fascinating and overwhelming case study - advice needed

[Guest guest]

Hi all - I received a call today from the wife of a veteran (whom I haven't seen

yet - this is just to get me past the

whew-I'm-willing-to-try-if-only-I-can-find-a-place-to-start stage). He's 56yo

and has compression fractures in his spine from severe osteoporosis. Apparently

the bones are so fragile that he can reach for a tissue and get a fracture.

Docs don't know what has caused it, nor can they find anything that slows the

bone loss, nevermind help him recover. He's on oxycontin and morphine, and is

in such pain that he can't sit/stand/walk for any length of time. Apparently

his weight is now 118 pounds.

 

The wife thinks this is the result of his exposure to chemicals used to clean

uniforms of Agent Orange that polluted the ground water of the US base he was

stationed at over 20 years ago. (Interesting side note: she also asked about

treatment for her daughter who has chronic inflamed joints and digestive

problems painful enough that she sometimes has trouble standing up - as does the

mom. I didn't quite ask her if she and her daughter drank that water, but...)

 

He also has some sort of inflammatory arterial disease, more information to

come.

 

I can get him started on some pain management treatment, but I'm a bit

overwhelmed at where to go after that. Kidneys? Jing? some lingering pathogenic

factor? I need help jump-starting my thinking on this; if people are

interested, I'll post more info as I get it.

 

thanks so much.

k

 

Karen R. Adams,

Lic Ac, Dipl Ac

25 - 27 Bank Row

Greenfield, MA 01301

413-768-8333

 

 

 

Do or do not.

There is no try.

Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back

[Guest guest]

Get him tested for radioactivity, see if chelation is called for. This could be

a serious toxicity.

 

--- On Fri, 5/8/09, turusachan <turusachan wrote:

 

turusachan <turusachan

fascinating and overwhelming case study - advice needed

Chinese Medicine

Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:35 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all - I received a call today from the wife of a veteran (whom I

haven't seen yet - this is just to get me past the whew-I'm-willing- to-try-if-

only-I-can- find-a-place- to-start stage). He's 56yo and has compression

fractures in his spine from severe osteoporosis. Apparently the bones are so

fragile that he can reach for a tissue and get a fracture. Docs don't know what

has caused it, nor can they find anything that slows the bone loss, nevermind

help him recover. He's on oxycontin and morphine, and is in such pain that he

can't sit/stand/walk for any length of time. Apparently his weight is now 118

pounds.

 

 

 

The wife thinks this is the result of his exposure to chemicals used to clean

uniforms of Agent Orange that polluted the ground water of the US base he was

stationed at over 20 years ago. (Interesting side note: she also asked about

treatment for her daughter who has chronic inflamed joints and digestive

problems painful enough that she sometimes has trouble standing up - as does the

mom. I didn't quite ask her if she and her daughter drank that water, but...)

 

 

 

He also has some sort of inflammatory arterial disease, more information to

come.

 

 

 

I can get him started on some pain management treatment, but I'm a bit

overwhelmed at where to go after that. Kidneys? Jing? some lingering pathogenic

factor? I need help jump-starting my thinking on this; if people are

interested, I'll post more info as I get it.

 

 

 

thanks so much.

 

k

 

 

 

Karen R. Adams,

 

Lic Ac, Dipl Ac

 

25 - 27 Bank Row

 

Greenfield, MA 01301

 

413-768-8333

 

 

 

Do or do not.

 

There is no try.

 

Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Karen,

 

Immediately, have him start taking magnesium glycinate at least 400mg 3x daily. 

I found a wonderful company that sells pharmaceutical grade nutriceuticals and

their site address is www.purecaps.com  Magnesium delivers calcium to the bones,

removes plaques from the vessels (it acts as a calcium channel blocker), it

relaxes  muscle spasms, it induces deep sleep, and it supports the liver, all of

which should be very helpful for getting your patient to slow down on this

tragic runaway train that he's on.  As far as herbs go, though it sounds like he

was exposed to serious toxins, you need to slowly build up his qi blood and of

course yin, to give him the strength to rebuild.  But be careful, I have treated

patients who were seriously qi ,blood and  yin vacuous, and unless you first

support the spleen, he may develop diarrhea, especially since he already has

digestive difficulties.  Based upon his tongue and pulses, I would consider, as

I said,

first, strengthening his spleen and calming his liver.  A nice way to do that

which complements beautifully the magnesium, is to start with a small dose of

Shao Yao Gan Cao wan, to relax the muscles, and calm the liver. 

 

Good luck.  May you merit to help this suffering soul look forward to life!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 5/8/09, turusachan <turusachan wrote:

 

 

turusachan <turusachan

fascinating and overwhelming case study - advice needed

Chinese Medicine

Friday, May 8, 2009, 4:35 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all - I received a call today from the wife of a veteran (whom I haven't seen

yet - this is just to get me past the whew-I'm-willing- to-try-if- only-I-can-

find-a-place- to-start stage). He's 56yo and has compression fractures in his

spine from severe osteoporosis. Apparently the bones are so fragile that he can

reach for a tissue and get a fracture. Docs don't know what has caused it, nor

can they find anything that slows the bone loss, nevermind help him recover.

He's on oxycontin and morphine, and is in such pain that he can't sit/stand/walk

for any length of time. Apparently his weight is now 118 pounds.

 

The wife thinks this is the result of his exposure to chemicals used to clean

uniforms of Agent Orange that polluted the ground water of the US base he was

stationed at over 20 years ago. (Interesting side note: she also asked about

treatment for her daughter who has chronic inflamed joints and digestive

problems painful enough that she sometimes has trouble standing up - as does the

mom. I didn't quite ask her if she and her daughter drank that water, but...)

 

He also has some sort of inflammatory arterial disease, more information to

come.

 

I can get him started on some pain management treatment, but I'm a bit

overwhelmed at where to go after that. Kidneys? Jing? some lingering pathogenic

factor? I need help jump-starting my thinking on this; if people are interested,

I'll post more info as I get it.

 

thanks so much.

k

 

Karen R. Adams,

Lic Ac, Dipl Ac

25 - 27 Bank Row

Greenfield, MA 01301

413-768-8333

 

Do or do not.

There is no try.

Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back