Why it never ends

Chapter 307 Diagnosis
A week later, Ava listened to Eclipse tell it all again in her hospital room.

Ava on the hospital bed listened calmly. Although her body was losing weight at a terrible speed, her spirit didn't seem to be affected in the slightest.

"This matter was my misjudgment, and I must bear the main responsibility... On the night when I didn't see Hesta at the central station, I should have taken the initiative to stay in Tan Yi to figure things out, instead of going according to the original plan meet you.

"Hersta's condition is very bad now, she has very serious somatic symptoms, she is currently being treated in the underground hospital of Tan Yi's reserve base, and may soon be transferred to the core city.

"The main risk in this matter is Hesta's left shoulder injury. If any member of Victoria's team visited her, or heard about it from any place, any source, then they would be suspicious.

"I think, next thing I might need to—"

"It's really thrilling," Ava interrupted her softly, "You don't need to worry about the next thing, your task is over...you've done it, very good."

"……Are you sure?"

"Sure, leave it to Qianye, and let her deal with the aftermath... She knows what to do in this situation."

"Okay," Eclipse paused, "can I ask you a question, Ava."

"of course."

"Why aren't you surprised at all? You really aren't surprised, are you?" Eclipse looked at Ava's expression, "You guessed that such a day would come?"

Ava laughed softly, "That's not true."

"that is because?"

"Because things like this... are not new at all," the old man said softly, "Have you heard the story of Alecto?"

Eclipse puzzled, "I've heard of it, but..."

"The young Alecto is witty and brave. In the... several confrontations with Erbai, she has almost never lost. Even if the opponent is strong and numerous, she can always... find a way to defeat the enemy, until, Erbai Please change into her mother's and sister's clothes... Alecto was caught immediately..."

Speaking of this, Ava stopped and coughed a few times, and Eclipse sat by and waited for a while, but Ava's narration seemed to have ended.

"I don't understand, Ava."

"Go back and ask Anna to explain it to you... She likes to study these things and can explain it more clearly than me..."

"Are you tired?"

"A little."

"Then let's talk about the second thing today, about the next surgery."

"... What's new?"

"No new news, but everything has been arranged according to plan," Eclipse said, "Externally, this operation is a lobectomy. In fact, we will remove your brain and announce that the operation failed, and you died on the spot.

"If all goes well, we will land in District [-] six hours after the operation, and you will start uploading your consciousness there."

"When is the surgery time?"

"Anna said you can decide, but the date is best not to exceed this December."

"Okay." Ava breathed a sigh of relief, "That's really great."

"Anna asked me to remind you that this should be our last conversation in Habitable Land, is there anything else you need me to do?"

"No more," Ava closed her eyes, "Say hello to her for me."

……

In the base hospital, Chiba sat outside Hesta's ward, perusing her case and physical examination data line by line.Valenti stood beside Chiba, looking at her with some anxiety.

After a while, Qianye casually threw the case on the chair next to him, "What does it mean, can you explain it to me?"

"That is, there is no major problem with Hesta's body now."

"What do you mean there is no major problem..." Chiba raised her head, "She doesn't eat or drink every day, doesn't talk when anyone comes, and just lies on the bed like a piece of wood for a whole day-this is called no major problem !?"

"Calm down, Masaki...'No big problem' is the result of the examination, it's an objective judgment, because Hesta has some trauma on her body, but now it seems that those wounds are healing - she is very young, and the wounds are recovering very fast.

"I did not participate in the treatment for Hesta, but I asked the doctor for details."

Valenti sat down next to Chiba, and she flipped back to the first two pages of the case.

"In addition to the wounds left by some sharp objects, we found a lot of scratches on Hesta's body. Combined with the chief complaint, the patient always felt that insects were biting her, and her nails were full of her own blood and skin tissue. However, Hesta Star had no skin disease, and no neurological lesions were found after the examination-this pain should be psychogenic.

"Not eating, drinking, or moving started the day before yesterday. Because Hesta had no history of depression in the past, we speculated that it was psychogenic stupor. You can understand it as a severe stress reaction. However, her performance Not typical, because although she did not respond to general stimuli from the outside world, she still gave some short answers when asked patiently. In addition, she did not appear to be unable to swallow saliva or retain urine and urine-this shows that she consciousness is still clear.

"At present, the diagnosis that doctors tend to give is 'transient mental disorder'. This diagnosis also refers to Calvin's situation. He has similar problems, but the symptoms are milder than Hesta. Judging from the onset time , both of them should have been stimulated by Alvira's suicide...

"On the bright side, it is possible to recover from transient mental disorders in a short period of time. As long as you stay away from the source of stimulation and rest well, of course we will also give some medication depending on the situation—"

"Is it sure to be able to recover in a short time? How long is the short time?"

"...No one can make such a guarantee, Masaki."

"What if she keeps going like this?"

"If the symptoms continue..." Valenti frowned, "I don't know, Masaki, the course of the disease may change at any time, if these symptoms don't get better and last for more than six months...then the diagnosis may be towards schizophrenia or other related diseases."

"Is it curable?"

"...It depends on the situation. Some diseases have a good prognosis, while others can only be controlled with drugs for life." Valenti's eyes lowered slightly. "Take schizophrenia as an example. If you continue to take drugs, about one-third of the patients can be cured." return to a normal standard of living, the rest relapse intermittently or fall into persistent dysfunction."

"What counts as a 'normal standard of living'? Can it go back to what it was before?"

"Of course it is impossible to fully recover, but...you can take care of yourself in life. Don't be too nervous, these things may not happen at all, we still need to observe..."

"Observe what? Don't do anything, just sit here—"

"Chiba," Valenti looked at her earnestly, "It's not about doing nothing, you need to keep calm first."

(End of this chapter)