Sometimes antibiotics alone don't do the trick.

有时候单纯使用抗生素不能起效
Um, okay, so what do we do now?

那我们该怎么办
I'll prescribe something stronger

我给你开一些强效药
and we'll run more tests in a couple days.

这几天再多做几次检查
But if we don't have good news then,

如果还没有缓和的趋势
we may have to consider surgically removing the infected tissue.

我们建议通过手术移除受感染的组织
That's doctor talk for life-saving spinal surgery

医生嘴里所谓的"救命稻草"之脊柱手术
which could result in cord damage and permanent paralysis.

有可能造成脊髓损伤和永久瘫痪
There's no reason to sugarcoat this.

没必要把它吹得天花乱坠
Are you-are you serious?

真的假的
The surgery does have inherent risks.

手术的确是有风险的
Well, there has to be an option other than risky surgery.

除了高风险手术就没有其他方法吗