A snake coiled around the waist?

What disease is this?

Shiyue had never heard of this disease before, and she subconsciously looked at He Lifeng.

Then He Lixuan also looked completely bewildered.

She looked at He Siyi again and saw that he also looked bewildered.

Just as Shiyue was about to ask a question, the older doctor hurriedly ran to the washbasin to wash his hands.

While washing her, I quickly told them, "Snake-like circumference is a folk term; the medical term for this disease is shingles. It's contagious and can spread from person to person, so please don't touch her!"

Upon hearing that it was shingles, He Siyi's expression changed drastically, then turned sorrowful, and tears slowly streamed down her cheeks.

Ignoring the young doctor's attempts to stop him, he forced his way to the bedside, knelt down on one knee at the head of the bed, grasped his wife's cold hand, and choked out, "Yunfang, I'm so sorry!"

Seeing his father like this, He Lixuan, who was standing to the side, also shed tears.

He Lixuan tried to pull his mother away, but Shiyue stopped him.

Shiyue glared at him and said in a low voice, "Didn't you hear what the doctor just said?"

He Lixuan couldn't care less about anything else at that moment.

He gritted his teeth and insisted on continuing, but Shiyue showed a rare display of toughness!

She forcefully pushed He Lixuan out the door, one hand on the doorframe and the other pushing hard against his chest, threatening, "Calm down! Don't come in if you can't stay sober!"

After saying that, he was about to close the door, intending to lock He Lixuan outside.

At this moment, He Siyi's mind had become clear.

Seeing the argument at the door, he ordered his son, "Lixuan, stand there and don't move! Don't come any closer!"

He Lixuan was not going to listen.

He pulled down Shiyue's hand that was holding him, and took a step to the foot of his mother's bed.

Fortunately, he still had some reservations and heeded the advice, so he didn't go any further.

He Siyi then turned to the old doctor: "Comrade, is this illness incurable? Please take a look at her. We are willing to pay any price to cure her!"

The old doctor glanced at He Siyi and sighed, "Don't you know whether it can be cured or not? She's not the first person in your cadre school to get shingles, is she?"

I vaguely remember someone else being brought here before, and that person's condition was even more serious than hers now. But that person was a bad element, and we couldn't do anything about it..."

Hearing him say that, He Siyi's expression turned desperate again.

How could he not know?

The person who got this disease before was a professor in their foreign language department, who was in the same batch as them who returned from abroad.

He Siyi can still remember the first time he met that lady; her dazzling beauty!

It's a pity that he passed away when he was just over fifty, the prime of his life.

When He Siyi thinks of that professor now, her first reaction is no longer her charm when they first met, but the screams she made for days on end due to pain!

That professor suffered in agony for over ten days before he died. Towards the end, this man who was so particular about his appearance actually started rolling around on the ground!

When he died, his body and face were covered in blisters; it was a sight to behold!

The thought that my beloved wife might end up in that situation...

He Si also wept bitterly.

At the same time, my heart gradually withered away.

He suddenly calmed down.

He knew that such a serious illness could not be cured by the small hospital in the town, and that there was no point in asking for help.

He wiped away his tears and stopped praying.

Instead, he turned back around and carefully pulled the blanket back up for his wife.

He then looked at his son standing to the side, wanting to say a few words to him, telling him to take his wife home at dawn, to go back and live a good life, and not to come back again.

But before he could finish speaking, the old doctor had already put on his rubber gloves and walked back over.

He didn't look at Fu Yunfang lying down, but instead pulled He Siyi over and dragged him under the light to examine him closely. Then he said with a serious expression, "This patch on your face, you've also caught it, haven't you?"

He grabbed He Siyi's chin and stared intently at his face: "And your ears, and there's a little bit under your eyes too. Don't you feel any pain?"

"This thing hurts way more on your face than on your back!"

Upon hearing that his father had also been infected, He Lixuan's face turned... like that of a dead man.

He Siyi was visibly stunned after hearing this, clearly not realizing that he had also been infected.

He instinctively reached out to touch it, but the doctor slapped his hand away!

"What are you touching? Didn't I tell you this stuff is contagious? If you touch it again, you'll get it all over you!"

After saying that, he left He Siyi, walked to a table, sat down, opened a drawer, and said, "Since you are innocent, I'll prescribe some medicine for you to try. If you don't want me, I don't have any medicine here. I'll give you some painkillers and some Vaseline."

This illness, well, here, you can only tough it out. If you survive, that's luck; if you don't... there's nothing anyone can do.

After saying that, he sighed.

The atmosphere in the examination room became very heavy.

Aside from grabbing He Lixuan at the very beginning, Shi Yue didn't say a word afterward.

She seemed frightened by the news that the disease was contagious, but in reality, she had been trying to contact the woman who used to run her son's pharmacy.

Although it was completely dark outside, it was actually not even six o'clock yet, and in most big cities, it wasn't even time for families to have dinner yet.

The eldest sister was fine, but when she heard that Shiyue had discovered her fiancé’s mother had shingles while visiting relatives, and that they were in the deep mountains and unable to contact the outside world, she became even more anxious than Shiyue!

The older sister immediately called her son, who was still at the pharmacy, and asked him to help find medicine to treat shingles.

They specifically mentioned that it's best to find something that can be taken at home, and to avoid injectable medications that can't be used at home for the time being.

The eldest sister's son has a doctor working at the pharmacy. Although the doctor doesn't specialize in this area, he has connections!

In just a short while, thanks to her older sister's retelling and various screenshots, Shiyue's understanding of shingles has probably surpassed that of the older doctor in front of her.

She already knew that although the disease was contagious, it was not terrible.

As long as you avoid touching the oozing fluid from the blisters and prevent it from getting on your wounds or vulnerable areas, such as mucous membranes, you will not get infected.

The older sister also told Shiyue that this disease is indeed very painful and difficult to treat. However, it is by no means incurable.

With early treatment, ensuring the patient's nutrition and mental well-being, and maintaining a relaxed and stress-free lifestyle, the condition can be cured without major problems.

The older sister was obviously worried that Shiyue would be too concerned, so after saying that, she sent her a pig emoji that said "Relax."

But how could Shiyue possibly relax!

What was not a big problem for the eldest sister, "ensuring nutrition and keeping the patient in a good mood," was a huge problem for Shiyue!

In today's environment, how can they help patients do this?