Chapter 160: In Huaxia
Karen Carpenter almost broke down and yelled, "I don't ...... I never thought of killing myself......"
"I said, it's your subconscious that wants to commit suicide, although your apparent consciousness really doesn't want to commit suicide," Chen Geng corrected Carpenter seriously, with a bit of sympathy on his face: "If your apparent consciousness doesn't want to live anymore, you will jump off a building, crash a car, or even overdose on sleeping pills...... This is what we usually call suicide, but the current situation of your body is that although your surface has never thought of suicide, your subconscious mind thinks so. β
Speaking of this, Chen Geng couldn't help but sigh: "This time has passed...... According to my observations, it was probably about a year or so...... Do you not want to eat, even if you don't eat, you don't feel hungry, and sometimes you feel sick when you see food, even if it's something you used to like?"
"Really...... How do you know?"
"According to Western medicine theory, this is the typical manifestation of anorexia nervosa when it is close to the middle stage," Chen Geng nodded: "In our theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine, the standard expression for this condition is 'not thinking about eating, worrying about eating, or even refusing to eat'. β
Was Karen Carpenter really frightened, she was in the middle stages of anorexia nervosa......?
"If the situation continues, soon you will reach the middle and late stages: from feeling nauseous at the sight of the food you like now to vomiting at the sight of the food. If by this time, there will be an avalanche of collapse in your physical fitness...... Remember when I said that your current life potential is almost 60 years old?"
"Yes. Karen Carpenter nodded subconsciously.
"I don't know if you have noticed such a situation, an old man in his 70s, maybe he was in good health in the first half of the year, he could eat and sleep, and his body was strong, although he was in his 70s, he looked like a person in his fifties, but it may be because of a cold that lasted for a long time, or it could be because of a fall, and after he got better, his physical fitness declined rapidly, and when he walked, he trembled as if he could fall down at any time, and it seemed that he was twenty years old because of this disease......"
"Yes, I've seen it. Karen Carpenter nodded immediately.
Of course she had seen it, her grandfather was like this, after a serious illness, the old man who went out for a ride on a motorcycle almost every day before he got sick, let alone riding a motorcycle after this illness, he even had to walk with crutches.
"This is an avalanche-like decline after the life potential has reached a critical point," in order to fool Carpenter, Chen Geng really froze: "Your current physical fitness is in your fifties, but once your condition continues to deteriorate, you will reach the critical point of the avalanche of life potential...... I'm afraid only God can save you. β
Carpenter covered her mouth, she was scared!
Who wants to die, it's better to die than to live, even those homeless people on the streets, who can't eat, also humbly hope that they can live, even if they are a fool, they know that they can only live by eating, not to mention Carpenter, a pop superstar who is worth a lot of money and is quite well-known all over the world, like them, should be the most life-sparing type of people, a lot of good life is waiting for them to enjoy, who would have thought that death would stand in front of him and wave at him?
"But...... Why?" Carpenter was still a little puzzled, and she said in a trembling voice, "Why is my body ...... Want to kill yourself?"
"Your body is so thin, I don't know how you lost weight, but from what I've observed with you, you should be on a diet and light laxatives to control your weight......"
Before Chen Geng finished speaking, Karen Carpenter was surprised: "You can know my situation just by looking at it?"
She thought it was a little miraculous β or rather ridiculous β how could there be such a miraculous medical skill in this world, and that you could know your illness and the extent of its progression just by looking at yourself?
"It's not a big deal," Chen Geng waved his hand casually: "The theory of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to 'asking, smelling, looking, and cutting', in which 'looking' is to judge the patient's condition by observing the patient's face, complexion and spirit, I need to carefully observe for a period of time to have a rough judgment, and those experienced old Chinese medicine doctors only need a simple observation to give an accurate judgment."
As for your current situation, what I see is that you've been on a diet and mild diarrhea for at least five years or more......"
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Carpenter clenched his fists, and a wave of turmoil set off in his heart: the Mr. Fernandez in front of him was right, he had indeed been losing weight through a combination of diet and mild diarrhea for almost five years, and he could come to such a conclusion just by observing himself?
Chen Gengke didn't know that Carpenter was completely convinced of Chinese medicine at this time, and he continued: "According to the view of Western medicine, anorexia nervosa refers to an eating disorder characterized by individuals deliberately causing and maintaining a weight significantly lower than the normal standard through dieting and other regulation and control methods.
