Chapter 316: Chapter 282: Genetic Diseases Cannot Be Cured

Outside the clinic room, Mo Linxun and others, who had been observing, were dumbfounded when they heard Lu Jiu mention that the patient had retinal pigment degeneration.

They were all stunned.

Even though he’s not a Western medicine practitioner, Wen Congyi, who has been dealing with hospitals for a long time, also knew that this disease is called eye cancer in medical terms.

But looking at Lu Jiu’s demeanor, it seemed like eye cancer wasn’t a troublesome disease for him?

“Elder Mo, isn’t retinal pigment degeneration said to be completely incurable?” Liu Xing asked.

Mo Linxun said, “That’s the conclusion of modern medicine; as for traditional Chinese medicine, I’m not sure.”

Feng Shaohua said, “Retinal pigment degeneration is a genetic disease. Any genetic disease is considered incurable, which is a consensus in medicine. If he were using acupuncture and herbal medicine, I might find it more credible, but it seemed like he just asked the patient to practice exercises, right? This makes me somewhat skeptical of him, and he did seem too nonchalant about it.”

Mo Linxun said, “He did seem too relaxed.”

Seeing that the others seemed to somewhat underestimate Lu Jiu, Lu Feng, standing beside them, also felt a bit displeased.

Although these people were experts and professors from Jinling, after all, they weren’t his superiors. It was fine to show some respect, but if they doubted his nephew, he had to step up and explain.

“Elder Mo, you might not have a complete understanding of Lu Jiu. My nephew can not only treat stroke and paralysis but also various cancers. There was once a patient diagnosed with breast cancer at the People’s Hospital who completely recovered after receiving treatment from him. Currently, there are two or three cancer patients undergoing treatment with him, and it is said they are doing quite well. I think, based on his level, he isn’t prone to deceiving patients.” Lu Feng said.

Lu Feng would occasionally call Lu Jiu for a chat, so he had some understanding of his work.

However, his words immediately astonished everyone.

What!?

Upon hearing this, Mo Linxun and the others had varying expressions.

“Was the breast cancer early-stage or late-stage?” Mo Linxun asked with some urgency.

Lu Feng said, “It seemed to be early-stage, just discovered.”

Phew~

Early-stage!

Really frightening!

To be honest, early-stage breast cancer isn’t scary.

Surgical removal can also be a treatment.

But if herbal medicine can eliminate cancer without needing surgery, that doesn’t seem simple either!

“Hehe, Elder Mo, Lu Jiu can not only treat cancer; a while ago, a TV station reported on a group of more than ten children with cerebral palsy from our welfare institute. It was Lu Jiu who led a team for a free clinic. After about a month of treatment, some children who previously could only lie in bed are now able to crawl freely on the bed. Look, I have a video right here.” Gu Jun clearly noticed that Mo Linxun and others seemed to underestimate Lu Jiu a bit. Even though Lu Jiu wasn’t a doctor from a public hospital, he was still part of their Jianghan medical system and should not be looked down upon, even by people from Jinling!

Everyone immediately huddled around, seeing Gu Jun’s phone playing a special report shot by a TV station.

In the video, Xie Xiao and several doctors, along with Lu Jiu, are performing object moxibustion on the children with cerebral palsy.

Perhaps because the TV station had also previously filmed the welfare institute, they even have footage of some of the children from before.

As the before-and-after footage appeared in the video, everyone could see quite clearly how the vitality of these children increased!

Whether in terms of physical movements or eye contact, the sluggishness seemed to have diminished.

Seeing these changes, Mo Linxun and others exclaimed in disbelief!

It’s cerebral palsy!

A disease caused by congenital genetic defects!

It’s also widely recognized as an incurable genetic disease.

Yet now, these doctors have restored the mobility of the limbs of children with cerebral palsy.

This is outrageous!

Even the best rehabilitation training available cannot achieve this level of improvement!

Seeing the footage, Feng Shaohua realized his previous remarks were indeed somewhat arrogant.

He instinctively thought of retinal pigment degeneration as a terminal illness and prejudged Lu Jiu’s ability.

In some ways, it was also a bit like seeing the sky from the bottom of a well!

But he indeed couldn’t understand why Lu Jiu seemed so lighthearted when facing such a disease.

Where did this confidence come from?

Traditional Chinese medicine theories?

The sugar therapy paper, the reason they found it interesting was largely because they could understand it.

