Chapter 144 144 Another success, famous! …
"What do you know?" Old Wang's eyes were as bright as light bulbs. He knew, he knew. Once Jin Yue said he knew, then he really knew.
"I know what's going on with Shen Heping. Stop the Guizhi Decoction. There's no need to do an electrocardiogram."
Shu Jinyue stood up and carefully examined the wound on Shen Heping's abdomen again. The city hospital's technology was very good and the suture was very beautiful. After more than 50 days of recuperation, the scabs on the wound had fallen off, revealing a strip of new pink flesh. There were no scars left, let alone redness, swelling, heat or pain. There was no pain at all.
"He recovered very well from the surgery. This is what we can see with our naked eyes. But actually, he still has blood congestion in places that we cannot see with our naked eyes."
"What do you mean, is there still blood clots in his duodenum?"
Shu Jinyue shook his head. "The blood stasis mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine is not necessarily visible blood stasis, nor does it necessarily mean elevated platelets. It is just a description of a state of poor blood circulation. A lot of blood must have been lost during the operation. This is called blood that has left the meridians. Blood that has left the meridians cannot be discharged or returned to the original blood vessels. It will accumulate in the intestines, especially the small intestine, causing poor blood circulation in the small intestine. That's why we can feel the astringent pulse on his left inch."
"You said that the location is exactly where the heart pulse is located, and the heart and small intestine are exterior and interior to each other. The abnormality of the heart pulse is not actually the heart, but an abnormality of the small intestine pulse that forms an exterior and interior relationship with it. That's why you misled us and made us think that it was a problem with his heart? So that's it, I understand!" Old Wang suddenly became excited.
When it comes to the “five internal organs and six bowels” mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine, people generally only know the five “internal organs”: the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. But what are the six “bone organs”?
"The gallbladder, small intestine, stomach, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner are deeper internal organs, so they are called the six bowels. The heart corresponds to the small intestine. Yes, yes, that's right. It turns out that the one with blood stasis is not the heart, but his small intestine!" Old Wang was so happy that he danced with joy. He had long lost the steadiness of the previous department director.
“From a functional perspective, problems with the small intestine will affect the heart, and the heart happens to govern the spirit. In TCM theory, the heart is the organ of the spirit. If the heart's function is impaired, then the mind will also be impaired. So he became sleepy and drowsy for no reason!” Old Wang’s study of TCM theory during this period was not in vain. He sorted out the logical relationship in one go, and was even a little complacent, as if he had made an unprecedented medical invention.
Shu Jinyue nodded approvingly, "Yes."
"Of course, the blood stasis in the small intestine affects the heart's function of governing the mind, which is only one of the reasons. The second reason is that he has heavy dampness, which blocks the Qi flow, and the clear Yang cannot rise, obscuring the clear orifices. This is the most important reason for his drowsiness and lethargy, and it is consistent with his pulse condition."
A slow pulse actually means that he has heavy dampness.
"The dampness is blocked in the body, which prevents the heat from dissipating, so the low-grade fever persists."
This immediately explained all his systemic symptoms.
Old Wang understood, really understood, "So now you plan to prescribe him a prescription to clear away heat and dampness, and to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, right?"
Shu Jinyue nodded, and immediately took out a pen from his left chest pocket and wrote a prescription, "You can also mix it with some medicine that can wake up the brain and open up the mind, such as calamus and musk."
"Musk is too expensive."
Jin Yue smiled, it is indeed very expensive, this is the difference between her and other doctors, if it is Qi Jingtian, then if there is no symptom and this medicine cannot be used, he will pull it to be able to use this medicine, because this represents economic interests, but Shu Jin Yue can avoid it, she gave Shen Heping some ordinary substitute drugs.
After the prescription was written, someone would send it to the pharmacy to get the medicine, boil it, and feed the patient. Shu Jinyue didn't have so much time, so he went straight back to his office. On the way, she met some family members carrying lunch boxes to deliver meals to the patients. She felt sad that Xie Meitao really didn't want to have any love with Shen Heping. He had been admitted for five days, and she had never delivered him a meal.
