"Director Hu?"
Feng Yuan didn’t expect to run into Hu Yaoyuan here; upon seeing him, Feng Yuan walked straight up to him.
"Director Feng, tell , can you adjust this ailnt of yours?" Hu Yaoyuan asked.
Feng Yuan replied, "It should be possible, but this is only the first day. We’ll have to wait a few days to really know the effect."
Hu Yaoyuan exclaid, "Tsk tsk, if rheumatoid arthritis can be adjusted, you really have so skill."
Feng Yuan asked suspiciously, "Director Hu, you’ve always been quite healthy; why have you co here as well?"
Hu Yaoyuan sighed, "Don’t ntion it, how am I well? My back has been hurting for years. I went to see Director Ji at the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital before, but it didn’t help much. This ti, I thought I’d give this a try. Seeing Director Feng’s expression makes feel reassured, haha."
When rheumatoid arthritis flares up, it’s far more exaggerated than his back pain. If Lu Jiu can solve this, then his problem won’t be a problem at all.
However, the reason Hu Yaoyuan ca mainly was because he heard that Mao Dawei’s brother-in-law, Wei Jun, saw Lu Jiu, and many of his symptoms have significantly improved.
Especially gallstones, after being checked at their hospital, are basically invisible now, and the fatty liver index has decreased significantly.
Such a big change in less than a month naturally made Hu Yaoyuan quite tempted.
Anyway, he’s determined not to have surgery for this back pain, especially having seen so many patients with back pain worsen after surgery; surgical treatnt is pretty much ruled out for him.
Perhaps at top hospitals, those expert professors might have better surgical skills, but doctors of that level aren’t ones he’s able to reach.
So, Hu Yaoyuan could only choose conservative treatnt, and naturally, Traditional Chinese dicine beca the only choice.
Unfortunately, Ji Yuanning from the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital is only of average skill, which can only alleviate his back pain but cannot completely cure it.
Now, Hu Yaoyuan is placing all his hope on Lu Jiu.
"Today I’ve gained so insight. If my ailnt is adjusted, I might consider learning a bit of Chinese dicine," Feng Yuan said.
Hu Yaoyuan was surprised, "Oh? Does Director Feng have this plan?"
Feng Yuan smiled bitterly and whispered, "You never had this disease; you can’t understand how I feel when the pain hits—sotis it’s really unbearable. Look at my hands, I used to do polyp removal under endoscopy, but now they can’t even hold a pen with strength."
"A doctor who can’t hold a scalpel is just like a soldier who can’t hold a gun on the battlefield. In nice words, I’m still the director of the gastroenterology departnt, but in worse terms, I’m just an old guy wasting a spot. I know very well that many people badmouth behind my back."
"Director Hu, do you think it’s ridiculous that after studying dicine for more than twenty years, I can’t even heal myself?"
Hu Yaoyuan pursed his lips, "Director Feng, dicine is so vast; who can guarantee complete mastery? You should understand the principle of ’physician, heal thyself.’"
Feng Yuan said, "But why is it that learning Chinese dicine allows treatnt in any field? Just now, I saw Lu Jiu treating diseases from several departnts, and how old is he? Twenty-sothing! Even if he started learning dicine as a child, having studied for twenty years, I’ve also spent over twenty years studying dical books, yet I’m helpless with many diseases in gastroenterology, not to ntion other fields. I don’t know if it’s my problem or dicine’s, but after taking these dicines, I should have a general judgnt."
As soone who has spent a lifeti in Western dicine, Feng Yuan internally doesn’t believe Chinese dicine can surpass Western dicine.
But the shock Lu Jiu gave him today was overwhelming, enough to shake his beliefs and force him to reassess Chinese dicine.
Feng Yuan knew that the ability of Chinese dicine to treat rheumatoid arthritis doesn’t necessarily an it’s superior to Western dicine, since this is just one of many diseases.
Nowadays, there are over fifty thousand diseases defined by modern dicine.
Yet among these fifty thousand diseases, Western dicine can only completely cure a few, with none comparable to rheumatoid arthritis, the most being long-term dication.
This is why Feng Yuan was so shaken.
