In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), some expensive medications can be replaced with similarly effective, but significantly cheaper herbs. However, using substitute herbs will undoubtedly result in a slightly less potent medication and may also take longer to work. This makes many doctors reluctant to adopt this approach, as the medication is paid for by the patient and the doctor doesn't have to pay out of pocket.
The effectiveness of their treatments is clear to all. For the same illness, one doctor's medicine may cure the disease in three days, while another may take five. It seems there's a huge difference in their abilities. And what doctor wouldn't want to be considered a "miracle doctor" who can cure any disease with just one medicine?
As a result, alternative herbal medicine methods that do not show therapeutic effects in the short term are naturally not adopted by many doctors.
Zhao Qingshan didn't care. He didn't come to the hospital to get the reputation of a miracle doctor. No matter what he did, Zhao Qingshan did it according to his own heart.
How many villagers in Zhaojiagou could see the medicine that could cure their illness? Medicine that worked quickly but was extremely expensive would definitely not be accepted by the villagers.
After generations of refinements by the Zhao family, some of the once exorbitantly expensive ingredients in imperial prescriptions, such as ginseng and deer antlers, have been replaced with medicinal alternatives. Thanks to the efforts of the Zhao family, the price of a single dose of medicine, which once cost several or even dozens of yuan, has been reduced to just a few cents. Despite this, many villagers still suffer from illnesses and are reluctant to spend money on treatment.
Zhao Qingshan, a country boy, naturally understood the difficulty of seeking medical care, regardless of the era. After arriving at Renhe Hospital, he adopted the Zhao family's medical practices, embracing the practice of several generations of patients and prescribing medicines using inexpensive ingredients.
In this way, the patients and their families are naturally overjoyed. Being able to cure the disease with the least amount of money is the greatest wish of every patient and their family.
Zhao Qingshan's actions angered a group of doctors who liked to prescribe expensive drugs, and Dr. Liu from the orthopedics department was one of them.
In Liu Yicheng's view, the most important thing for a doctor is to cure the patient. As for the cost, has anyone ever seen a medicine that is both effective and inexpensive? The legendary magical herb that can bring back the dead—even if you have the money, you can't buy it! Still think a visit is too expensive? Why not just give up and wait for death at home?
Since Zhao Qingshan arrived at the hospital, Dr. Liu has seen significantly fewer patients. Instead of looking for the cause himself, he blames Zhao Qingshan, believing he's prescribing cheap medications to gain fame and, by the way, steal patients. If there's one doctor at Renhe Hospital who's currently at odds with Zhao Qingshan the most, it's Dr. Liu, bar none.
Dr. Liu and Zhao Qingshan had different perspectives, so naturally they had some dislike for each other. Zhao Qingshan was new, so he wouldn't actively bother Dr. Liu. Dr. Liu, however, was quite self-important, and he didn't think Zhao Qingshan, a country doctor, was anything special. He would occasionally find fault with him.
When Dr. Liu heard Cui Ermei say that she was introduced by Zhao Qingshan, his face immediately darkened.
Doctor Liu thought that Zhao Qingshan was humiliating him by introducing Wu Jianshe to his clinic. Was recommending a hemiplegic patient to his orthopedics department a mockery of his, Liu Yicheng, ability to treat hemiplegic diseases?
Doctor Liu was furious and only briefly examined Wu Jianshe's back without using any X-rays. In a fit of rage, he attacked Zhao Qingshan and then kicked Wu Jianshe and his wife out of his clinic.
Cui Ermei had no choice but to carry Wu Jianshe back to Zhao Qingshan’s clinic.
After Zhao Qingshan heard Cui Ermei's explanation of Dr. Liu's reaction, he was silent for a while before he began to treat Wu Jianshe.
Zhao Qingshan was actually quite skilled in bone setting, but he had asked Wu Jianshe to go find Dr. Liu because he didn't want to steal his patients. Now that Dr. Liu refused to see him, Zhao Qingshan had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and do it himself.
Zhao Qingshan knew Dr. Liu's character, so to preserve evidence, he had Cui Ermei perform an X-ray on Wu Jianshe. Zhao Qingshan paid for the procedure out of his own pocket. After all, if he hadn't been antagonizing Dr. Liu, Zhao Qingshan would have been able to "see" the condition of Wu Jianshe's injured bone with just his own Qi, without the need for an X-ray.
After Wu Jianshe finished taking X-rays, Zhao Qingshan set about resetting his bones. After Wu Jianshe's bones were set, the compressed nerves needed time to recover, so Zhao Qingshan suggested that he be hospitalized for treatment.
Cui Ermei was so happy when she saw that Zhao Qingshan's move had enabled Wu Jianshe to move a finger slightly on his paralyzed side. She didn't know what to say. When she saw Zhao Qingshan suggested hospitalization for observation, she hurried to complete the hospitalization procedures.
Yesterday afternoon, Wu Jianshe had gradually regained consciousness on the paralyzed side of his body. Cui Ermei was so happy that she told everyone she met that Zhao Qingshan was a miracle doctor.
Now that the cause of Wu Jianshe's illness has been identified, he will recover quickly. Zhao Qingshan estimates that Wu Jianshe can be discharged from the hospital in two or three days.
Starting today, Wu Jianshe's medication dosage would need to be reduced. Today was Wen Ziqing and Zhou Jiasheng's first day of school, and Zhao Qingshan had specifically changed shifts to rest the entire day in preparation for welcoming his grandson and granddaughter.
Before leaving get off work yesterday, Zhao Qingshan had already written the prescription for Wu Jianshe to use today, and also instructed the nurse on duty to change Wu Jianshe's prescription early in the morning.
Cui Ermei came to her dormitory early in the morning. Did something happen to Wu Jianshe?
As soon as Cui Ermei saw Zhao Qingshan, tears immediately flowed out.
"Doctor Zhao, Doctor Liu said that you are the one who treats my old man and is responsible for the treatment plan. Therefore, you need to go to the hospital in person and tell him about the reduction in medication today. Otherwise, he will not give my man the medicine."
If it weren't for her son Jianshe's obvious improvement these past few days, Cui Ermei would have wanted to take him home. Not only was medical care in Kyoto expensive, but even the doctors were consistently inferior. Only Dr. Zhao was willing to consider the needs of poor people like them.
"Doctor Zhao, I know it affects your rest so early in the morning, but I can't help it. We came all the way from the northwest to Kyoto for treatment, and it's true..." Cui Ermei felt a surge of bitterness in her heart as she spoke. Her throat became choked, and she burst into tears. In order to bring Wu Jianshe to Kyoto for treatment, Cui Ermei sold everything she could at home and borrowed everything she could from relatives and friends. How could those high-ranking doctors understand the bitterness and pain involved?
"Let's go! I'll take a look." Zhao Qingshan saw Cui Ermei like this and didn't know what to say. Indeed, seeing a doctor is difficult, especially for the poor. Cui Ermei, in order to treat her hemiplegic husband, had brought Wu Jianshe from the far northwest to Kyoto, seeking treatment at Renhe Hospital.
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