Chapter 63 Mr. Wei, are you still afraid of injections at this age?

"Acupuncture...?"

Du Chengzhang was puzzled: "Didn't they say we should do an MRI first to check the situation?"

This is different from the plan they had agreed upon before.

Su Tang did not feel guilty at all, and spoke in an especially gentle and cordial tone: "Before I examined Mr. Wei, I made a preliminary plan... I thought Mr. Wei should first treat his central and peripheral nerve problems."

"But now that I've seen Mr. Wei's condition, I think we still have to treat the taste nerve problem first. That will help with the subsequent lower limb rehabilitation."

Wei Yan glanced at Su Tang and asked calmly, "Doctor Su, you said before that my sense of taste has become weaker and it is related to the head injury... But since there is no MRI and no way to treat the central nervous system, how can the taste nerve problem be solved?"

Wei Yan felt that this was a vicious cycle.

According to Dr. Su, the body must be regulated and the blood and qi in the body must be replenished before the head and spinal cord can be treated. However, the weakening of the taste nerves is caused by head injuries.

Su Tang looked at Wei Yan with a smile, "Mr. Wei, this is a good question. But solving this problem is actually not as complicated as Mr. Wei thinks."

"We have two methods. The first method is to force the patient to eat more food regardless of his anorexia and taste problems. However, this method is prone to rebound and may lead to more severe anorexia in the later stage. However, Mr. Wei's anorexia itself tends to be more picky about food. In addition, it is just that the taste system has become weaker and he cannot taste the original taste of food. As long as Mr. Wei avoids the food he hates and increases the dosage of seasonings, this problem can be barely solved."

In fact, in other words, in Wei Yan's current situation, not only do the salty, sweet, bitter and sour flavors in the seasonings taste very bland, but the original flavor of the food itself can hardly be tasted either.

For example: When ordinary people eat fried chicken, it is naturally crispy and salty, with a full chicken flavor. But for the other person, fried chicken is probably no different from boiled chicken breast. He can neither taste the crispy and fragrant bread crumbs after being fried, nor the juicy and delicious chicken after being fried. He will only think that fried chicken without chicken flavor is similar to a boiled chicken breast. Not only is it not salty, but it also lacks the fragrance of wheat and the freshness of chicken.

Salty, spicy, and sour flavors are easy to adjust in proportion with seasonings.

But if you can't taste the food itself, it will taste bad no matter what.

But since we know that Wei Yan has a problem with his sense of taste, if we increase the proportion of seasonings in the future, it should be able to become more delicious.

Wei Yan nodded, understanding Su Tang's meaning. He pondered for a moment and said, "Then what is Doctor Su's second method?"

"The second method is similar to the first one in that it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. But at the moment, I think it is the most suitable treatment method for Mr. Wei."

Su Tang tapped her knuckles lightly on the table, and pointed to the MRI image brought by Du Chengzhang with her white fingers with dimples, saying, "Mr. Wei's brain injury caused problems with his taste nerve system, which led to a partial obstruction in the transmission of taste cells on the tongue buds. They can't transmit the true taste of food to the central nervous system in the brain... Well, if that's the case, and we can't cure the brain nerves, we can strengthen the taste bud nerves on the tongue and stimulate them to make them more sensitive."

"In this way... even if there is a partial obstruction in the transmission of taste nerves, the remaining information can still stimulate the central taste nerve in the cerebral cortex to produce a sufficient sense of excitement."

Su Tang was worried that Wei Yan and the others didn't understand, so he thought for a moment and explained again: "The taste buds of ordinary people are most sensitive during childhood, and they react very strongly to stimulating tastes. However, as people age, 60% of their taste buds will slowly shrink and decrease."

"For example, ordinary spicy chicken wings are almost not spicy for adults, but for children, this level of spiciness is stimulating enough. Some children even cry because of the spicy chicken wings with a little bit of chili powder. Many elderly people find everything tasteless and unappetizing as they get older, and they want to eat spicy and salty dishes. This is also the reason."

"So I came up with a second plan, which is to use acupuncture and other methods to stimulate the taste bud cells, so that some of the originally atrophied taste bud cells can glow and heat again."

Su Tang pondered for a moment, thought about the cell renewal rate and said: "According to the renewal rate of surrounding epithelial cells, a cycle can be completed in about 7 to 10 days. In this way, even if there is a partial obstruction in the transmission of taste nerves, I think Mr. Wei should be able to meet his daily needs."

Now that the sense of taste has returned, we can avoid the problem of the other person's picky eating.

Symptoms such as anemia and malnutrition can be relieved quickly.

