I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 44 - 39: If You’re Sick, Go to the Hospital
Sure enough.
Lu Jiu pressed his lips together, smiling.
He knew it would be like this.
Even though Aunt Huang believed that traditional Chinese medicine could cure illnesses, she couldn’t understand things that weren’t visible to the naked eye. Naturally, she didn’t understand why the instruments couldn’t detect anything, yet she herself had this issue.
So it could only be attributed to Lu Jiu possibly making a mistake.
Lu Jiu didn’t want to argue, just smiled lightly and said, "Whether I’m mistaken, you can judge for yourself. From my view, if it’s delayed, the mass in the gallbladder could grow larger, making it more troublesome to treat. I need to state upfront, my medicine is hard to take, and it can’t be taken for a short period of time. If you give up halfway, you certainly can’t alleviate some of your symptoms."
I see...
Huang Xia was a bit hesitant!
She still didn’t believe she had gallstones.
In her hesitation, her eyes glanced towards Lu Mountain on the side.
It was clear she wanted Lu Mountain to try, as Lu Jiu was still too young for her to fully trust.
Lu Jiu noticed this little expression and couldn’t help but smile, "Grandpa, it looks like this auntie is still a bit uneasy, why don’t you diagnose?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xia felt a bit embarrassed, but at least her mind was somewhat eased.
Lu Mountain understood and approached Huang Xia, grasping her wrist to conduct a pulse diagnosis.
The questioning by Lu Jiu earlier, he had heard, from the tenderness at the gallstone point to the color of the stool, all had already proven Huang Xia had gallbladder problems.
Plus her self-reported sleep issues, it wasn’t hard to determine there were problems with the liver and gallbladder.
Because one to three in the morning is when the liver meridian runs, waking at this time indicates a liver problem.
And three to five is when the lung meridian runs, waking at this time generally suggests a lung issue, but gallbladder involvement cannot be ruled out.
Because frequent waking at night is related to the gallbladder.
The normal functioning of the five viscera depends on the normal function of the gallbladder. If the gallbladder has problems, other viscera will be affected accordingly, resulting in functional disorders.
So many symptoms pointed to the liver and gallbladder, Lu Mountain’s pulse diagnosis was just to make the final confirmation.
A little over a minute later, Lu Mountain looked at Lu Jiu, "What medicine do you plan to prescribe?"
Lu Jiu replied, "Five Metals Decoction."
Upon hearing this, Lu Mountain released Huang Xia’s hand with a smile, "Indeed, there is something in the gallbladder, persistently taking this medicine for one or two weeks should alleviate the symptoms."
Seeing the old doctor say this, Huang Xia believed it more than half, "Alright then, how much?"
Lu Jiu went to the counter, grabbing the medicine while speaking, "Fifty for the diagnostic fee, sixteen point seven for the prescription, totaling sixty-six point seven."
Huang Xia took out her phone to scan and pay, and after a while, when Lu Jiu had prepared the medicine, she took it and left the medical clinic.
At home, Huang Xia soaked the Chinese medicine first, then scooped three cups of water into an iron pot, poured the herbs in, and started boiling them.
After boiling for about an hour, Huang Xia saw that enough time had passed, so she put out the fire and poured the decoction into a cup.
When that medicinal aroma reached her nose, Huang Xia instinctively frowned.
Such a strange smell...
She had taken Chinese medicine before; otherwise, she wouldn’t be so adept at brewing it.
But none of those Chinese medicines had a smell this strange.
Let it cool a bit before drinking.
Seven or eight minutes later, seeing the temperature of the decoction was okay, Huang Xia picked up the cup to take a sip.
Gulp~~
With a gulp of the decoction, the pungent aroma seemed to whip her taste buds.
Poof~~~
Huang Xia couldn’t help but spit out the half-swallowed Chinese medicine, and some broth even flowed out of her nose.
Yuck~~yuck~
Huang Xia ran to the bathroom, frantically vomiting into the sink, her face turning bright red in an instant, her stomach emptied out, and the sour fluid surged up her throat, making her incredibly uncomfortable, tears streaming from her eyes.
What the hell is this stuff!?
Yuck~~
Huang Xia felt as if she could almost throw up her entire stomach.
It’s so disgusting!
How is this Chinese medicine? It’s clearly poison! 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
After vomiting for three or four minutes, Huang Xia still felt like her entire mind was filled with that medicinal aroma, no matter how much she vomited, her mouth and nose were full of that smell.
"Mom? What are you..."
Just then, her son Yang Chun walked in, noticed the strange smell in the house, put down the digestive tablets he had just bought for Huang Xia, and saw her leaning over the sink, panting heavily.
Upon approaching, a sour and pungent smell hit him.
"Why are you vomiting, weren’t things better yesterday?" Yang Chun pinched his nose and walked to Huang Xia, gently patting her back, "And why is there a strange smell in the kitchen, what’s that stuff?"
Huang Xia took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Bought, bought Chinese medicine."
Chinese medicine?
Yang Chun frowned, "Mom, I’ve told you to go to the hospital if you’re sick, why don’t you listen, what can a small clinic cure, you have acute gastritis, Chinese medicine can’t cure it, they can only nurture the body."
Huang Xia’s voice was weak, "They said I don’t have gastritis, it’s gallstones."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chun got angry, "Nonsense, what gallstones, didn’t we do an ultrasound at the hospital last week? Where did the stones come from? The doctor only said it was suspected cholecystitis, didn’t even confirm it. Mom, how can you believe such a doctor’s words, oh, I get it, you vomited because of their medicine. Where is their clinic? I’ll go find him, what kind of quack doctor, is this how they cheat people?"
Huang Xia immediately pulled Yang Chun back, "Forget it, that Dr. Lu has helped me before, maybe they made a mistake this time, it’s not a lot of money anyway, let’s not trouble them, I just won’t go next time."
Yang Chun suppressed his anger, "It’s not about the money, they’re scamming, if you had a bad reaction, what then?"
Huang Xia, not one to cause trouble, "Truly let it go, I only had a sip, and I already vomited it all out, you’re someone from the unit, making a fuss wouldn’t be good for you either, I won’t take this medicine anymore, won’t take it anymore."
Yang Chun’s anger subsided quite a bit, "Then promise me, you must go to the hospital for anything in the future, don’t just find some small place, understand?"
Huang Xia repeatedly promised, "I understand, I understand."
Yang Chun’s face returned to normal, "I bought you some digestive tablets, take some if you have digestion issues, and keep taking the hospital-prescribed meds, it’s gastritis, taking the medicine for a day or two won’t show results, you need to take it long-term."
Huang Xia managed to squeeze out a smile, "Okay, I will definitely continue taking it."
Yang Chun nodded, "Alright then, for now, I’ll bring three lunchboxes from the unit for lunch these days, Xiao Ru will come over after work, wait till you’re better to cook, okay?"
Huang Xia patted Yang Chun’s shoulder, "Got it, you go back to work."
Yang Chun reluctantly left the house after hearing Huang Xia promise.
After he left, Huang Xia cleaned the kitchen and bathroom, looked at the herbs in the pot, and the remaining cup of decoction. After a while, she decided to pour it all out.
