He had lied to her, the situation with his leg was very bad.
The attending doctor had said, "I suggest you hospitalize, start with conservative treatment, and once your condition improves, arrange for you to undergo drainage and bone grafting surgery."
He had undergone surgery on his right leg four times before.
He should have been numb to it by now, but this time, he was terrified, "After the surgery, will I still be able to stand up?"
After much consideration, Doctor Hong gave only a vague answer, "There's a chance."
There's a chance...
That meant he might never be able to stand again.
"Do I really have to have surgery?"
Doctor Hong nodded and said very seriously, "If you don't have surgery, the area of muscle necrosis will gradually increase, leading to systemic infection. Surgery is definitely necessary, and," his expression grave, "the worst-case scenario is amputation."
