Chapter 158: Drinking porridge and foot therapy to resist chemotherapy
After entering the ward, Wang Xu saw an old man leaning on the hospital bed inside, and a lady about thirty years old sitting next to him.
"Doctor Wang, the one on the bed is my father Chen Tianhua, and the one next to me is my wife Qi Shanshan." Chen Zhongwen hurriedly introduced Wang Xu, and after the introduction, he hurriedly introduced Wang Xu to his wife and father.
Qi Shanshan hurriedly stood up and shook hands with Wang Xu, while Chen Tianhua smiled and nodded, looking very empty. Not only is it empty, but the old man's face is obviously black, and the black is terrifying.
If this situation is seen by fortune tellers, it will definitely be said that life is entangled, and his life is short, in fact, Chen Tianhua is indeed seriously ill and his life is dying.
After sitting down in the ward, Wang Xu did not rush to check the old man's pulse, but observed the old man's complexion before saying to Chen Zhongwen and Tang Fei: "Dean Tang, Mr. Chen, tell me the specific situation first." ”
Chen Zhongwen nodded and took the lead in speaking: "My dad is an engineer, his body is very tough, he could do more than 100 sit-ups every morning before he got sick, and after more than two months, Qian suddenly fell ill, and it was found to be stage 3 colon cancer, and the cancer cells have metastasized." ”
After Chen Zhongwen finished speaking, Tang Fei continued: "Old man Chen's situation is very strict, we have already performed an operation on him, and the operation was very successful, but metastatic cancer cells have been found in his lymph nodes, and chemotherapy must be carried out to consolidate the effect of the operation, in fact, this is also the hospital's medical plan, Old Man Chen is quite tough, and he survived the operation, but the chemotherapy ......can't bear it."
After listening to Tang Fei's explanation, Wang Xu finally understood why Tang Feijian and Chen Zhongwen went to invite him, on the seventh day of Old Man Chen's chemotherapy, the abnormality on his body began to occur, that is, the whole body was black.
Whether it is the hands or the face, only the inside of the nails is white, and the rest of the place is all black and scary, this black is easy to say, but on the tenth day, the old man's legs began to blister, and after the scar, and then the edge rose again, and so on.
The most unbearable thing is that the whole body is itchy, the blisters dare not scratch, scratch a large piece of infection, the hospital has to wrap it with gauze, but this is not a long-term solution after all, at night, the old man is simply sleepless all night, the whole person began to lose weight, the original spirit is not good, and now with the lack of sleep, the whole person is even weaker.
In this case, the chemotherapy that was originally formulated for more than 20 days could not be continued after 13 days, and Chen Tianhua, who has always been in good health, survived the operation without incident, but the chemotherapy could not last.
This reaction, called hand-foot syndrome in Western medicine, is a kind of injury to the capillaries of the hands and feet by some chemotherapy drugs, even if this injury is not fatal, but if it continues, Chen Tianhua's hands, feet and toes may ulcerate, the most important thing is that the old man is not well rested, lack of energy, and the follow-up chemotherapy can not be persevered.
For this situation, the Provincial People's Hospital is helpless, not only the Provincial People's Hospital, basically some other large hospitals have no special way to encounter this situation, either ignore the blisters of the elderly's hands and feet, continue chemotherapy, or terminate chemotherapy, there is no other way.
This dilemma is undoubtedly the most difficult, without continuous chemotherapy, the effect of the previous surgery is unstable, the cancer cells continue to spread, and the operation is done in vain, but if the chemotherapy continues, the final condition of the elderly will be strict, no one can predict.
The harm of this kind of chemotherapy drug is originally different from person to person, some people have a good constitution and have a small reaction, and some people have a sensitive constitution and have a strict reaction, and it is rare for Chen Tianhua to be so strict.
The hospital was helpless, Tang Fei paid attention to Wang Xu's head, this situation may be solved by Wang Xu, after all, Hua Chaoyang was also cancer last time, and now I heard that the recovery is good, as long as you pay attention to your diet, it is absolutely no problem to stick to it for three or five years.
Tang Fei originally planned to call Wang Xu in person, but it happened that Wang Xu and Yu himself had just passed, and he and Wang Xu were not very familiar with each other, so he didn't dare to take the liberty of inviting him, so he went over to try it in person.
Understanding the origin of the whole thing and the difficulties of the Provincial People's Hospital, Wang Xu also had a clue in his heart, so he sat down next to Chen Tianhua and took Chen Tianhua's pulse.
Wang Xu took Chen Tianhua's pulse, but Chen Tianhua said softly: "Doctor Wang, I will count on you, old man, I am resolutely unwilling to do that chemotherapy, if I really can't do it, I just went like this, I am over seventy years old, and I can be regarded as a long life." ”
"Dad, what did you say?" As soon as Chen Tianhua spoke, Chen Zhongwen was not happy: "You don't think about yourself, you have to think about us, for your illness, we have been running around, transferring from Xijiang to Zhongjiang, just so that you can recover." ”
"Well, but that sin is really not human." Chen Tianhua sighed and looked at Wang Xu with hopeful eyes: "Doctor Wang, if there is any medicine that can replace chemotherapy, I am willing to drink it no matter how bitter it is." ”
Listening to the old man's muttering, Wang Xu was silent, listened carefully to the old man's pulse, and began to meditate quietly.
