Leukemia

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Hi all,

There's a 25 year old male patient who started coming to me 1 week

ago. He was diagnosed with acute myelogeneous leukemia first in 1998.

It has gone into remission 2 times and he was admitted into the

hospital November of last year with another reoccurence, including

pericarditis and a spot in his lung, which his M.D.s have diagnosed

as a fungal infection. His doctor tried 2 rounds of chemotherapy

which were unsuccessful. He is now taking a antifungal and

antibiotic medication. His blood is checked very frequently. His

platelet count is really low and he's receiving a blood transfusion

tomorrow. A few days ago his white blood cell count spiked and he

started taking a mild chemotherapy pill yesterday. When he first came

to me he had chest pain with a heavy tight chest which has since

mostly resolved. His main symptoms now are fatigue and night sweats.

His pulses feel tidal in both cun positions and the left guan. The

left chi position is long and muffled. The left cun and guan also

have a quivering sensation. His pulse is 96-100 bpm. His tongue is

short, flabby and pale, with a moist thick yellow fur. I intend to

see him once a week and have put him on a raw herb formula to clear

heat from the upperjiao, nourish lung yin, and tonify qi and blood. I

also referred him to a Qi Gong instructor in the area. Any of your

suggestions, thoughts, and /or experiences with leukemia would be

greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Sarah Fink, L.Ac