Chapter 76 Acupoint Pressing?!

As their diabetes has been better controlled these days, both Grandpa Zhou and Grandpa Jiang have experienced obvious changes in their health.

First, their eyesight improved, and their previous fatigue gradually subsided.

In particular, I no longer feel thirsty and always want to go to the toilet as I used to.

In just over a month, the sleep quality of the two people has directly improved by two levels. In addition to Su Tang's acupuncture and massage, and occasional medicinal food that improves sleep, even their happiness level has increased day by day along with their sleep quality.

Su Tang looked at the inspection report that Grandpa Zhou and Grandpa Jiang had just completed and nodded with satisfaction.

Su Tang smiled and said, "We have initially controlled the disease, but we still have to keep it up... We can't abandon the previous diet control plan just because the condition is getting better. Even if blood sugar is completely under control in the future and no medicine is needed, I still have to control my appetite as much as possible. After all, our goal is to maintain a good body, live a few more years, and raise the national average life expectancy, right?"

Old Master Zhou nodded and said with a cheerful smile: "Well, what Xiao Su said is right. Isn't this the biggest wish of us old men and women now?"

According to official statistics, the average life expectancy in China is around 76.5 years. Chiang Kai-shek hoped that he could live past 80 so that his life would not be in vain.

Of course, we need to keep our body healthy, and it would be even better if we are free from pain and disease.

Pan Yuhao tried to save face by boasting: "Old man, you are still very clear-sighted! If we want to live longer now, it is not only good for our bodies, but also we have to relax and see things clearly. It would be great to take a walk in the park every day and play chess with other old men, isn't it?"

Mr. Zhou smiled and said, "What Doctor Pan said is..."

Su Tang pricked her ears and listened to the conversation between Grandpa Jiang and Grandpa Zhou. They were all acquaintances from the same community.

Su Tang was also generous. She adjusted the dosage of the medicinal diet according to Grandpa Zhou's physical condition and also prescribed two new medicinal diet recipes for the old man. The two old men were so happy that their eyes and brows were full of smiles.

Su Tang originally thought that this outpatient visit should be over, but he didn't expect that after Mr. Zhou stood up with his crutches, he sat down again.

Old Master Zhou sat on the chair, frowning slightly, looking a little embarrassed and a little worried.

"?" Su Tang was puzzled. She thought that Mr. Zhou was feeling unwell and was about to ask.

But Master Zhou pinched the cane in his hand, sighed, considered his words, and looked at Su Tang with an embarrassed look on his face: "Hey, Doctor Su... I wanted to tell you something two days ago, but I didn't know how to start..."

Su Tang: “……???”

Su Tang was stunned and subconsciously became alert. Having been introduced to men by the old men and women in the outpatient department more than a dozen times, she instinctively felt that this matter seemed a little bad.

Could it be that Mr. Zhou came all the way to the hospital for a consultation and to introduce her to someone?

Su Tang hesitated, not knowing how to refuse the old man's kindness.

But Mr. Zhou said hesitantly, "I have a son of an old classmate, he is 38 years old this year..."

Su Tang: “??!”

Su Tang was panicked and horrified.

"Eh...? Doctor Su, why do you look so unhappy?"

Old Master Zhou scratched his head and asked in confusion, "I haven't even told you what disease this old classmate's son has, and Doctor Su has already guessed it?"

Old Master Zhou sighed, "Oh, that's right... I've never heard anyone say that uremia can be cured before. I'm sorry for making things difficult for Doctor Su..."

Su Tang: “…………”

Su Tang breathed a sigh of relief, and her stiff back relaxed reflexively.

Grandpa, can we please make our conversation clear all at once?

This kind of half-speaking and half-hiding can really scare people to death.

When it comes to business, Su Tang is no longer nervous. She takes out a piece of paper and a pen and asks in detail about the patient with uremia.

Su Tang: "Master, do you know how long this person has had uremia? What disease caused him to develop uremia?"

Uremia is a serious failure of kidney function caused by the development of various chronic kidney diseases.

The kidneys of ordinary people usually have three major functions: one is to eliminate excess water from the body, the second is to eliminate waste from the body, and the third is to secrete kidney hormones, etc., playing a role in endocrine regulation.

