Chapter 41: Bone Crack
Wei Zhao followed Zaoer to a very remote yard.
There are two rows of houses in the yard, a well in the yard, and there are bamboo poles on the wall, drying clothes, which look very messy.
Zaoer grabbed her clothes and was very nervous. She and her mother were both third-class servants in the mansion. She did some work to wash vegetables and fire in the kitchen. Her mother was responsible for washing and watering flowers. They were all dirty and tiring work, and the place she lived in was the worst in the mansion. She was worried that the doctor Wei was unwilling to set foot in such a place, so she ignored her mother.
Wei Zhao just looked at the environment, then withdrew his gaze and said to Zaoer: "Where is your mother living?"
Zao'er quickly said, "Here."
After saying that, he walked forward first and took Wei Zhao into a room on the west side.
The light in the house is not very good, the windows are very small, the room looks a little damp and the taste is not very good.
There were two beds in the room, and there was a woman lying on one of them. She looked like she was about forty years old. At this moment, she saw someone coming and was struggling to sit up.
Zao'er quickly stepped forward and helped her mother up and asked her to sit up. Both mother and daughter looked at Wei Zhao.
Zaoer's face was not very good. Wei Zhao guessed that she should be young, but it was because of the hardships in life that made her look a little older.
She moved her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything, she just turned to Zaoer and said, "Didn't you say you won't let you go? Butler Liu has already allowed her mother to rest for a few days, and she also said that she would invite the doctor to see you, how can you..."
Can a miracle doctor be hired by someone like them?
Zaoer lowered her head and tears fell again. She raised her hand and wiped it. Butler Liu agreed to let her mother rest, but as long as it is not a fatal disease, who would hire a doctor for them? It has been three days since she raised her hand. Isn’t there still a doctor who has taken a look at her?
Every night, her mother couldn't sleep with pain. Although she tried not to make any noise, how could she not know the pain she endured by herself when she was sleeping beside her?
To others, her mother is a servant and can be used by anyone, but to her, she is her only relative. She doesn't want her to hurt her, nor does she want her to become a limp in the future. Therefore, even if she knows that she has no money, she is not even qualified to say that she is a cow and a horse for Doctor Wei in the future, because she is already the magistrate's ox, but she still has to try it.
It's always better to try it than to do nothing.
Fortunately, she really invited Doctor Wei.
She looked up at Wei Zhao, and saw that he was calm and was putting the medicine box on the only table in the room, without any contempt or disgust.
He is really the same as what the others in the mansion say, he is a good person and a real doctor.
A burst of hope surged in her heart, and she turned to her mother and said, "Mom, Doctor Wei has arrived. He is the best doctor. He will not dislike us who have no money. He will definitely cure you."
Zaoer's mother was originally a little strange to Zaoer, but she invited the miracle doctor rashly. They had neither money nor any ability to repay them. However, when she saw Zaoer's face with tears and the hint of desire and hope in her eyes, she finally nodded.
Wei Zhao was ready. Zaoer said that her mother fell and her legs hurt and she couldn't move. The first guess was a fracture.
So he planned to take a look at the leg bones first, and if the fracture is ruled out, then consider other things.
He turned around and walked towards the bed, and Zaoer quickly got up and let go.
Zao'er's mother said to Wei Zhao with a guilty look on her face: "Doctor Wei, Zao'er is ignorant, I'm really troubled you. As a servant like us, you have to come to see the doctor..."
Wei Zhao waved his hand and said, "I think Zaoer is very sensible. Aunt, it is your blessing to have such a filial daughter."
Zaoer's mother looked at Zaoer, reached out to pull her hand, held it in her hand, and then nodded and said, "It's my blessing, but I dragged Zaoer down and let her follow me and become a servant, and live such a life..."
Wei Zhao shook his head. He really thought Zaoer was a good child, sensible and filial, and had courage.
Selling oneself to become a servant is forced by life, but this is also a way for her to survive, and she cannot blame her parents.
While asking Zaoer to help lift the quilt and expose her legs, Wei Zhao asked, "When did you fall, where did you fall, and what was the situation when you fall?"
If in modern times, just take an X-ray of the fracture, you can basically see clearly. What kind of fracture is also determined, but now, he can only rely on the feeling and the way he fell at that time to judge what the situation was.
The answers to these questions help him analyze whether it is a bone fracture, a fracture, a comminuted fracture, an open fracture, etc.
Zao'er had already heard Wei Zhao's words and lifted up the thin quilt that was plastered on her mother's legs, and rolled up her wide trouser legs, revealing her thin skinny legs. However, at this moment, her left leg was very red and swollen, and it could even be said to be purple and black with blood stasis.
Zaoer Niang's legs were exposed, which made her feel very uncomfortable. Although she had heard that the method of doctor Wei's diagnosis was different from other doctors, she really showed her unbeautiful legs in front of a young man, which made her feel very awkward.
Her legs moved slightly, as if she wanted to hide. Wei Zhao quickly said, "Aunt, I am a doctor. In my eyes, there are only patients, no men and women, no beauty or ugliness. You don't have to feel uncomfortable, just answer my questions truthfully."
Zaoer's mother stopped moving and clutched the quilt tightly with her hands and said, "It was noon two days ago. I finished washing my clothes and prepared to go to dry. I held the basin. I didn't see a stone on the ground. I tripped and fell on the steps."
Wei Zhao reached out and pressed it gently on Zaoer Niang's leg. As soon as he touched it, Zaoer Niang shivered in pain.
"Hold on, I'll touch it to see if the bones are broken." He gently placed his hand around the swollen area and said to Zaoer Niang.
Zaoer reached out to hold one of her mother's hands, biting her lips, and it seemed that it hurt even more than her mother. There were tears in her eyes that could overflow at any time.
Zaoer's mother grabbed Zaoer with one hand and the quilt under her with the other, trembling in pain.
Wei Zhao pressed it on the red and swollen place and it felt like a deep pit, and the skin was already transparent.
Zaoer's legs twitched from time to time because of instinct, and kept sucking in the cold air from his mouth, but he didn't scream or move.
Wei Zhao could no longer bear it. He could imagine how painful it was. In the past, when he encountered such patients, he would go directly to the machine for examination. The patient was not so painful. But now, he can only judge based on his sense of touch, feelings and experience. He cannot use painkillers in this situation, otherwise it will affect his judgment.
Pain itself is a way to judge a condition.
Finally, he took a deep breath, and then reached out to touch it.
The bones felt smooth, not as if they were broken. Moreover, when he touched his shin, Zaoerniang's breathing sound was obviously stronger. In addition, although her legs cannot move, her toes can still control movement. Wei Zhao judged that it should be a tibial bone.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Bone cracks are better than fractures. If they are fractured, surgical treatment is necessary. He has to apply steel plates and a second surgery is required to take the steel plates. The entire treatment course is long and painful.
Chapter completed!