Urban Super Medical Saint

Chapter 44 Thank You, Doctor [Seeking Recommendations]

Ge Dongxu was not someone who held grudges when he had the upper hand, and considering that Tang Yiyuan was quite aged and had shown good intentions by offering to treat the child, Ge Dongxu chose not to rebut when Tang Yiyuan mentioned it was "an accidental success." Instead, he pretended not to hear and, smiling, said to the child's mother, "Auntie, could you go make a cup of milk to see if the baby will eat?"

"Yes, yes, I'll do it right now." The reply came not from the child's mother but from the child's grandmother, who, seeing her grandson's revived spirits and apparent recovery from asthma, hurriedly took out a milk bottle, formula, and a thermos of hot water from her bag.

The grandmother was quick and efficient, clearly accustomed to making milk. She had just finished making the milk when the baby, holding a teddy bear in one arm and reaching for the milk bottle with the other, cried out, "Milk! Milk!"

Seeing the baby eagerly start to drink, both the child's grandmother and mother relaxed completely and repeatedly thanked Ge Dongxu, "Thank you, young man, thank you. If it weren't for your reminder, who knows how much more suffering my baby would have to endure!"

"Haha, it's nothing, really, just an accidental success," Ge Dongxu hastily responded modestly, quoting Tang Yiyuan directly as the words slipped out smoothly. This caused Tang Yiyuan's face to alternately flush and pale, yet he found himself without a good way to respond.

Because the fact was right there! This man had truly cured the child's illness.

Of course, Ge Dongxu had not the slightest intention of mocking Tang Yiyuan; his words were purely modest.

Upon hearing Ge Dongxu say this, the child's grandmother and mother were somewhat at a loss for words, as they needed to consider Professor Tang's reputation.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward and unnatural.

However, those of an older age, ultimately having richer experiences, are more adept at handling such situations. The child's grandmother quickly broke the awkwardness with a cough and asked Tang Yiyuan, "I'm sorry, my old problem is acting up again, could I trouble Professor Tang to take a look?"

The child's grandmother's request brought a touch of glow back to Tang Yiyuan's face. He said, "Western medicine categorizes asthma as a common and intractable global disease and often resorts to using 'anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, antispasmodic bronchodilator' drugs to control the symptoms. However, these treatment methods are only symptomatic, offering temporary relief, and can lead to numerous side effects, like the drowsiness from anti-allergy drugs and hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other drug-induced diseases from hormone use. Antispasmodic bronchodilator drugs might even cause heart issues and sudden death due to sympathetic excitement. Chinese medicine, although slower in effect, addresses the root cause. Once cured and with continued care, the condition should not recur."

"Yes, yes, Professor Tang is absolutely right. Initially, I also sought treatment from Western doctors, which seemed effective at first, but it never completely cured the condition and later led to drug dependency. During severe episodes, I needed nebulization to manage it. After prolonged use of steroids, I developed hypertension a few years ago, which scared me into switching to traditional Chinese medicine. But I wasn't very confident in its efficacy, so I thought of also consulting specialists while visiting the Provincial Capital, and fortunately, I met Professor Tang. Now that you've explained it this way, I feel much more assured," said the child's grandmother, eagerly nodding continuously.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yiyuan's expression relaxed significantly, and he said, "The underlying principle of asthma involves deficiencies in the organs of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys. Its pathogenesis involves abnormal ascending and descending movements of qi, leading to a failure of the lungs to distribute and descend qi properly, which causes the asthma. Therefore, the key to treating asthma lies in regulating qi flow, and in regulating qi flow…"

While Tang Yiyuan was checking the grandmother's pulse and examining her tongue coating, he continued to speak at length. Occasionally, his eyes flicked toward Ge Dongxu. The grandmother, clearly understanding Tang Yiyuan's feelings, knew the earlier incident had embarrassed him. Thus, she inevitably spoke more, chiming in with a few sycophantic remarks.

When Tang Yiyuan later realized his mindset was misguided, he couldn't help but scoff at himself silently, thinking, 'Why am I wasting words on this? Do I really need to stoop to the level of this young man? Could I even expect this young person to understand?'

In the end, Tang Yiyuan still believed that Ge Dongxu must have just happened to encounter a similar situation, which allowed him to accidentally cure the child's illness, rather than truly understanding medicine, let alone possessing any exceptional medical skills.

Ge Dongxu understood Tang Yiyuan's mindset, but he was too lazy to make it clear. Initially, he did not want to attract attention.

However, sometimes, the more someone wishes to avoid attention, the more likely events will seek them out. While Tang Yiyuan was both treating and chatting with the child's grandmother, she suddenly started coughing violently.

She coughed so relentlessly that she could not stop, eventually convulsing in pain.

Recently, the elderly woman's asthma, exacerbated by the child's issues and changes in the weather, had grown more severe than before. However, because she was constantly worried about the child, she had suppressed her symptoms. Now that the child's issues had been resolved, the tension she felt had eased, and her body, in turn, suddenly lost its resilience, leading her asthma to erupt like a volcano.

Seeing the old woman in such distress, Ge Dongxu could no longer hide his abilities and hurriedly stood up, saying to the child's mother, "Please step aside."

At that moment, the child's mother, bereft of ideas and hearing Ge Dongxu asking her to move aside, instinctively stood up with her child and stepped aside. Ge Dongxu quickly took a seat next to the grandmother, placing one hand on the acupoint on her cervical spine and gently massaging it, while his other hand massaged the "heavenly rush" acupoint in the center of the sternum.

In just a few seconds, the grandmother's breathing eased.

This scene left both the child's mother and Tang Yiyuan astonished.

"Phew, thank you, doctor, I feel much better," the old lady exclaimed as she took a deep breath and then turned to Ge Dongxu.

This time she did not address Ge Dongxu as a young fellow or boy, but directly as a doctor. By now, she surely understood that the young man before her was indeed a highly skilled doctor, and his treatment of her grandson was no fluke.

"You're welcome, grandma. I was just giving you a temporary relief. Since the train hasn't arrived yet, sit up straight, and I'll massage a few more acupoints to thoroughly alleviate your condition." Having already revealed his skill, and seeing that the old woman called him a doctor, Ge Dongxu simply stopped hiding his expertise and smiled as he spoke.

"Thank you so much, doctor. You don't know how painful it is when the asthma attacks," the old woman said eagerly, sitting up straight and expressing her gratitude.

"Thank you so much, doctor!" the child's mother also hurriedly thanked him on the side.

Tang Yiyuan did not speak, but his expression was a mix of embarrassment and surprise as he watched Ge Dongxu. It was clear to him now that this young man was no ordinary person, and he indeed had some real skills.

Of course, having practiced medicine for decades and serving as a university professor, Tang Yiyuan was surprised but did not think Ge Dongxu's medical skills surpassed his own, especially since Ge Dongxu was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

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