However, patients with uremia often have problems with these three basic functions, and eventually they need dialysis or kidney transplantation, which is very painful.

Grandpa Zhou nodded, turned on his old cell phone, took out his reading glasses from his trouser pocket, opened the memo and handed it to Su Tang, saying, "Yes, yes, Doctor Su, take a look at this. I wrote it down on the memo so that you don't forget it when you come."

Su Tang took the phone and carefully read the information in the memo.

The information in the memo was very simple and colloquial. Su Tang read it carefully and translated it, and also wrote down the basic information on the draft paper beside it.

The patient is an unknown male, 38 years old this year. He suffered from glomerulonephritis 15 years ago and got better after treatment. He was hospitalized again 8 years ago due to fatigue, dyspnea, cough, sputum, and edema of both lower limbs. After hospitalization, he was found to have chronic renal failure and was later diagnosed with renal insufficiency...until two years ago, he was diagnosed with uremia at the Shenzhen People's Hospital next door, suffering from edema, low back pain, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.

The patient was unable to recover and began hemodialysis three times a week.

Su Tang frowned. Although she hadn't seen the patient in person yet, she could already feel the patient's pain just from a simple cell phone note.

Su Tang looked at the draft paper, pondered for a moment, and thought about it seriously before slowly saying, "Mr. Zhou, this disease can be cured... but I'm afraid I don't have the ability to make him fully recovered. Uremic patients like him still have to go to the urology department for kidney transplant surgery."

Traditional Chinese medicine can treat many diseases, but it is not a panacea.

If this person had just been diagnosed with glomerulonephritis 15 years ago, she could have guaranteed that he would fully recover without any sequelae.

If the patient comes to the hospital for follow-up treatment every year, she can also help him monitor his physical condition at all times to prevent a recurrence in the later stages and develop into chronic renal failure.

But now that the patient has reached the stage of uremia, it is indeed difficult for traditional Chinese medicine treatment to meet the patient's psychological expectations.

It's a pity that the other person can't go back to 15 years ago, and she was just a 7-year-old little carrot 15 years ago. It is almost impossible to make a person fully recover.

Pan Yuhao and Ma Jun, who were sitting nearby, also nodded.

If uremia were so easy to treat, there wouldn't be so many people needing kidney transplants or hemodialysis in the later stages.

"No, no, no, Dr. Su misunderstood."

Realizing that he had not explained himself clearly, Mr. Zhou waved his hands repeatedly: "My old classmate did not want to treat uremia. We also know that uremia can only wait for a kidney transplant in the end... But he saw that after my treatment here, my diabetes symptoms disappeared, and my mental and physical conditions improved significantly... So he wanted me to ask Dr. Su if there is any way to strengthen my physical fitness, which can alleviate the patient's symptoms and reduce the headache and tinnitus."

Old Master Zhou sighed and said, "Doctor Su should also know that some people do not have any serious problems after dialysis. They can run and jump like normal people on weekdays. However, some people feel uncomfortable all over after dialysis. They have poor physical strength and cannot sleep well. After dialysis, they feel weak and powerless as if they were dehydrated. They have headaches and tinnitus. They often cannot hear anything and have no strength to speak half an hour after dialysis."

"I don't think this is going to work. It's probably because my physical condition is too poor that I feel unwell after dialysis."

As Mr. Zhou spoke, he leaned forward subconsciously, and placed his hands on the treatment table involuntarily, with a serious expression: "I was just wondering if there is any medicinal food or prescription that can improve my physical condition and improve my physical quality."

Su Tang nodded. So that's how it is. She still has the ability to improve her physical condition and enhance her immunity.

After learning about the unknown patient's needs, Su Tang immediately smiled and nodded to Grandpa Zhou, saying lightly, "Grandpa Zhou, I've just looked at his basic information. I don't have the ability to cure uremia, but as for improving his physical condition, just give him a call and ask him to come to my place."

No matter what the disease is, improving physical fitness and enhancing immunity are the best ways to recover and relieve pain for patients.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment usually starts from the overall body, and medicine and food have the same origin, regulating and correcting the imbalance of yin and yang.

