Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1122 If it can't be cured, just say the patient is mentally ill (Bonus chapter for monthly votes)
He said in dialect:

“When she was sad, her qi dissipated; when she was cold, her qi stagnated. When she cried, her tears depleted her liver yin, and she was also attacked by wind and cold. The stagnation of liver qi was only the surface manifestation. The deeper cause was that the cold evil took advantage of the weakness and entered the eye, where it condensed with the tears to form blood stasis and blocked the eye vessels.”

He pointed to the patient's left eye:
“You’re using Bupleurum Liver-Soothing Powder to forcefully raise liver qi, which is like pouring hot water on a frozen pipe. The ice doesn’t melt completely; instead, it causes the moisture to rise even higher, naturally worsening the eye strain.”

Meng Jimin slapped his forehead. He realized that he had indeed misjudged the situation. However, he couldn't really blame himself. With so many patients at the time, each patient's description of their condition would inevitably differ.

If this patient hadn't asked her in dialect today, she still wouldn't have revealed this crucial information, because the patient herself didn't know what the crucial information was.

Ultimately, it's because people with dialects react quickly and came up with this idea.

Meng Jimin thought this to himself, and at that moment, Fang Yan was already speaking to him:

"Don't just stand there!"

"Oh!" Meng Jimin realized what was happening. He picked up his pen and the new prescription and began to write:
“I plan to use Wu Zhu Yu Tang as a base, add Xi Xin and Bai Zhi to dispel cold and unblock the meridians, and then use Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Dang Gui Tail to dissolve the cold stagnation in the eye meridians.”

The dialect was added as follows:
"Add three slices of ginger to warm the stomach, dispel cold, and help the medicine ascend."

Meng Jimin thought about it and nodded.

After saying that, Fang Yan turned to the patient and gave him further instructions:
"By the way, don't throw away the dregs. Boil them in water, then use gauze to apply a warm compress to your left eye, once in the morning and once in the evening."

The patient nodded repeatedly.

Meng Jimin quickly wrote down the prescription and handed it to Fang Yan for a quick look.

Fang Yan, as the head of the department, read it and signed it.

As the patient received the prescription, he added in dialect:
"Avoid eating raw or cold foods recently. Soak your feet in water boiled with mugwort leaves for 15 minutes every day to draw out the cold from your lower abdomen."

The patient agreed, and then spoke in dialect to Meng Jimin:
"Alright, you go ahead with your work, I have someone waiting for me."

Meng Jimin responded:

"Okay, thanks!"

Fang Yan waved his hand and walked out.

The others followed Fang Yan and walked outside.

At this moment, Chen Mike suddenly realized, "No wonder adding Prunella vulgaris didn't work; it turns out it's due to cold stagnation rather than simple liver fire!"

Lin Wenfeng, who was standing to the side, chimed in:
"It's true that the liver is connected to the eyes, but eye problems are never just related to the liver. Dr. Fang found the problem so quickly, that's really impressive."

Jin Wubing, who was standing to the side, said:
"That's right, I didn't even realize it just now."

The others glanced at him, thinking, "It would be a miracle if you could even react with your level of skill."

Of course, everyone should just smile when faced with this troll.

The He family father and son remained silent, still recalling the scene from just moments ago. Fang Yan had only been inside and out for a short time, and it seemed like he hadn't even thought about it much.

This guy's thinking ability is terrifying. Before, he had to write medical records, so everyone could know how he thought each step of the way. But without writing medical records, you can see just how fast his brain works.

No wonder they were able to come up with the secret recipe.

Just then, Fang Yan opened the door to his consultation room and greeted the patient inside:
"Sorry, it's been a long wait."

The people inside were somewhat surprised and asked in dialect:

"Is it going to be over so soon?"

Fang Yan smiled and said to them:
"I was just helping a colleague with a small favor; the main work was still done by the colleague themselves."

After speaking in dialect, he sat down in his seat and asked them:

"Alright, let's begin here too."

This family, surnamed Han, also came from Taiwan, went abroad, and then returned.

A factory in Europe that manufactures sockets and wires in partnership with foreigners.

I also brought some technical personnel back with me this time, which shows that the higher-ups are paying close attention to it.

