[Chapter 163 Chapter 163 Life is worse than death]
Old Man Gu took much longer to diagnose Cheng Liyan's pulse than Shen Yuyao.
To be on the safe side, he was asked to change his hand in the middle.
This solemn look made both the couple feel uneasy.
In the end, even Cheng Liyan couldn't sit still anymore and asked tentatively: "Doctor Gu, am I really sick?"
Old Man Gu withdrew his hand, then turned around, took out a candle from the cabinet beside the bed, lit it, and took it to check Cheng Liyan's fundus and tongue coating.
Then I asked him, "Have you ever had a head injury before?"
As he spoke, he placed his hand on the back of Cheng Liyan's head and pressed a spot: "Blunt force injury, five or six years ago."
"You can see this?" Cheng Liyan looked extremely shocked!
Six years ago, when he had just joined the special forces, he was hit on the head with a stick while on a mission.
There was no bleeding at the time, but he felt so dizzy that he vomited on the spot.
It was just that I was on a mission at the time, so I had to endure it no matter how uncomfortable it was. In the end, I just endured it and it got better.
After the mission, he went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said he had a mild concussion, but he has recovered and there is no problem.
For Cheng Liyan, this incident was a trivial matter in his many years of military service.
He'd been hurt worse than that many times since then.
If Old Man Gu hadn't described the time and the condition of his injuries so clearly, Cheng Liyan would not have been able to remember it for a moment.
Seeing him so shocked, Old Man Gu rolled his eyes and said, "Young man, you take nothing seriously just because you have a good foundation. Your head must have been seriously injured at that time, right? Did you faint for a short time? Did you vomit afterwards?
As a result, when you felt a little better, you didn’t take it seriously and didn’t even take a rest.”
"ah."
Cheng Liyan couldn't help but reach out and touch his head, then said a little embarrassedly: "You are too crazy."
This means admitting it.
Old Man Gu knew Cheng Liyan's identity and also knew that he shouldn't ask too much about military matters, so he didn't continue.
He just took out a piece of paper from the side and started writing on it quickly.
As he wrote, he said, "From the looks of it, you don't seem to be in financial difficulty. In that case, just focus on improving your foundation.
I'll prescribe two recipes for you, one for oral administration and the other for soaking.
You can fry this dish yourself when you go back. Remember to use a low heat and boil three bowls of water into one bowl of water.
Don't worry, you won't drink too much. Just take it once a day after breakfast.
It’s a bit troublesome to soak this.
You should first find a way to get a big bathtub, so that the water can reach up to the neck when a person sits in it.
Then put the medicine in a cloth bag, boil water in a big pot, let the soup cool down, and then use the water to take a bath. Don't be bothered to add cold water..."
Old man Gu explained in detail as he wrote.
The more Cheng Liyan listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
He clearly came here to bring warmth today, how come I ended up treating him?
Most importantly, he eats well, sleeps well, and is the strongest in the division in physical fitness tests.
Even among those younger than him, there are not many who can compare with him.
He is obviously as strong as a calf, but why does he have to take medicine and take a bath here with this old man, as if he is seriously ill.
What does this have to do with anything?
Just because he was hit by a club back then?
Cheng Liyan could not accept the fact that he had suddenly become a sickly person.
Seeing the old man's prescription getting longer and longer, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Doctor Gu, are you sure? With my body... it shouldn't be that serious, right?"
Old Man Gu's hand holding the pen suddenly stopped and his face turned pale.
He stared at Cheng Liyan with deep eyes.
Just seeing this, Cheng Liyan suddenly felt a little regretful.
I regretted that I spoke too directly, and I was afraid that I had hurt the old man's self-esteem a little.
He was about to say something to make amends when he heard Old Man Gu say, "If you don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say anything."
He said with a self-deprecating smile: "I am old. When people get old, they tend to talk nonsense and worry about nothing."
After saying that, he picked up the half-written paper on the table and began to crumple it up.
"Get out of here!" Shen Yuyao suddenly became annoyed.
While Old Man Gu was taking Cheng Liyan's pulse, she had been standing silently by his side, not daring to say a word for fear of disturbing the old man's thoughts.
After the old man said that Cheng Liyan had been injured before and that the injury had left him with a hidden disease, Shen Yuyao's heart almost jumped out of her throat.
When the old man was writing the prescription and giving the medical instructions, Shen Yuyao wanted to imprint every word deeply in her heart and never forget it again.
Unexpectedly, at this time, this bastard man actually angered the doctor!
Shen Yuyao had never been so angry with someone before!
She pushed Cheng Liyan away from the small stool, rushed over and eagerly held down Old Man Gu's hand.
He said earnestly: "I'm sorry, old man, please don't pay any attention to him, he is just trying to be brave, he doesn't mean to be disrespectful.
Please help me write this prescription. The consultation fee is not a problem."
As she spoke, she glared at Cheng Liyan, who was next to her and almost fell to the ground because of her push.
This was the first time his wife got angry at him since they met. Cheng Liyan was so scared that he immediately fell silent and didn't dare to say a word.
He even quietly stepped back, hiding himself in the shadows and trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.
I was afraid that this stubborn old man would dislike me and would not prescribe the medicine if he got stubborn. Then my wife would settle the score with him.
Seeing this situation, Old Man Gu sneered, glanced in Cheng Liyan's direction, and said, "You are just lucky!"
After saying that, he picked up the pen and continued to write the prescription.
As he wrote, he continued: "His injury was probably thought to be a concussion, but it was actually a nerve injury.
If this disease had been properly diagnosed and treated and the patient had taken good care of himself for a period of time, it would not have been a big problem. However, it was ignored at that time.
If the nerves are not nourished and repaired for a long time, the damage will become more and more serious over time."
He looked at Cheng Liyan again and asked, "Have you had headaches occasionally in the past year or two? Usually it's at the Taiyang Xue and the top of the head. It doesn't happen often, and the pain doesn't last long. Do you usually take two painkillers or just endure it and it goes away?"
Hearing that he even knew this, Cheng Liyan really didn't dare to be careless this time.
He nodded and admitted, "Yes. But I always thought it was caused by not sleeping well or catching a cold."
Old Man Gu continued, "That's because you're young and have a lot of energy left to burn. Why don't you try in another five or six years?
By then, the attacks will inevitably become more frequent, the pain will become more severe, and slowly the painkillers will no longer work.
When you reach my age, it is possible that this kind of pain will haunt you all the time, hurting you so much that you will want to bang your head against the wall.
By then, even the most determined people will feel that life is worse than death.”
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