Chapter 139 (2/2)
“Then, how about acupuncture?”
“Acupuncture?”
“Yes, acupuncture.”
Acupuncture.
Acupuncture is one of the traditional medicines that has proven effective. In the midst of the craze for alternative medicine, there came out lots of related papers on it. As a medical student, Kanghyok also read the papers with interest.
‘If you apply acupuncture on the infected area, it has an effect of dispersing the level of inflammation there.'
But he has never actually applied it.
“I don't need that. Don't bug me like that, Dolsok.”
“Oh, I just wanted to help you.”
“You don't have to worry. Do you know how many patients I treated so far?”
Dolsok seemed to think for a moment, hiding his sullen look.
‘Only two at the most'
How could he now know as his personal servant?
But he was quick-witted enough to hide his genuine feelings.
“How do I know?”
“At least several thousands. So, you just stand near me and learn. You should think it's an honor for you to work with me. Even foreign doctors are coming over to watch my surgery…”
Realizing he made a tongue slip, Kanghyok smacked his lips.
“Master, Sir Yop Huh is here.”
He saw Yop Huh last night.
‘Did he say he had backache?'
“Please have him come in.”
“Yes, sir.”
As soon as Kanghyok ordered, Yop Huh came in, ma.s.saging his back.
Dolsok quickly helped him to sit before Kanghyok.
“Good heavens! I'm so uncomfortable because of back pain.”
“Let me check it first.”
“Yea, this area….”
He lay on the bed, groaning with severe pain.
“You will feel hurt.”
Kanghyok pressed on that pain area of his back hard.
“Oh my G.o.d! It hurts!” he screamed.
“I'm feeling the pus here.”
“Pus? Can you cure it?”
“Not a problem. Though it hurts a lot, you will get better quite soon.”
“Please go ahead.”
After making him feel at ease, Kanghyok searched through the bag and took out a surgery set.
“Sir, you'll feel better after you feel hurt a bit.”
“Okay. Huk!”
Then Kanghyok applied an anesthetic injection into the pain area.
“Ugh… I feel burning in my back.”
“Are you feeling hurt?”
“Yea.”
“I'm not done yet.”
Kanghyok cut open the pus area with a scalpel.
The thick pus pooled inside came out.
Disgusting odor filled the room.
When Dolsok was about to press on his nostrils with fingers, Kanghyok shouted.
“What are you doing now? Wipe off this!”
“Oh, yes, sir.”
Dolsok wiped off the flowing pus with gauze.
The more pus came out, the better he felt because he could not feel the pain any more.
“I just feel I'm already cured.”
In the meantime Kanghyok was already done with st.i.tching the open wound.
“Now swallow this pill. Come back tomorrow.”
“Thanks.”
Kanghyok gave him an anti-inflammatory, antacid pills and antibiotics.
“Thanks so much. I've brought several boxes of dried meat for your service.”
“Oh, thanks.”
“Goodbye for now.”
After Yop Huh left, Kanghyok treated several other patients.
Today alone, he treated dozens of patients.
Looking at a long line of patients outside, he shook his head and said,
“That's it today. Let's resume tomorrow.”
As if he waited for his order, Dolsok ran out and shouted,
“My master is too tired to treat you today. So, go back!”
Though there came out voices of complaints here and there, n.o.body couldn't make disturbances in the house of Sungmun.
So, he sent them back for the day.
But someone quickly ran into his house and came to the examining room.
Though Dolsok stopped him, it was too late.
“Hey, please let me in.”
“I can't do,” said Kanghyok.
What he hated most was preferential treatment.
But he changed his mind after confirming that stranger's face.
“Suwon mayor?”
“Shus.h.!.+”
“Please come inside.”
“Thanks.”
The mayor quickly came into the room.
After confirming that only Dolsok was in the room, the mayor said in a low voice,
“I'm so ashamed to say this to others, so I've come here…”
“Really? Just tell me about it.”
“n.o.body knows, but I've decided to come here as you're so good at treating patients.”
“Just tell me then.”
The mayor hesitated for a moment and then looked at his lower body.
“I can't get a good erection…”
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