only know I was hit by someone and sent here.

First, I didn't delay my payment.

Second, I didn't cause trouble.

No one can kick me out of here.

I'll personally go through the discharge procedures for you.

Thank you.

When I'm done here,

I'll ask you for help with the procedure.

Why don't we call the police?

Calling the police won't help.

She didn't delay her payment...

or cause trouble.

Even if the police come, there's nothing they can do.

Are we going to let her keep hogging the bed?

We can't do anything now.

She can stay as long as she wants.

I'm broke anyway.

She'll have to pay for her own stay...

or she can move to the general ward.

That's a good idea.

If she doesn't pay up,

we can kick her out by right.

You paid 40,000 yuan last time.

She can stay until the weekend with that.

There are still five days left.

Give me a refund then.

My parents begged my grandparents for that 40,000 yuan.

Before the patient is discharged,

we can't give you a refund.

What kind of hospital is this?

It's my money.

Why can't I get a refund?

Don't panic.

It's the hospital's financial system.

There's nothing we can do.

I know it.

You're in cahoots with that woman.

You're trying to take my money!

Young man, that's not true.

I deliver food to people.

I don't even dare to eat better food myself.

All I ate every day were steamed buns.

I thought after these few years of suffering,

I could have some money saved up to get married.

But now,

it's all gone.

That's thousands of yuan a day.

Isn't the money too hot for you?

Young man, don't cry.

We'll think of something else.

What can you think of?

You're just trying to take my money.

That's not true.

Calm down.

How about this?

I'll go talk to the patient now.

Human hearts are made of the same flesh.

I'm sure she'll understand your situation.

Just wait a little. I'll go now.

I'll be right back.

Is the result...

for the traffic liability determination out?

Age-wise,

I should call you Ma'am.

Well, let's just say sometimes,

we can't just think about ourselves.

We have to put ourselves...

in someone else's shoes.

All right.

Drop the act.

I'm tired of hearing it.

I'm not moving.

I can't even take care of myself now.

I don't have time to think about anyone else.

You should still think about the law.

The police were here just now.

They made it clear to your family.

After their investigation,

they were able to reconstruct the entire accident.

In the accident,

you're both responsible.

You ran a red light.

He was speeding.

The responsibility is 50-50.

In this case,

the hospital bill should be split 50-50...

including what has been paid for.

I was forced to.

I have no choice.

If I had money,

I wouldn't have let him pay.

It's been so many days.

You've seen that my son didn't come to visit even once.

You want my son to pay for it?

That's impossible.

Stop making a fuss.

At first,

it didn't matter whose fault it was.

I'm the one who hit you,

so I'd pay for your medical bills.

As long as you're fine,

I'll accept it.

But look at what you're doing.

You've recovered.

Why must you stay here to waste my money?

That's right.

Don't you feel bad spending other people's money?

You even want the best of everything.

It's not that I had to stay here.

I've thought about it.

If I move to the general ward,

I won't be able to rely on my son.

He definitely won't come to see me for sure.

Beside the nurses in the general ward...

are not as good as the ones in here.

So...

I didn't want to move.

Are you still going to stay in the EICU now?

No, I'll move.

Young man.

I'm sorry.

Let's do as the traffic police said.

But I really don't have money.

Let's forget what happened between us.

As for the medical bills going forward,

I'll pay half.

That will ease your burden.

What do you mean?

Are you saying I'll pay for all the expenses from before?

I'm already an old woman.

My husband died early.

My son isn't filial.

I'm all alone with no one to help me.

I only have a little pension left.

Now, I'm sick.

There's no one by my side to take care of me.

Take pity on this old woman.

All right.

You should stop the moral blackmail.

Doctor.

How is this moral blackmail?

In order to rush back to the hospital...

to operate on a patient a while ago,

I got a ticket for speeding.

I was frustrated too.

I was trying to save someone, but I was punished for it.

But then I thought it through.

That kind of thinking is moral blackmail.

Even if I was saving lives,

I can't cover up the fact that I violated regulations.

So I accepted my punishment willingly.

Every one of us...

should take responsibility for what we do.

Isn't that natural?

I'm sorry, Ms. Huang.

My family isn't well-off.

The few thousand yuan spent took me a lot of effort...

to save up by delivering food one by one.

Let's just do...

as the traffic police said.

Young man, why are you so unkind?

Are you trying to kill this old woman?

Ma'am.

You just recovered. Don't get too worked up.

Chen Zhi.

Help the patient with the procedures.

Okay.

What?

Are you ganging up on an old woman?

Please calm down.

How about this?

I'll ask the traffic officer to come here.

You can talk to him.

You were here and there in the day.