Since she dislikes her husband from the bottom of her heart, I don’t know why she doesn’t divorce him. Is it for the sake of the children? Come on, if a child grows up in an unhealthy family relationship, how can he be mentally healthy? Instead of frightening your children with cold and hot violence, it is better to just get a divorce.
However, she and Xie Meitao were not close friends, so Jin Yue had no need to interfere in other people's marriages.
***
Speaking of close friends, Shu Jinyue received a call from across the ocean in the afternoon.
The little genius Lin Zhen may return to China next spring. She studied for a master's and doctoral degree at Harvard Medical School at the same time and has now started her postdoctoral research. She plans to come back around the Qingming Festival next year to see her family, Shu Jinyue and the children.
Since the child was born, she has given the child many gifts, some of which were sent by her parents from neighboring provinces. The old couple are retired and have nothing to do, so they often take the four elderly people to travel around the area. Whenever they pass by the bookstore, they will come to see Jin Yue. Some of the gifts were mailed back from abroad, and the postage was extremely expensive. Jin Yue asked her not to send them anymore, but she just wouldn't listen.
"Jin Yue, don't say that. Our friendship cannot be measured by money. What you have brought to me cannot be measured by money either. If it weren't for your talent and skills that impressed Brian and changed his view of Chinese medicine, he wouldn't have written me a recommendation letter out of the ordinary."
Without the recommendation letter from this authoritative expert, she, a student majoring in traditional Chinese medicine, would not have been able to enter Harvard Medical School, let alone graduate with a doctorate. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but if one thing went wrong, her life would be different.
Shu Jinyue didn't bother to be polite with her. When she talked about Brian, she became more excited. "By the way, how has he been these years?"
"You found his lung nodules, which scared him a lot. After returning to Country M, he went to the best private hospital for a checkup. It turned out that there were indeed nodules, and the size was about the same as you described. Maybe it's just his family's genes. Despite being extremely careful, the nodules still grew quite a bit last year, but they hadn't turned malignant yet, so he had them removed immediately. It was a very clean removal."
Shu Jinyue thought to himself, this is true, their family genes might make it easy for things to grow in the lungs, no wonder he was so nervous back then, anyone would be nervous.
"When you come back, how long will you stay?"
"About a month. I'll come and play with you then."
"Welcome, welcome. Dr. Lin, please come and give us your guidance."
Lin Zhen smiled, "By the way, I'll bring my boyfriend along, do you mind?"
"When did you talk to me?!!"
Lin Zhen chuckled twice. "First of all, his name is Eric. He is a foreigner from Sweden. He grew up in countries Y and M. He speaks English and Swedish. Now he knows a little Chinese because of me. Secondly, he is my doctoral classmate at Harvard. His major is biology. He is very sunny and cheerful, but he can't eat spicy food. Finally, he heard about your deeds and admires you very much. He wants to meet you, his spiritual idol, in person."
Being able to get into Harvard and get a doctorate makes him an outstanding person in the whole world. Shu Jinyue is very happy that her good friend can find such an outstanding boyfriend, but she also feels a little regretful. Why is he a foreigner? Doesn't that mean Lin Zhen will have to stay abroad in the future?
Shu Wenyun returned to Hong Kong after marrying Xu Siqi, and the Shu family finally felt relieved. She was a little depressed that her good friend had to stay abroad again.
That’s not right. Why should the woman let the man stay abroad? Why not bring him back to Long Country? She will have to work with the talented doctor to start her career in the future!
Well, before they even met, Shu Jinyue had already started thinking about how to seduce Eric.
When they got home in the evening, they heard that Lin Zhen had found a foreigner. Their reaction was the same as Jin Yue's first reaction. They felt it was a pity. "It would be a pity for them to keep such a good girl from Longguo abroad."
