He did well not to call Zhou Can for help.
If Zhou Can referred another patient to him, Deputy Director Shi would certainly blow his top.
Zhou Can steadied himself; after more than two months of standardized training in Digestive Internal Medicine, he could handle common digestive diseases with ease. Even when faced with more challenging cases, he could usually make a diagnosis as long as they did not hit the blind spots in his knowledge.
"How long have these symptoms persisted?"
"Over a month now!"
"Did they appear suddenly, or gradually over time?"
"They started gradually after I tried a special weight-loss method I found online."
She answered, lowering her head in embarrassment.
"What kind of special method?"
Zhou Can pressed on.
There was a myriad of weight-loss methods online, many concocted and marketed by unscrupulous businesses. Some are whimsically devised by non-professionals, which might be effective for them but are not suitable for everyone.
