Despite improvement, patient changed to western medicine, conditions sharply deteriorated and passed away
This medical case involves a male patient who was 60 years old when he came to see me. At the first consultation, his complexion was yellowish and his lips were purple and black. He was seeking treatment for excessive white blood cell, commonly known as blood cancer or leukemia. He also suffered from various medical conditions, including depression and high blood pressure diagnosed five and two years ago respectively. He had annual medical check-up during recent years. In October 2006, he was found with a low red blood cell count, namely myelofibrosis in Western medicine. The report also mentioned a tumor in the cortex of the right kidney, with a diameter of 1.2cm, while his spleen was also swollen. According to Western medicine, due to hematopoietic malfunction, the spleen took over the job and swelled. However, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen only controls blood supply and has no hematopoietic function, so the swelling might be caused by other reasons, such as a low red blood cell count, which forced the spleen to enforce blood delivery and resulted in its overwork and swelling. Besides, he had kidney stone, measuring about 1.8cm in diameter, but fortunately there was no hydronephrosis.
After that, the patient continued to raise his hemoglobin level with blood transfusion, but after a while, the index fell back and failed to maintain at a normal level. His hemoglobin index hovered between only 8 and 9, lower than the lowest limit of 13.5, but his white blood cell count climbed up instead. He often felt tired due to low hemoglobin levels. I carefully read his three blood test reports from 2004 to 2006. His hemoglobin level had been lower than normal but his platelet count was much higher, resulting in high blood concentration and poor blood circulation. Hematopoiesis is highly related to the liver. His liver function index showed that his GGT had been much higher than normal since 2004, while recent report also showed that it was twice as high as normal, so there must be something wrong with his liver.
Western drugs harmed hematopoiesis
According to my analysis, his taking of antidepressants, which started five years ago, had affected nerve cells in his brain, harmed his endocrine function and directly damaged his major organs, especially his liver. All nutrients are first absorbed by the small and large intestines before entering the liver. If the liver is damaged, the supply of raw materials will be disrupted or contaminated with toxins and bone marrow will become unable to produce normal blood. In addition, if the platelet index is too high, prothrombin will increase, which will result in myelofibrosis. If the situation continues to worsen without improvement in hemoglobin in the blood, oxygen supply will decrease, which will increase the burden on the heart. Due to a lack of oxygen in the brain, various functions of the body will begin to degenerate. Two years ago, the patient started taking antihypertensive drugs, which reduced blood flow into the brain and the secretions of various endocrines also decreased accordingly, weakening the functions of multiple organs. With this cycle continuing, the whole body increasingly degenerated with the occurrence of various medical conditions. Western doctors told him that the disease was incurable and the only possible treatments were chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but I thought these would only speed up his death.
According to my past experience in treating blood cancer, it is necessary to enhance the functions of the heart, the liver and the kidney first, so as to open up blockage in the brain, allow blood flow into the brain, nourish brain cells, restore the secretions of endocrine hormones and improve the functions of major organs. In addition, when necrotic cells or toxins are excreted from the liver, platelet count will drop to normal and blood concentration will also become lower. Of course, after taking traditional Chinese medicine, myelofibrosis will gradually disappear and normal hematopoietic function will be restored. The conditions of low red blood cell and hemoglobin counts can also be improved accordingly. Given enough time, leukemia will eventually be cured.
At the start of the treatment, the pulse of the patient was even and weak, which was a deep pulse. His palms were cold and he said that his palms and feet had been cold for decades. There was a large red ecchymosis on the back of his left hand. When I asked for the reason, he couldn’t answer, only saying that it appeared a few years ago. I found a three-inch-long light-coloured scar on the back of his hand. The meridians and blood vessels in that area might have been injured. I think it was because his blood, being too thick, didn’t flow well around that area and built up as a bruise in dark colour. His sleep was always poor with frequent dreams. He defecated every day, fairly normal. After the consultation, I believed that his disease could be cured and estimated the red ecchymosis on the back of his hand to subside within a week.
Palms and feet became warm with ecchymosis subsided
After taking the medicine, he slept better on the first night, but could not fall asleep on the second and third nights. Insomnia would certainly occur after stopping depression medicine, but the patient secretly took sleeping pills. The ecchymosis on the left hand also began to fade with the area shrinking. I warned him that to cure a disease that could not be cured by Western medicine, he must obey my instructions, otherwise the progress would be delayed. In this follow-up consultation, I spent much time to conduct a consolidated analysis of the blood test report as well as the patient’s statements. In the new blood test report, his liver enzyme (GGT) doubled and his alkaline phosphatase (ALP) also went up, indicating that toxins were being excreted from his liver, which caused the indicators to rise. I asked him to have another blood test later to observe changes in the indicators, especially hemoglobin.
When I took his pulse during the first follow-up consultation, I was very surprised when I touched his hands as they had become very warm. Compared with the coldness last time, the difference was very apparent. When I asked his wife and son to feel his hands, they also showed a surprised expression. When they saw me the previous time, I said the warming of the hands would signal important changes in the body. I also emphasized to the patient that being unable to sleep for a few nights was not a big problem. Many discomforts would occur in the future, such as headache, pseudo-fever and others and he had to be mentally prepared. But in any case, it was better than chemotherapy and electrotherapy. I also said that I was very confident in curing the disease, which would take at least one year, but the patient must cooperate with me absolutely.
