149 Contingency Plan

Tu Nianzu: "Are you, one of the surgeons who have enough experience to do the procedure whilst the patient is only mildly sedated?"

Li Xiuying gave a single nod. 

Elder Tu: "Will there be much pain?"

Li Xiuying: "The nerve block will ensure you don't feel pain in a conventional way such as the pain you feel when you get cut with a knife. You will feel some stretching discomfort when I have vascular clamps inserted."

Elder Tu: "I would like some time to think about the operation. How long will I have?" 

Li Xiuying: "That's not a question I can give a definitive answer to."

Tu Nianzu frowned: "Why? Shouldn't you be able to answer your patient's questions about an operation you will be performing?"