"That's right. She's an only child. If she doesn't come back, what will happen to the six elderly people in her family?"
Thinking of all the delicious food sent by Lin's father and mother, Shu Jinyue felt that this was too cruel to them. She would not be willing to let Xiaoyue go out so far in the future.
"By the way, let me show you something." Xu Wenli suddenly took out a folded newspaper from her pocket mysteriously and opened it layer by layer. "Ding ding ding ding, look who in our family is on the newspaper again."
Next to the front-page headline, in a less important and conspicuous place, is a front photo of "Jin Yue Hospital". The key point is that when looking through the main gate, the entire hospital compound is packed with people. If you don't know, you might think it's the scene of people queuing up to buy meat at the meat processing factory in the 1960s and 1970s, half a month before the New Year!
Jin Yue took a closer look and said, "It was a message written by Du Aiguo. It was originally submitted to the Health Bureau for record as a routine matter. Who knew it would be selected to be published in the newspaper?" Moreover, the placement of the message was quite good. It was not too conspicuous, yet everyone who reads the newspaper could see it and would definitely not miss it.
"Everyone in our alley is discussing this today. They say your hospital has become famous in the province!" Xu Wenli excitedly pulled Jin Yue, "Come and read this title. It says Private hospitals, a hundred flowers blooming. And there's this subtitle, Recording the opening of the first large-scale private hospital in Shilan Province. Oh, it's quite interesting."
Ordinary people don't understand much, but Jin Yue knows that the reason why she was praised as a model this time was that she happened to catch the right time. The wheel of history has reached a critical juncture of vigorously encouraging the development of the private economy, but everyone is actually crossing the river by feeling the stones as to what scale and what degree is appropriate. Her hospital is the first to try something new in the medical and health field, which just gave them ideas.
This article is not just selected for the sake of simplicity; it is also a trial-and-error move by the industry.
Jin Yue looked at Xu Duan and then at his second brother, and they both felt the same way.
Shu Linong, on the other hand, didn't have so many thoughts. He took the newspaper and read it twice, and exclaimed in amazement, "Du Aiguo is quite talented in writing. It's a pity that he has been a substitute teacher in elementary school for so many years."
"The eldest brother can also write articles, but they are different. The eldest brother likes to write articles with scars and fragments, like a woman, while Xiao Du's articles are upright, bold and generous."
As a traditional scholar, Shu Linong actually disliked sad and melancholy writings. Even Shu Jinyue was a little surprised. "Dad, do you really think so, or... are you upset with my eldest brother again?"
Why do I say "again"? Last year, Shu Wenyan came home and talked with him behind closed doors for two hours. Finally, the old man was so angry that his high blood pressure occurred and he told him to get out. Later, everyone found out that Shu Wenyan came to discuss his resignation with him. He wanted to quit his job and go home to write full-time.
Obviously, Shu Linong also remembered what happened last time, and he was still angry now, "Humph, he was the one who cried and begged to be an official, and now he is the one who doesn't want to be an official anymore and wants to go home and rely on his wife for support. How could I, Shu Linong, give birth to such a useless son!"
"It's not that he relies on his sister-in-law for support. It's not that exaggerated." Shu Jinyue said carefully, "He writes well and his royalties are not low now. It's just not stable at the moment. When he writes full-time, maybe he can sell the copyright or something, and then he will be able to turn things around."
"For a person like him who has no perseverance and determination in doing anything, who would publish a book for him? He can't bear the hardship of writing, and he cries and quits after a few days, wanting to go to work. Who does he think will help him like you do?"
Oh, so that's what Shu Linong was angry about because he believed that Shu Wenyan was able to work at the Municipal Party Committee because Shu Jinyue had made great efforts and shamelessly asked Mr. Jiang to open the back door to give him this opportunity. As a result, he now says he doesn't want to do the job and doesn't care about his sister's efforts at all. He doesn't take it seriously at all. He feels that his eldest brother is still the same as before after all these years and has not made any progress.
