Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1100 Hard-hearted
Xiao Jing's family took up a lot of Bian Mu's time, and the pace of subsequent consultations was somewhat hectic. Fortunately, the conditions of patients No. 2, 3, and 4 were relatively simple, and Bian Mu slowly adjusted his mentality.

"I have to adjust myself. I become particularly alert when I encounter a patient with a difficult and complicated disease. Even after the patient and their family members have left the clinic, there will still be some concerns in my mind. Although they are all about technical details, that is not acceptable. Alas! I am still young and have limited experience! From now on, I must practice the skill of being 'hard-hearted'. The predecessors' summary is very good. The way of practicing medicine is extremely difficult. It is a test for a qualified professional Chinese medicine doctor at all times and in all places." Thinking of this, Bian Mu gradually adjusted his mentality and temporarily deleted Xiaojing's family from his mind.

Bian Mu had read a passage in an old Chinese medicine book. The main idea of ​​the discussion by the previous authors was that when practicing medicine, one must be "equipped with" a "heart of stone", not being moved by the pain suffered by the patients, not being moved by the poor who have no money to treat the disease, not being moved by the great sorrow and grief in the hearts of the dying... Only in this way can a good doctor focus all his attention on the simple illness, and thus truly help the patient escape from suffering as soon as possible and gradually recover.

This is the ultimate way of practicing medicine!
However, people are not plants, so who can be heartless? A benevolent heart is a necessary quality for a qualified doctor. Paradoxically, with a benevolent heart, a doctor will inevitably have a kind heart, or suddenly have the idea of ​​completely conquering some difficult and complicated diseases. Bian Mu focuses on the latter.

When kindness and ambition arise, and if mixed with selfish thoughts of personal honor, even the most talented doctor will inevitably be confused. Once the mind is confused, the practitioner will immediately make mistakes in concepts, logic, innovation... If he cannot correct himself in time, he will soon fall into some kind of "misunderstanding", and gradually become less objective. If mixed with other things, other thoughts... etc., many difficult to cure diseases cannot be cured at all.

In this way, medical practitioners must learn to constantly adjust themselves during the specific clinical practice process, make themselves more objective, and become tougher, so that they can go further in the end.

Bian Mu remembered an emergency case.

Around the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there was a famous doctor in Suning City, his surname was Zhang and his given name was Jiu Ke. He had a young apprentice by his side, who was about eighteen or nineteen years old at the time. In those days, a man of eighteen or nineteen was roughly equivalent to an adult man of around 30 years old, and his way of thinking was naturally much more mature, so he could not be simply regarded as a young man.

One day, a retired official who had resigned from his post and was about sixty years old came from the capital. When he was traveling from the capital to his hometown, the retired official named Yuan usually traveled by water. When he was about to reach Suning City, he had bad luck and was bitten by unknown small insects several times. His wounds became red, swollen, numb and itchy. After simple treatment for a period of time, he was never completely healed.

Mr. Yuan thought it was a minor illness and did not take it seriously along the way.

However, ever since he stopped in Suning City, the official surnamed Yuan felt that the instep of his left foot was getting more and more swollen, and the color began to turn black, with the epidermis becoming more or less translucent. Most of the officials in ancient times knew something about medicine. As the saying goes, for a scholar to study medicine is as easy as catching a chicken in a cage.

The official surnamed Yuan felt that his foot disease was somewhat serious. To be cautious, he quickly sent his family to inquire in the city which doctor was good at surgical procedures. His family came back and said that Zhang Jiuke was an expert in this field.

So, accompanied by his family, the retired official named Yuan found Zhang Jiuke and asked him to help him deal with the trouble on his feet.

Zhang Jiuke did not dare to be negligent at all. He used a copper knife to cut the wound, clean the wound, disinfect, and drain the pus... He handled the situation very professionally. The retired master named Yuan was very satisfied and rewarded Zhang Jiuke with a lot of money and things.

As soon as the official surnamed Yuan left, the young apprentice who had been helping him stepped forward and reminded him: "Master! The official Yuan just now was injured in his blood and marrow. In fact, the injury is quite serious. To prevent future troubles, why don't you amputate the front of his left foot to prevent his condition from deteriorating rapidly in the future... and then ruin your medical reputation..." "What nonsense! You are really a fool. You are so young and don't study medicine well. What evil ideas are you having! Go to the back hall and put away the herbs that are drying in the sun. If it rains later, you will get wet. Be careful or I will punish you by starving you!" Zhang Jiuke was a famous doctor at that time. How could he believe the "nonsense" of his disciple who had not yet graduated? He scolded the young apprentice and sent him to the backyard to do odd jobs.

It was a blur and the matter was over.

As a result, within two months, the news came that the official surnamed Yuan was forced to undergo an amputation operation in his hometown. In the Ming Dynasty, the level of traditional Chinese surgical operations was still quite high, and was always at the top level in the world at that time, so normal amputation was still possible.

Unexpectedly, the amputation operation was performed a little late, and eventually, the poison took over the official's heart, and the official surnamed Yuan died at home.

Shocked by the tragic news, Zhang Jiuke was afraid of taking responsibility, so he fled Suning City with his family overnight and traveled to many places to avoid the disaster.

The whereabouts of that young apprentice were unknown afterwards.

Later generations were moved by that real case and repeatedly warned their juniors that to study medicine, one must first temper their willpower and slowly learn to be tougher. Later, the rule that "a kind person cannot be a doctor" began to spread in the world.

Now, thinking of Zhang Jiuke’s personal experience back then, Bian Mu felt something in his heart. He kept reminding himself privately that he needed to practice more to be a doctor, as he was still very young!
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Anyway, nothing went wrong with the subsequent patients. Although Bian Mu felt a little sleepy in his lower back, he was generally fine.

As soon as Patient No. 07 sat down at the examination table, he started to be polite to Bian Mu.

Male, 29 years old, non-local hukou, working in a company in Lijin City, with a master's degree. Although he did not graduate from a particularly famous university, ordinary people still know that university when they mention it.

"I'm sorry! Doctor Bian! I don't know if my condition can be considered an illness, but... it has affected my ability to sleep normally, and I'm worried that I'll get depressed if this continues. I've seen other doctors several times, and they all said that I have mild anxiety, not depression, but... no matter whether they prescribe medicine or give me psychotherapy, there is no effect, and many of my symptoms remain... If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my job. You know, it's difficult for someone like me with no background to get along in a place like Lijin... Doctor Bian! Help me!" At the end, the man looked pitiful.

After observing his expression for a long time, listening to his words, and seeing through his inner thoughts, Bian Mu couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt in his heart.