novel for you Chapter 1272 News about Wang Ya
Chapter 1272 News about Wang Ya
Liu Jun is only in his fifties, but he looks older than his actual age.
Many older township hospital doctors like Liu Jun come from untrained backgrounds; some started out practicing medicine in villages and never attended any formal medical schools.
While receiving medical treatment in the countryside, he also farms in his spare time, doing farm work and such. Despite being over fifty years old, he looks like an old man in his sixties.
Gao Mingxuan was actually older than Liu Jun, but Liu Jun looked much older than Gao Mingxuan.
"Teacher Liu?"
Chen Yang walked quickly to Liu Jun and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to come to Jialin County as well."
Liu Jun chuckled as he put down the moxa stick in his hand and said with a smile, "The county hospital is expanding its traditional Chinese medicine department, and Director Gao poached this old man here, saying he wanted me to mentor the young people. Actually, it's because of you that I'm doing this."
That's very true.
Liu Jun worked at the Jiping Town Health Center his entire life. His medical skills were only average, but he was very experienced, especially in acupuncture and the treatment of common diseases, which were very practical at the grassroots level.
Gao Mingxuan invited Liu Jun because of Chen Yang's influence.
In fact, Liu Jun was Chen Yang's mentor, but there was no formal apprenticeship ceremony.
Putting aside Liu Jun's abilities for the moment, back when Chen Yang was in Jiping Town, Liu Jun taught Chen Yang a lot of principles, some of which Chen Yang could still apply even after arriving in the capital.
"Teacher Liu, you are too modest."
Chen Yang turned to the team and introduced: "This is Teacher Liu Jun, my leader at Jiping Town Health Center, and one of my mentors."
When they were in Jiping Town, Chen Yang, like everyone else, always called Liu Jun "Old Liu," only calling him "Teacher" when he left.
Now that Chen Yang's status is different, he has become even more humble.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Qiwen and the others stepped forward to greet them.
They all knew that Chen Yang's starting point was in Jiping Town, and they were naturally curious about this "mentor" who could cultivate Chen Yang.
Liu Jun waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly: "What kind of mentor was he? He only taught me some basic skills. Chen Yang's success today is entirely due to his own talent and hard work."
Liu Jun is the most qualified to speak about Chen Yang's growth. In Liu Jun's view, Chen Yang suddenly became enlightened overnight, as if he had completely changed into a different person.
The divorce from Wang Ya was a huge blow to Chen Yang.
After chatting with Liu Jun for a while, the group continued their tour.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ward is located on the third floor, with forty beds neatly arranged. Each bed is equipped with TCM-specific treatment equipment, such as moxibustion boxes, cupping sets, and herbal fumigation devices. Several nurses are skillfully performing auricular acupressure on patients.
"These are all routine treatments."
Zhang Dongyun explained, "We have also developed therapies such as traditional Chinese medicine poultices, acupoint application, and scraping, and have developed personalized plans for different diseases."
Just then, a young doctor rushed over and, upon seeing Gao Mingxuan, hurriedly said, "Director Gao, the patient in bed 3 with postherpetic neuralgia has had another attack of pain. He's sweating profusely from the pain, and the painkillers aren't working well."
Gao Mingxuan frowned: "Let's go take a look."
Chen Yang and the others also followed to bed 3.
The patient was an elderly man in his sixties, with pigmented patches visible on his right chest and back—marks left after shingles healed.
At this moment, the old man's face was pale, his forehead was sweating, and his right hand was tightly covering the painful area.
"Brother, is it hurting again?" Gao Mingxuan stepped forward to check.
"It hurts...like being pricked with needles, in waves," the old man said, his voice trembling.
Postherpetic neuralgia is a clinical challenge, characterized by severe and persistent pain, and conventional analgesics often have limited effectiveness.
Chen Yang stepped forward to observe the patient's tongue: the tongue was dark red with a thin yellow coating.
Pulse diagnosis: wiry and hesitant.
"This is a typical case of toxins and blood stasis intertwined, causing meridian blockage."
