"City First Hospital?"
"Director Zhang from the gastroenterology departnt?"
"He is indeed an expert in this area, with high expertise in urology as well. If it was him, it’s not surprising. I wonder what thod he used. I’ll have to ask him about it later."
Xiao Boheng muttered to himself.
In his impression, there were only a few people in Yong City’s dical system who had the ability to cure Li Qinxue’s urinary retention.
The cause of Li Qinxue’s urinary retention was a complication after colorectal cancer surgery. Among those who had experience in both fields and certain expertise, he knew only Old Zhang from the City First Hospital’s gastroenterology departnt.
Recalling that he had heard Li Qinxue ntion going to the City First Hospital before, Xiao Boheng beca even more certain.
Who else could it be besides Old Zhang?
Knowing who it was, Xiao Boheng almost couldn’t hold back from ending the call with Wang Shengyu and phoning Old Zhang to ask how he treated it so he could learn from it. That way, he wouldn’t be clueless the next ti he encountered such an issue.
Just as he was thinking this, Wang Shengyu’s voice rang in his ear: "Director Zhang from gastroenterology?"
Her tone was full of confusion.
Halfway through listening, Xiao Boheng smiled and said, "It really is Old Zhang."
"No, it’s not!"
What Wang Shengyu said next shocked Xiao Boheng: "I took my mom to see Director Zhang at the City First Hospital, but after two visits, it was still the sa. Director Zhang directly suggested that we go to Beijing for treatnt."
"Not Director Zhang from the City First Hospital?"
Now, Xiao Boheng felt a bit strange. Who else could it be besides Old Zhang?
It’s not that he was egotistical, but in Yong City’s dical system, the people who could possibly cure Li Qinxue’s urinary retention could be counted on one hand. Among them, Old Zhang was the most likely.
"No."
"Then was it Director Zhou from the Second Hospital?"
"Also no, we never went to the Second Hospital."
"Not Old Zhou either? That’s really strange."
Xiao Boheng furrowed his brows deeply.
"Ms. Wang, if it’s convenient, could you tell which hospital and which doctor it was?" Xiao Boheng thought for a mont and asked.
"There’s nothing inconvenient about it. Anyway, Dr. Lu’s reputation will spread sooner or later."
Wang Shengyu replied calmly, "It was Dr. Lu Xuan from the Health Center on Qiu City Street."
Hearing this, Xiao Boheng’s brows furrowed, sowhat unable to believe what he had heard.
Health Centers are almost considered the lowest level in the dical system, a universally acknowledged fact.
Generally speaking, what Health Centers can treat are mostly minor colds and mainly involve children’s physical examinations, handled by the Health Centers.
Other ailnts aren’t sothing health centers want to undertake; it’s just that no patients would go there for treatnt.
Moreover, Health Centers can’t compare with large hospitals in terms of dical equipnt, and their doctors are often less skilled than those in big hospitals, unable to treat many conditions at all.
Yet now, hearing that Li Qinxue’s urinary retention was treated well by a doctor at a Health Center, he found it hard to believe.
If the doctors at a Health Center could treat it, then what were large hospitals for?
What was the point of having a chief physician like him?
Of course, he acknowledged that so Health Centers have particularly skilled doctors in certain areas. But Li Qinxue wasn’t just seen by him; she was also seen by Old Zhang at the City First Hospital, who had no way to treat it, proving there was no misdiagnosis, nothing missed.
But to say that a doctor at a Health Center had cured such severe urinary retention—he wouldn’t believe it, even under threat of death!
"Ms. Wang, don’t joke with . If it’s inconvenient to say, it’s okay," Xiao Boheng took a deep breath and said.
"Dr. Xiao, I’m not joking with you."
Wang Shengyu said helplessly, "I have no reason to hide this. It was really treated at a Health Center, but it wasn’t by Western dicine. It was traditional Chinese dicine. After one day of dication and warm moxa, my mom’s urinary retention improved by that night. Witnessing it myself, I couldn’t believe it was true. It’s normal for you not to believe it.
But I truly didn’t deceive you, nor do I have a reason to."
"Was it treated with traditional Chinese dicine?"
Hearing this, Xiao Boheng’s expression turned a bit peculiar. A condition that Western dicine couldn’t resolve even with catheterization got better just by taking so herbal dicine and doing moxibustion?
Regarding this, Xiao Boheng wasn’t too optimistic.
However, he didn’t say anything further but instead thanked Wang Shengyu: "Alright, I understand. Thank you, Ms. Wang."
"If you have ti, you should still bring your mom to the hospital for a check-up, just for peace of mind."
"Thank you for your concern, Dr. Xiao, but Dr. Lu said my mom’s condition is fine," Wang Shengyu politely declined Xiao Boheng’s suggestion.
Xiao Boheng: "..."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Boheng’s mood wasn’t great.
The last thing Wang Shengyu said clearly showed she had lost faith in Western dicine and was more willing to trust traditional Chinese dicine.
But can traditional Chinese dicine really work?
It’s not like he had a bias against Chinese dicine, but since the advent of Western dicine, Chinese dicine has weakened and Western dicine has taken the lead. Moreover, there are many conditions today that Chinese dicine can’t tackle at all.
Especially during warti, injuries from guns and knives—one can just imagine how many would have died relying solely on Chinese dicine. Bacterial infections alone are sothing Chinese dicine can’t address.
In this regard, Western dicine hasn’t just taken the lead; it’s completely outpaced Chinese dicine.
"I still need to check with Old Zhang about this matter."
Thinking about it, Xiao Boheng dialed Old Zhang’s number at the City First Hospital.
After a short while, the call went through, and soon Old Zhang’s hearty laugh ca through: "Old Xiao, you must have so free ti today to call ."
"I’m not consulting today."
Responding briefly, Xiao Boheng then said, "By the way, Old Zhang, there’s sothing I need to confirm with you."
"Go ahead."
Old Zhang seed to have anticipated this; he knew Xiao Boheng well enough to know he wouldn’t call at such a ti without a reason.
"I did a colorectal cancer surgery not long ago. Post-op, the patient developed urinary retention..."
"I know about this case you’re talking about."
Before Xiao Boheng could finish, Old Zhang said solemnly, "It’s the patient nad Li Qinxue, right?"
"Yes."
"She ca to the First Hospital to see twice. To be honest, I couldn’t help her. Her situation couldn’t wait, so I suggested she seek treatnt in Beijing. I don’t know if she ever went."
After recalling for a mont, Old Zhang suddenly asked, "By the way, why are you asking about this?"
"Wasn’t it you who cured her urinary retention?"
"I don’t have that ability. If I had cured it, I would have called you to brag already," Old Zhang replied in a disgruntled tone.
Xiao Boheng: "..."
"Wait, you said her urinary retention was cured. Did she go to Beijing?" Old Zhang wondered, thinking only Beijing could manage it.
"No."
Shaking his head, Xiao Boheng recounted a situation Old Zhang couldn’t believe: "I found out from her daughter that it seed to be treated at a Health Center, and specifically by traditional Chinese dicine."
"Uh~"
Old Zhang was still curious about the situation, but as soon as Xiao Boheng finished what he was saying, the muttering stopped abruptly, and the curiosity on his face completely froze.
"Health Center?"
"Traditional Chinese dicine?"
Did I hear wrong...?
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