Sjogren's case

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Thanks, Graham, for the input on my Sjogren's/sinusitis/cough case. It is

true that her tongue and pulse look more like dampheat than yin xu. She has

been on my latest formula (more yin nourishing, less drying) for a week now

and reports feeling better than she has in years. She is able to swallow

without so much choking; she doesn't go into coughing spasms every time she

talks at length; her bowel movements are almost everyday-before they were

every 2-3/days; she is able to cough up the junk in her lungs much more

easily; and she feels that her sinuses are starting to clear. She hasn't

needed to use her inhaler and has also stopped taking Claritin which was

probably drying her out more. Her tongue remains the same with maybe the

beginnings of a thin consistent coat instead of the geographic one she had;

her pulse is a little fuller in the Liver position.

Her doc's are trying to schedule another (#3) sinus surgery and she is trying

to keep them at bay. She is also attending a conference on Sjogren's where

they will be discussing it's pulmonary implications. At this time she and I

are the only memebers of her team who believe that the Sjogren's has anything

to do with her cough.

As a new practitioner, I am confused about the results of my formula in light

of her pulse and tongue. Is it possible that she has yin xu and dampheat in

her Lungs simultaneously? That the heat may be drying her righteous fluids?

That maybe once she is better lubricated that it will then be more

appropriate to clear the dampheat? I am just throwing ideas out here, trying

to better understand her situation.

Any ideas?

 

Kristin Wisgirda

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> Kristin Wisgirda

 

> Is it possible that she has yin xu and dampheat in

> her Lungs simultaneously? That the heat may be drying her righteous

fluids?

 

Graham

Yes, absolutely possible. And with your reported improvements keep doing

what you are doing. The texts on this topic maintain it to be a Yin Xu. I

just haven't had the luck to see a simple one yet. Keep an eye out for

changes in the symptom pattern. I am told there is a link between Sjogren's

and Lupus. This would make sense to me.

 

Cheers,

Graham Jellett

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In a message dated 3/16/00 3:11:14 AM, GJellett writes:

 

<< Is it possible that she has yin xu and dampheat in

 

> her Lungs simultaneously? That the heat may be drying her righteous

 

fluids? >>

 

Perhaps I am wrong, but I think that dampness shows a absorption of yin where

the yin is rendered useless, to put it simply.

David