Chapter 64: Stubborn Uncle Wei
Following the aunt to the corridor, Shanhe saw an uncle lying on a bench not far away, with a very painful expression.
The uncle was about fifty years old, with gray hair and deep wrinkles on his face.
The weather was nearly 30 degrees, wearing a navy blue cadre uniform, and an old-fashioned military hat on his head, the hat ring was soaked with sweat, and he still didn't want to take it off, and he looked like a stubborn old man.
After approaching, Shanhe leaned down and asked about the situation of the two while looking at the patient.
learned from the aunt's mouth that the two of them had made a special trip from Linxian County to Qingsong City to see a doctor.
The patient was originally this Aunt Zhang, not the uncle with back pain.
The aunt's surname is Zhang, and she has been suffering from eye discomfort for many years, and she can't be cured in a small county, so the two of them picked a weekend and rushed to the best hospital in Qingsong City, the Second People's Hospital, to see her eyes.
But as soon as she got off the long-distance bus, Aunt Zhang's husband Uncle Wei had a terrible back pain.
At first, I was able to walk a few steps, but then it got worse again in the hospital, and now it is difficult to walk.
In this case, they had to change their plan and show Uncle Wei his waist first, and Aunt Zhang's eyes later.
Uncle Wei has a problem, he only believes in Chinese medicine and does not believe in Western medicine all his life.
When you say that you want to see a disease, you have to go to the Chinese medicine department, and you don't go to the orthopedic department at all.
Aunt Zhang was also very helpless, so she had to help her husband and come to the Chinese medicine department where there were almost no patients.
With the support of Shanhe, Uncle Wei was directly sent to the massage room next to the office and lay on the bed.
Even though he walked very slowly on the way, Uncle Wei's face was still full of pain. After just a few steps, I was already sweating profusely and panting.
Judging from the image and temperament, Shanhe guessed that this person was by no means the kind of hypocritical patient. Being able to hurt him like this shows that the illness is really not light.
His first thought was to do a CT or MRI to find out the cause.
But as soon as he made a suggestion, he was rejected by the stubborn Uncle Wei.
said that it was to put a plaster on him, just delay it for a few days, and it would not be so troublesome.
Aunt Zhang tentatively asked about the price, and after hearing that these two inspections cost thousands of yuan, her face also showed embarrassment.
Seeing this, Shanhe probably guessed their concerns. After a secret sigh, he had to retract his suggestion.
The other party is unwilling to spend money on examinations, that is the patient's right, and Shanhe has no right to interfere.
But since the patient came to his department, he would definitely not stand idly by, so he chatted and used the method of looking, smelling, and asking questions to find out the cause of the uncle.
Uncle Wei is fifty-two this year and is a farmer who does his duty. After a lifetime of farming, low back pain has plagued him for more than a decade.
He also went to the hospital for an examination before, saying that it was a herniated lumbar disc and some strain, which was not too serious.
Every time he gets sick, he relies on taking some medicine, pressing a massage, and applying a plaster to carry it, which can usually be relieved in a few days.
So this time, although the pain was worse than before, in his opinion, patience can be passed, and there is no big problem, so he rejected Shanhe's inspection suggestion.
But the mountains and rivers on the other side, after learning about the other party's situation, have completely different opinions.
In his opinion, Uncle Wei's situation at the moment is quite bad. If left untreated, it can be life-threatening.
Generally speaking, conditions such as lumbar disc herniation are not life-threatening.
Either surgery or conservative treatment can be cured.
However, there are exceptions to everything!
If the disease accumulates for a long time, the compression of the spine and arterial nerves reaches a certain level, and the body will have abnormalities, leading to death in a very short time.
Such cases happen every year, and they are by no means alarmist.
And Uncle Wei's current situation looks very similar to these cases.
But after careful consideration, Shanhe finally did not speak directly to the patient.
First, even if he says it, the other party may not believe it.
After all, for ordinary people, the statement that low back pain will kill people is indeed not easy to accept.
Second, he is also afraid that telling the truth will cause the patient to be overly nervous, which will be even more detrimental to the treatment.
So, Shanhe simply swallowed the truth back into his stomach, and seemed to calmly investigate Uncle Wei's situation:
"Uncle Wei, after resting for a while, do you feel better now?"
At this moment, Uncle Wei gritted his teeth, his expression was not relaxed at all, but he replied in his mouth:
"Okay, better, I don't have to do anything, I know my body, just rest and rest. ā
Hearing this, Shanhe smiled comfortingly and said:
"Okay, don't go for a CT, I'll just give you a massage twice, that doesn't cost anything. ā
After speaking, Shanhe stretched out two fingers, touched Uncle Wei's legs a few times, and asked:
"Uncle Wei, do you feel my strength?"
As soon as he heard that there was no need to go for an examination, Uncle Wei's heart relaxed. After feeling it carefully for a few seconds, he shook his head and said:
"My legs are numb, IāI can't feel it. ā
"Well, now, can you turn over on your own?"
Uncle Wei tried it twice and shook his head with an embarrassed face.
"Oh, tell me again, your head, your chest, is there any discomfort?"
"I'm a little dizzy, and I can't get out of breath. Hehe, it must be a low back pain, just a while. After talking about the symptoms, Uncle Wei habitually "diagnosed" himself.
But as soon as he finished saying this, he saw Uncle Wei's whole body tremble, his brows were tightly locked, and a foul smell suddenly came out of his pants, causing Qin Xiaodou to quickly cover his nose.
Judging from the voice, Uncle Wei is not as simple as a fart, but incontinent!
I didn't expect that I would be in such a situation in front of two young dolls, and Uncle Wei's face was full of embarrassment.
Just wanted to ask his wife to help him clean up, but when he saw Shanhe, he suddenly pushed Aunt Zhang and Qin Xiaodou out of the massage room with a serious face, and said:
"I'm going to be treated now, you guys are waiting at the door. ā
After speaking, without waiting for the two to react, he locked the door with a snap and returned to Uncle Wei's side.
The man's condition deteriorated faster than he had imagined.
After the previous diagnosis, Shanhe has confirmed that Uncle Wei is in a very dangerous stage.
And the fecal incontinence that happened just now confirmed his conjecture.
Because he clearly remembers that in the previous cases, the patients had had incontinence before they died.
Within three hours of this happening, all of them lost their lives.
Therefore, as soon as the sign came out, Shanhe knew that he couldn't wait any longer, and immediately drove the idlers out of the room and prepared to take rescue measures.
After covering the other party's head with a pillow towel, Shanhe said to Uncle Wei who was lying on the bed:
"I'll give you a massage treatment now. Don't move, don't look back, don't make a sound. I promise, you'll have a lot easier when you're done. ā
Although Uncle Wei wondered, he didn't know why the other party didn't even let his pants be cleaned up, so he was in a hurry to do massage.
But the doctors didn't mind, so he didn't have much to say, so he followed the doctor's instructions and honestly lay on the bed.
But without waiting for the mountains and rivers to heal, Uncle Wei felt that his body was becoming more and more uncomfortable.
He just had back pain, but now he has a headache, his chest is also tight, his limbs are cold, his lips are cyanotic, and he is extremely unwell.
While flustering in his heart, he realized for the first time that this time the pain seemed to be really different from the past!
But even then, he didn't say anything. Just lying on the bed, enduring the pain.
And keep telling yourself in your heart:
It's going to be okay, it's going to be okay, and it's over!
I can't afford to spend my child's school fees because of this minor illness......