Chapter 36: Diagnosis and Treatment

  "Lao Li's situation is mainly due to the colon disease, if treated, there are two methods, one is to go to the hospital for surgery and remove the colon; another is to use traditional Chinese medicine, if you trust me, I can also take care of it." Su Nan still had a calm expression, looking at the three old men, and said his solution.

  "Go to the hospital first." Li Yuan directly replied with a sentence. No matter what level Su Nan was at, he suddenly appeared out of thin air and wanted Li Yuan to believe him immediately, which was indeed quite difficult.

  Smiling slightly, Su Nan didn't mind Li Yuan's choice and directly looked at Wang Feng again.

  "King Lao, if I'm not mistaken, there's a foreign object on your shoulder that's compressing the nerves, which is causing all these symptoms of dizziness, insomnia and headaches."

  "It's really true!" Wang Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Little Su, how did you figure it out?" At this time, he couldn't think that Su Nan was a fake anymore. Just by looking at him with his eyes, he could directly say out his symptoms and even find the reason, calling him a divine doctor wouldn't be an exaggeration.

  As for Sou Nan investigating these situations in advance, it's really difficult. Just now they were just thinking with ordinary people's mindset. To be honest, when he went to the hospital for treatment, although it can't be said that it's a secret matter, there are also special doctors responsible for them in the hospital, and ordinary people simply cannot come into contact with their medical records. As for those who can come into contact with them, they have been examined countless times.

  "Everyone knows that in traditional Chinese medicine, we emphasize the four diagnostic methods of observation, listening, questioning and pulse-taking. Observation is ranked first for good reason - it's equivalent to a machine check-up in Western medicine. The human body is a system, and health means the balanced functioning of all organs. If one organ has a problem, it will affect other areas. For example, Wang Lao, your eyelids are swollen, you're a bit dazed, these are symptoms of lack of sleep. And when you frown, close your eyes from time to time, and your arms are tense, ready to hold onto something at any moment, it's clear that you have vertigo. As for headaches, just by looking at how your head shakes slightly from time to time, as if trying to shake off something, we can infer that."

  "With these symptoms, observing the flow of vital energy in your body can basically determine that you have a foreign object in your shoulder compressing nerves and blocking meridians. Of course, to confirm the diagnosis, I need to take your pulse again for a final judgment."

  Upon hearing Su Nan's explanation, the three of them couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect.

  "Not bad, when I was young, on the battlefield of Goryeo, I was injured and left a bullet fragment here on my shoulder. Because it's located at a dense nerve point, it can't be taken out. Over the years, because of this injury, I've suffered quite a bit." Wang Feng didn't hide anything and directly told the situation.

  "Xiao Su, since you can see it, I wonder if you can cure Lao Wang's illness?" Hu Yanling asked Su Nan. Although he didn't believe that Su Nan could treat all the diseases he mentioned earlier, seeing him easily diagnose several people's illnesses still gave him a glimmer of hope.

  When Hu Yanning spoke up, Su Nan felt a surge of joy in his heart. Although the three old men spoke to each other without reserve, it was still possible to discern that they had taken Hu Yanning as their leader. Now that Hu Yanning had spoken up, the doubts of the other two would also be dispelled by more than half.

  "It can indeed be cured. If Wang Lao can believe me, I can find some time to treat him." Su Nan replied bluntly, directly agreeing to it. He had spent so much time on this, wasn't it all for the sake of making them accept him and willing to let him treat them?

  "Lao Wangtou, what about you? Do you have any opinions?" Hu Yanling looked at Wang Feng and asked him a question.

  "This..." Wang Feng hesitated for a moment. Although relieving illness was a wonderful thing, thinking about it made him feel happy. But what exactly was Su Nan's background, he had no idea. No one dared to entrust their health to someone they had only met once. "I'll go back and prepare, and then I'll find you!"

  When Wang Feng spoke, Su Nan didn't mind either. He knew what they were thinking in their hearts, but he wasn't afraid of investigation. In the three years he spent in the army, he showed amazing talent in medical studies and was once considered for transfer to a military hospital, but because he also excelled in combat training, the unit was unwilling to let him go and he himself didn't want to leave, so the matter was dropped and never mentioned again.

  If they can investigate these materials, it will only strengthen their confidence. Of course, even if they don't investigate, it won't affect their medical skills, as long as they are willing to let themselves do it, thoroughly eliminating Wang Feng's years of pain is still an easy thing to do.

  "Little Su, what do you think my illness is?" Hu Yanling asked, having heard Su Nan talk about Li Yuan and Wang Feng's conditions. Just now, listening to Su Nan talk about his own situation, indeed hit the nail on his heart.

  A few days ago, he found out that his grandson was misbehaving outside and got very angry. He called them back home and scolded the grandson severely. However, after the scolding, he started to feel unwell, with a tight chest, dry mouth, and loss of appetite. The food didn't taste good, and there was a bitter taste. After seeing a doctor, all his physical indicators were normal, so he thought it might be due to poor digestion and took some digestive enzymes, but the symptoms didn't improve.

