I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 252 - 219: Sudden Serious Illness

"Come on, eat, eat, eat, it's been so many years since we've gathered together, we must enjoy ourselves today."

"Yeah, it's been four or five years since we've had a proper meal together, hasn't it?"

"Just busy, plus the last three years have been turbulent, there was no time to come back."

"Sigh, my father-in-law passed away at the beginning of last year because of this."

"Don't bring up those unhappy things, eat, this beef hot pot is their signature dish, try it!"

"Xue Tao, I heard you've made a fortune in business again?"

"Hahaha, just a little, purely lucky."

"Still saying 'just a little'? Look at him smiling like that, this guy earned a couple million this year."

"Wow, that's impressive, Xue Tao, what kind of business are you in?"

"Ah, I opened a fish head hot pot restaurant, almost couldn't keep it open during the epidemic, planned to sell the shop, and then suddenly, in the first half of the year, it became popular, more and more people came. I've earned back what I lost in the previous years."

"Be content, my clothing shop went bankrupt, I haven't made any money in these years."

"Brother Long is the comfortable one, working in a government unit without any worries."

"That's just making ends meet, I envy you guys making millions a year."

"Millions is Xue Tao, we're... hey!? Xue Tao, what's wrong!?"

Six people were happily eating and chatting, when suddenly, Wang Xuetao's face twisted, then he fell directly to the ground, clutching his leg and wailing incessantly.

Everyone was startled by the situation.

"Medicine... medicine..."

Wang Xuetao was in so much pain that he couldn't even reach for the medicine himself. He just felt like his foot was being cut by a knife, the tearing pain made his whole body tremble.

This time, the pain was noticeably more intense than a few days ago.

Everyone quickly searched on Wang Xuetao, and soon found a bottle of medicine on him.

After checking the instructions, they hurriedly poured out a pill for Wang Xuetao to take.

After taking the medicine, there was no significant change on Wang Xuetao's face, he remained grimacing with cold sweat pouring down.

Everyone was also panicking, unsure of what to do.

"What's wrong with him?"

"Diclofenac sodium... is it arthritis, or gout!?"

"It should be gout, I remember he mentioned it when we were chatting before."

"That's odd, we haven't been drinking, how did it suddenly flare up?"

"Probably too much purine in the hot pot."

"No way, just one meal and he's in that much pain?"

"..."

The meal went downhill from here, and everyone lost their appetite.

"Now what? Take him to the hospital?"

"Definitely, gout pain can be deadly!"

"But, taking him to the hospital, isn't it just to prescribe medicine?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Uh... what if he needs surgery, better to be safe and take him to the hospital."

"That works."

After discussing, they prepared to carry Wang Xuetao out.

But as soon as they moved, Wang Xuetao hurriedly stopped them.

"No... hospital, I've been... don't move me... I'll just lay down for a while..."

In his current state, any movement would be excruciatingly painful.

If he really went to the hospital, the journey would be torture enough to kill him.

"You, with this condition, not being careful, if I'd known it was this serious, I wouldn't have asked you out for a meal."

"Actually, this condition just needs some attention usually, controlling uric acid, not eating high-purine stuff, and it's basically fine, he's just too indulgent."

"Seems like there are quite a few people with this condition nowadays, I have a relative with gout too, his foot is deformed, it's frightening."

"Didn't hear much about gout before, but in the last ten years, it seems more and more common."

"Indeed, my relative is only in his twenties, constantly drinking and eating hot pot, now after getting gout, doesn't dare to eat anything."

"Can't this condition be cured?"

"Nonsense, if it could be cured, would there still be a need to control it with medicine?"

"Hey? Should we take Xue Tao to Dr. Lu for a try?"

"Dr. Lu? Which Dr. Lu?"

"The Chinese medicine doctor on Garden Street, quite famous in Jianghan, several people from our unit have seen him, my father-in-law's varicose veins were cured by him, the hospital said it couldn't be completely cured, after surgery it still wasn't right, always hurting, and medicine didn't work, was said to be normal post-surgery reaction, a few months ago went to Dr. Lu, now fully recovered with no aftereffects."

"Brother Long, can he treat thyroid nodules?"

"He probably can, our unit leader has diabetes, also got better after seeing him, and I heard from coworkers, he can even treat cancer."

"Wow, that's impressive?"

"Chinese medicine can cure cancer?"

"Heard about it online, but never seen it in reality."

"..."

They chatted for over an hour.

Wang Xuetao, curled up on the sofa, had finally eased a lot, and the tearing pain in his foot had subsided, although there was still some dull pain, it was bearable.

"Mm..." Wang Xuetao struggled to sit up from the sofa.

The group of friends saw Wang Xuetao's response and immediately gathered around.

"Xue Tao, how are you?"

Wang Xuetao said, "Much better..."

"Brother Long suggested you visit Dr. Lu, maybe he can cure it, why not go right now?"

Wang Xuetao had heard bits of their previous conversation despite his condition.

Originally skeptical of Dr. Lu's medical skill, now hearing his friends talking about Dr. Lu, he couldn't help but believe somewhat.

He hadn't planned to seek Chinese medicine again, but this time the pain was far worse than last time, causing him to reconsider.

"Actually, I've been before."

Oh?

Tang Long asked, "Didn't he cure you?"

Wang Xuetao shook his head, "He didn't treat me, just told me to change my lifestyle, his attitude wasn't very good."

Chang Dongnian chimed in, "Just agree with him first, let him treat you, whether you change or not, how would he know."

Tang Long said, "Won't work, a colleague of ours tried that, going once, then the second time he went back, the doctor told him even the exact time he slept the night before, since then, every time he seeks treatment, the doctor directly refuses, saying nothing could be done."

The others were dumbfounded, "So skilled?"

Tang Long said, "That's how Chinese medicine is, just placing your hand on your arm, they know what you've been up to, can even tell what diseases you've had and when they got cured."

"Xue Tao, you haven't offended Dr. Lu, have you?"

Wang Xuetao's expression was awkward, "Not sure if it counts as offending, but I wasn't very polite."

Tang Long frowned, "You know, telling you to change bad habits is for your own good, even if it sounds harsh, you should take it, here's the plan: I'll find someone with good connections with Dr. Lu, you buy some gifts, apologize in person this afternoon, maybe once he's in a good mood, he'll treat you."

"A skilled doctor like that, people practically worship him, I don't know what else to say to you!"