Chapter 156 Do you think I can still study Chinese medicine at this age?
Su Tang was embarrassed. She had thought that she would stay in the Department of Neurology and study with Director Wang this time.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Director Wang followed her to the general internal medicine department to learn and observe, and even several neurology doctors followed behind him, such as Director Ma, Zhang Chengzhou, Zhou Tao and others. There were only two attending physicians, and because they still had to manage the department's affairs, they really couldn't leave. They could only sigh and finally stayed in the neurology department to handle today's work.
From neurology to general internal medicine, the two sides walked and talked along the way, all the time chatting about Alzheimer's patients.
Even Director Wang, who was rather anxious, asked Su Tang to forward him the video footage of Tang Lixiang's treatment process over the past few days.
Each of these treatment videos is short, only a few minutes, but the patient's progress can be seen every day.
From not being able to recognize her husband at first, she was able to barely recognize him after acupuncture...
Then, the language expression became difficult, and then gradually became slow but more accurate...
Finally, from a state of negative calculation ability, to being able to calculate simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division...
Every change made Director Wang and Director Ma who were watching the video sigh. If Tang Lixiang in the phone was not wearing the hospital gown of the Sixth Hospital and the words were not said by the dean, they would have suspected that the video was all acted out.
Director Wang sighed: "Doctor Su, if the dean and Director Xue hadn't told me about this, I really wouldn't have believed that with the current medical level, Alzheimer's disease can be cured..."
As the director of the Department of Neurology, Director Wang has seen many elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the department over the years and knows only too well how difficult it is to treat this disease.
When faced with these Alzheimer's patients, all these doctors can do is to alleviate their condition and slightly slow down the progression of their Alzheimer's disease.
It's like a car that can run 100 kilometers per hour.
After their treatment, the car's speed can be reduced from 100 kilometers per hour to 50 kilometers per hour.
But the car's speed has been reduced, but it does not mean that they have the ability to get the car back to its starting point...
Just like forgotten memories, fading instincts, slow calculation speed...
What these Alzheimer's patients have lost cannot be regained.
But--
But the doctor Xiao Su before them broke their long-held perception!
This made Director Wang and Director Ma look at each other in bewilderment, feeling both incredible and extremely excited at the same time.
Director Wang was eager to try: "I hope I can watch Dr. Su treat the patient later..."
Su Tang touched her nose, feeling a little embarrassed. She glanced at Director Wang and the others, and explained helplessly: "Actually, I haven't completely cured Tang Lixiang's Alzheimer's disease..."
Su Tang blinked, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Given the degree of Tang Lixiang's Alzheimer's disease, it will take at least two months to fully cure her... She can only be considered to have gone from moderate Alzheimer's disease to mild."
The biggest difference between mild and moderate dementia is the difference in the way they express themselves. The former speaks slowly but logically, while the latter has difficulty with language logic. In addition, mild patients can still live independently and do not need much care from others. However, moderate dementia patients cannot do this. Moderate dementia patients need careful care from their family members to meet their daily needs.
Complete recovery requires at least the restoration of learning ability, logical reasoning ability, and language expression ability.
Director Wang: “…………”
Director Wang looked at Su Tang's serious and solemn expression, and could not help but support her. The fact that moderate Alzheimer's disease has been restored to mild is enough to make a global sensation, right? ? !
Director Wang and Director Ma wanted to complain, but they tried hard to hold it back...
The group took the elevator and quickly arrived at Tang Lixiang's ward in the general internal medicine department. With Tang Lixiang's treatment these days, her condition has become more and more stable and better. Grandpa Sun also smiles like a Maitreya Buddha every day.
Seeing Su Tang and Director Wang and his party enter the ward, Grandpa Sun and his wife greeted Su Tang happily.
These days, every time Su Tang treated the old lady, there would be many general internal medicine medical staff around her. Although now they have been replaced by several doctors whom the grandson and his wife do not know, the couple did not think there was anything wrong.
"Grandma Tang, do you remember what you had for breakfast this morning?"
When Su Tang entered the ward, she did not take Mrs. Tang's pulse directly. Instead, she asked with a smile what the old lady had eaten this morning.
"Morning? Uh..."
The old lady looked at Su Tang, her brows furrowed and her wrinkles deepened. However, the old lady thought about it but couldn't figure it out. Finally, she could only shake her head and say, "Doctor Su, I don't seem to remember what I had for breakfast..."
The old lady touched her stomach and frowned in confusion: "Did I eat this morning? Why do I feel a little hungry now?"
It was obviously just a simple conversation. As the chief physicians of the Department of Neurology, Director Wang and Director Ma immediately realized Tang Lixiang's condition. They looked at each other and each of them had an idea in their hearts.
The most common feature of mild Alzheimer's disease is loss of recent memory.
For example, forgetting to bring your keys when you go out, not remembering what you ate when you eat, or whether you have eaten at all, etc. These are the most common situations... and the person in front of you is obviously no exception.
Since the purpose was to show Director Wang and the others the effect of the treatment, Su Tang smiled and continued to ask questions: "Grandma Tang, do you remember what you ate last night and yesterday at noon? Do you remember where you went for a walk last night and what time you went to bed?"
