Chapter 761: Chapter 308: Women Need to Be Coaxed, Joint Consultation of the Two Hospitals_3
Patient, female, 38 years old, was originally a farmer in the countryside, mainly engaged in farming, laundry, and cooking. After getting married and having children, she moved to the city with her husband at the age of 27 to find work.
As they only had a middle school education and no special skills, they could only engage in the simplest jobs.
Her husband worked at a construction site, and she washed dishes in a restaurant.
Afterward, she changed jobs several times, always washing dishes or serving as a waitress.
About two months ago, without any obvious inducements, the patient felt a soreness in the muscles of her left calf. The soreness was not intense, and it was particularly evident when she stood up after sitting or squatting for a long time.
Initially, she thought it was due to fatigue and did not pay much attention to it.
Less than a week later, the patient had difficulty walking when standing up, breaking a stack of dishes, which led her to decide to visit a doctor.
At first, she did not go to a large hospital but opted for a small clinic near her residence.
After receiving intravenous treatments for three days, she felt better and returned to her job at the restaurant.
However, a few days later, her condition worsened again.
At its worst, she was even unable to walk.
But she found that lifting her left leg could significantly reduce the soreness.
As her condition severely impacted her work and life, she switched to another clinic. Based on a friend’s remendation, she saw a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who prescribed her medicine to take home for treatment.
After taking the herbal medicine, her condition significantly improved.
But, finding the herbal medicine too expensive, she stopped taking it on her own after less than two weeks. Ten days ago, her condition recurred, and this time both her left and right calves experienced soreness.
Fearing a severe illness, she saw an advertisement stating that Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital had experts offering free consultations, so she took sick leave to seek treatment.
It is unknown why she did not register for the free specialist consultation and ultimately chose to register for a fee-paying general consultation.
This may involve a behind-the-scenes petition between Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital and Tuya specialists.
Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital is not foolish; they certainly wouldn’t let all their patients be treated by specialists from Tuya Hospital. Patients whose registration purposes are unclear, or whose conditions are not particularly difficult, are guided to register for consultations with doctors from Xinxiang Women and Children’s Hospital.
Currently, the patient is experiencing intense pain and restlessness, particularly noticeable in both of her lower limbs.
She has undergone standard diagnostic procedures including ultrasound, blood tests, and urine tests – basic diagnostic tools monly used by general practitioners.
“Initially, the patient experienced soreness in the left lower limb, and later the right lower limb started to hurt as well. Now, the pain in both lower limbs is intense, described as sharp, burning, stabbing pain, with increased pain when moving the limbs. Upon examination, the doctor noted nerve tenderness…”
Upon reviewing all the examination data, Zhou Can naturally formed a progression chart of the patient’s condition.
It escalated step by step, and the affected area also continued to expand.
The ultrasound imaging showed abnormal shadows in the blood vessels.
He almost immediately concluded that the patient likely had a venous thrombosis.
Zhou Can had seen numerous cases of venous thrombosis before.
If not treated promptly, the thrombus can travel within the blood vessel and cause greater plications.
Although it’s unknown what exact prescription the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner gave her, since it was somewhat effective, it most likely included thrombolytic herbs.
The treatment of blood clots is not solely the domain of Western medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine is not inferior in this regard; for instance, the legendary Silver Needle therapy and various thrombolytic prescriptions known to many traditional practitioners.
Unfortunately, due to her poor economic conditions and concerns about the high cost, the female patient prematurely discontinued her medication.
Perhaps two to three treatment courses could have potentially cured her.
Normally, venous thrombosis is much milder pared to arterial thrombosis. Arterial thrombosis, whether it’s a brain or heart infarction, can be fatal within minutes, leaving no opportunity for medical intervention.
Furthermore, her symptom improvement during intravenous treatment at the small clinic was not actually effective.
It was merely the analgesic and antibiotic effects in the infusion providing temporary pain relief.
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