  These days, Hu Yanling's life was also miserable. Just thinking about it, every meal was like taking medicine, with a bitter taste in his mouth, how could he bear it?

  "Hu Lao, your condition is not serious, just a minor problem. Specifically, it's sudden anger, triggering liver fire, which makes the energy surge, and the liver energy rises abruptly, but fails to be released in time, leading to stagnation. The flourishing of wood element overcomes the earth element, causing dysfunction of the spleen and stomach; while the liver failing to release also affects the bile ducts, impacting the normal secretion and excretion of bile, resulting in symptoms such as loss of appetite and bitter taste."

  "Although you're emotionally stable now, that liver qi is still rebellious, so to get your body back to normal, we should focus on soothing the qi. For this condition, just taking Wēn Zhōng Lǐ Qì Tāng will do."

  As he spoke, Su Nan took out paper and pen from his bag, wrote down a prescription, and handed it to Hu Yanling.

  "Good writing!"

  Taking the prescription, Hu Yanling didn't look at the specific content, but first examined the font on the paper. The strokes were strong and powerful, like a knife cut or an axe chop, yet amidst this hardness, there was a hint of elegance that dissolved the sharpness left by the characters, leaving only a strong impression.

  "How about the medical expenses?" Hu Yanling also had some knowledge of medicine and after reading the prescription, it was indeed suitable for the symptoms, so he directly accepted it.

  "Today I voluntarily waived the consultation fee for a few of them." Su Nan refused Hu Yanling's request to collect the consultation fee. His illness was just a minor problem, and the medicine used was ordinary, so it was better not to charge than to give personal favors. Having already judged that they were all people with status, giving out this favor would surely have its returns someday.

  Hu Yanling smiled and didn't mention it again, although he saw Su Nan's thoughts, but didn't feel disgusted. There were also Wang Feng and Li Yuan's illnesses to verify. If it was as Su Nan said, it could completely prove that his medical skills were extremely brilliant. If so, not having a certificate wouldn't matter, these regulations were originally made for ordinary people. When the time comes, help Su Nan get a certificate, introduce him to a few patients, and consider it repaying him this favor.

  "Xiao Su, what about mine?" Wang Feng asked from the side, "Can you really help me cure my old illness?"

  "Of course," Su Nan said affirmatively, "If Wang Lao believes it, I can help you take out that bullet fragment."

  "What?"

  When they heard Su Nan's words, the three of them were shocked. Wang Feng's injury was something that had happened decades ago, and at the time, medical conditions were limited, so the bullet couldn't be removed in time. Later on, the bullet had become entangled with his nerves as they grew together, making it impossible to remove. This was why Wang Feng had been suffering from pain for decades.

  Suddenly, they heard Su Nan say that he could remove the shrapnel, and the three of them couldn't believe it, almost taking Su Nan as a swindler again.

  "Wang Lao, as long as you believe me, I can help you remove the bullet." Su Nan emphasized again.

  But Su Nan was really too young, and compared to believing him, three more were suspicious of him. The hospital had advanced equipment, and many experts had consulted together, unanimously agreeing that the shrapnel in Wang Feng's body could not be removed. How did it become so simple when it came to Su Nan? Did he think it was like taking something out of Wang Feng's pocket?

  "Lao Hu, what do you think?" Wang Feng was really having a hard time making up his mind and asked for Hu Yanling's help.

  "Let's give it a try!" Hu Yanling hesitated for a moment before saying this sentence.

  "Alright, I'll listen to you." Wang Feng also nodded decisively. He said he was listening to Hu Yanling, but in fact, it was mainly his own idea. In the army, Wang Feng was a brave and fierce general who killed enemies, how could he be afraid? Asking others for their opinions was actually looking for someone to support his own ideas. If successful, he would gain something, if not, no big deal, just lose an arm, compared to those sacrificed comrades, being able to live until now was already a blessing.

  "Xiao Su, when will you have time?" Once decided, Wang Feng would no longer drag his feet and was eager for Su Nan to treat him as soon as possible.

  "King Lao, don't worry, I'll first give you a prescription to regulate your body, one dose per day, and after seven days, we'll see how your body is doing. If there's no accident, then we can start treatment." Su Nan said while writing another prescription on the paper.

  "Xiao Su, what about me?" Li Yuan saw that Su Nan had given prescriptions to both Hu Yanling and Wang Feng, but not to himself, so he asked about his own situation.

  When Li Yuan asked this, Su Nan thought for a moment and said: "Li Lao, I'll also give you a prescription for tonifying and nourishing. However, it's only for tonifying the body and has no effect on treating your illness. As for how to treat your illness, that depends on your own decision."

  Li Yuan furrowed his brow, earlier Su Nan had made it clear that he either go to the hospital for surgery or let Su Nan treat himself. However, Su Nan said his illness was cancer, which made him hard to believe there was a possibility of cure.

  "I'll go to the hospital first." Li Yuan finally made up his mind. His illness was different from Wang Feng's injury, Wang Feng's injury was not life-threatening, even if it wasn't treated properly, he would still be alive. But for himself, it was cancer, and if treatment was delayed, that would be a matter of life and death.

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