Even in the theory of Western medicine, anorexia nervosa is a very serious disease, you celebrities have to insist on exercising, rehearsing, and performing regularly every day, the amount of activity is very large, and the energy supply required by the body is also very large, but in order to maintain your figure, dieting, Diarrhea, which causes a gap between the energy required by the body and your supply, is not a big problem in a short period of time, but you last too long, causing your body to be severely malnourished now, and the body's metabolism and endocrine have been disrupted.
I don't know how your menstrual period is, but there should be irregularities, disorders, and even amenorrhea, if the situation is allowed to continue to develop, severe patients may be extremely malnourished and cachexia, body failure and life-threatening, and even 5% to 15% of patients eventually die of heart complications, multi-organ failure, secondary infection, etc. β
Looking at Carpenter, Chen Geng said seriously: "Now you are only one step away from this step. β
"Mr. FernΓ‘ndez, I ...... What should I do?" Carpenter was really frightened by what Chen Geng said, his pale face couldn't even hide the thick makeup on his face, and his hands were shaking uncontrollably.
If at first she was a little suspicious of Chen Geng, but now, she has no doubts at all - Mr. FernΓ‘ndez looked at her eyes, clearly sympathy and pity.
Chen Geng spread his hands helplessly: "I can't help it." β
"You can't help it?!"
"I said at the beginning, what I have learned can only let me see your current situation, but the treatment? I'm sorry I can't do anything," Chen Geng sighed: "The reason why I tell you this is to remind you that it's not too late for treatment, it's still too late, if you delay it for another year or two......"
What will happen if it is delayed for another year or two? Chen Geng didn't say anything, but through Chen Geng's expression, Carpenter could understand that it was probably his life potential that fell in an avalanche until it completely collapsed.
"I ...... I...... I don't want to die......" Carpenter gaffed and grabbed Chen Geng's hand tightly: "Mr. Fernandez, please, please save me......"
"I said, it's not too late for you to see a doctor now," Chen Geng sighed again: "Really, your current situation, it is estimated that Western medicine can also help you heal." β
What do you mean by "estimated to be curable?", do you mean that Western medicine also has a high chance that it will not cure me?
People are afraid of death, especially the rich!
For the wealthy, the money spent on seeing a doctor is not a problem at all, the point is to be able to see a good disease, even if it is just to improve the cure rate of 1%, they are not stingy to spend several times more price, realizing that the success rate of Western medicine in treating their anorexia nervosa may be worse than that of Chinese medicine, and just now Mr. Fernandez said that Chinese medicine is fundamental, dialectically to treat their anorexia, Carpenter grabbed Chen Geng and refused to let go:" Mr. Fernandez, even if you can't be cured, you know someone who can help me, right?"
"This ......" Chen Geng obviously hesitated.
But Chen Geng's hesitation made Carpenter excited all of a sudden: he really knew!
It's good to get to know each other!
Carpenter immediately said: "Mr. Fernandez, I know you are short of money, but ...... Please help me, no matter what conditions you have, I promise you!"
"This is not a matter of money," Chen Geng said with a wry smile: "Although the other party may not have much money, they may not be able to invite them if they have money." β
And a doctor who can't afford to be rich? Carpenter didn't speak, but she clearly didn't believe it.
"Forget it, I'll tell you, in Huaxia, there is a special group of doctors, called the Central Health Bureau, the doctors here are all masters of Chinese medicine and Western medicine, their most important task is to use the most scientific and reasonable way to help the leaders of Huaxia to ensure their health, when they are sick, they can be restored in the most reasonable way with the least damage to the body, it can be said that they are the people with the highest medical skills in the whole Huaxia, I am very sure that they can cure your body, but Miss Carpenter, you have to understand," Chen Geng looked at Carpenter with a wry smile: "Their identity is destined to be impossible to come to the United States to help you see a doctor." β
"I can go to Huaxia ......"
Carpenter rushed out, as long as he can take care of his illness, go to Huaxia...... It doesn't seem to be something difficult to swallow either.
"Even if you go to Huaxia, they won't treat you without the approval of the higher-ups. β
"Isn't there anything that can be done?" said Carpenter, who was on the verge of collapse.
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PS: I think I can still write a chapter in the evening.
After a few days of adjustment, I was finally able to sleep for eight hours at a time, and I didn't have to split the eight hours into two time periods.