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Xu Wendong first took Jin Jianyuan's pulse. Although there were some minor ailments, they were not the main issue—the truly troublesome part was his ankylosing spondylitis.
In the medical community, ankylosing spondylitis was known as the "undying cancer." Initially, patients felt discomfort in the neck, akin to a stiff neck.
As time went on, the condition would worsen, eventually affecting their ability to walk until they were bedridden, waiting for death.
If a patient's family was wealthy, they could alleviate pain with medication, but imported drugs were far beyond what ordinary people could afford.
Obviously, Jin Jianyuan was not one of those wealthy individuals; otherwise, he wouldn't have tried traditional medicine for intervention.