This person's uremia is a typical case of liver and kidney yin deficiency. What she can do is to warm and nourish the spleen and kidney and improve the patient's yin deficiency symptoms.

Although she couldn't cure the patient's uremia, she could still try her best to help him improve his symptoms.

Su Tang touched his chin and thought for a moment.

However, the specific extent depends on the person's physical condition and subsequent self-recovery.

Mr. Zhou nodded immediately and said, "Okay, okay, I'll call him and ask him to come up!"

The older he got, the more ailments he had, and the more Mr. Zhou believed in Su Tang's medical skills. Who would have thought that just a month and a half ago he was a person who often suffered from sore waist and knees, had arthritis attacks on rainy days, could not lower his blood sugar, felt uncomfortable and tired all over, and could not sleep well at night?

He is now one of the healthiest old men in the community park. He won’t go home unless he walks 17 or 18 laps in the park every day!

Therefore, when Mr. Zhou heard Su Tang's words, his eyes and eyebrows were immediately filled with smiles.

Perhaps Grandpa Zhou had a very good relationship with the other family. As soon as Grandpa Zhou made a phone call, Su Tang immediately heard a response from the other end of the phone.

Only about 40 minutes had passed in total when Su Tang heard a ding-dong sound in the background of her computer, and a new name popped up in the background APP.

…

The middle-aged man brought his father into the clinic. He looked normal on the outside, but looked a little tired. However, the native arteriovenous fistula on his arm clearly identified him as a patient.

Perhaps because life was too hard, the man had no smile on his face when he came in. When he saw Su Tang in a white coat sitting at the doctor's seat, and Mr. Zhou next to him was still introducing Su Tang's identity and abilities to his father, the middle-aged man couldn't help but look down.

Before coming here, Zou Chunfu thought that his father had found some famous Chinese medicine doctor to treat him.

However, after arriving at the Sixth Hospital, I felt a little strange. Logically, shouldn’t the famous Chinese medicine experts in Shenzhen be in the Chinese medicine hospital? Although the Sixth Hospital is also a tertiary hospital in Shenzhen, it is famous for its Western medicine. What does it have to do with Chinese medicine?

After Zou Chunfu made the registration as recommended by his father's friend and took another look at the registration form in his hand, he wanted to roll his eyes.

Shit! No way?! Is this a mistake?!

Are there still general internal medicine departments in tertiary hospitals these days? Didn't this thing disappear quietly in the hospital reform system more than a decade ago?

Only those first- and second-level hospitals would not make detailed second-level divisions, but would roughly divide departments into general internal medicine and surgery.

Just by seeing the registration form, Zou Chunfu felt disappointed. When he looked at the registration form carefully again, he saw the doctor's level - junior resident? ? !

Zou Chunfu no longer had any expectations for this visit to the hospital. Other tertiary hospitals required a minimum of an intermediate professional title, attending physician, for outpatient services.

And this doctor is actually a resident with a low-level title?

Just like that? Just like that? Just like that? This rookie dares to sit in the outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital and treat him? ? ?

In his heart, Zou Chunfu wished he could turn into the Roaring Emperor Zu'an and spit at the doctor.

He really didn't expect that in such a large outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital in Shenzhen.

There are actually low-level residents who are only found in first- and second-level hospitals with poor medical conditions.

Fortunately, he is an adult after all, and the registration fee for outpatient clinic is only 5 yuan. What else can he say?

If someone wants to see the medicine, then let him see it. Then he doesn’t have to pay for the medicine.

Today he accompanied his father to the hospital for a trip and had a meal outside.

Su Tang had good eyesight and could immediately see the doubt and dissatisfaction, as well as the obvious resistance and contempt in Zou Chunfu's eyes.

Su Tang blinked, pretending not to see it, and smiled at the old man and Zou Chunfu, saying, "Please sit here. Before you came, I heard about you two from Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zou's condition, but I only know the situation roughly. I have to wait for the pulse diagnosis before making a decision... So please come here, Mr. Zou Chunfu."

Su Tang pointed to a patient's seat closest to her where it would be convenient for her to take his pulse, and asked Zou Chunfu to stretch out his hand.