"This……"
Tang Lixiang glanced at her husband and fell into deep thought again. After pondering for a long time, the old lady looked at the clock on the wall, shook her head, and said hesitantly: "I don't remember anything else, but it seems that I took a walk in the garden downstairs last night..."
Knowing that she had Alzheimer's disease and often forgot things, the old lady did not have much resistance to inquiring about Su Tang's treatment.
But...
Faced with such a simple question, she couldn't answer it, and Tang Lixiang felt a little disappointed.
On the contrary, Grandpa Sun, who was sitting next to him, was very happy and said cheerfully: "That's right! Last night we took a walk around the flowerbed of the hospital downstairs!"
Compared to more than a month ago, when his wife couldn't even recognize him, and now only partially forgetting recent events, Grandpa Sun is already very satisfied.
Su Tang nodded and encouraged the old lady with a smile: "Grandma, being able to remember what happened yesterday afternoon is a big step forward! Let's try acupuncture today..."
Although patients with mid-stage Alzheimer's disease don't lie in bed and feel uncomfortable everywhere like paralyzed patients, Su Tang gives the old lady acupuncture every day to ensure the treatment effect.
At first, before each acupuncture treatment, the old lady would need Su Tang to coax and guide her like a little child. But later... after the old lady's mind gradually recovered, Su Tang no longer needed to be so troublesome.
Even during each treatment, the other party would look forward to it.
Because the old lady was worried that he would forget about it, she would write a small note and stick it on the bed every day to tell him that he needed acupuncture.
After a long time, even if Tang Lixiang occasionally forgets this matter, the small note next to it can quickly remind her of her daily "task"...
Su Tang carried a needle kit and disinfectant in her white coat, and greeted the old lady.
Su Tang asked Director Ma, Director Wang and others to stand closer and watch her give the acupuncture carefully. She took out the needle bag, held the silver needle, quickly disinfected the old lady, and then started to give the acupuncture!
Su Tang worked very quickly, and every silver needle in his hand was accurately inserted into the acupuncture points on the old lady's brain!
Tang Lixiang closed her eyes and carefully felt the cool air flow along the needle tip into her head. As the silver needles were inserted more and more, the air flow gathered and spread... Soon it occupied the entire brain, especially the Baihui point on the top of the head and the forehead, which was even clearer!
Tang Lixiang, whose brain was originally a little confused, suddenly felt as if her brain was immersed in a basin of clear spring water, sweeping away the dark clouds in front of her eyes and instantly becoming clear!
Su Tang narrowed her eyes and whispered, "Grandma Tang, now do you remember what you had for lunch last night? What time did you go to bed?"
Tang Lixiang closed her eyes and frowned, her brows were tightly knitted, and her eyeballs kept moving back and forth under her eyelids, as if she was trying hard to recall everything that happened yesterday, or as if she was desperately resisting the pain brought by acupuncture on her head.
The old lady was a little hesitant: "For lunch, we had wild rice stem, eggplant... and chicken soup?"
She closed her eyes and spoke in a low and deep voice. Finally, she said with great certainty, "I had pork chop noodles last night and went to bed at ten o'clock."
"Do you remember what you had for dinner this morning?" Su Tang raised her eyebrows and continued to ask.
"Dumplings, dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage, and aged vinegar!"
This time... Tang Lixiang's voice was even more firm! She remembered the scene in the morning completely.
The old lady closed her eyes, as if she remembered the aroma of pork and cabbage dumplings in the morning, and she swallowed subconsciously...
Director Wang, Director Ma: “!!!!”
Director Wang and Director Ma stood aside, their eyes wide open in surprise. Facing the scene before them, they were almost speechless.
This is a completely different impact from watching a video!
"This……"
Director Wang didn't blink at all, not wanting to miss any second of what was happening.
I was scratching my head and cheeks, wishing I could get into Su Tang's brain to see how this guy did it!
How come the patient's condition suddenly changes just by giving him a shot?
The most important thing is that Director Wang found some acupoints that he seemed not familiar with, such as some extra meridian acupoints that have not yet been discovered.
"Well, you've recovered pretty well..."
Seeing this, Su Tang smiled and turned to look at Grandpa Sun and said, "I think Grandma Tang can do some basic rehabilitation training now. Write down what you ate and what you did after every meal. Think about it from time to time. If you can't remember, take it out and look at it. Exercise back and forth a few times every day, which should also help recovery..."
Su Tang: "Also, exercise more and walk more every day to help you recover better."
Grandpa Sun nodded and said, "Don't worry, Doctor Su, we will exercise well!"
Seeing Su Tang finish talking with the patient's family and remove the needle from the patient, Tang Lixiang's tone slowly changed from her original firm tone to her previous confused state.
Director Wang suddenly took two steps forward and grabbed Su Tang's arm!
Director Wang stepped forward with a shameless face, "Teacher Su! Look at me... I am young and strong, and I have only been working for more than 30 years. Is it too late for me to learn Chinese medicine now?"
Director Wang smiled and said, "If that doesn't work...my son just took the postgraduate entrance exam this year, so it's no problem for him to change his major!"
Su Tang: “……???”
Director Ma: “…………???”