Guest guest Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 helene: i appreciate your thoughtful reply to my post, and i do think you hit the nail (needle?) on the head. ps. i got an email from her today. she is following through with more testing and will get me copies of all the med reports. k On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Mcmurtrie-Watson <HENCALIBANwrote: > > > > Re: TCM tx strategies: cutaneoous lymphoma? > Posted by: " mike Bowser " naturaldoc1<naturaldoc1%40hotmail.com>mkbwsr > Thu Jun 4, 2009 12:49 pm ((PDT)) > > Kath > > I think from your patients reaction she is very scared. I am not a US > acupuncturist, however I assume that all the forms need to be signed to > cover you. Probably for your patient every form, test result, and meeting > with a medic, will bring up fear of her illness. If you come from this > understanding with her then you will be half way to getting the rapport you > > are going to need to see her through this difficult journey she is will to > have to take. > > I have treated a number of patients with various forms of malignancies and > the one thing that is common to all of them is the fear and obsession that > is built up by the diagnosis and prognosis which has necessarily had to be > given to them by their doctors. This in itself sets them on course to just > accepting the diagnosed outcome of the disease, and is likely to lead them > on the road to giving up and taking whatever is dished out to them. Your > patient needs help on this level too. I have found two simple treatment > from 5 Element acupuncture helps enormously with this. The first is what > they call EDs and if necessary IDs, and secondly the AE drain,. I have seen > > some remarkable changes in my patients with cancer. Even if its just being > able to live life without being in total fear. Especially in those that > are truly willing to fight the disease by checking out for themselves , and > > carrying out ways to get themselves healthy. I know I may be shot down in > flames , but we may be talking about someone's life so I have risked > saying this. If you have a 5 Element practitioner around ask them about the > > diagnostic skills required and how to do these treatments. They have been > genuine life savers in several of my patients who are still around today. > > Helene > > > > -- Kath Bartlett, LAc, MS, BA UCLA Oriental Medicine Experienced, Dedicated, Effective Kath's Blog about , Healthy Living & Spirituality: http://acukath.blogspot.com/ Flying Dragon Liniment: Effective pain relief for muscles & joints Formulated by Kath Bartlett, Traditional Chinese Herbalist Available at Asheville Center for : www.FlyingDragonLiniment.com Greenlife Grocery - Asheville, NC and from the following supply companies: Kamwo Herbal Pharmacy: NY - Chinatown https://www.kamwo.com/shop/product.php?productid=17442 & cat=0 & page=1 Golden Needle Acupuncture, Herbal & Medical Supply - Candler, NC http://www.goldenneedleonline.com/index.php?page=categories & category=14 & vendor= & \ product=5554 & pg= Asheville Center For 70 Woodfin Place, Suite West Wing Two Asheville, NC 28801 828.258.2777 kbartlett www.AcupunctureAsheville.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Good luck with your patient Kath, and thank you for your kind reply. Helene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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