So you went to the police station to pay the fine.

It's all because you rushed me.

You have to reimburse me.

You drove the car.

I won't reimburse you.

Isn't this moral blackmail?

What is he blackmailing you for?

During the day, to save someone,

he broke the traffic rules and was fined.

That's what we should do.

Dr. Bai, you're very wise.

I'm just doing my job.

We should all learn from Dr. Bai.

You're too kind, Dr. Xiao.

Indeed.

Do you still want me to reimburse you?

What happened, Mr. Jiang?

Are you hurt again?

Here.

Come on.

Here.

Here.

Wait, let me.

Here, sit down.

This...

What happened?

I wanted to lie down in bed,

but I tripped and fell.

Mr. Jiang, you should have called for me.

I'm fine.

Get busy. I'm fine.

All right.

Are you okay?

- I'm fine. - I'm going to do the laundry then.

Okay.

Mr. Pan.

I want to have green beans for lunch.

Are we out of them?

Didn't the head nurse say...

to make you cabbage and cucumber for lunch?

I've washed and cut them. I'm about to cook.

I don't know why I just feel like having them.

All right.

I'll buy them for you.

Mr. Pan.

Open the window for me.

Okay.

Leave the screen open.

I want to get some fresh air.

Okay.

Cover up.

Here.

Okay.

All right.

I'll go.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

It's not like I'm not getting paid for this.

Mr. Jiang!

(I'm sorry. I hope you live a better life.)

(I love you. Xian Yun)

- What's the patient's condition? - He fell from the fourth floor.

Blood pressure, 70 over 50. Heart rate, 135.

He's in hemorrhagic shock.

Dual intravenous access has been established.

Lin Zhi.

- What's going on? - It's Ms. Jiang's husband.

Keep the dopamine pumping at 200 milligrams.

Prepare four units of red suspension.

Okay.

Prepare for an ultrasound.

Make a conventional four-tube.

- Call the OR. - Okay.

There's a lot of fluid in the abdominal cavity.

How's the OR?

Xian Yun!

Ms. Jiang.

Xian Yun.

- How is it? - Xian Yun.

- What happened? - Calm down.

- I... - Wait a minute.

He was fine when I left the house.

- Calm down. - Let's take a CT scan first.

Ms. Jiang.

- Don't panic. Calm down. - Xian...

- Calm down. - Xian Yun.

- Doctor! - Xian Yun.

Mr. Jiang doesn't want to be saved.

He said that to me himself in the ambulance.

He said...

he has pancreatic cancer.

It's terminal.

He won't make it,

so you don't have to save him.

Okay.

I got it. Thank you.

All right.

Don't worry. The surgery should be quick.

I've asked around.

I'll go and talk to her.

Okay.

I'm almost done asking around.

A month ago,

Xian Yun did make Pan...

send him to Fifth Hospital.

At that time, Xian Yun said...

he went to catch up with an old friend.

When he came out, he wasn't in a good mood.

Pan thought he simply felt sick, so he didn't care much.

After he returned,

Xian Yun reminded Pan again and again not to tell you...

that he went to the hospital.

He didn't want you to worry...

or be unhappy that he was outside for so long.

Just now,

I asked the staff at Fifth Hospital.

It's true that Xian Yun went to the hospital for a checkup.

He has been diagnosed...

He has advanced pancreatic cancer.

Look.

Well...

I think after some time,

he should get another checkup at our hospital's oncology department.

Because tumors...

aren't the strength of Fifth Hospital.

There's a possibility of a misdiagnosis.

You can go home for now.

You don't have...

to go to Ms. Jiang's anymore.

Later,

I'll find you a new job.

Dr. Lu.

My matter is not urgent.

It's just...

they're both good people.

They don't deserve this.

Isn't Ms. Jiang's husband paralyzed from the waist down?

Yes.

And now he has...

terminal pancreatic cancer.

Once it's terminal...

Maybe that's why he didn't want to live anymore.

Ms. Jiang never mentioned it before.

I heard from Lin Zhi...

that she only found out about it.

Pain from lower body paralysis...

coupled with advanced pancreatic cancer.

He has severe pain all over his body.

It's hard for ordinary people to even endure it.

Is he still in surgery?

Dr. Liu of general surgery is in charge.

Hepatobiliary surgery and oncology are having a joint consultation.

Why don't we go and keep Ms. Jiang company?

She must be very upset now.

Let's give her some time alone.

Dr. Liu.

How is he?

He's stable...

and won't be in danger for now.

What about his pancreas?

It's advanced pancreatic cancer indeed.

Is it confirmed?

Director Yu of oncology did the biopsy himself.

