I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 267 - 234: Organ Transplant

Lu Jiu was encountering this situation for the first time.

Besides organ transplantation, he couldn't think of another possibility.

"Sir, have you undergone a kidney transplant surgery?" Lu Jiu asked.

Lu Hong was taken aback, "You could tell just like that?"

He had the surgery more than a year ago, and apart from close relatives and friends, no one else knew he had undergone such a procedure.

Lu Jiu just checked his pulse and immediately figured it out.

It truly surprised him.

Indeed.

No wonder the hydronephrosis was so resistant to the other Five Viscera.

This kidney didn't belong to Lu Hong at all.

"After your kidney transplant surgery, have you been feeling unwell anywhere, like insomnia or frequent colds?" Lu Jiu asked.

"Oh, yes, indeed. I had the surgery over a year ago, and initially, it was quite good; the post-operative recovery was decent, and I was energetic during the day. But come night, as you said, I often had trouble sleeping. Over time, even with persistent medication, I only slightly adapted. But somehow, after six months, things started deteriorating further. Besides frequent colds, occurring every half month and never truly getting better, I also developed food allergies. Whenever the rejection reactions kicked in, I felt extremely uncomfortable — indescribably so — and medication didn't help. Doctors said it was a normal immune process for those who had organ transplants, advising me to endure it. Yet, that feeling wasn't something that endured through resilience and was truly tormenting."

Lu Hong wore a pained expression.

"Didn't you just say it was only high blood pressure?" Lu Jiu laughed lightly.

"The doctors all said it wasn't a disease, so there wasn't much I could say," Lu Hong said helplessly.

Seeing Lu Hong's forlorn look, Lu Jiu knew that his quality of life over the past year hadn't been great.

In fact, there's an old saying in Huaxia: 'Flesh that isn't yours won't stick long.'

This saying speaks to Chinese medicine's understanding of the human body.

In Chinese medicine's perspective, every drop of blood and piece of flesh carries its own spirit.

The same goes for organs.

What Western medicine refers to as rejection reactions is essentially a clash of spirits.

When an organ is transplanted into our body, the original spirit clashes with the transplanted one.

If the original spirit is strong enough, the transplanted one retreats, leading to gradual necrosis of the transplanted organ within that conflict.

If the original spirit is too weak and the transplanted one too strong, the original organs succumb to conflict.

Thus, regardless of the result, anyone who undergoes organ transplantation is ultimately destined to die.

However, to put it another way, when a person's organs are truly failing and they wish to live on, under current medical capabilities, there's no other option but organ transplantation; it extends their life for several more years, which is one means of prolonging life.

Unfortunately, contemporary medical methods cannot fully resolve these spirit conflicts, or rather, rejection reactions.

Therefore, those who've undergone organ transplants don't enjoy a high quality of life.

It is as though lying in hospital beds in old age with every organ connected to a tube — they remain alive, but their life is merely a number.

In reality, Chinese medicine strongly opposes organ transplantation, not only due to its theoretical perspective that it doesn't address patients' fundamental issues, but also because of ethical values.

The legalization of organ transplantation symbolizes the legitimacy of organ trade, turning humans into bona fide commodities. Under such profit-driven motives, more people may lose organs or even their lives.

Though Huaxia has only legalized organ donation, hidden, untold stories persist out of public sight.

Much like twenty years ago, C-sections for birthing mothers in hospitals were linked to revenue generation; back then, they opted for surgeries whenever possible. This phenomenon continued until restrictions on C-section quotas were imposed by authorities, curbing the situation. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Therefore, those who have truly undergone organ transplantation live in great pain, contrary to the ease many otherwise imagine.

Yet hospitals only record the survival time of organ transplant patients, whether it's one year, three years, or five; hence, the concept of survival rate emerged.

"You see, the kidney you received is too strong, leading to an imbalance among your body's Five Viscera. To illustrate, it's like a car that's been running almost to the point of being scrapped after twenty odd years, only for a mechanic to install the latest state-of-the-art engine in it. This engine, while powerful and superbly performing, doesn't let the car operate after being fitted."

"Why? Simply put, no matter how strong the engine is, the severe wear and tear on the car's other parts remain undeniable, and merely replacing the engine does nothing to address it."

Of course, people and cars are ultimately distinguished by their nature.

One is life; the other, a machine.

Even if a person's Five Viscera weren't on the brink of failure, transplanting an organ wouldn't ensure operation.

Why?

Because the Five Viscera need to cycle through, allowing one to live normally.

Wood generates fire, fire creates earth, earth brings forth metal, metal gives birth to water, and water nurtures wood.

If the water changes, it disrupts this cycle.

Initially, the conflict might not be intense, thus causing little reaction. However, over time, the increasing obstruction of the cycle results in insomnia, followed by a series of issues manifesting one by one.

Medications prescribed for rejection reactions essentially suppress the cycle of the Five Viscera to prevent conflict.

Yet such measures neither solve underlying issues nor prevent the onset of various patient ailments.

Since the conflict is a facade, the fundamental reason is the misalignment of their spirits.

"What should I do now?" Lu Hong asked.

Hearing this, Lu Jiu found himself puzzled.

He faced this situation for the first time too.

Moreover, it's almost an insoluble problem.

The situation was akin to two tigers on one mountain; Lu Jiu needed not only to resolve the conflict but also ensure both survive.

That's extremely challenging!

More difficult than treating any cancer.

It surpassed even Lu Jiu's Medical Skill expertise.

He found no referential insights from ancient medical texts.

Though Chinese medicine documentation from centuries ago records surgeries, unearthed artifacts in recent years confirmed it.

No ancient texts, however, suggest organ transplants were performed historically, though Lu Jiu wished fervently his knowledge was too limited to see it yet.

Having read over a hundred Chinese medical books, he surely hadn't encountered such contents.

What to do now?

Lu Jiu was asking himself too.

Sigh!

What if we converse with the Five Viscera?

Let's give it a shot, whether fruitful or barren!

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