"Your foot should be able to be saved, but you also need to be ntally prepared for the possibility that it might not be," Du Heng said softly, looking at Wu Shengnan’s nervous expression. "Your foot injury is quite serious, and now it depends on the speed of your recovery. If you recover quickly, your foot has a chance of being saved, but if you recover slowly, the necrotic part will have no chance of recovery and will have to be cut off. But according to my estimate, at most only half would need to be cut off."
"Cut off half?" Wu Shengnan’s mood beca a bit gloomy. With the current level of dical expertise, cutting off half might not affect her normal life, but she would definitely have to quit her current job.
However, Du Heng continued, "But it is also possible that only a few toes may need to be cut off."
Wu Shengnan suddenly looked at Du Heng, her eyes brightening. "How many toes? Exactly how many?"
Du Heng smiled. "Maybe one, maybe five. It depends on your recovery. You need to cooperate with my treatnt."
This was Du Heng’s true prediction in his heart. Based on what he saw earlier, Wu Shengnan’s foot hadn’t improved but hadn’t worsened either. Du Heng felt that saving the foot should be no problem, but how many toes could be saved was uncertain. At the very least, her big toe now looked like a dead branch; it probably couldn’t be saved.
Upon hearing Du Heng’s words, Wu Shengnan’s mood was like a roller coaster. But after comparing it with her previous fears, losing a few toes was sothing she could completely accept. She promptly nodded firmly, agreeing with Du Heng that she would definitely cooperate with the treatnt.
With Sir Wu Zhong present, Du Heng didn’t say anything more and instead began to help the nurse change Wu Shengnan’s dressings. Although he saw the expression on her face indicating she wanted to continue chatting with him, he left the hospital room after changing the dressings.
Outside the ward, he was stopped by Wu Shengnan’s mother and father, who inquired about Wu Shengnan’s condition in detail. With no alternative, Du Heng repeated to them what he had said in the hospital room.
After excusing himself, Du Heng had just returned to his office when Li Jianwei asked cheerfully, "Xiao Du, it seems that your diagnosis and dication were correct." With a light laugh, Li Jianwei continued with a hint of triumph, "You didn’t see Director Chen’s expression when he left the room. It was priceless."
Du Heng smiled without saying anything. In his heart, though, seeing Director Chen’s expression earlier had been very satisfying.
Li Jianwei laughed twice and then stopped, asking Du Heng, "Xiao Du, based on the current situation, it seems that the dication won’t be able to improve the patient’s foot condition. Is it really impossible to save it at all?"
"If we only rely on the dication, it definitely won’t be enough. At most, we can save half of the foot."
Li Jianwei’s expression turned serious. Saving the lower leg was already considered a success. However, if the foot could not be saved, given the current situation, it would still be a bit regrettable. "So, what are your thoughts?" he asked.
Du Heng also beca serious. After finding a stool and sitting down, he said, "Continue to use the ointnt today to improve Wu Shengnan’s lower leg and foot condition. Tomorrow, I plan to use acupuncture to strengthen stimulation and accelerate the recovery of blood circulation in her leg."
Li Jianwei leaned back in his chair and pondered. Since yesterday, his thought process had always been a step behind Du Heng’s. At the beginning, when he was considering treatnt, he only thought of using an oral prescription and did not consider external ointnt. Especially when he saw Wu Shengnan’s leg ulcer, he didn’t even think about applying external ointnt. He had the sa concerns as the other Western dicine Doctors, fearing that external ointnt acting directly on the ulcerated area would increase the chance of infection. But after seeing Du Heng’s prescription for the ’whole body divine ointnt’ yesterday and noticing the combination of anti-inflammatory and muscle-regenerating ingredients, he ca to his senses. It wasn’t that he didn’t know, but rather, due to his long experience in internal dicine, he had ford a certain way of thinking. In addition, being influenced by Western dicine for so many years, he never thought of using an external ointnt. Now, hearing that acupuncture would also be included, the reason was basically the sa. In his long experience of treating patients, he had never used acupuncture. Nowadays, acupuncture is no longer an essential skill for traditional Chinese dicine practitioners but rather a completely separate specialty from decoction dicine. Doctors who see patients in clinics would prescribe decoction dicine, but very few of them are proficient in acupuncture. Those who can use acupuncture for treatnt, there are even fewer who can prescribe decoction dicine that complents it. As for himself, let alone being able to use acupuncture, he simply had no concept of using it in his daily life. Thinking about it now, it was really quite funny. Ancient dical texts have long recorded that there are three treasures in traditional Chinese dicine: a bowl of soup, a needle, and a moxa stick. For all illnesses, if the dicine doesn’t work, try acupuncture. If acupuncture doesn’t help, moxibustion must be used. But now, as a Director of the Chinese dicine Departnt and a professor at the Traditional Chinese dicine University, he hadn’t even thought of combining the three treasures. One can only imagine what kind of students he has been teaching.
With a slight sigh, Li Jianwei felt extrely ashad. Because even if he understood this concept now, he was still powerless to change it. Current school education separates syndro differentiation, prescription formulation, and acupuncture in their teaching. Although he was now a professor, in terms of acupuncture, he was, to be honest, clueless. He knew acupoints and techniques, but he didn’t know how to use them, nor did he know when to use them. He wasn’t even aware of their application, which was the most frustrating part. Traditional Chinese dicine practitioners used to emphasize specialization with versatility. Among the three treasures, one would be their strength, while the other two could also be used in combination despite not mastering them. But today’s traditional Chinese dicine practitioners only specialize and lose the ability to be versatile from the beginning of their education up until their practice. Ah, actually, looking at those who have been selected as National Famous Chinese dicine Practitioners, which of them were selected because they only knew one thing? They are all proficient in one area and knowledgeable in the other two as well. He should have known this long ago, but he had been deceiving himself, never delving deep into it, and unwilling to delve deep into it.
What was originally a simple conversation between the two of them suddenly turned into Li Jianwei’s self-reflection, which made Li Jianwei feel slightly depressed. After composing himself, he asked Du Heng, "Are you confident about it?"
Du Heng nodded firmly. "I am. I thought about it all night last night—which acupoints to use, the order, and what techniques to employ. I have carefully considered all of this. So, starting tomorrow, using both acupuncture and moxibustion, I will strive to restore blood circulation to Wu Shengnan’s foot within three days. Otherwise, it may be too late."
Du Heng leaned back in his chair, his tone very determined. "In my plan, Wu Shengnan not only needs to keep her lower leg but also her entire foot. At most, she will lose one or two toes. If, in the end, her foot cannot be saved or she’s still disabled, it will be considered a failure for ."
Hearing Du Heng’s words filled with strong confidence, Li Jianwei didn’t ask anything further. What he needed to do now was to take care of all the logistics for Du Heng and provide the most comprehensive support. At this mont, his mood was particularly urgent. He couldn’t wait to notify the school to start work and imdiately help Du Heng complete all the enrollnt procedures. He was truly afraid that so unforeseen incident would prevent Du Heng from becoming his student.
After controlling his emotions, Li Jianwei asked, "Is there any special arrangent for the patient today?"
Du Heng shook his head. "No, the external ointnt has been reapplied, and the decoction dicine should be continued. After I co here tomorrow morning, we’ll start the acupuncture treatnt."
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