Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: What Did I Do to Deserve This? Harvesting the Most Precious Medical Skill

"It’s probably around here!"

She pointed to that large area on the left side of her upper abdomen.

The location she indicated is exactly where the stomach is situated.

The stomach is about a palm’s distance above the navel on the human body, right on the midline. Most people’s stomachs are positioned slightly to the left in the upper abdominal cavity.

Food enters from the mouth and, after being chewed, passes through the pharynx and is swallowed, then travels down the esophagus into the stomach for storage.

So, if you feel bloated after eating, it’s often because you’ve overeaten and the stomach is too full.

This is what causes mild discomfort in the body.

"How long after eating do you feel bloated?"

"Sometimes I feel somewhat bloated halfway through a meal, but most times I feel my stomach bloating a few minutes after finishing eating."

"Do you experience reflux? Like acidic fluid flowing back from the stomach to the mouth or pharynx."

"Occasionally. It’s especially severe at night while sleeping and during the period after waking up in the morning."

Listening to her, Li Jingsheng’s expression gradually became serious.

"Do you burp or have belching after meals?"

"Rarely."

She thought for a moment before answering.

"Doctor, is there anything serious with me?"

This woman is quite perceptive; from Li Jingsheng’s increasingly serious expression, she seemed to sense that her problem might be significant.

It made her very frightened.

Wealthier people fear death more than poor people do.

Because wealthy people usually live comfortably, and with significant wealth in hand, they can afford treatment if they get sick.

Poor people fall ill and hardly dare to visit a hospital.

The idea that the poor have cheap lives was true in ancient times and remains true in modern times.

"Have you had an examination at a big hospital?"

"No."

"Then I suggest you go to the hospital for a stomach check, preferably get an X-ray."

"What illness do I have?"

The woman’s face slightly turned pale; maybe she had never considered that just feeling a bit overstuffed could be a major illness.

What do wealthy people fear most?

Cancer.

This disease doesn’t differentiate between rich and poor. Many types of cancer, once discovered, are already in the mid to late stages, and no amount of money can cure it.

That’s why wealthy people fear cancer the most.

A young man with a center-parted hairstyle, reasonably handsome, pushed open the glass door of the clinic and leaned half of his body inside.

"Sister Huan, did you buy the digestive tablets?"

The ’lady of wealth’ glanced back at the man.

"The doctor suspects my condition is severe and suggests I go to a big hospital for a check-up."

You could tell that when she said this, she was really longing for some comfort from this young man.

The man was dressed in a dark red suit, wore a gold tie, and his shoes were polished to a shine, enough to be used as a mirror.

He walked with both hands in his pockets, his body slightly swaying.

Giving off an air of frivolity.

Li Jingsheng, using his social experience, had the first impression of this man as ’gigolo.’

The ’lady of wealth’ was at least forty-seven or eight years old, likely because of good maintenance and a well-off lifestyle, appeared much younger than her actual age. She could very well be over fifty.

A woman’s age and the number of boyfriends she has are the hardest to guess.

Older wealthy women, some in their sixties, can still look like young women in their thirties. With fair and firm skin, they maintain an excellent figure. Add makeup and attire, and outsiders can hardly discern their true age.

"Sister Huan has always been in good health and surely won’t have any issues. Many doctors at small clinics deliberately scare people, aiming to trick them into buying medicine to make money, so let’s not buy anything here."

The young man naturally half-hugged the ’lady of wealth’s’ shoulder upon entering.

Without knowing the facts, he labeled Li Jingsheng directly as a black-hearted, scammer doctor.

Moreover, he said this openly, right in front of Li Jingsheng.

"Oh dear, young man, you can’t talk like that! Dr. Li is not only medically skilled but also highly ethical, he won’t even accept the red envelopes I offered him!" The elderly lady accompanying the old man in the infusion room heard someone slandering Li Jingsheng and promptly came out to defend him.

Help comes to those who have moral principles, while those lacking them get little assistance.

Li Jingsheng’s noble medical ethics had already won over both the elderly man and woman. Upon hearing someone slandering Li Jingsheng for potentially scheming for money, she stood up voluntarily to speak on his behalf.

"Nowadays, small clinic black doctors are really cunning, they use various tricks to gain customers’ trust and then fleece you without hesitation. You elderly folks are most susceptible, so be careful, and don’t buy any health products they urge you to purchase."

The young man wouldn’t listen to any advice.

Having preconceived an impression that Li Jingsheng was a clinic scam doctor, no one could get through to him.

Li Jingsheng was speechless.

What’s going on today? This young man came in immediately to berate him.

To make this young man so hostile toward clinic doctors, he or his relatives have likely been swindled by such doctors before.

Every industry has its bad apples.

The reputation of clinic doctors isn’t great; it’s synonymous with poor medical skills, malign natures, shrewdness, and money-driven tactics.

"Xiaogao, this Dr. Li doesn’t seem like a bad person; he didn’t ask me to buy any medicine just now, rather advised me to get a check-up at a big hospital."

The lady of wealth wasn’t senseless in her fancy attire after all.

She could still distinguish right from wrong.

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