Da Hwa Ji Kang Hospital Outpatient Building, 5th floor orthopedic surgery waiting room. Rows of waiting chairs were filled with patients and their family members waiting for treatment.
Some of them were in wheelchairs, some had crutches, this was normal in orthopedic surgery. There was also an uncle who had been waiting for a long time leaning against the chair, snoring loudly.
Zhou Haorui sat in one of the rows, playing with his phone. Occasionally, he would raise his head to look at the electronic screen on the wall. It was almost his turn. He touched his neck, there was a slight prickling pain, the pain made his heart wrench.
"I can't be that unlucky …"
Zhou Haorui was 20 years old this year. He was not a local, he came to Da Hwa to study chemistry at Da Hwa University of Technology.
Da Hwa University of Technology was a normal university, just like how he was a normal boy.
He once wanted to get into Phecda University but he did not have the talent.
Zhou Haorui touched his neck. The medical record bag next to him contained the results of the X-ray he had just taken. On his phone, it showed a rare disease that he had found.
Ossification of Muscle
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP for short.
Today was the 30th of March. About a week ago, when Zhou Haorui woke up, he felt his neck was extremely sore. At the time, he thought it was a stiff neck and it would be fine after some rest. To his surprise, after two days, not only did it not get better, his neck became even more stiff. Sometimes, when he moved, there would be a cracking sound. It was very uncomfortable.
Zhou Haorui had to take this seriously. He went to the pharmacy to buy a bottle of ointment and applied it. However, after a few days, the symptoms continued to worsen.
Sometimes, he would feel dizzy for no reason. He could not sleep well and had no energy to focus in class. His daily life was affected.
Therefore, Zhou Haorui came to the orthopedic department. He asked the attending doctor, Xiao Gang, to have him take an X-ray for a check-up.
Like many of his peers, Zhou Haorui was passionate about supernatural forces, Phecda, Gu Jun, and other mysteries that were shrouded in mystery. But it was also because of this that he was so anxious. There were many thoughts in his mind, and something was not right …
Could it be that he had contracted some strange disease? Perhaps he was the initial patient of some kind of epidemic?
The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became. Before he came to the hospital, he had already searched for his symptoms online.
Although it was said that cancer was the starting point for online searches, the more he looked, the more he felt a strange and inexplicable feeling. It was a strange feeling coming from his cervical vertebrae …
The more he looked at this rare disease called Ossification of Muscle, the stronger the feeling.
It was as if he saw his death date on the calendar.
"Zhou Haorui." At this moment, the electronic number calling system called his name.
Zhou Haorui quickly got up, grabbed the medical records and strode into the room. of Zhou Haorui.
Zhou Haorui quickly got up, and strode into the room. of the clinic. The consulting room was less than ten square meters. Doctor Xiao sat behind the desk, with a nurse helping him. There was also an intern operating the computer at the other desk, responsible for the input work.
"Doctor Xiao, my X-ray is done." Zhou Haorui walked over and handed the medical records to Doctor Xiao before sitting down on a chair.
Doctor Xiao Gang was a strong man in his thirties. He wore a pair of rimless glasses and looked gentle. He took the X-ray and the report results and quickly said, "Mild bone hyperplasia." He looked at the patient. "You should pay more attention to protecting your cervical spine. You should use your phone, computer, and books appropriately. You are still young. It won't be a big problem. Don't worry too much. I'll prescribe you some anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs. Go to the rehabilitation department for physical therapy. "
Bone hyperplasia? Zhou Haorui breathed a sigh of relief. But immediately, the strange feeling came back to him …
The tingling sensation in his cervical spine seemed to be telling him that it was not that simple. It was not bone hyperplasia …
"Doctor Xiao, I have a question." Zhou Haorui frowned and asked. He had really looked up a lot of information. "Isn't bone hyperplasia usually found in the elderly? I had bone hyperplasia at the age of 20. Is this common? "
"There weren't many in the past, but now there are more and more." Doctor Xiao's attitude was very good. Only with adequate doctor-patient communication could the disease be cured. He patiently explained, "Because modern life and work will cause a great burden on the joints and cervical spine, bone hyperplasia is affecting younger people. This requires long-term care and protection on your own. "
Was that so? Zhou Haorui thought about it. He usually lowered his head and played with his phone a lot, but he also played basketball a lot. The key was still that strange feeling.
He could not help but ask, "Doctor Xiao, look at my condition. Is it possible that I have progressive muscle ossification?"
"What?" Doctor Xiao was stunned. The nurse next to him and the intern opposite him also seemed to be stunned. Doctor Xiao asked doubtfully, "Progressive muscle ossification?"
Doctor Xiao thought about it for a while before he remembered that there seemed to be such a rare disease. "Oh, progressive muscle ossification … How should I put it …"
Zhou Haorui listened nervously. He saw Doctor Xiao pointing at the X-ray film and saying, "Look, bone hyperplasia will appear on the X-ray film as a bulge with a wide base and a thin tip. This position of your cervical spine is a very typical case of bone hyperplasia."
"Okay." Zhou Haorui looked at the white bones on the X-ray film. Although he nodded, he really could not understand it.
"Also, progressive muscle ossification that you mentioned …" Doctor Xiao put down the X-ray film. He still had to search for information on the computer on the table before he asked, "Do you have a family history of this disease?"
"No." Zhou Haorui shook his head. "I know this is a hereditary disease, but I saw that most cases are caused by a new genetic mutation …"
"I see that you know a lot about this disease." Doctor Xiao remained patient. "You know that the incidence of this rare disease is estimated to be one in two million, right? Since the last century, this disease has been confirmed to about 800 cases worldwide. Only one or two cases have been confirmed in our country. This disease is a congenital disease. Patients usually show symptoms before the age of ten. "
Doctor Xiao looked at the pathology pictures on the computer screen and said, "This disease does not start from bone hyperplasia. If it suddenly flares up, it will appear as a tumor-like mass on the imaging. Because it is a genetic mutation that causes the fibrous tissues of the body, including the muscles, tendons, and ligaments, to undergo ossification spontaneously or under the condition of trauma, forming secondary bones. These ectopic secondary bones are then permanently fused with the original normal main bones, causing joint movement to be limited. In the end, the entire body is bones, and you become unable to move like a stone. I see that the tissue around your cervical spine does not have a tumor-like mass, and there is no fibrosis. You do not need to worry too much about this possibility. "
"Then … Doctor Xiao, it definitely won't happen?" Zhou Haorui asked. He knew that the doctor would not say anything for sure, but he wanted a guarantee.
"Your current symptoms really don't seem like it." Doctor Xiao solemnly said, "In terms of probability, it's not very likely. But whether it will happen in the future, I can't say for sure. "
Zhou Haorui scratched his head uneasily, then touched his neck. Pain, stiffness, and that strange feeling …
Just like Doctor Xiao said, there seemed to be bones growing …
Fibrosis, ossification, petrification …
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