Queen of the Scalpel - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Treatment Of Him And Her 
“…Is there nothing else I should do now?”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

Linden sighed.

“Is something the matter? Are you uncomfortable somewhere?”

“…No. It’s just because I’m tired.”

She tilted her head.

“Wait a moment, please. I’ll explain the results soon.”

Her paper was filled with information. And she analyzed it all. ‘These symptoms…it’s probably ‘that.’ She continued asking a few more questions to confirm.

“2 months ago, weren’t you feeling sick?”

“Yes, I was sick.”

“You’re neck hurted, right? The place I touched earlier.”

“…I think so. How did you know?”

The Crown Prince looked at her in surprise. It was a precise question like she had seen him at the time.

Meanwhile, with his answers, Elise was sure of her guesses. ‘It’s definitely that illness.’

“The reason why you’re tired and apathetic is probably because of this illness.”

“What is it?”

And she said its name. It was a diagnosis that the royal physician and professors at the Imperial Cross Hospital hadn’t been able to make.

“De Quervain’s Thyroiditis.”

***

“De…quervain?”

The Crown Prince narrowed his eyes. He had never heard of this before. It was expected. It was an extremely tricky diagnosis that even doctors had trouble with.

“Yes, I see symptoms of De Quervain’s Thyroiditis.”

“What’s that?”

“It’s the result of the hormones being created after the thyroid gland is infected. The thyroid gland has Hypothyroidism.”

She continued to explain.

“The thyroid gland is an organ that makes hormones for the rest of our body. If there’s a problem with the production of the hormones we see symptoms like dizziness and apathy.

And she calmly explained the beginning stages of De Quervain’s Thyroiditis. It was called Subacute Thyroiditis on Earth.

“…”

The Crown Prince looked at her with surprised eyes. De Quervain’s Thyroiditis’s symptoms were exactly the same as he experienced for the past two months.

Surprisingly, this girl had accurately diagnosed the disease he had. The disease even the royal physician hadn’t been able to grasp!

‘Amazing.’ He could only be in awe of her. It wasn’t the first time. From when she had diagnosed his father and performed the unbelievable surgery that night. She even spoke of a way to solve his problem.

“I’ll prescribe you with some medicine.”

“What medicine is it?”

“You’ll quickly get better if you take this medicine that helped with the function of the thyroid gland.”

And she wrote his prescription.

“If you show this to the medicine office, they’ll make it for you, so please take it.”

“…Alright.”

Claude once again looked at her to see if he was really the girl he used to know.

“?”

Elise had a questioning face why he didn’t stand up even though it was done. He continued to stare at her.

“What’s the matter?”

“…Nothing.”

Elise smiled and spoke.

“Thanks for coming. Remember to take your medicine on the way.”

“Is there anything else?”

“No. It’s done, so you can leave now. Be careful on the way back.”

“…Alright.”

And as he was about to leave, Elise spoke.

“Oh! Come back after 3 days, Ron.”

“Why?”

“We need to control the amount of medicine according to your symptoms. Until it completely gets better, you’ll have to come back for two months.”

Elise spoke again, considering his rank in society.

“If you don’t want to come here, I’ll write a referral so you can go to the Imperial Cross Hospital.”

She didn’t know his exact position, but he was probably a high noble. He could be uncomfortable coming to Teresa Hospital, where even the homeless were treated.

“Wherever you go, please be treated periodically.”

But then, he said something unexpected.

“I’ll come back after 3 days.”

And he continued.

“Should I come find you?”

Elise replied.

“If you wish, you can find another doctor. Since it’s only adjusting your medicine looking at your symptoms…and if this place is uncomfortable, you can go to another hospital.”

He shook his head.

“No.”

And he looked into her blue eyes and spoke.

“I’ll come to you.”

“…!”

“See you in 3 days.”

That was how the treatment of him and her began.

***

A few days later at the Clarence residence in the noble territory of Londo. A middle-aged man was greeting Marquis El.

“Greetings to the Marquis.”

“It’s been a while, Viscount Gote. Thank you for running the hospital, always.”

The man, Director Gote of Teresa Hospital spoke in an extremely polite tone, unlike his usual voice.

“It’s nothing. Teresa Hospital operates thanks to your generosity. I don’t really do anything.”

His words were the truth. Teresa Hospital was entirely operating with Marquis El’s sponsoring. ‘But why did he suddenly call for me?’

Marquis El quietly directed the hospital, he never actually called him to his residence separately like this. ‘Is there a problem in the hospital I don’t know about?’ The director had a nervous expression. Because he thought there was a good reason for why the Marquis had called for him.