Jin Yue was very amused: "Dad, you are wrong, I really didn't do anything, and Mr. Jiang is not the kind of person who would use backdoors. It was really my brother who got admitted based on his own strength. I didn't have the ability to help even if I wanted to. Don't worry about him, there's no need to be angry. My brother is an adult, and he will be responsible for whatever choices he makes in the future. He must understand this."
Shu Linong sighed, "Don't you know that brothers and sisters should make progress together? He always thinks one thing and does another. If he lives a bad life in the future, won't he hold you three back? Won't he hold your sister-in-law and Meng Meng Ya Ya back?"
Well, this really shows that you dislike your own son.
Shu Wenming suddenly interrupted and said, "What's the big brother up to this time?"
Shu Linong did not act on impulse and sighed, "It's your sister-in-law. I heard that your sister-in-law has a big business now and has more social events. Many times, she was sent back by other men. Wen Yan... Alas, your brother has a lot of grievances in his heart."
Everyone: “…”
Xu Wenli was really fed up with this uncle. "With the character of my sister-in-law, why should he suffer? Why is he still worried that my sister-in-law will do something wrong?"
"He suspected my sister-in-law, and we were lucky not to suspect him."
"I am the first one who doesn't trust Huifang's character." Zhao Wanqiu also said.
"He is just a mean person and he lacks confidence in front of his sister-in-law. If he is really worried about what his sister-in-law might do, then why doesn't he go and pick it up himself? Why does he leave opportunities for other men?" Shu Wenming said bluntly, "He doesn't even go to pick up his wife when she has a social engagement, and he still has the nerve to do that. He really deserves to be cuckolded." It would be better if he had ten or eight cuckolds on his head. He deserves to die!
"Uh-huh, what are you talking about? What's green and red? What are you chatting about?" It turned out that it was Aunt Zhao who came. After this interruption, no one knew what to do and continued the previous topic.
"No, no, I was talking about my eldest nephew from my hometown. How is the Zhao family these past two days? Is they feeling better?"
"Much better. Ever since I started taking the medicine you prescribed, Wanqiu, the effect is as good as the one Jinyue prescribed. My blood sugar is now well controlled."
"You must remember to strictly control your diet and not eat more than one bite of white rice or white steamed buns."
Aunt Zhao quickly agreed, "By the way, I'm here today to ask a question on behalf of someone. It's Wang Xiaohong's fifth brother. Do you remember Wang Laowu?"
Shu Wenming's face turned black, revenge for the punch.
"What's wrong with him?" If it was someone else's business in their family, Shu Jinyue really didn't want to bother with it, but Wang Laowu was different. He was Xu Duan's savior. If it weren't for him, Xu Duan would not have come back. Although they later came to thank him in person, Jin Yue always felt that it was not enough.
"Well, his brother-in-law is sick. He said he had lupus erythematosus. There were red spots on the cheekbones that looked like butterflies. The county hospital asked them to be hospitalized for treatment, but they were worried that the hospital's level was not good enough, so they asked the Wang family to help ask if you could treat him." Aunt Zhao took a breath and continued, "Don't worry, his family is not short of money. Wang Laowu made some money by reselling mountain products a few years ago, so he and his brother-in-law simply opened a local product company, specializing in selling our Shilan specialties all over the country, and the business is getting bigger and bigger."
Shu Jinyue would agree, "Auntie, you can ask him to come. Director Wang of our hospital happened to be the former director of the hematology department of Shanhe Province. He has been working on blood diseases and kidney diseases for decades and has rich experience in treating lupus erythematosus. Of course, if the situation is appropriate, I will also prescribe Chinese medicine for him."
Aunt Zhao slapped her thigh and said, "Okay! They want to combine Chinese and Western medicine for treatment. You don't know that Wang Laowu now praises your medical skills to everyone he meets. People in his village who have never seen you know that you are a great doctor. Someone even asked if it is okay to have a baby in your hospital because his wife wants a caesarean section."