After all, it includes descriptions from both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, along with experimental data.

But now, a series of diseases, which in their view are incurable or not even alleviable, have miraculously improved under traditional Chinese medical treatment.

This undoubtedly exceeded their scope of understanding.

If not for their years of humble conduct keeping their emotions in check, they might have exclaimed impossible on the spot after seeing the video on Gu Jun’s phone.

“Remarkable!” Wen Congyi was greatly shocked after watching.

Mo Linxun shook his head, “It’s not remarkable; Chinese medicine shouldn’t be summarized as remarkable, it’s just that we don’t understand it.”

He always thought that if every time Chinese medicine cured a patient, it was called remarkable, and doctors were referred to as miracle doctors; it would be detrimental to the development of Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine shouldn’t be exclusive to a few people, so standardization is very necessary, and the term “miraculous” is precisely the biggest obstacle to standardization.

“Are you from the Huaxia Medical Journal?”

While everyone was gathered watching the video, Lu Jiu walked out of the clinic room.

After completing the acupuncture, Lu Jiu also prescribed medicine for the patient. Once the patient left, he tidied up and prepared to finish for the day when he saw a group of people still standing outside the clinic room.

No need to say, Lu Jiu had already guessed the identity of these people because Lu Feng had greeted him about them earlier.

Upon hearing him, Liu Xing stepped forward and extended his hand, “Hello, I’m Liu Xing, the chief editor of the Huaxia Medical Journal.”

Lu Jiu shook his hand, “Hello, Chief Editor Liu.”

Liu Xing then introduced the team to Lu Jiu, “This is Elder Mo, Mo Linxun, a rehired professor at Jinling Central Hospital, this is Feng Shaohua, the vice president of Jinling Rehabilitation Hospital, this is…”

Once Liu Xing completed the introductions, Lu Jiu greeted each of them one by one.

From what he could tell, their identities were not low; most were professors.

The fact that a paper could bring them here was indeed a bit surprising to Lu Jiu.

“Please, come inside. Feel free to ask me anything you’d like to know.” Lu Jiu said.

Everyone followed Lu Jiu into the clinic room and casually sat down on stools they found there.

Liu Xing, as the representative for this trip, was the first to speak, “Dean Lu, it’s like this: we have read your paper, and we are very surprised by the efficacy of sugar. We came here hoping to learn more about the potential benefits of sugar for diabetes patients. For instance, if a patient already has diabetic foot, does using sugar mean their legs can be indefinitely preserved from decay? After all, the paper did not include a long-term follow-up experiment on diabetic foot.”

Ah, this issue.

Lu Jiu replied, “In theory, it’s feasible, but diabetic patients need to take hypoglycemic drugs every day. Even if their legs are preserved, their mobility will be impaired. If we don’t address diabetes at the root, from the Five Viscera, simply patching it up with sugar will still lead to problems over time.”

Everyone nodded.

They had also anticipated this possibility.

Liu Xing continued to ask, “Then how long can sugar maintain this preservation? To put it simply, if a patient’s foot begins to ulcerate, how long can sugar preserve it?”

Lu Jiu shook his head, “Sorry, I haven’t encountered such cases, nor treated them in this way, so I can’t provide an answer.”

In fact, even if Lu Jiu were given a diabetic foot patient now, he wouldn’t know the answer.

Because when treating diabetes, he would never just treat the leg.

Mo Linxun obviously understood Lu Jiu’s point, “Dean Lu, I don’t know how traditional Chinese medicine treats diabetes, nor do I know if the process involves diabetic patients, but considering the current medical environment, most diabetic patients won’t likely opt for traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Once they undergo Western medicine treatment, some patients will inevitably develop complications like diabetic foot.”

“The reason we want to find out how long sugar can preserve a patient’s leg is to explore using simple methods to reduce medical costs and alleviate the financial burden on patients. Therefore, we aim to experiment in this direction in the future. However, we don’t know much about sugar, which is why we came to consult you in hopes that your experience can help assess whether this research is viable.”

Oh?

This is indeed an area worth exploring.

As long as the patient’s leg doesn’t continue to ulcerate, amputation wouldn’t be necessary.

Even if mobility is limited, it’s better than losing a leg.

“If it’s just about preserving the leg, I do have a method that integrates internal and external treatment, but I’m not sure if you’re willing to study it.”

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