The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 258

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Chapter 258

This is exactly the person I was waiting for!

Meeting the patient somehow made me feel happy, and before I knew it, the words offering to treat her just popped out.

However, the expression of the patient—no, the nurse—who had been waiting for me to get off work became somewhat ambiguous.

“Will this get better with just one treatment?”

Should I call it doubt?

Since plantar fasciitis is a chronic condition, she seemed to wonder if one treatment could make much difference.

Besides, she had essentially detained someone who was about to leave work, so she must really want to go home too.

“How long have you had this?”

“It’s been about 3 or 4 years since it first started.”

“That’s quite a long time? Nursing work involves a lot of standing and walking around anyway, so are you managing okay right now?”

“Ah… I walked a lot today so it’s pretty severe. It feels like it’s tearing. Usually it just throbs a little.”

Then I should definitely treat it!

“Please have a seat first.”

When I pointed to the bed, she sat down but looked very flustered.

“Um, Director. This person is…?”

And she asked Director Lee Jinwoo, who was originally in charge of Korean medicine at this hospital.

“This is Director Han Yewon, the director who treated the prince. She’s the very person who established the Korean medicine department at our hospital.”

“Wow, really?!”

The patient, who had been sitting on the bed reluctantly as if dragged there, suddenly started taking off her socks much faster.

And she showed a completely different level of enthusiasm than just moments before.

She pinpointed the exact location while explaining her symptoms.

“It hurts exactly here. It keeps throbbing when I stand or walk around. It gets a little better when I go home and rest, but it’s invariably uncomfortable when I’m working.”

“What kind of treatment have you received?”

“When I was in South Korea, I had extracorporeal shock wave therapy a few times, but since coming here, I’ve basically given up. I only do stretching when it gets a bit severe?”

“Oh my, you should have said something.”

Director Lee Jinwoo also clicked his tongue sympathetically.

“At first, you spoke as if it wasn’t too severe, but your standing posture was completely collapsed. Let me check the tenderness. I’ll press lightly…”

“Aaaahhh!”

At the patient’s scream.

“What’s the situation…?”

Hasha, who had been smiling brightly without knowing what was going on, couldn’t hold back any longer and asked the interpreter.

The interpreter explained the situation so far to her.

“Oh my goodness! I’ll be able to see Director Han Yewon’s treatment.”

Hasha and the interpreter approached, saying they actually wanted to watch the treatment too.

“Our director ends up finding patients even here.”

“Haha, it’s been a while since I’ve seen Director Han’s skills.”

Seo Inae and Kim Chunsik shook their heads.

No, I didn’t find her—the patient just appeared right in front of me!

“Director, could you wait just a moment? I’ll send the other staff home first and come back.”

Lee Jinwoo stopped me, saying he wanted to observe too, and hurriedly left the examination room.

Even though we were staying a bit longer, he seemed concerned about the other nurses.

They had already gathered in clusters by the door after hearing the scream.

“Oh, it’s not really a treatment method worth observing. I was going to do bee venom acupuncture and regular acupuncture. You have bee venom acupuncture, right?”

“I’ll bring it for you. What dosage should I use?”

Ah. I need to do an allergy test first for bee venom acupuncture.

“Have you ever had it before?”

“Yes. I sprained my ankle the week before last and got it once from Director Lee.”

“Oh my, you have all sorts of foot problems.”

If it was two weeks ago, I could skip the allergy test.

After asking Lee Jinwoo about the dilution concentration of the bee venom acupuncture he had and the previous treatment records, I requested two 1cc doses.

“That much?”

“It’s more diluted than what we use in South Korea, so I need to use a bit more.”

While Lee Jinwoo was away, I introduced myself to the patient and had a brief conversation.

Her name was Lee Mijeong.

After working at a university hospital in South Korea for three years, the work didn’t suit her well, so she took a break, then came here where she was adapting and doing well.

“When they were looking for volunteers to transfer departments because Korean medicine was coming in, I heard about you, Director. I never thought I’d actually get to meet you.”

Lee Mijeong looked amazed as if she were seeing a celebrity.