The obstetrics and gynecology departments of Jinyue Hospital have not been separated yet, but it is still possible to stay there. "It's all right, but whether a cesarean section is needed depends on the situation. Let her come first and let the specialist evaluate it."
"Okay, I'll call him early tomorrow morning and ask them to come quickly. The inpatient department of your hospital has been completed, so we can give him a brand new room." She went in to have a look that day. The wards in each department were incredibly clean, spacious and bright, and even equipped with toilets and showers. I heard that if they had the money, they would have even installed a TV!
This isn't a hospital stay, this is a place to enjoy yourself!
As they were talking, there was a gentle knock at the door. Li Zhongyong and Zhang Shouyi came in with their two children. The room suddenly became crowded, especially since they were two grown men. Xu Wenli and Shu Jinyue didn't want to squeeze in with them. They asked them to sit down, but they refused and just stood there like two ugly pine trees.
An idea suddenly popped up in Shu Jinyue's mind - how about moving?
The whole family moved to Jinyu Hutong. She renovated her house last year and stopped renting it out. She thought that if Aunt Wang had no place to live, she could live there temporarily.
But they didn't move in, so her house remained vacant.
In the past, when there were only two nannies, it was still ok to live there. But now there are two more bodyguards, and there is really no way to arrange their accommodation. They can only live in Wenli Convenience Store temporarily, which has just enough space for two steel beds. Now the weather is not too cold, so it is ok to live there. Soon, winter will come, and there will be no way to sleep there.
Take action as soon as you think of it. At night, after Xu Duan put the child to sleep, Jin Yue discussed this matter with him.
"You don't need to discuss it with me. Just make your decision. If you want to live in the apartment that Big Brother bought for me, that's fine too."
"No, mine is already decorated. It's completely in the style I like. It's fully equipped. Yours hasn't even been decorated yet."
In addition to their good location, the houses in Jinyu Hutong are also large, as they were once the old houses of wealthy families. Each house is built to be large and luxurious, with mountains, water, pavilions and towers. When they were renovating, they moved the rockery away, filled in the pond, and demolished the pavilions, making the place appear more open.
"What I want to discuss with you is, if we move over, do you think our parents and our second brother and his wife should live separately?"
Xu Duan laughed and said, "Let's just live here. It will be more lively with more people."
"real?"
"Doctor Shu, of course you have the final say on your house. Just live there. It's spacious enough anyway. We're often away from home, and the children need someone at home to look after them." The family can't leave the whole thing to nannies or bodyguards.
Shu Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had her reasons for not being able to give up family ties, she also considered this aspect. It would not be a problem for Teacher Shu to cook, look after the children, and educate them to read, write, and tell stories. Her second sister-in-law would also watch over them when she was not busy. With Xiao Ping'an taking care of her, she would feel more at ease.
Nothing has happened yet, so we don’t know whether Li Zhongyong and Zhang Shouyi can be trusted. Having more family members looking after the children will give them a greater sense of security.
***
The next morning, Shu Jinyue arrived at the hospital on time. All staff were in place and started a new day's work. She didn't go into the ICU as it was troublesome to change clothes, so she just stood outside the door and chatted with Old Wang for a few words.
"After taking Chinese medicine three times yesterday, my temperature finally came down last night, you see."
Looking at the numbers on the temperature record, Jin Yue nodded, "What about his mental state?"
"According to the nurse, he was awake for about two hours longer than usual, and he chatted with them for a while."
This means the medicine is effective, and Shu Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief. "Continue to take the Chinese medicine, and let me know if there is anything else."
"Then...do we still need to use antibiotics?"
"Stop it."
"Completely stop?"
"Yes, strengthen the monitoring of vital signs and notify me if anything happens." Shu Jinyue was sure that she had found the right direction. At this time, she just needed to continue taking the medicine, or even remove the vital signs monitoring. But just in case, she didn't say not to take too big a step.
