Must impress Dad/GB disease/low back pain

[Guest guest]

My father is in town for my wedding (gulp) and he wants me to treat

him (double gulp). This is my big opportunity to finally win my

father's approval (!) and prove to him that acupuncture is for

real!! Yeah, I know, I'm really setting myself up here...and for

some reason when it comes to treating my Dad my brain just doesn't

work...

 

I'm doing lots of research for ideas, but thought I'd see if you all

had any additional suggestions. Here are his main complaints: He's

68 years old with R Groin and hip tightness and stabbing, sharp pain

that is around the greater trochanter and also around GB 26/St 30

area (this is not exact, by the way). He thinks its the illiopsoas

muscle. This started 3 or 4 weeks ago after too much softball. A

dull ache in front of R thigh that only happens at night and wakes

him also started 3 to 4 weeks ago (st, sp area). The other priority

is R low back pain with a bulging disc---sharper pain at R sacral

area then tight on R around T 9 or 10 to around L 4. He has the

sense that he might have a little sciatica, but is not sure. He has

been dx'd with stenosis (I'm thinking that's yin xu because it is a

narrowing of the cavity down the spine). His R hip is higher than his

L, which pulls it off the ground, making it shorter than the L hip

(not obvious to others).

 

He has a history of bilateral knee replacements and shoulder rotator

cuff surgeries. Has always had " bad feet " . Also in the past year he

has had " gallbladder attacks " and has been told it may need to be

removed (choleocystitis? he's not sure). Had 12 inches of his LI

removed after diverticulitis in 1998.

 

Other things: Tongue has Lots of cracks, is red, and has cracks

downt the center (horizontal and vertical) and sides, not much

coating. His tongue used to have a yellow coating until he cut back

on fats for his GB (now tell me diet doesn't work!). Pulse: Deep

level is very weak, surface is soft. 3rd pulses weak, esp. on R.

 

Ringing in the ears, chronic hoarseness, nosebleeds his whole life,

smoked age 15 to 35, long history of profuse sweating with heat (no

odor), enormous appetite, thin body, eyes a little dry with some

floaters, wakes frequently and worries, somewhat low energy his whole

life but works like a horse, tends to be grumpy and impatient but

also very sweet.

 

Any help would be appreciated, not just to impress him...but also

because I'm worried about him. He's had pain his life and never

complained...and he's starting to whine a little (I'm thinking that's

a sign things are pretty bad). Naturally I'm also interested in

treating his GB organ disease along with the areas of pain, so any

herb ideas would be welcome too. Thanks in advance!

[Guest guest]

I had a case like this. I put in P6, Shen Men, K3, Ren 17 with even technique.

After 20

minutes I took the needles out of my body and met my Dad at the airport. I did

some knee

points on him, Du 20, GB 34 and he was very happy. :-)

 

doug

 

 

, " heylaurag " <heylaurag@h...> wrote:

> My father is in town for my wedding (gulp) and he wants me to treat

> him (double gulp). This is my big opportunity to finally win my

> father's approval (!) and prove to him that acupuncture is for

> real!! Yeah, I know, I'm really setting myself up here...and for

> some reason when it comes to treating my Dad my brain just doesn't

> work...

>