“Oh, it wasn’t anything special, but I guess I became a bit famous.”

“Oh please, don’t say that. The prince…”

Before she could finish her sentence, the examination room door opened.

About ten nurses came in.

“…?”

The fact that Lee Mijeong was Korean was probably because the Royal Hospital staff had diverse nationalities and ethnicities, and I could even see characteristics from various countries around the world.

“Didn’t you say you were going to send them home after work?”

“Hahaha. When I told them that Director Han Yewon had come, even people from other departments got curious. Doctor Lee, would it be okay if they observe together?”

“I don’t see any problem with that. Please come in comfortably~.”

I don’t have a problem with it either.

But what on earth did that guy Faisal say that even people who should be busy leaving work are coming to see me?

I asked Lee Mijeong once more, but she just brushed it off saying it was nothing.

“There’s clear tenderness in the anteromedial tubercle area of the calcaneus, a typical location for plantar fasciitis. When there’s this kind of inflammatory response, it’s good to use bee venom acupuncture with anti-inflammatory effects.”

Lee Mijeong nodded.

“Ooh!”

The dozen or so people surrounding us also exclaimed in admiration.

No, this isn’t treatment worth being so amazed about, is it?

“It’ll hurt a bit since I’m placing it directly on the sole of your foot.”

I briefly informed her of the unavoidable side effect of bee venom acupuncture.

“Yes. I’m good at enduring pain. I got it done the week before last too.”

I injected the bee venom acupuncture.

“~~~~~~~!”

“It hurts a bit, doesn’t it.”

“…!”

It’s painful but necessary.

I also placed bee venom acupuncture on the pressure point of the opposite sole.

“Ugh, ugh, ughhh…! You’re merciless…!”

Lee Mijeong gripped the bed and suffered for about a minute.

“It hurts more than the ankle.”

“Bee venom acupuncture is quite painful to begin with, and it’s worse because it’s on the sole. But the effect is that much more certain.”

Taking advantage of the gap when the sole sensation was almost numb from the bee venom acupuncture, I placed the acupotomy needles.

“Your calves are all stiff. That’s why weight distribution isn’t working well and your plantar fascia got strained.”

“Hmm, my calves have been prone to cramping since I was young.”

“Since Director Lee treats well, please help loosen them up regularly~.”

“Right. I’ll mention it from time to time when there are no patients.”

“Thank you…”

I carefully placed needles in the gastrocnemius and Achilles tendon of the calf, the ankle, and even the plantar fascia.

“Oh, how interesting.”

“That’s acupuncture, right? Doesn’t it hurt?”

Among the nurses who came to observe from other departments, some seemed to be seeing acupuncture for the first time.

“Do you just stick them in and stay like that?”

“That’s right. When I was in China, I even got needles this big.”

“Ooh…”

“My feet hurt sometimes too, so maybe…”

I joined the nurses’ conversation.

“Shall I treat you?”

“Would that be okay?”

“Of course.”

I asked in case Lee Jinwoo might feel uncomfortable, but he waved his hand saying he didn’t mind at all.

“Actually, my armpit has been a bit stiff too.”

“I have dizziness…”

I treated several more people like that.

“Oh my, Director. These friends will make too much of a comparison when they get treatment from me next time.”

“Ah, I got too excited.”

“No, no. I mean it’s good. Our hospital is still in the stage of increasing patients, so it would be good if these people spread the word.”

“Wow, we suddenly have so many patients.”

Everyone, including Hasha who exclaimed at the end, watched warmly and waited for treatment.

And 20 minutes later, when I removed Lee Mijeong’s needles.

“Gasp, I stepped on the floor after lying on the bed and it doesn’t hurt!”

“Mijeong, did you get better?”

“I stepped on the floor after lying on the bed, and it doesn’t hurt at all!”

There was a remarkable improvement in the plantar fasciitis pain.

“It was really numb while getting the acupuncture, but now it’s really fine as if washed clean. Can this happen in such a short time?”

“The inflammation was quite severe, so you probably feel the difference more clearly. It should still be a bit stiff due to the procedure pain, but it’ll get better by tomorrow.”