Sure enough, everything was almost as she expected. On the fourth day after taking the medicine, Shen Heping's body temperature had completely returned to normal, his wakefulness time was no different from that of a normal person, and he could even get out of bed and move around for more than half an hour.
The hospital notified the family to come and tell them that the patient had been transferred out of the intensive care unit and transferred to the general ward of the respiratory department, and that he would probably be discharged after two more days of observation.
Before Xie Meitao came, she didn't quite believe it. After all, the person was dying in the city hospital. She was mentally prepared for Shen Heping to die in Jinyue Hospital. She was also gradually giving her daughter vaccinations, telling her that her father had a serious illness and might not come back. But now, looking at the man in front of her who could eat, sleep, and walk, and who was no longer plugged in by tubes and connected to various wires, she was extremely surprised.
Shen Heping had survived a near-death experience this time. Not only did he become thinner and more handsome, he also seemed to have seen through many things. He had more sincere gratitude and respect for Xie Meitao: "Thank you, Meitao. If it weren't for you, I might have..."
My eyes are red and my nose is sore.
Xie Meitao was suspicious, "What are you going to do? You want to increase your pocket money again, right? Two yuan a month is not enough for you? You still want to increase it? No way!"
Shen Heping's face flushed red. Could he not be so specific? "No, no, no, I didn't mean that."
"What do you mean? You want to sleep on the same kang with me? No way. You can sleep on the floor in the living room."
Everyone: “…”
Oh wow, is it so exciting? Not only does she not give me pocket money, but she also doesn’t allow me to sleep on the kang or use the same quilt. What kind of wife is this?
Wait, it’s not like I don’t give him pocket money, at least I give him two yuan. If I spend seven cents a day, it’s enough.
Four cents these days can buy a steamed bun.
Shen Heping's face turned red, then green, then green, then purple, especially when Shu Jinyue was present, his embarrassment reached an exponential level. He wanted to find the most suitable and obedient wife for himself and his family, but he found an evil star. The whole family was beaten into submission by her. It was fine that they dared not breathe at home, but she didn't give him and his family any face outside.
"I... Doctor Shu... I..."
Shu Jinyue was too lazy to listen to what he said, nor did she care about his thoughts. "I have already explained the situation to you and your family. Please tell the doctor in charge when you are discharged from the hospital."
***
Xie Meitao didn't care about Shen Heping, but Shen's father and mother did. They had only one son, and he almost died. Now he has been hospitalized for a few days, and not only has he recovered well, but he has also lost a lot of weight. He looks as energetic as a 20-year-old boy. On the day he was discharged from the hospital, he brought a few strings of firecrackers to the hospital with the gossips of his aunts and uncles. As soon as the discharge procedures were completed, they immediately set off "crackling" at the hospital gate.
The security guard didn't expect there would be such a person, and before he could stop him, the firecracker was already lit. He was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed, "What a psycho! This is a hospital, not the front door of your home. You set off firecrackers and scared other people. Can you bear the responsibility?"
Xie Meitao wished he could find a hole to crawl into. This family was truly shameful.
I don't know if they were deliberately going against their daughter-in-law or what, but the more people there were, the more ostentatious they became. They brought along their relatives and friends and praised everyone they met, saying "this hospital is good" and "the doctors in this hospital are very skilled."
"The city hospital couldn't cure him, so we had to prepare for his death. We came to Jinyue Hospital and he was discharged in a few days. You see, my son came in on a stretcher, but now he walks out. Look, he looks so energetic."
Some merchants nearby still have a deep impression of what happened that day. They followed the vivid description of how the family sought help at that time. How can this patient now look like a patient? So energetic!
As a result, with the patients' families and surrounding merchants speaking out, the news that "Jinyue Hospital has cured strange diseases that the municipal hospital cannot" spread quickly.
The reputation had spread, but Shu Jinyue felt that she had offended the municipal hospital.
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