The colon cancer of the elderly, objectively speaking, the effect of chemotherapy is indeed very good, and the operation has been successfully carried out, if the chemotherapy is successful, the disease is basically half of the better, the probability of subsequent recurrence is very small, as for the use of traditional Chinese medicine treatment instead of chemotherapy, to be honest, the difficulty is not ordinary.
Since there is no substitute for chemotherapy, from the current point of view, this chemotherapy is also the best way, Wang Xu shifted the problem to how to help the elderly get through chemotherapy, this problem is much simpler than the previous one, and he soon has a clue.
With a note in his heart, Wang Xu's brows stretched, looked at Chen Tianhua and said: "Old man, your situation is very special, middle and advanced colon cancer, and the operation has been successful, if you skip chemotherapy, it will obviously outweigh the losses, so my opinion is to insist on chemotherapy." ”
Hearing Wang Xu say that he would stick to chemotherapy, the corners of Chen Tianhua's mouth suddenly trembled, and he asked tremblingly: "Is there really no other way?" Acupuncture, can't take medicine? ”
Chen Zhongwen also hurriedly said: "Doctor Wang, but if you insist on chemotherapy, my dad won't be able to hold on at all, and the reaction will be too great." ”
"Mr. Chen, don't worry, wait for Dr. Wang to finish speaking." The other three people were all anxious, but Tang Fei saw the clue, Wang Xu's expression just now in his eyes, insisting on chemotherapy is definitely not that simple, otherwise Wang Xu would not be so optimistic.
"It's still Dean Tang's careful heart." Wang Xu said with a smile: "Although I insist on continuing chemotherapy, I will definitely not use methods to control the adverse reactions of the elderly and let him pass the chemotherapy period safely." ”
"Dr. Wang, what you said is true, can you really get through the chemotherapy period safely?" Chen Zhongwen asked excitedly, although Wang Xu insisted on letting his father undergo chemotherapy, if he could control the reaction of chemotherapy, it would be equivalent to solving a big problem.
"Yes, and it's very simple, and there's no pain." Wang Xu said with a smile.
"Dr. Wang, I don't know what you can do to alleviate the reaction caused by chemotherapy?" Tang Fei asked with concern, and at the same time he was a little curious in his heart, they couldn't find any special effects, Wang Xu was so natural, in fact, he asked Chen Kaiwen to find Wang Xu, he had already given up chemotherapy, he only hoped that Wang Xu could entertain a way to replace chemotherapy, but he didn't expect Wang Xu to be another solution.
"This method is very simple, to be precise, it is just four words: 'drink porridge, foot therapy'." Wang Xu said with a smile.
"Drink porridge! Pedicure! Chen Zhongwen and Tang Fei shouted in surprise at the same time, what kind of alleviation is this?
"I understand, the reason why the bubbles on the old man's body is nothing more than that he is prone to allergies to chemotherapy drugs, that is, a kind of damp poison, I personally give you a recipe for medicinal diet, which will add Chinese medicine to clear heat and dampness, and boil it into porridge, which can not only warm the stomach, but also have the effect of relieving allergies to chemotherapy, compared to the direct use of decoction, after all, the dose of decoction is large, and the side effects are also large, and it is not suitable to take other drugs in large doses during chemotherapy." Wang Xu said with a smile.
"The second is pedicure, the most unbearable thing for the elderly is the itching of the whole body. Itching is also an allergen guide, chemotherapy drugs are originally poisonous, easy to lead to dampness and heat to stay on the surface of the body, as long as the residual poison is discharged from the body, you can alleviate the reaction of chemotherapy, I also use traditional Chinese medicine to prepare a potion, every day after chemotherapy, let the elderly soak their feet for two hours, the effect of the medicine will pass through the guò spring acupoint on the sole of the foot from the heart of the foot upward, to achieve the effect of encouraging yang qi, the combination of the two, can definitely let the elderly pass the chemotherapy period safely. ”
Listening to Wang Xu's explanation, Tang Fei said excitedly: "Doctor Wang, is your method really feasible?" ”
"If you try it, you will know that even if these two methods cannot alleviate the reaction of chemotherapy, they are beneficial and harmless to the human body, if it is really not relieved, I will find a way." Wang Xu said.
"Okay, just do it, drink porridge and pedicure, it's really unimaginable, and it's up to you to come up with this method." Tang Fei said with a smile, Chen Zhongwen also breathed a sigh of relief, and prayed in his heart that Wang Xu's method was feasible.
Wang Xu wrote down the formula of medicinal diet and the formula of the potion for foot therapy on the table next to him, and wrote down various precautions in detail before handing it to Chen Zhongwen and said: "In addition to drinking porridge and foot therapy during chemotherapy, you should also pay attention to your diet. ”
"Dr. Wang, I have made a note, thank you so much this time, if my father passes the chemotherapy period safely, I will personally take him to thank you." Chen Zhongwen took the prescription and thanked him.
"Mr. Chen, you don't have to be polite, if the old man can recover, I am also very happy, our purpose is the same." Wang Xu smiled and waved his hand, got up to say goodbye, and told him that if there was any situation, he could come to him at any time.
(To be continued)