Moreover, their family is related to a certain bigwig in China.

My hometown is Guyuan, Ningxia. This patient is Mr. Han's sister, whom I met at the last banquet.

"Ms. Han, is there anything wrong with your body?" Fang Yan asked while looking at the patient in front of him.

She was probably in her early forties, dressed simply without any jewelry, thin, with a distressed expression, furrowed brows, and a sallow complexion.

She was already sitting across from the examination table when I came in.

"I started having this problem about ten years ago. One day, after I took a nap, I suddenly noticed that my body started to tremble. After observing it, I realized that my muscles were twitching."

"I consulted a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who said I had wind in my body, but after several months of treatment, I didn't see any improvement."

"My muscles were still twitching all over my body, sometimes it would start and sometimes it would stop. Later, it gradually developed into a feeling that something was moving in my stomach, and my heart would also feel panicked and pound violently. It got worse year by year."

"At first, it only happened a few times in the first few days, but in the last five or six years, it has happened every day. My back feels cold, like I'm carrying a block of ice, my heart feels cold, and my chest feels tight."

"I've been treated at hospitals all over the country, but it hasn't been very effective. Doctors have diagnosed me with neurosis, autonomic nervous system disorder, or something similar."

Fang Yan was also taken aback when he heard this.

His first reaction upon hearing the muscle twitching was that there was wind inside his body.

If the patient says the treatment was ineffective and that their muscles were twitching unpredictably, then something is wrong.

He asked the patient in a dialect:
Are there any abnormalities in your eating, bowel movements, sleeping, and menstrual cycles each month?

The patient thought for a moment and responded:

"She has a poor appetite, but her bowel movements are normal, her sleep is okay, and her menstrual cycle is fine."

Fang Yan asked again:
Does your abdomen feel tense? Does it feel hard to the touch?

"Not hard." The patient shook his head.

She said:
"We have already had all sorts of tests done, and all the functions of our organs and systems are normal."

At this moment, a young woman behind her handed over two file folders and said to Fang Yan:

"Dr. Fang, this is my mother's medical examination report, along with her treatment plans and doctors' assessments over the years."

Fang Yan took it and opened it to read.

Others also gathered around to look at the reports in Fang Yan's hands.

I've been seeking medical help almost every month of the year, trying all sorts of treatments, all ultimately aimed at treating neurosis and autonomic nervous system disorder.

Neurosis, a term used in Western medicine, is a general term for a group of mental disorders, formerly known as neurosis. It is a common disease in psychiatry and is mainly characterized by persistent psychological conflict.

The patient is aware of this conflict and suffers as a result, which affects their psychological or social functioning, but there is no verifiable organic lesion as a basis.

Just like the patient who had Li Zhengji cut off her finger before, when the doctor couldn't find any problems, he assumed that the situation was her own fantasy and made a diagnosis of neurosis.

Another type of vegetative-nervous system disorder, also known as autonomic nervous system dysfunction, is a general term for a series of symptoms caused by the imbalance of the vegetative-nervous system, which is composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, leading to its dysfunction.

Simply put, these two systems govern the heart muscle, smooth muscle, visceral activity, and glandular secretion. Under normal circumstances, they maintain a balance and mutual restraint; when one plays a positive role, the other plays a negative role, thus coordinating and controlling the body's physiological activities. When this balance is disrupted, various functional disorders will occur.

The causes of the illness include psychological factors, genetic factors, and environmental factors.

For example, long-term mental stress, anxiety, depression, excessive pressure, mood swings, being in noisy, cold, or stuffy environments for a long time, or irregular lifestyle, overwork, smoking and drinking, as well as family history of this condition, are all factors that Western medicine believes can cause this condition.

But if the treatment hasn't worked after so long, then the treatment approach must be wrong.

He spoke to the patient in a dialect:
"Take my pulse with your left hand, and stick out your tongue so I can see it."

The patient did as instructed, and the doctor observed that her tongue was pale red with a white, slippery coating.

But when he touched her hand, Fang Yan was taken aback.

He noticed that the other person's skin was very cold, much lower than normal.

PS: I got 100 more monthly votes, so I'll finish this chapter now. I currently owe everyone 20000 words.

There will be more this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)