General introduction of this report: Ms.
Cidalia, from Portugal, has received our treatments for two
months. After the doctors¡¯ efforts, she got much improvement.
Hertreatment is successful.
Date of hospitalization: March 2nd,
2007 Date of record: March 3rd, 2007
Narrator: the patient herself.
The main complaint:
atrophy and weakness in her left upper-limb for 8 months.
Present illness:
two years ago, she started suffering weakness in her both hands
in her upper-limbs; till June, 2006, she was processing worse,
and she had the symptom of muscular atrophy in her arms. She was
diagnosed with ALS by a local MRI examination. She took the
medicine Rilutek for a short period. Two months ago, it was
stopped because of its side-effect.
Anamnesis: she
took the operation of appendectomy at the age of 36. When she
was 48, she removed ovariotomy. Two years later, she got
fracture in her femur. Seven years ago, she removed a carcinoid
in her mandible. She doesn¡¯t have the history of any infectious
disease or medical and diet allergy. She had blood transfusion.
Personal history:
she was born in Portugal. No habit of smoking or bibulosity, her
temperament is gentle and open-minded.
Family history:
no history of any special genetic diseases in his family.
Medical examination:
T: 36.3¡æ
P: 64/min¡¡R:
21/min BP: 100/73mmHg
Normal growth of her body and common
nutrition level. Clear consciousness and cooperative. No yellow
stain of the skin sclera. No edema of the superficial lymph
nodes. Normal growth of her head and five sense organs.
Sensitive to the light reflection. Symmetrical size of the
pupillae. Dry lips. No hyperaemia in the throat. No edema of the
tonsil and thyroid gland. Her neck touches naturally soft.
Thoracic cage is symmetrical. Normal vocal fremitus. Clear
percussion sound. Normal breath sound in the lungs. Spirant of
the pleura. The heart rate is 64 times per minute. Normal rhythm
of the heart. The abdomen is flat and soft. A scar with the
length of 5 cm is visible at her abdomen. No pressing pains and
no rebound tenderness. No pressing pains in the region of
kidneys. Normal intestinal gurgling sound. No malformation of
spinal column and limbs. No pressing pains and no warm sense of
the lower limbs.
There is clear atrophy in her left arm. The
girth of her left arm up elbow joints 7cm is 2 cm smaller than
that of her right arm. The myodynamia of her left hand is level
4; she can lift her left arm horizontally. Her shoulder joints
can move about freely.
Accessory examination:
it is shown ALS by her local electromyography and MRI
examinations.
Treatment strategy:
fortify the spleen and boost qi; enrich liver and supplement
kidney; settle tetany and extinguish wind. Acupuncture combined
with massage one time a day.
March 3rd, 2007 9:00 am
Her complexion is the chronic ailing one. The
girth of her left arm up elbow joints 7cm is 2 cm smaller than
that of her right arm. The myodynamia of her left hand is level
4, the atrophy in the bicipital muscle of her left arm is
visible.
March 4th, 2007 9:00 am
Today she didn¡¯t tell us any discomfort
feeling. She has good spirit. Her bowel movement and urination
are normal. She can sleep well in the night. The results of her
blood routine examination, urine routine examination and liver
function examination are normal. The B-ultrasonic examination
shows the size of her liver, gall bladder, spleen, and pancreas
are normal. Her pulse is deep and thin.
March 5th, 2007 9:00 am
Today her spirit is good, her bowel movement
and urination are normal, sleep well in the night. Her condition
is stable. The pulse is deep and thin. The tongue coating is
thin with dark tongue body.
March 9th, 2007 9:00 am
Her condition is stable, her spirit is good,
and her bowel movement and urination are normal, sleep well in
the night. Today we checked her grip of the both hands; the left
one is 5.3kg, the right hand 13.6kg, which is better than that
of last examination, which the results of the left hand was
4.6kg and right hand was 9.3kg.
March 13rd, 2007 9:00am
Today her spirit is good, her bowel movement
and urination are normal, sleep well in the night. Her condition
is stable. The pulse is deep and thin, the tongue coating is
thin, dark tongue body.
March 18th, 2007 9:00am
This morning she said she felt spasm in her
lower limbs. Her spirit is good, her bowel movement and
urination are normal, sleep well in the night. Her attending
doctor analyzed that her spasm in the lower limbs was related to
the release of calcium which is common in the old-aged people.
So we offer her calcium tablets and Vitamin E.
March 22nd, 2007 9:00 am
Her condition is stable, her spirit is good,
and her bowel movement and urination are normal, sleep well in
the night. Today we checked her grip of the both hands; the left
one is 10.3kg, the right hand 15kg, which is better than that of
last examination, which the results of the left hand was 5.3kg
and right hand was 13.6kg.
March 26th, 2007 9:00 am
Today her spirit is good, her bowel movement
and urination are normal, sleep well in the night. Her condition
is stable. The pulse is deep and thin, the tongue coating is
thin, dark tongue body.
Good morning Dr.Ming!
I had to write immediatly to
tell you how happy I am with my mother´s treatment in your
hospital! I´m the other daughter of Cid¨¢lia Silva from
Portugal who is about to come home today with my sister.
I already saw the video
(amazing idea!) and I think it is very enlightening for all
of those who have any doubts about the credibility of TCM.
Sometimes to hear the patients
and see them talk about their recovery makes us believe that
hope is possible even about this terrible disease.
I know that both my mother and
sister are heart broken because they´re leaving your
hospital ( and they tell me that it is the same with many
other patients when they have to leave) they say only
wonders about the hospital, the staff, the doctors, the
city, the people who are so nice and friendly. I´m sure they
are going to miss China!
I already told my mother that
hopefully we will find a way for her to return at your
hospital to continue the treatment, maybe she will learn
some english or chinese!!
Dr, feel free to indicate my
email address to anyone who would like to speak about my
mother´s case or indicate my sister´s email, I´m sure she
will agree.
Thank you so much for taking
such good care of my mother and making them both my mother
and sister feel like they were home in your hospital. I
praise the day when, after so many ours of search, I saw
your site on the internet!