"Director Feng, have you ever thought about how many people like Lu Jiu there are?"
"You know the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital, right? They recruit undergraduates and even master’s students in integrated Chinese-Western dicine specialties, yet they can’t even pulse diagnosis. Once they work at a hospital, they’re just like us, writing test orders, doing CT scans—why?"
"Chinese dicine has its rits, but you shouldn’t let its advantages negate all you’ve learned. I could say Chinese dicine can’t perform surgery, but that doesn’t an those who study Chinese dicine should switch to Western dicine because of it."
"Director Feng, there’s nothing wrong with learning a bit about Chinese dicine, but why belittle yourself so much?"
Like Feng Yuan, Hu Yaoyuan doesn’t reject Chinese dicine. He acknowledges its advantages, but also acknowledges the advantages of Western dicine, never believing Western dicine can look down on Chinese dicine, and Chinese dicine isn’t stronger than Western dicine either.
Feng Yuan shook his head, "You haven’t seen it; once you do, you’ll understand what I’m talking about. There are few Chinese dicine practitioners like Lu Jiu, but have you ever thought about what determines a doctor’s skill limit?"
"We do have our advantages in surgery, but Director Hu, do you really think all those diseases need surgery? Did surgery truly cure them? Could it be that we’re abusing our advantages?"
Upon these words, Hu Yaoyuan’s expression froze.
He fell silent.
Not knowing how to refute.
Because he ca here precisely because he didn’t want to have surgery.
"Hehe, Director Hu, you wait in line; I’ll head back," Feng Yuan said.
Hu Yaoyuan watched Feng Yuan’s figure walking away and couldn’t help but feel curious; what on earth did he see to have such a big reaction?
Could Lu Jiu really treat any ailnt?
But even if that were the case, it wouldn’t be to this extent.
Unless he could even cure cancer, hahaha.
Hu Yaoyuan chuckled, shaking his head.
Continuing to wait in line for Lu Jiu’s call.
...
"Next one, number 43."
Hu Yaoyuan hurried forward.
"Dr. Lu."
Lu Jiu nodded, "How should I address you?"
"Hu Yaoyuan, I’m forty-seven this year," Hu Yaoyuan said with a smile.
"Where are you uncomfortable?" Lu Jiu already looked tired.
"My back, it’s been hurting for years. Tried acupuncture and cupping, but didn’t help much," Hu Yaoyuan replied.
"Let take your pulse first," Lu Jiu said.
Common back pain is usually caused by a blockage in the Bladder ridian; once this ridian is unblocked, the pain can be imdiately resolved. Of course, the pain may also be due to kidney deficiency, but this requires differential diagnosis.
Just as Hu Yaoyuan extended his hand to prepare for Lu Jiu to take his pulse, a mother and daughter arrived at the door—clearly Chen Muyao and her mother Sun Dan.
"Dr. Lu, we’re here for a follow-up, sorry for being a bit late..."
Seeing Chen Muyao, Lu Jiu gave Hu Yaoyuan an apologetic look, "Sorry, this one is quite serious. I’ll just ask a few questions, won’t take long."
Hu Yaoyuan didn’t mind, "No problem."
Lu Jiu then looked at Sun Dan, indicating for her to sit on the chair next to him, "How’s your appetite lately?"
Sun Dan replied, "It’s okay; better than before, I can eat a bit more."
Lu Jiu nodded, "Do you still wake up from pain at night?"
Sun Dan answered, "Not in the past two or three days, but before there was a bit."
That’s right, improved appetite, better sleep, pain gradually diminishing—the direction
has always been correct.
Lu Jiu smiled, "Not thinking about irrelevant things?"
Sun Dan shook her head, "I used to be helpless because of the pain, but now I see improvent day by day, I’m too happy to overthink, won’t do it again."
Lu Jiu nodded, "Good, recovery is going well, keep taking the dicine without change."
Chen Muyao was delighted upon hearing this, "Dr. Lu, does this an my mom’s cancer cells have stopped spreading?"
Originally listening idly to Lu Jiu’s follow-up, Hu Yaoyuan suddenly reacted, then turned slightly bewildered eyes towards Chen Muyao.
She just ntioned... cancer cells!?
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