Johnson reluctantly turned to look at the person who had spoken.
The person asking was a woman around sixty years old.
If Ge Dongxu had been present, he would definitely have recognized this woman.
This woman was none other than Sister Liu, who had suffered from chronic constipation for decades and had been taking laxatives for a long ti before soone introduced her to He Duanrui for treatnt.
The one who had recomnded her to see He Duanrui was the patient who had stomach inflammation and abdominal distension, and later, thanks to He Duanrui using a prescription provided by Ge Dongxu, she was completely cured with a formula containing a large dose of Aconite.
After taking the prescription provided by He Duanrui, Sister Liu's constipation was completely cured.
Of course, the real person who wrote the prescription was Ge Dongxu, but at that ti Ge Dongxu was acting as an intern for He Duanrui, and Sister Liu did not know that it was Ge Dongxu who had written her prescription; she thought He Duanrui had cured her, so she later referred any relatives or friends who were sick to him.
Since Ge Dongxu highly valued He Duanrui's character, after revealing his identity formally, he naturally gave He Duanrui more guidance, so He Duanrui's dical skills had improved dramatically.
The patients referred by Sister Liu were generally not suffering from severe diseases, and with He Duanrui's greatly improved dical skills, he naturally cured the diseases effectively, which made Sister Liu praise He Duanrui even more and regard him as a true expert in Traditional Chinese dicine.
"Yes," Johnson nodded and replied, then covered his mouth and coughed again.
"Mr. Johnson, you shouldn't delay treatnt if your cough is this severe, you need to see a doctor imdiately," Sister Liu said with concern.
When Johnson was performing CPR on an elderly person just now, Sister Liu was also present, which is why she had a good impression of this foreign doctor from Reel Country.
"Thank you for your concern, but my illness can't be cured," Johnson finally managed to catch his breath and waved his hand.
"There's no such thing as an incurable disease, you're coughing so badly, is it asthma? Asthma is hard to treat, but I know a doctor at the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital nad He Duanrui who is very skilled. I suffered from chronic constipation for decades due to long-term use of laxatives, which was so uncomfortable and painful, but then I saw Dr. He, who prescribed so Chinese herbal dicines, and I was completely cured after taking them. Oh, I forgot, being a foreigner, you believe only in Western dicine and not in Chinese dicine, but our Chinese dicine really has so magical aspects. Look, my chronic constipation, not cured by Western dicine, was cured by Chinese dicine. I also have a friend who had gastritis and abdominal distension, seen by both Western and Chinese doctors for many years and never cured, but later Dr. He cured her. So, your asthma, though hard to treat, might be sothing Dr. He can handle," Sister Liu said in a rapid-fire manner upon hearing Johnson say his disease was incurable.
"I know Chinese dicine is miraculous, especially acupuncture, which I have also studied and researched. It works well for treating pain, insomnia, severe pregnancy reactions, etc. However, my disease is sothing that Chinese dicine can't cure," Johnson replied with a smile.
"Mr. Johnson, you are a good person, I wouldn't deceive you. You really should give it a try, even if Dr. He can't cure your disease, he can surely alleviate so of your symptoms," Sister Liu suggested.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I am a doctor and have already brought my own dication, which will alleviate the symptoms once I take it," Johnson replied with a smile.
He didn't have asthma, but small cell lung cancer, the most malignant form of lung cancer. No matter how much Sister Liu praised He Duanrui and Chinese dicine, as a professor of surgical oncology from one of the world's top dical schools, Johnson wouldn't believe it.
However, he didn't want to share the news of his terminal illness with Sister Liu, to avoid affecting her mood, so he didn't correct her assumption about asthma.
"Oh, I see! Well, if you really are uncomfortable, I still recomnd that you see a practitioner of Traditional Chinese dicine, as they have unique ways of diagnosing and treating complex cases. Rember, visit Dr. He Duanrui at the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital of Jiangnan Province! Other practitioners are not as skilled," said Sister Liu, seeing Johnson's skepticism about Chinese dicine, reluctantly gave up but still specifically advised him before leaving.
After Sister Liu left, just as Johnson had barely caught his breath, he started coughing violently again, obviously stirred by the previous rescue effort.
Finding the cough unbearable, Johnson took out so pain-relieving cough dicine to take.
After taking the dicine, Johnson felt sowhat better.
"Mr. Johnson, we must head back to the hotel now, we can't stay out in the wind any longer," said Karl, seeing Johnson's condition improve but feeling more worried rather than relieved.
Because he knew the dicine Johnson took was not ordinary cough dicine, but a central nervous system suppressant.
Such dicine shouldn't be taken excessively.
"Okay," Johnson nodded.
Shortly after returning to the Friendly Hotel by the lake, Johnson started coughing again, even coughing up so blood.
Seeing this, Johnson reluctantly prepared to take his dicine again.
"Johnson, you've just taken that dicine. You shouldn't take more now!" Karl said worriedly.
"If I don't take the dicine, I won't be able to handle flying," Johnson said with a bitter smile.
"How about visiting the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital? Though I don't believe in Chinese dicine and those black, murky concoctions, their acupuncture is quite effective. Oh, and their ointnts are sowhat miraculous too. You know my background, sotis I have to engage in fights and get injured, or sotis I get hurt during training. I go to the Chinese acupuncture clinics for their services, and the results are quite good. Maybe you should skip the dicine for now and visit the hospital that the lady ntioned earlier. Perhaps their acupuncture could help alleviate your symptoms, but of course you mustn't drink their brewed dicine," Karl hesitated and then suggested.
"That's a good suggestion, cough cough, the acupuncture in Huaxia Country does have so unexpectedly effective results, cough cough, let's go to the Traditional Chinese dicine Hospital and find Doctor He," Johnson said, thinking it over and nodding.
Being a doctor himself, he was well aware of the consequences of taking too much dicine, and he knew there was a chance he might not make it back to his own country if he overdosed while still in Huaxia Country.
"Do you need to see Dr. He Duanrui? However, Dr. He isn't seeing patients today!" The receptionist at the registration window said, looking surprised at Karl.
It was the first ti she had encountered a foreigner registering for an appointnt with a Traditional Chinese dicine practitioner, and specifically by na at that.
Karl was hired from his ho country to accompany and guard Johnson during his travels in Huaxia Country; hence, Karl was also fluent in Chinese, making communication with the receptionist seamless.
"What should we do? Mr. Johnson's cough is very severe, and we heard from a lady that Dr. He Duanrui is highly skilled, so we ca here specifically because of his reputation," Karl said, getting a bit anxious.
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