I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 416 - 172: Dr. Lu and the Highest Virtue in Medical Ethics

Chapter 416: Chapter 172: Dr. Lu and the Highest Virtue in Medical Ethics

Lu Xuan and the others went down the mountain while the couple kept themselves busy.

Even though their child’s arm had been set, as parents, they were still a bit worried and decided to take the child to the hospital for an X-ray to be sure.

So, in a hurried and flustered manner, they drove to the nearest hospital.

Registering, waiting in line, seeing the doctor, looking at the form, taking the X-ray, and finally waiting for the results, then taking the X-ray to find an orthopedic doctor for a review.

This went back and forth and an hour just flew by.

"Doctor, how is it?"

The orthopedic doctor glanced at the X-ray and couldn’t help but turn his head: "I already felt it earlier, there’s no problem. Why do you insist on wasting the money for an X-ray?"

"Are you sure there’s no problem?"

"Really, I’m a doctor, and there’s no need for me to lie to you about this. It’s not that I’m saying you shouldn’t be careful as parents—it’s good to be attentive—but don’t get nervous about everything with the child and run to the hospital all the time. This arm is fine; it doesn’t need anything else." The orthopedic doctor said while handing the X-ray back to the man.

The man awkwardly smiled: "Doctor, when the child fell, there happened to be a doctor nearby who helped relocate the dislocated joint; my wife and I were just not quite at ease, so we came to get an X-ray."

"You should have said so sooner. Let me see."

The orthopedic doctor took back the X-ray, looked at it carefully, and nodded slightly: "Indeed, there are signs of repositioning. If you don’t look closely, you wouldn’t notice."

"Doctor, does it need a cast or anything like that?"

"No need, the relocation was timely, and plus it’s a child. Dislocations like this are quite common in children. If it had been a long time, you would need a sling to fix it, but you don’t need that here."

"By the way, what did the doctor who did the relocation say?"

The man thought for a moment: "He said the same thing."

The orthopedic doctor shook his head, pointed at the X-ray, and said: "The doctor who relocated your child is quite skilled; the techniques used were very standard, the repositioning was very precise. Without certain experience, it might not have been possible to do."

"He is quite skilled. It was done in the blink of an eye; we both were a bit dumbfounded when we saw it at the time."

"So fast?"

"Yes, very fast."

"That doctor is far more skilled than I am. If it were me, I wouldn’t necessarily be as good as the doctor who did the relocation for your child."

The man nodded repeatedly: "At that time, it seemed like several people recognized that Dr. Lu; they all said he was amazing, and he didn’t even charge us."

"You encountered a great person. Your child’s condition, if it were sent here now, would definitely cost at least in the thousands for relocation and other fees. The most crucial part is the timely relocation; otherwise, the child would suffer."

The orthopedic doctor’s words made the couple feel somewhat embarrassed. The doctor had kindly relocated their child’s bone without charge, and in the end, they came to the hospital for an X-ray because they were not at ease, which entirely showed a lack of trust towards the doctor.

Also, it was purely a waste of time and money.

Originally, the couple could have just gone back, but they came to the hospital for an X-ray, wasting an hour.

Moreover, registering and taking the X-ray cost one or two hundred bucks, which could have been used for the child’s formula milk, and they could get some without even needing extra money.

Seeing the couple a bit embarrassed, the orthopedic doctor didn’t say much. He was also a parent, who understood that parents place their whole heart on their child, and seeking confirmation at a hospital in such situations is completely normal.

If it were him, he might have made the same decision.

...

Time flies by.

As time changes, Lu Xuan’s work trajectory remains unchanged.

However, since Su Kenan went back to school early, all the tasks of registering and dispensing medication fell upon Ji Xiuwen.

Thankfully, although there were new patients coming to see Lu Xuan, the number wasn’t too large, and the situations of the old patients were quite clear, so prescription and registration were relatively easy.

However, the Health Center was urgently hiring.

The number of daily patients in the Chinese medicine department cannot be covered by just Lu Xuan and Ji Xiuwen; in the herbal medicine room, at least one person should be dedicated to dispensing medication, preferably two.

This time, Lu Xuan did not recruit an assistant; instead, he sought personnel who already had a pharmacy license, someone who wouldn’t need to follow him in consultations but just focus on dispensing medications. This way, there would be no time wasted, and many patients could obtain their medicine shortly after their consultation. Even those with decocted prescriptions wouldn’t need to come a second time if they just waited occasionally.

But that’s a story for another day.

After all, persons have not been recruited yet.

On Wednesday noon, Lu Xuan met Ji Yongfeng again.

"Old Mr. Ji, where are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Ji Yongfeng, Lu Xuan was slightly startled. He had already finished his morning consultations and there were no jump-the-queue situations, with the afternoon consultations starting in more than an hour. In principle, there was no need for Mr. Ji to come so early, as he usually took a nap after lunch.

However, very soon Ji Yongfeng explained his purpose: "I’m in good health; I came today because I need a favor from you, Dr. Lu."

Lu Xuan’s expression turned serious: "Please go ahead."

"It’s about my relative. Today he was discharged from the hospital; he doesn’t have any family in Yong City, so I asked him to stay at my place for care. At first, he didn’t want to come, but I scolded him into coming. This morning, I spent the whole morning persuading him, and he finally agreed to let me find you, Dr. Lu, to have a look."