Can it be removed?

The cancer has already spread to the entire pancreas.

How much longer does he have?

Well...

It's hard to say.

It depends on his mental state...

and the speed of the tumor's spread.

I'll let you two talk.

Okay. Thank you, Dr. Liu.

Dr. Lu, I...

I need to take a leave.

I know.

Go and take care of Xian Yun.

I'll take care of the rest.

Don't worry.

Dr. Xiao.

This is the medication record for bed two.

Dr. Xiao.

What do you think will happen to Ms. Jiang?

You have to pay attention to her mood in the future.

Got it.

Xian Yun.

You're awake.

Where do you feel unwell?

Why did you save me?

Why did you save me?

Does your stomach hurt again?

Let me give you a massage.

Just let me die.

Why did you save me?

Just let me die!

It hurts so much.

Why did you save me?

Xian Yun.

You have pancreatic cancer.

You've been in pain for so long.

All this while,

I didn't even know.

And I'm still a nurse.

I shouldn't have.

Since you're a nurse,

you should know about terminal pancreatic cancer.

I don't have much time left.

Why did you save me?

Why didn't you just let me die?

Let's hang in there.

Medicine is so advanced nowadays.

Who knows?

There might be a cure the next day.

Here. Hold my hand.

I'm not afraid of pain. Pinch me.

Xiao Shan.

- Let me give you a massage. - Jiang Shan, just let me die.

Why did you save me?

If I die, everything will be over.

It's the best for both of us.

You don't know how painful this is.

I know pancreatic cancer...

hurts so, so much.

- I know. - I can't bear it.

I don't want this. It's so shameful!

It's beneath me.

It's meaningless to live like this.

Do it for me.

Hang in there for me, Xian Yun.

I'm begging you.

Please call over the doctor who saved me.

- Go. - Okay.

- I'll go get Dr. Bai. - Hurry up.

I'll go get Dr. Bai.

(Tongshan Hospital)

Dr. Bai.

Xiao Shan told me about you before.

She said you're an excellent doctor.

Thank you for saving me today.

Don't mention it.

It's what I should do.

But...

did Mr. Pan not tell you...

that I...

didn't need resuscitation?

He did tell me that.

But I'm a doctor. I won't do that.

Do you know how much pain I'm in?

I don't think you'll ever understand this kind of pain.

If you're in a lot of pain,

I can give you a dose of morphine to help you with the pain.

Can you give me that for 24 hours a day?

It'll hurt even more when the medicine wears off.

Mr. Jiang.

People...

- shouldn't let their illness get... - Shut up!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Dr. Bai. I swore.

It's okay.

Please trust us.

You'll get the best treatment here.

We can extend your life.

I don't want to extend my life.

I don't want to live like this.

I just want to die.

Dr. Bai.

Do you know how I feel right now?

Have you ever seen...

a half-dead cat that has been run over?

I was already paralyzed to begin with.

Now I have pancreatic cancer.

I can't do anything.

I can only lie in bed and wait to die.

But have you ever thought about Ms. Jiang?

Do you know that she wants to quit?

She wants to care for me...

and watch me suffer every day.

Living like this, I'm just a burden to her.

I drag her down.

What's the point of living then?

Dr. Bai, I'm begging you.

If something happens to me next time,

if my condition worsens, please don't save me anymore.

I can sign any written promise.

I won't get you or Tongshan Hospital into trouble.

I'm touched by what you said.

But it's also very selfish of you.

I'm sorry.

I'm a doctor.

It's my job to save lives.

I won't let patients...

Don't say those noble words, okay?

I know how you doctors think very well.

An angel in white saving lives.

But have you ever thought about how I feel?

My life has no worth now.

It's meaningless!

But as long as you're alive,

it's worthy and meaningful to Ms. Jiang.

I'm warning you, Bai Zhu!

If you insist on saving me one more time,

with the life you saved...

and the time I have left,

I'll sue you and Tongshan Hospital!

This is good too.

For someone to have wishes when alive.

Take this as your wish.

Get some rest.

- Dr. Bai. - Don't think too much.

I beg you.

Dr. Bai.

Come back.

Come back!

I'm sorry, Xiao Bai.

This illness has made him suffer too much.

Thank you for saving him.

It's okay.

During this time,

stay by his side and watch him.

I'm afraid he'll do something stupid.

I know.

Ms. Jiang's husband keeps saying he wants to die.

It's hard to watch.

Think about his initial condition.

On top of that, he's suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer.

And now, he's seriously injured.

All these pain add up.

It's not something ordinary people can bear.

Is there no other way?

What will Ms. Jiang do?

I really think...

we should the patient's wishes sometimes.