Zou Chunfu gave up and didn't make any noise. He just put his hands on the examination table. He didn't give a perfunctory response to Su Tang's questions out of habit. However, he just answered every question Su Tang asked without saying a word more. Not to mention that unlike other patients, he had an obvious desire to talk to the doctor as soon as he saw him.

Su Tang felt Zou Chunfu's pulse, asked him to change hands, and then looked at the medical records and test reports brought by the father and son. Then he let go of the patient's wrist, picked up a pen and said, "Mr. Zou, I know the details. I just felt your pulse... Mr. Zou, this is a typical case of spleen and kidney yin deficiency, dampness and evil obstructing the spleen. If you want to treat it, you have to nourish yin and clear heat, cool blood and remove blood stasis."

"I'll prescribe a prescription for Mr. Zou. Take it for three weeks to stabilize your condition... Then come back to the hospital and I'll take a look at your condition. In theory, if you recover well, not only will your condition be stabilized, but you won't experience dizziness and tinnitus when you do dialysis in the future. Maybe you can even go from three times a week to two times a week."

Su Tang thought about it and said seriously: "So I hope that Mr. Zou can take the medicine I prescribed on time every day."

Looking at Zou Chunfu's resisting attitude, Su Tang was sure that this man was unwilling to have acupuncture.

It is not her style to force acupuncture on patients when they are extremely unwilling to cooperate.

It would be better to write a prescription and ask the other party to go back, and privately ask Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zou to make more phone calls. Use the side infiltration method, take advantage of Mr. Zou's prestige at home, and let Zou Chunfu drink the medicine.

It is also possible to proceed to the next step of treatment after this prescription takes effect.

Although she cannot guarantee that the patient will be able to switch from three dialysis sessions a week to two, she can still stabilize the patient's condition and prevent it from getting worse, and improve the patient's physical condition on a daily basis and make the patient as comfortable as possible.

He prescribed Angelica dahurica, Sanguisorba officinalis, Rhubarb and other medicines for him. Su Tang also prescribed two dietary therapy prescriptions for him, and then handed all the things over to Zou Chunfu.

However, the other party seemed to be very resistant to her and was perfunctory. He didn't even look at the prescription and medical records, and quickly stuffed them into the plastic bag in his hand.

This is completely different from the situation where ordinary patients will carefully read the medical records every time they get them.

Zou Chunfu's perfunctory attitude was so intolerable that even Zhou Laoyezi, Zou Laoyezi and the other two couldn't stand it anymore, and they all frowned at the same time.

In particular, the look that Master Zou gave Master Zhou was particularly awkward.

And Grandpa Zhou also looked awkwardly at Su Tang who was sitting at the examination table with a slightly raised smile on his face.

Mr. Zhou coughed awkwardly: "Doctor Su... In that case, we will leave first. I will come to the hospital clinic to see you next time."

Mr. Zou pulled his son's arm, and with an embarrassed look on his face, he repeated his old friend's words: "Doctor... Then we will leave first. Thank you for your help today..."

As Mr. Zou spoke, he put his hand on Zou Chunfu's back, wanting him to bend down and thank Su Tang.

However, the strength gap between the 38-year-old son and the 70-year-old father was too big. Even though Zou Chunfu was a patient with uremia and needed dialysis frequently, the age difference still couldn't make the old man feel at ease. This made Zou Chunfu even more embarrassed, and he even walked two or three times faster when he went out than when he came in.

I looked like I was in a very anxious state, as if my old friend had brought me to see the doctor today and I had embarrassed him.

Su Tang sat in her chair without moving, just looking at the backs of the other four people who seemed to be fleeing in panic. She always felt that today's visit to this patient was a bit anticlimactic and did not meet her original psychological expectations at all.

However, there is a gap between reality and imagination, which is normal.

Seeing that it was almost time for lunch break, Su Tang took a look at the backend APP which didn't have any patients, packed up and prepared to have lunch with Pan Yuhao and the others.

However, at this moment, there were bursts of loud shouts and a series of crackling sounds of things falling to the ground in the corridor.

Su Tang, Pan Yuhao and the other two looked at each other, then stood up and walked out...

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General internal medicine outpatient department, gastroenterology department.

