Guest guest Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi All, I forgot to mention, sciatica has been eliminated. Also all blood tests show no deterioration in nerve conduction over the 10 year period, no question of diabetes, no chemotherapy, and no familial history of this nature, and last but not least the immune system is not compromised. So... all in all an absolute mystery !! Thanks Andy Colombini BSc. (Hons) TCM MBAcC MAcSCA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 I'm not Mr. Neurology here, but what about a local nerve being damaged by the hernia operation, and then that nerve refers pain down the leg? The one-day-on, one-day-off is perhaps associated with bowel movements? Does he poop every other day? Just thinking... On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Andrew Colombini <andycolombini > wrote: > > > Hi All, > > I forgot to mention, sciatica has been eliminated. Also all blood tests > show no deterioration in nerve conduction over the 10 year period, no > question of diabetes, no chemotherapy, and no familial history of this > nature, and last but not least the immune system is not compromised. So... > all in all an absolute mystery !! > > Thanks > Andy Colombini BSc. (Hons) TCM MBAcC MAcSCA > > _ > -- , DAOM Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. http://twitter.com/algancao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hi all, I saw the 69 year old PN patient on Tuesday afternoon. He didn't have any reaction to my needling REN 1 last week, so this week I continued withe same point prescription with the addition of Electro acupuncture for 4 minutes on REN1, GB30, BL54, and an ashi point locally. I also added SJ5 bilaterally as suggested by Al. It appears that he does not open his bowels every other day, and it would appear that on bad days as he refers to his pain and burning sensations, he does not not open his bowels. I'm not sure what to make of this, but Al's reference to Shao Yang Bing made me take a look at Maciocia's thoughts on the lesser yang, where there is an alternation between chills and fever, unfortunately it didn't clarify anything for me. I have asked the patient to try and see if there is anything else which happens every other day, no matter how insignificant he thinks it is. I will be back next Tuesday, with more thoughts in my head. Thanks Andy BSc. (Hons) TCMÂ MBAcC MAcSCA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Andrew Colombini <andycolombiniwrote: > > > It appears that he does not open his bowels every other day, and it would > appear that on bad days as he refers to his pain and burning sensations, he > does not not open his bowels. > Kampo medicine would be all over this. If not having a bowel movement aggravates the pain, then he would get a formula that includes the purgative Da Huang. Da Chai Hu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction) assumes a Shao Yang problem with constipation (Yang Ming Fu Bing or Large Intestine Organ Syndrome). I'm not sure if this is right for your guy, but if you can find that he has other Shao Yang pattern symptoms, this may fly for you, herbally. > I'm not sure what to make of this, but Al's reference to Shao Yang Bing > made me take a look at Maciocia's thoughts on the lesser yang, where there > is an alternation between chills and fever, unfortunately it didn't clarify > anything for me. > The reasoning is this: in the 1800 years since Shao Yang Bing was first mentioned, the formulas have been used for many " alternating " symptoms that come and go with some regularity. Maciocia is correct to mention fever and chills. This is the original application, but in the 1800 years since, this has been extended to symptoms that alternate with some regularity such as pain every other day. However, if nothing else fits, then you may choose not to consider this any further. We always have to consider all signs and symptoms, not just one. > I have asked the patient to try and see if there is anything else which > happens every other day, no matter how insignificant he thinks it is. > You might ask about the other Shao Yang symptoms such as nausea. He may not actually experience nausea, but you can ask about the sensation of food not moving out of his stomach or lack of appetite. > > I will be back next Tuesday, with more thoughts in my head. > Where else would one's thoughts be? ha. -al. -- , DAOM Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. http://twitter.com/algancao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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