At the second follow-up visit, his condition had gradually improved. His complexion was good and he was energetic with rosy and warm palms. He slept for six to seven hours in the previous few nights. The situation was better than the previous time. Every time after drinking the medicine, he wanted to sleep very much. The blood pressure remained stable, with the systolic pressure having decreased and the systole pressure reaching 90. His head felt swollen. The patient said that he felt very tired and his arms and legs were weak. I advised him to take more rest and sleep as these conditions signalled the opening up of cardiac obstruction by the drugs. Although he had stopped taking antidepressants, he didn’t feel anything wrong at all. Instead, he was in a cheerful mood. Achieving these results in just two weeks indicated satisfying effectiveness of the treatment.
Bright eyes and smiley face
At the third follow-up visit, the patient’s eyes were bright. He talked a lot and kept smiling all the time. He said that he had a bad appetite. I said it was because his liver was detoxifying, which invaded his spleen and stomach, resulting in symptoms such as bloating and loss of appetite. The ecchymosis on his hand, which had subsided a lot at first, reappeared this time with a darker colour due to the cold weather. He also said that the feeling of chest tightness had reduced a lot, but he was still very tired and did not feel like moving. Since he had been progressing well, I think his hemoglobin would go up and his liver enzymes would go down.
New blood test results indicated very good treatment effectiveness, with one of the liver enzyme (GGT) dropping from 323 to 87, though the normal level was below 50. In addition, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) also dropped from 258 to 174, though normally it should be below 150. Bilirubin also dropped to 1.1, which should normally be below 1.2. Meanwhile, liver indicators (SGOT and SGPT) also dropped. Liver functions were shown to have greatly improved. The red blood cell count was 3.33, which was still low compared with the normal range of 4.5 to 6.5, but this indicated that the hematopoietic function of the bone marrow had improved. The patient had previously received a blood transfusion to raise the hemoglobin level, which could increase platelet count and blood concentration. This time, however, the situation was fine with platelet count dropping from 362 to 265. Blood transfusion could lead to repulsion, raising white blood cell count, which would swallow up newly transfused red blood cells. The figure, which should normally be 4 to 10k, reached 8k previously and 10k this time. I believed it would go down later. The patient’s wife, daughter and younger son were extremely happy to hear about the improved blood test report.
During the eighth to thirteenth follow-up consultations, plenty of necrotic liver cells were seen in his urine. That was why the patient felt more tired. I spent much time pursuing the patient to rest more and not to exercise too much. His ordinary movements showed that he reacted a lot more quickly and his family also felt the same. The patient had always had a bad appetite and urged me to help improve this quickly. I repeatedly explained that his condition had improved a lot and he should be happy about that. The effect on appetite could not be seen until his liver was improved. Meanwhile, he must force himself to eat more to supplement nutrition. Due to water leakage in the patient’s home, which had affected and caused complaints from the residents below, the patient began to show symptoms of depression.
I asked the patient to have another blood test. According to the report, hemoglobin slightly decreased, white blood cell count increased from 10k to 13k, platelet count increased from 265k to 321k, indicating increased blood concentration, while uric acid decreased to normal at 8.2. All in all, during the treatment period, it was normal to see fluctuations in various indicators. Raw materials for hematopoiesis would take time to recover, dried fibrotic bone marrow would take time to return to normal and red blood cells and hemoglobin would take time to be corrected. I told him not to worry too much as effects could be seen in time.
The day before the twentieth follow-up consultation, the patient called and said that he had a blood test. The report indicated that his hemoglobin dropped to 6.7 and his liver enzymes climbed up. I said blood tests conducted by different laboratories could show different results. Moreover, many necrotic liver cells and urate crystals were seen in his urine recently, so it was normal to see rises in liver enzyme figures during the detoxification period. Since liver functions had not been completely improved, there could also be problems concerning the supply of raw materials for bone marrow to produce blood, so hemoglobin had not begun to rise. The patient’s two sons also came for the follow-up consultation. I explained to them in detail, but the patient seemed to have lost confidence in me. So I explained to him the case of a woman who was cured of ovarian cancer, proving that cancer indicators would first rise before they fall – they would rise during toxin removal and drop to normal levels after toxins were removed – hoping that he would understand my approach to treating cancer.
Afterwards, he called again and told me that Western doctors said his disease was not blood cancer but bone marrow hyperplasia. I held the opposite opinion – the increase in white blood cells and the decline in red blood cells to abnormal levels should be caused by leukocytosis. He also said that Western doctors asked him to try new special medicines. I realized that it was useless to talk too much and let him decide for himself. In the end, he stopped Chinese treatment. It wasn’t long before I learned from his family that he had passed away as his grandson was still being treated for autism at my clinic. For this I felt very helpless. When he was here for treatment, his conditions had been progressing well. Unfortunately, he was so eager to be cured and for just one single thought, he turned to Western medicine. His conditions deteriorated rapidly and he passed away soon after that. The patient was treated for more than four months from 25 November 2006 to 14 April 2007, with a total of 20 consultations.
This article was written by Dr. Sik-Kee Au
April 25, 2017
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Medical case number: 061125