I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 244 - 211: Coexistence
Time flew by, and just a few days after the fifth nine-day period, it was the South's Little New Year.
Lu Jiu had a simple celebration at home with a meal of glutinous rice balls.
These days, festivals have become more of a formality; compared to the quiet in reality, online groups are particularly lively.
The internet is good because it gives people thousands of miles apart a chance to interact as if they were face-to-face, but it also creates a distance between people who are face-to-face.
Under Lu Jiu's treatment, Zhang Xixi's condition improved day by day.
Especially in terms of sleep; almost by the third day of treatment, Zhang Xixi's sleep normalized, followed by a combination of diet and exercise, and the beauty prescription given by Lu Jiu also worked.
Not only did her dull skin tone reduce, but many of the spots disappeared, and her skin became slightly fairer than before.
The change in appearance also affected Zhang Xixi's inner self.
Now, when she speaks to people, her eyes no longer dodge, and she no longer fears looking in the mirror in the bathroom.
Her whole disposition transformed from initial timidity and emotional instability to being more cheerful and lively.
Zhang Xixi's parents, seeing such a significant change in their daughter, were very grateful for having listened to Zhang Yu's suggestion to consult a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
In the past few days, they found an opportunity to buy some gifts and visited Zhang Yu to thank him in person.
Zhang Yu humbly tried to refuse but could not resist the enthusiasm of Zhang Xixi's parents. However, after accepting the gifts, he still advised them to properly thank Lu Jiu.
Apparently, Zhang Xixi's parents took Zhang Yu's suggestion and had a banner made the next day, which they delivered to Lu Jiu's clinic.
Meanwhile, the news spread among the neighbors in Zhang Xixi's neighborhood.
There was quiet gossip about how that girl with mental illness was cured by a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
As this news spread, Lu Jiu's reputation once again increased.
Although many people hadn't visited the clinic on Garden Street, they at least heard there was an excellent traditional Chinese medicine doctor there.
Lu Jiu was naturally unaware of these things; he only cared about every patient who came to consult him.
"Teacher Lu, Teacher Lu."
While Lu Jiu was consulting, a crisp voice sounded outside the door.
Lu Jiu focused his gaze and saw it was Zhang Doudou, one of his students, being led by Sun Dan.
"Teacher Lu, my grandma came to see you for treatment." Zhang Doudou let go of Sun Dan's hand, her short legs quickly ran to Lu Jiu's side.
Lu Jiu smiled, "Why didn't your mother accompany your grandma today?"
Zhang Doudou said, "Mom has to work, and I don't feel comfortable letting grandma see the doctor alone."
Sun Dan laughed, "What 'not comfortable'? She just wanted to come out and play. Doudou, don't disturb Dr. Lu with his patients."
After saying this, she gently pulled Zhang Doudou aside.
Lu Jiu smiled, "It's fine, she can watch."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Doudou acted as if she received a decree and again freed herself from Sun Dan's hand, coming to Lu Jiu's side, craning her little head up, seemingly eager to see clearly how Lu Jiu treated his patients.
Lu Jiu chuckled and continued to seriously take the pulse of the patient in front of him.
There weren't many people today, and the patients who came didn't have major illnesses, so the diagnosis went faster.
After seeing a few patients, it was finally Sun Dan's turn.
She sat in front of Lu Jiu, who was about to take her pulse again when Zhang Doudou tiptoed and wanted to try too.
"Teacher, I want to treat too."
Lu Jiu laughed, "Alright, then give it a try."
Saying this, Lu Jiu picked up Zhang Doudou and sat her on his lap. Then, he reached to grab Sun Dan's left wrist, and the little one imitated him by grabbing her right wrist.
The two of them started diagnosing with one hand each.
Sun Dan watched this unfold, half laughing, half crying.
Dozens of seconds later, Lu Jiu said, "Come, switch hands."
After saying so, Lu Jiu switched to hold Sun Dan's right wrist, and Zhang Doudou continued to mimic, grabbing her left wrist.
After a few more seconds, Lu Jiu let go.
And Zhang Doudou followed, letting go as well.
Then Lu Jiu asked, "How is it? What's your grandma's condition?"
A clear-headed person would see Lu Jiu was teasing the little one.
Zhang Doudou shook her head, "Teacher, I can't tell."
"But grandma's hand was jumping there, it's constantly jumping, so strange!"
Lu Jiu smiled, "That's the pulse; traditional Chinese medicine uses it to diagnose conditions."
"Once you all memorize the Five Viscera comics, I'll teach you how to take pulses; then you can diagnose your grandma at home."
Zhang Doudou's eyes lit up, "Teacher, I want to learn now!"
Lu Jiu laughed, "If I teach you now, you wouldn't understand. You must first build a solid foundation. But if by next semester you've memorized the Five Viscera comics clearly, I'll give you a secret lesson, how about that?"
Zhang Doudou happily said, "Yes, yes, yes, I watch it every day, I'll definitely memorize it!"
Lu Jiu nodded, "That's good, then get down, the teacher has to continue working."
Hearing this, Zhang Doudou obediently jumped down and went to Sun Dan's side.
"Dr. Lu, aren't you tired from consulting at your clinic and teaching at school?" Sun Dan asked.
Lu Jiu smiled, "It's manageable, interest makes it less tiring."
"Your recovery is progressing well, with significant improvements in your vital energy and blood; you might notice feeling less discomfort, and now when you walk or exert effort, you don't get short of breath as easily, right?"
Sun Dan nodded, "Yes, I do feel much better. I used to worry about what this illness would do, making everything in my body feel off. Now that I no longer worry, and my health is improving, I feel completely different."
"Many friends who see me now say they can't even tell I had cancer; everyone they know with cancer is either in the hospital or waiting at home for the end. In those cases, their complexion reveals something's wrong right away."
"Dr. Lu, the things you said to me are true — you can't fear cancer; as soon as you do, it's over. As long as you don't see it as a big deal, you'll live like normal; it's no big deal."
After her mindset changed, Sun Dan's thoughts also transformed.
She now fully believes in Lu Jiu's earlier advice.
Lu Jiu grinned, "So you see, whether cancer is terminal or not depends entirely on you; if you believe it's not terminal, it isn't, but if you believe it is, then it will be."
"At your current recovery rate, you could try stopping the medication in three to four months, at which point you won't need to return to me for follow-ups."
Stop medication?
Sun Dan looked at Lu Jiu questioningly, "Isn't it necessary to always take medicine to control the cancer cells?"
Lu Jiu smiled, "Of course not. The purpose of taking traditional Chinese medicine is to bring the functions of the Five Viscera into balance, allowing them to coexist with cancer cells. Once that's achieved, as long as your lifestyle doesn't have any major issues and the climate doesn't fluctuate significantly, you won't need to take medicine."
In traditional Chinese medicine, if treatment requires a patient to take medicine for life, it means it wasn't a correct treatment.
Once the Five Viscera balance is achieved, it signifies the body can live with cancer.
At this point, the patient's body is in a state where both normal cells and cancer cells can survive.
As the patient ages, bodily functions deteriorate, and the cold pathogens forming cancer cells weaken until the patient dies.
Of course, the pain a patient endures before death will be greater than a normal person's, since cold pathogens, even when weakened, struggle to survive until the end.
This struggle period causes the patient pain.
It can be said that the debt accumulated from mistreating the body when young must be repaid, even unto death.
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