Chen Yang said in a low voice, "Although the herpes has healed, the damp heat and toxins have not been completely eliminated, and the blood vessels are blocked. When there is no flow, there is pain."
Gao Mingxuan nodded: "We used a formula to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, unblock the meridians, and relieve pain, but the effect was sometimes good and sometimes bad."
Chen Yang thought for a moment and asked the young doctor, "Do you have any needles?"
"Yes, yes." The young doctor quickly fetched acupuncture needles.
Chen Yang took the silver needles and began acupuncture.
For local pain, use Ashi points, Jiaji points, Zhigou points, and Yanglingquan points.
In terms of acupuncture technique, Chen Yang used the surrounding needling method at Ashi points—needling in a circular pattern around the painful area with the needle tip angled towards the center of the lesion.
After inserting the needle, perform lifting, thrusting, and twisting techniques. The patient immediately feels a soreness and distension spreading outwards.
"This needle-like sensation..."
Zhuang Qiwen observed carefully: "The surrounding needling method can improve local blood circulation, loosen fascia adhesions, and has a very good effect on localized pain."
Next, Chen Yang performed a purging technique on Zhigou and Yanglingquan points, using a relatively strong method, with the aim of clearing the Qi of the Shaoyang and Yangming meridians.
In less than ten minutes, the patient's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
"It's warm now... the pain is much less." The old man breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Yang did not stop, and said to the young doctor, "Get the plum blossom needles and cupping."
Prick the painful area with a plum blossom needle until slight bleeding occurs, then quickly apply cupping.
As negative pressure forms inside the jar, the dark red stagnant blood is drawn out and congeals on the jar wall.
"Bloodletting and cupping can remove blood stasis and unblock the meridians."
Yu Shiyun explained softly, "For this kind of stubborn pain caused by blood stasis, directly giving the pathogenic factor an outlet often has an immediate effect."
The cups were left on for five minutes before being removed. The skin in the cups was dark purple, but the patient's pain had been greatly relieved and his face had regained color.
"That's wonderful, Director Chen, your skill is amazing!" the young doctor exclaimed excitedly.
Chen Yang shook his head: "This is only a temporary relief. This disease is deeply rooted and requires comprehensive treatment."
As he spoke, Chen Yang turned to Gao Mingxuan and said, “Master, I suggest adding 3 grams each of whole scorpion and centipede to the original prescription, grind them into powder and take them with water to dispel wind and clear the meridians; and add 15 grams each of Xu Changqing and Corydalis to enhance the analgesic effect. Combine this with acupuncture twice a week for a month.”
"Scorpion, centipede..."
Gao Mingxuan pondered: "The medicine is potent, but to deal with this stubborn disease, nothing but such a potent medicine is necessary. Alright, let's adjust it as you suggested."
The patient's family expressed their gratitude repeatedly, and Chen Yang gave them some more instructions before leaving the ward.
This diagnosis and treatment not only relieved the patient's suffering, but also allowed the team members to see the thinking and methods of grassroots hospitals in handling difficult and complicated diseases.
Zhuang Qiwen remarked, "At the grassroots level, resources are limited, which makes it even more necessary for doctors to flexibly utilize various treatment methods and make the most of simple approaches."
After visiting the hospital, it was almost noon. Yu Zhenjiang arranged a working lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Although it was simple, it was full of local flavors - stewed chicken with yam, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, handmade steamed buns, and mushroom soup, a specialty of Jialin County.
During the meal, Chen Yang asked Liu Jun, "Teacher Liu, how is the Jiping Town Health Center doing now?"
Liu Jun put down his chopsticks and smiled, "Great, much better than before."
"Because of you, Jialin County takes good care of the town."
"correct......"
Liu Jun paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Wang Ya also got married at the beginning of this year; she married someone from another place."
"Wang Ya?"
Upon hearing the name again, Chen Yang was momentarily stunned.
"That's good." Chen Yang smiled. Wang Ya got married, which is a good thing.