Chapter 698 Free Clinic (Part 2)
The old woman hesitantly stood up and went in with Manbao. Manbao lifted her clothes and saw that her abdomen was protruding. She reached out and pressed it, and the old woman groaned in pain.
Manbao looked at her face and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"Yes, it hurts right here, little doctor, what do you think is wrong with me?"
Manbao asked: "How long has it been since you went to the toilet?"
The old woman said: "Not long. I have to pee a lot, so I have to go every half an hour or so."
"I'm talking about the toilet."
The old woman thought for a moment and then shook her head, "I can't remember. We didn't eat anything, so how could we have pooped?"
Manbao frowned, pressed her hard abdomen, and heard her cry out in pain again. He asked, "Besides the abdominal pain, do you feel any other discomfort?"
The old woman thought for a moment and then said tentatively, "I feel pain all over my body. Doctor, can you prescribe some more medicine for me?"
Manbao nodded and said, "I think I understand."
It is possible that some people feel uncomfortable all over their body when they feel uncomfortable in one part of their body. Since abdominal pain is more urgent, treat the abdominal pain first.
Man Bao said, "Wait here for a while. I'll prescribe a prescription for you. Take a dose of medicine first and then give you an acupuncture injection to see how it goes."
The old woman was stunned and asked, "Haven't I finished reading it yet?"
"I'll give you an acupuncture. It will take about two quarters of an hour. Please wait a moment."
The old woman nodded quickly.
Manbao went out to write a prescription and handed it to Zhou Lijun, saying, "Lijun, go get some medicine and boil it right away. The medicine stove and firewood are right next to you."
Zhou Lijun glanced at the open space next to the medical tent, nodded, and took the prescription.
Manbao smiled at the woman standing next to him and said, "Wait a moment, I'll give you an acupuncture."
Manbao was very skilled in acupuncture and quickly inserted more than a dozen needles into the old woman. Then he glanced at the clepsydra in the corner of the room, asked her to lie on the wooden bed to rest, and went out to see the next patient.
The next patient had a common cold. Manbao saw that she had a high fever and was shivering from time to time, so he said, "Come in too. I'll give you an acupuncture. When you go back, remember to keep warm and don't get caught in the wind again."
The woman followed Manbao into the shed in a daze and sat down on a stool. Then Manbao lifted her clothes and inserted needles into her back and chest. She could only sit there and could not move.
She felt a swelling where the needle had pricked her, and then she felt drowsy.
Manbao glanced at her and asked her to lean back on the bed and close her eyes to rest.
When Manbao left, other doctors arrived one after another. Doctor Ji came over first, looked at her, and asked, "How many patients have you seen?"
Manbao stretched out two fingers and recounted the pulse diagnosis and prescription of the two people.
Doctor Ji nodded slightly and said, "That's right. If you have any difficult symptoms, please come and ask me."
"yes."
Only then did Doctor Ji return to his medical tent.
Manbao began to call the third patient forward. She had accumulated a lot of experience in Jishidiang and knew that some patients needed to wait to see the effects of their medicine, so she had to make reasonable use of the time difference in between to avoid making the next patients wait too long.
Zhou Lijun quickly brought back a packet of medicine. At this time, no one was picking up the medicine, so with the prescription written by Manbao, she could get the medicine quickly.
Zhou Lijun went to boil the medicine, and Manbao saw two patients. After she wrote a prescription, a maid reminded her that the time was up. Manbao then went in and pulled out the needle from the old woman.
After the needles were pulled out of her body, the old woman woke up with a start and found that she had fallen asleep just now. Moreover, the pain in her stomach, which had been aching slightly, seemed to have subsided.
She looked at Manbao in surprise and asked, "Little Doctor, am I healed now?"
"No, you rest for a while, take the medicine and see how it works. I'll take your pulse and prescribe some medicine for you to take home with you for a few days."
The old woman nodded hesitantly.
Manbao went out to see other patients, and Zhou Lijun brought her the boiled medicine. The old woman waited for it to cool down before drinking it all in one gulp. After a while, she ran out, holding her stomach, and asked, "Toilet, where is the toilet?"
Manbao pointed his finger and she ran quickly, holding her belly, not looking old at all.
Manbao continued to see the next patient, although the female patients in the queue questioned her age after seeing Manbao.
But when they looked sideways and saw the long queues in front of other medical tents, they did not have the courage to change places. They thought, anyway, there is still one chance besides this time. At worst, they can see a doctor and get medicine here, then turn around and go to another medical tent to queue up for another visit.
As for the people behind, when they rushed to line up, they didn't have time to run to the front to see the doctor. They just followed the direction of the flow of people and lined up where there were fewer people.
There were originally very few people at Manbao's place, but when the man who came over saw that the people in front of him were all women, he hesitated for a moment and then went somewhere else.
The opposite is true for women. When they see that the people queuing in front of them are all women, they will subconsciously choose this medical tent.
Moreover, the servants sent by County Magistrate Tang were roaming around in various teams, saying that there was a female doctor over there who specialized in treating female patients.
So the female patients who had already queued in other medical tents were also queued here.
Manbao is quite fast at taking the pulse and prescribing medicine. Unless there is something special that requires lifting up the patient's clothes for examination and acupuncture, it can be done outside the medical tent.
Occasionally, Manbao would roll up their sleeves and give them injections, and then let them sit on a stool and wait. Doctor Ji would occasionally glance over here, and seeing that she was doing it in an orderly manner, he would nod slightly with satisfaction.
Manbao went into the room and removed the needles from the woman with the cold, then warned her, "Colds can be fatal, so you'd better take it seriously and don't catch a cold again. I've prescribed three days of medicine for you. If you don't feel better after three days, come back to see me."
The woman took the prescription, nodded, and stepped back.
The old woman came back tremblingly after three quarters of an hour. Manbao was startled and asked quickly, "Do you have diarrhea?"
The old woman shook her head and said with a red face, "My legs are numb from squatting."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief. She felt her pulse again, then touched her stomach and asked, "Does it still hurt?"
"It still hurts a little."
Manbao nodded. "You are old and have irregular diets, so I dare not give you too strong acupuncture or too strong medicine. The medicine I give you should focus on regulating your intestines and supplement with nourishing food. Take your time. I will prescribe you three days of medicine..."
"Doctor Zhou, please give me two more days of medicine. What if I still don't feel better after three days?"
"It's true that it won't heal in three days, so you have to come back to me after three days. I'll give you another injection and change the prescription."
The old woman said unwillingly, "Why don't you write me the new prescription now?"
"That won't work," Manbao said, "I don't know what your pulse will be like in three days, so how can I write to you?"
After taking her pulse, Manbao prescribed a prescription, then said to the girl behind her who was about to step forward, "It's your turn."
The old woman held the prescription in her hand, hesitant and refusing to leave. Zhou Lijun stepped forward, helped her up, and said, "Grandma, please don't make things difficult for my aunt. Did you see that messenger walking around? Each doctor can only prescribe medicine for three days at most. Even if my aunt gave you a five-day supply, you still wouldn't be able to get the medicine."
The old woman had never heard of such a rule before. She sighed and said, "Since the official is so kind, why doesn't he give more?"
Zhou Lijun: ...
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