A bald man with muscles and tattoos all over his body was standing in a gastroenterology clinic and making a big fuss. Not only did he smash things and kick the table, he even pulled out a chief physician from the clinic and wanted to hit him with his fist as big as a sandbag.

"Fuck! You actually said I had liver cancer?! I just felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach, and you actually dared to say I might have liver cancer?! You're a fucking quack! How dare you curse me!" The muscular tattooed man had a very hot temper and would not listen to anyone's advice at all. Several other doctors wanted to stop him, but they were pushed away and punched the attending doctor in the abdomen.

This caused the attending doctor to scream out in agony, and he fell down, holding his stomach.

But the attending doctor was still stubborn. He cried out in pain and shouted, "Is that your stomach?! The liver is under the right ribs! You don't understand and yet you want to beat people up. Do you have any sense?!"

"Pain in the liver area, abdominal distension, obvious symptoms of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. These are the symptoms of liver cancer. I asked you to get a check-up but you refused. Why did you hit me? Ah!——" The attending doctor hadn't finished the second half of his sentence when he was hit in the stomach with another big punch.

Several doctors nearby were unable to contain themselves. Some made phone calls, some called the police, and some ran to the security office downstairs. Several patients were also trembling with fear at the sight of this muscular tattooed man.

The whole scene was in chaos, with more and more patients and medical staff being alarmed by the noise.

Su Tang frowned, subconsciously thinking of the cannon fodder setting in the original novel who was also persecuted by the doctor.

Su Tang gritted her teeth, and relying on her small size, she dived directly into the crowd. When the muscular tattooed man had his back to her, she poked two fingers into the vital point on his waist!

The muscular tattooed man didn't pay any attention to a woman like Su Tang at first. Her size wasn't even enough for him to punch her!

But he didn't know where on his waist the other party poked him. His legs suddenly felt numb and he staggered and almost fell. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and did not fall. He also held on to the wall tightly with both hands.

With this, the attending gastroenterologist immediately gasped and rolled and crawled to the side, escaping from the control of the muscular tattooed man.

"Where is the troublemaker? Where is the troublemaker?"

"Make way! Make way! Make way!"

Hospital outpatient clinics have always been a high-incidence area for incidents. The security guards who patrol the hospital gate 24 hours a day and the police who often stay at the gate of the Sixth Hospital rushed to the scene almost immediately.

A group of big men immediately grabbed the muscular tattooed man.

In addition, the security captain quickly looked at the attending physician who had just been beaten and had bruises all over his face: "Doctor Han, how are you? Do you need to go to the emergency department for treatment? Your head is full of injuries and bleeding..."

"No, that's not necessary... I have to thank Dr. Su first."

The attending physician who was beaten had already noticed Su Tang who was helping him. He glanced at the work badge on Su Tang's chest and immediately smiled at Su Tang and said, "Dr. Su, thank you very much for today... If it weren't for Dr. Su, I don't know how many punches I would have received..."

However, it was so painful, and the attending doctor's smile was particularly stiff and weird, and it looked uglier when he smiled than when he didn't smile.

"No, no, it's just a small matter..." This time the matter was simple, and Su Tang didn't feel that she had put in much effort, so she waved her hands repeatedly.

Zou Chunfu, who was standing in the aisle not far away and was also attracted by the fight, was dumbfounded. He was standing in the outpatient aisle and saw it clearly.

Just now, just now…

That junior doctor who looked so small and young like a high school student actually crippled a strong man with just two fingers? ? !

Could this be the legendary acupuncture technique? !

Zou Chunfu had a blank expression on his face, but he was very excited. He grabbed Old Master Zou's arm and said excitedly, "Dad! Let's go to the pharmacy downstairs and get three months' worth of Chinese medicine!"

Whether it can cure the disease is not important, he just wants to feel the prescription prescribed by someone with awesome acupuncture techniques! And fulfill his martial arts dream!

Master Zou has a toothache: “…………”

Is this son a bit stupid? The doctor said it only takes three weeks, but this guy wants to take it for three months? Does he want to buy Chinese medicine and take a bath at home? Or does he want to bury himself with Chinese medicine?