During this time, she can even give the patient acupuncture to stimulate various spinal nerve points to help relieve numbness, coldness, stiffness, tingling, etc. in the legs.

But if you want to fully recover, you probably have to wait until your body is in good shape before making any further plans.

Su Tang's remarks seem simple.

But in fact, to the person in charge of Wei Yan's private medical team and Du Chengzhang, Su Tang's words sounded like a myth.

Something that stimulates the taste bud cells to rejuvenate them, something that treats the taste first and then the legs, and so on.

The two people who were equally knowledgeable about medicine looked at each other. Du Chengzhang looked at Su Tang and said sternly, "Doctor Su, your medical skills are indeed very advanced. At least we didn't find that Mr. Wei had brain damage and taste degeneration. But the point today is that we still want to know, with your medical skills, can you cure Mr. Wei's legs?"

The head of the medical team also asked closely: "Before we came, Mr. Wei tried the medicated diet prescribed by Dr. Su. The medicated diet was very effective and could significantly improve the numbness and coldness of Mr. Wei's legs after they became paralyzed. So I wonder if Dr. Su can cure Mr. Wei's legs?"

"Hey, why are you all so anxious?"

Su Tang raised her eyebrows, glanced at the two of them with a strange look and said, "When treating illnesses, we should treat the serious first and the minor later, the urgent first and the slow later...We should eat one mouthful at a time, and treat illnesses one by one. Mr. Wei has made it clear that malnutrition is a more serious problem, so naturally we should treat malnutrition first."

If a person loses weight significantly and has malnutrition, not only will subcutaneous fat decrease or disappear, causing anemia and edema, but most importantly, it will lead to low immunity and complications such as other infections and hyponatremia.

The man in front of me looks pale and thin, and it seems that he is almost at his limit. Isn't this more urgent than paralysis of the lower limbs?

However, Su Tang did not continue to keep the secret. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously: "After Mr. Wei was injured, although other doctors helped to carefully regulate him, it seems that the effect is not very good. His internal organs are damaged, and there are obvious functional disorders. The loss of vital energy is very serious. If Mr. Wei cooperates with the treatment for about half a month to a month, we can solve the taste problem. Then, at the latest in half a year, Mr. Wei should be able to stand up from the bed by himself."

Su Tang pondered for a moment, and then made a serious estimate before continuing, "As for Mr. Wei's future, whether he will be able to walk with a cane, or walk or run, we have to wait and see the results of the first stage of recovery in half a year."

Alas, Su Tang was depressed and his face turned pale.

It's not that she didn't want to say something harsh, like "the baby will be on crutches at three months, but will be able to get out of bed and walk on his own at six months" to shock the other party.

The main reason is that the patient's condition is really complicated and has been delayed for a long time, so it will take a long time to recover.

It's not like she hadn't treated people with lower body paralysis before, and some of the cases were even more serious than Wei Yan's.

For example, Mr. Cheng's condition was indeed more serious than Wei Yan's, both in terms of age and physical condition.

But they are different!

Although Master Cheng's condition is serious, she only needs to focus on treating his true yin deficiency, nourishing his meridians, regulating his internal organs and other problems.

However, the man in front of him was not only paralyzed in the lower body, but also had problems such as loss of taste, spinal cord tear, and malnutrition.

Just the spinal cord tear alone would take more than three weeks to recover from.

"Doctor Su, what you mean is... in half a year, Mr. Wei will be able to walk with a cane, right?" Secretary Zhao was very good at grasping the key points and immediately extracted the key information he needed.

Su Tang watched Secretary Zhao's performance, then turned her attention to Wei Yan and nodded, saying, "Judging from Mr. Wei's current situation, this is indeed the case."

It is not difficult to get someone to stand up with crutches, but the difficult part is the time it takes for him to recover, which may take at least a year.

However, Su Tang didn't intend to say more about what happened next.

What if you make such a boast but fail to recover on time?

So this time, Su Tang was more careful and didn't plan to continue talking.

However, even though Su Tang said half of the truth, Secretary Zhao and others were happy to hear such a result.

Du Chengzhang, Secretary Zhao, the driver and others looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.

This is the first time that a doctor has clearly stated that Mr. Wei’s illness can be cured.

After their excitement, Secretary Zhao and others subconsciously turned their eyes to Wei Yan, hoping to see the same excitement and joy on Wei Yan's face.

However, the three of them looked around and only saw coldness and calmness on the faces of their spouses.

It was as if the patient Dr. Su was talking about was not him...

"This... Mr. Wei, what do you think...?" Secretary Zhao looked at Wei Yan cautiously, waiting for his decision.