“It’s incredibly comfortable even now. Ah… thank you so much.”

Lee Mijeong walked around the treatment room in amazement.

“If the director hadn’t recognized it, I might have been like this for months or years more.”

“Not at all. Director Lee would have taken care of it later. As you worried earlier, it’s not a disease that gets completely cured at once, so please get treatment regularly.”

“Yes, I will. Please take good care of me.”

Besides Lee Mijeong, most of the patients who received acupuncture were surprised as soon as the needles were removed.

It was thanks to conditions like ankle and muscle pain where treatment effects appear immediately.

“My goodness, inserting needles made the pain disappear. It’s truly an amazing experience. Now I understand why Prince Faisal spoke so highly of it.”

“Did the Prince say anything by any chance?”

“Um, well… it’s nothing.”

“I should make a reservation for my mother’s knee too.”

After exchanging greetings with the people who had finished their treatments, the nurses each went home.

As I left the hospital feeling proud, Kim Chunsik, who had been quiet until now, was smiling more contentedly than anyone.

“To think I’d see such a scene…”

While having dinner with Lee Jinwoo about 30 minutes later than scheduled, I once again asked if he was having any difficulties.

Since I was involved in his hiring and sent him to Saudi Arabia, I was concerned about him in many ways.

“It’s so good. They give me a house, a car, and I even get off work early, so it couldn’t be better. I’m glad I studied English. My classmates are all envious too. Hahaha!”

Fortunately, his satisfaction level was at its peak.

We listened to Lee Jinwoo’s stories in a cheerful atmosphere.

He said working here felt very surreal but he was enjoying it.

“The Clinic Director really seems to love treating patients.”

Hasha, who had been staring intently at me throughout my conversation with Lee Jinwoo, suddenly blurted out.

“Pardon?”

“It’s cool.”

“…I treat patients because there are patients, right?”

I wondered what this sudden random comment was about.

“I didn’t even register as a patient, and I was a patient I didn’t even think existed.”

“That’s why Director Han is a born doctor. Finding even problems that weren’t known to be problems.”

“I received a lot of help too.”

Lee Jinwoo, Kim Chunsik, and even Seo Inae agreed.

What are they talking about?

It was really incomprehensible.

It’s just that patients appear wherever I go, you know?

* * *

Several days of sightseeing.

Arguments about whether to receive gifts or not.

After all those trivial matters ended, the forum finally began.

“So they’re actually doing this…”

Since it was about medical policy, a topic I really didn’t know well, it was a place where I just had to watch the panels give presentations and have discussions.

Although inviting me was an excuse, the scale of the forum itself was quite large.

Besides us, there were several other distinguished guests, and not only medical professionals but also several people presumed to be figures from this country’s business world were seated.

The panel included many foreigners, including someone from WHO, and one Korean speaker was also listed.

Professor Shin Yubeen from Korean University Medical School? She had also worked at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and looking at her career, she seemed to be an expert in public healthcare.

“This is a bit awkward.”

When I whispered awkwardly to Kim Chunsik, he shrugged as if he had no idea.

This person was also a former professor, so he seemed familiar with such occasions.

I was the only one scratching my head and leaning back in my chair.

The moderator introduced the event schedule.

And had the distinguished guests stand up one by one.

“His Highness Prince Faisal bin Amir Al Saud, who is hosting and sponsoring this forum, is here with us.”

Clap clap clap clap clap.

“Dr. Hanyewon, His Highness the Prince’s personal physician, has also come from South Korea. Please welcome her with warm applause.”

“…?”

When did I become a personal physician?

It was absurd, but since they were introducing me this way, I couldn’t not stand up.

I awkwardly received the applause.

I was about to nod toward the audience stands… but like the Prince did, I smiled and waved my hand.

After giving a light bow toward the podium, I sat down.

Then I suddenly made eye contact with Professor Shin Yubeen sitting on the podium.

“…?”

We were both Korean, and she was looking at me after the moderator called my name, so it was perfectly natural, but.

‘She’s staring at me quite intensely, isn’t she?’

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