Chapter 77 The Moon of Yesteryear
The Ge family's courtyard was quite large, with several wooden stakes in the middle. Judging from the mottled marks on them, they must have been used frequently. As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, Ge Dani shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Daddy! Grandma! I'm home!"
Ge Xi shook his head, exchanged a glance with his fellow disciples behind him, and then carried his things into the west wing. As Ge Dani's voice fell, a loud voice came from inside, followed by a man who was about 1.6 meters tall but very strong. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, which were very similar to Ge Dani's.
Ge Shi stroked his beard and glanced at Xie Ning and Xiao Yang. He could tell at a glance that Xiao Yang had some skills, but he couldn't understand Xie Ning. He was also wondering why she would bring home a girl who looked like a rich young lady.
However, the girl looked rather disheveled, as if she had suffered some mishap.
"Da Ni, who are these two?"
"Dad, this is the doctor I found for Grandma, Mr. Xie. Her medical skills are excellent!" As she spoke, she winked at Ge Shi.
Ge Shi understood that the old lady was a princess from the late Qing Dynasty who married into the Ge family after her family fell into decline. However, she was very stubborn and refused to see any male doctors. In the past, when she was sick in the village, she would be treated by a female doctor, or she would just endure the illness. But now, where could he find a female doctor? He never expected that his daughter would bring her back. Regardless of her medical skills, she could examine the old lady, just to put his mind at ease.
If all else fails, we'll have to see a senior doctor.
"Ni'er?"
A weak voice came from inside the house; it must have been the old lady.
Xie Ning quickly followed Ge Dani into the house. Seeing someone lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Xie Ning went forward to take the pulse. The pulse was floating and tight. Looking up, she carefully observed the old lady and saw that her skin was yellow and her forehead was dark. Xie Ning had a guess in her mind, but she still wanted to confirm it further. After all, she had little experience and dared not make a conclusion easily. "Old lady, I am a doctor. May I examine the soles of your feet?"
The old lady had been lying there for a long time and was still a little drowsy. Hearing this, she looked at Ge Dani with slight embarrassment and asked softly, "Is this a doctor?"
It doesn't look like it.
"Grandma, please let Mr. Xie take a look! You'll feel uncomfortable if you see another doctor, so don't be stubborn. Getting better is the most important thing." Ge Dani held the old lady's hand. This was the grandmother who had raised her. Although her grandmother sometimes said things she didn't like, she was still very good to her and never looked down on her for being a girl.
Out of consideration for Xie Ning being a woman, the old lady nodded.
Sure enough, both feet and the soles of the feet were hot. "The soles of the feet feel like they're being burned, indicating deficiency fire scorching the yin... There's more qi than blood, the old lady has some kidney deficiency." Then Xie Ning pressed on the old lady's stomach, asking if it hurt, and also inquired about her bowel movements. Moreover, the old lady had a lump under her ribs that was bloated and painful, and her tongue was dark red...
"Yellowish skin and dark forehead, bladder urgency, lower abdominal distension, frequent urination, dark stools, and hot palms and soles in the evening... This is jaundice in women, a syndrome of deficiency of both qi and blood, and obstruction by turbid pathogens..."
Ge Dani was a little confused, but she still understood a bit, and stammered, "Is this disease easy to cure?"
In front of the patient, Xie Ning did not say whether the treatment was difficult or not, but only said, "I will prescribe a prescription for you."
Lifting the curtain, Ge Shi was waiting anxiously at the door. "Mr. Xie, how is the old lady's illness?"
After gesturing for the two to follow her away, Xie Ning said, "The old lady is already in the late stage of jaundice, which is not easy to treat. I will prescribe a prescription for you to take for three days. If the color of the old lady's urine and stool returns to normal by then, that will be fine. If it still doesn't work, then it's best to find a better doctor or take her to a large hospital for a checkup."
I just don't know if the big hospitals here are good for treatment.
"You said the old lady's yellowing skin is jaundice, but isn't Jin Lao Er in our compound even more yellow? Does he also have jaundice? But he's lively and energetic." Ge Shi said incredulously, Jin Lao Er's face was much yellower than the old lady's!
Xie Ning pondered for a moment, then asked, "Does Jin Lao Er have any particular favorite foods?"
"He loves oranges, he really, really loves them!" Ge Dani was happy when she thought of this. She remembered that she had sold a basket of oranges to Jin Lao Er at a high price last time!
“Then he probably has pseudojaundice.” Seeing that the others were confused, Xie Ning patiently explained, “Pseudojaundice is caused by eating too much of foods containing carotene, such as carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, and citrus fruits, which turns the skin yellow, but their irises are still normal, that is, their eyes.”
"I see."
"Goodness, how can food get stained yellow?"
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