In fact, to cure a disease is to learn to be a "person". Jiang is the director of internal medicine and pediatrics at Taipei Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. There are all kinds of patients in the clinic. Although Chang Gung Memorial Hospital has been carrying out the system of "dividing Chinese medicine into different disciplines", every time a patient comes to see a doctor, as long as he feels that it is effective and begins to trust the doctor, he will generally "reward each other with good health" and "bring his family and relatives" to introduce patients of different disciplines to him everywhere.
For example, an aunt came to see degenerative arthritis and bad stool, and her granddaughter came to see acne and irregular menstruation herself, and introduced her to see irritable bowel syndrome. Finally, even her boyfriend with three high obesity problems was brought.
"In fact, in the process of treating diseases, we are learning how to live in harmony with heaven and earth. What you think, say and do will affect your body, that is, your diet, life and mood fluctuations, which may be the root of the disease. Therefore, Chinese medicine is not only treating diseases, but also changing the whole people. The so-called health care is actually prevention. " Jiang Kunyu said.
Therefore, those patients who bring their families and relatives to see different diseases can be improved and helped through Chinese medicine treatment. For example, a patient came to see gastroesophageal reflux before, but Jiang found that the fundamental problem of this patient was obesity. After starting to treat obesity, the patient not only cured gastroesophageal reflux, but also disappeared other problems such as arm numbness and plantar fasciitis.
This patient has also become the most impressive patient in Jiang's medical practice. "Although his highest weight is as high as 140 kg, he gave me a very cheerful impression. I didn't know that he still had arm numbness, plantar fasciitis and other problems when I was treating the disease, but after a detailed chat, I found that he still had so many problems, but he kept a cheerful personality. 」
"Originally, the doctor had the responsibility to solve the root of the problem, not only to treat the superficial symptoms, but most importantly, he trusted the doctor very much. Although he doesn't necessarily understand why he wants to do this, he is willing to try and change himself, so I am willing to do my best to help him. " Jiang Kunyu said.
Seeing fate between people, as long as you can meet patients who trust doctors completely, you need a little fate. Jiang said that the patients he met can be divided into several types. One is that "thousands of mistakes are the fault of others." This kind of person will complain about who caused his illness, but never review himself. The other is the "consumer mentality", which holds that doctors have the obligation to treat diseases until they pay the money.
Then there are the more difficult patients, Jiang said. For example, if you write a list and ask him not to eat these foods when he goes back, some patients will be very angry and say, "These things on this list are what I usually eat!" " I will never eat such things again! Why don't you tell me what I can eat? What the hell can I eat? "At this time, he will simply answer," in addition to the list, the other can eat. 」
At this time, some patients will calm down and accept the doctor's prescription, but some people will still be very unhappy and think that the doctor has not considered the patient's point of view. But for Jiang, if he doesn't change his lifestyle, any treatment, even the right medicine, is still like a container that keeps leaking out, and it will be exhausted sooner or later.
"I used to be very angry and felt that patients would not listen to advice. Later, I felt that life was a series of choices. He has the right to choose what he wants to believe and what doctors can be responsible for. Only try to tell the patient the solution, do it or not, or make a personal choice. " Jiang Kunyu said.
And the body will get sick, in addition to living habits, there are also many patients who are uncomfortable because of psychological pressure. Some patients will say all kinds of sad things at home as soon as they enter the clinic and find problems from head to toe. "From the patient's words, I understand that he just needs an emotional outlet. If it is really serious, I will advise him to do psychological counseling or find a religious sustenance. " Jiang Kunyu said.
"Body and mind are mutually causal. For those whose physiological functions are abnormal and affect their psychological mood, I can solve their psychological problems by treating their physical discomfort. For those people whose psychological emotions lead to physiological dysfunction, I can only help improve their physiological dysfunction and give them the strength to face these psychological shocks. 」
Life is also a kind of fate. Many things are a kind of "fate". Entering Chinese medicine is actually a good opportunity. Looking through an encyclopedia in high school and introducing Chinese medicine attracted him, but for high school students in the era of joint entrance examination, volunteering is not enough. Unexpectedly, his name appeared on the list of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China Medical University when the list was released, as if it were predestined.
However, after graduating from Chinese medicine, Jiang hasn't decided whether he wants to be a Chinese medicine practitioner, but when he returned to his hometown, the old lady next door suffered from joint pain, and her hands and feet would contract every time she had an attack, so her family invited him to see what could make the old man feel better.
"At present, I can only prescribe medicine according to what I have learned and refer to medical books. Unexpectedly, after a period of treatment, the old lady really recovered, and her hands and feet would not shrink all the time. Her family was very happy, but I was actually quite surprised, because I had only studied theory before. This is the first time to implement it, and I find that what I have learned is really effective and easy to use. Jiang said that this is also an opportunity for him to make up his mind to be a Chinese medicine practitioner.
In order to better understand the normal operation of human tissues, Jiang went to the Institute of Physiology and became a Chinese medicine practitioner in Chang Gung after graduation. On one occasion, the teacher of the institute privately asked him to see his grandmother whose feet and calves were badly healed after a stroke in her 90 s. Because of the poor healing of the wounds, the scope of the wounds continued to expand and the risk of infection was high, but Western medicine could do nothing to stop the wounds from expanding.
In order to get the best TCM treatment and care for grandma, Jiang went back to see the self-made prescription and photos of grandma's foot injury, and consulted her college teacher, Dr. Julia, but with careful nursing, grandma's wound slowly healed. "There is a doctor in another family, who is a western doctor. When he returned to his hometown, he was very surprised and kept saying, "How is this possible? 』」
Because of this, Dr. Jiang Kunhao's heart gradually stabilized and he gained a lot of confidence in himself. Because the department of traditional Chinese medicine has to learn two systems of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, many people feel "academic personality split" for this reason, and they can't accept the theory of traditional Chinese medicine after reading western medicine. When he graduated, half of his classmates went to be western doctors, but he found his own value in the field of Chinese medicine.
"For me, this is a sense of accomplishment and a kind of value. It is meaningful to meet people in my own professional field and help them take care of their health. So no matter who walks into the clinic, Jiang Kunyu will treat this fate well.