Should I choose the first treatment method or the second one?

Wei Yan glanced at Su Tang, pondered for a while, and then chuckled and said, "Let's go with the second option. I believe in Dr. Su's medical skills."

Su Tang: “………………”

Su Tang looked at Wei Yan expressionlessly and said, "You don't believe in any medical skills!"

You are clearly a two-faced person! Only trust your own judgment!

"Okay, Mr. Wei... let's start treating the taste loss problem now."

Su Tang smiled and took out the acupuncture kit she had prepared long ago and said, "In order to activate the taste buds, I need Mr. Wei's cooperation to perform acupuncture on the points on the head and tongue."

"No problem." Wei Yan nodded without thinking too much.

Secretary Zhao and others in the room didn't think there was anything wrong.

It is rare to stimulate the atrophied taste bud cells and make them sprout again, but it is normal to do acupuncture on the tongue.

After all, there are not only acupoints on the tongue that strengthen the tongue, but also corresponding acupoints for treating the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, and small intestine. Although others use them less, it does not mean that they do not exist.

But when Wei Yan cooperated with Su Tang, leaned back in the wheelchair, raised his head and stuck out his tongue...

Secretary Zhao and others suddenly widened their eyes, seeing that this petite doctor, Xiao Su, who had chubby cheeks and looked as cute as a high school student, took out a bunch of strange-shaped needles that did not look like normal silver needles at all.

A pile of silver needles glowed coldly under the bright lights of the office!

These needles are long, short, thick, and thin, but for some reason people always feel that these needles look thicker, longer, and larger than the needles that old Chinese doctors use in Chinese medicine clinics outside.

Secretary Zhao and others took a closer look.

Some of the needles were at least 20 to 30 centimeters long, as long as his forearm!

The needle tip was so thick that it subconsciously caused Secretary Zhao and the others' pupils to shrink.

Secretary Zhao: “…………”

Secretary Zhao swallowed his saliva, and a chill ran down his spine: "Doctor Su, Doctor Su...why is this needle so long?"

Su Tang glanced at Secretary Zhao slowly and said, "Oh... it's normal. This is a specially made long needle from the Lingshu Nine Needles and Twelve Origins. It is specially used to treat sciatica, chronic rheumatic diseases, and patients like Mr. Wei."

Secretary Zhao and the other two said: “…………”

Wei Yan, who just realized something was wrong, raised his head: "………………"

As if she didn't notice the shocked looks in the crowd, Su Tang pointed to another type of ancient needle with a diamond-shaped halberd tip and said, "This is a round needle. Don't be fooled by the needle head that looks like a handle, but this needle is specially used to treat muscle diseases. There is also this type of needle that looks like a handle, called a sharp needle... It is used to treat fever, acute gastroenteritis and other diseases."

Su Tang: "Don't be fooled by their strange shapes, they are thick, big, and extremely sharp... but they don't hurt at all, at most the stimulation is a little stronger."

Wei Yan: “…”

Secretary Zhao and the other two said: “…………”

What the hell? You call this a painless injection?!

A needle as thick and long as your palm, you call it not painful? ?

"ah?"

The doctor opposite seemed to have just noticed the slightly stiff and twitching eyes of Secretary Zhao and others.

Su Tang blinked twice and slowly looked at Wei Yan: "Mr. Wei, you shouldn't be so old now, are you still afraid of the injection?"

Su Tang put on a regretful face and sighed, "Alas, if that's the case... I'm afraid this disease is incurable."

Wei Yan: “…………”

Su Tang blinked innocently: "Mr. Wei, should we continue to treat it?"

Wei Yan wiped his face fiercely and gritted his teeth and said, "Heal him!"

Now that he's here, how can he regret it?

then……

Two minutes later.

A man, leaning back in a wheelchair, with his head tilted back as he received an injection, his eyes twitching slightly in pain, veins bulging on the back of his hands, and his whole body stiff, appeared in the general physician's office.

Wei Yan leaned back in his wheelchair with a stiff back.

Su Tang transformed into a ruthless acupuncture machine, lifting the needle and inserting it into many acupuncture points on the tongue, including the Juquan point and the middle stomach point.

These acupoints not only have the effect of strengthening the tongue, some of them can also stimulate the stomach meridian and stimulate the patient's appetite.

The acupuncture point is a good acupuncture point...

The patient felt so much pain under the needle that he became deformed. It was really a waste of time to get the needle inserted one after another...

The driver's eyes twitched and he subconsciously covered his cheeks.

Ouch! The needle hurts just by looking at it! Their boss's face turned red, but he didn't say a word. He is a real man.