A difficult case study: My wife-seizures with Parkinsonism, installment #6

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Met with Dr. Zhang Thursday evening, Feb 10, 2005. No seizure activity

in the past week. Still some chest congestion and raspiness, but

coughing now a little less. Sleep has continued to improve, still

waking up at 6 am, but now able to go back to sleep. Bladder control

good. Stools soft, fairly firm and a bit foul smelling at 3g. Da Huang.

Spasms in arms still painful and pronounced, but tongue/ chin shaking

slightly better. Interesting to note that significant heat can be felt on

the lateral aspect of the lower arm along the 3 hand yin channels when

spasms occur. Walking is better, but still very little endurance and

stamina. Speech clarity continues to improve, however, hearing is

definitely worsened by seizures, causing tinnitus and pounding sensation

in the ears, along with diminished hearing. Very emotional, tends to be

defensive, and cries and angers very easily. Bad breath gone.

 

Tongue: Red tip, cracks in body, normal body color and coat

Pulse: wiry and strong

 

Formula: dan nan xing 9, xi yang shen 6, mai men dong 12, tian men dong

12, chuan bei mu 9, gui ban 15, Bie Jia 15, Zhen Zhu mu 15,

bai shao yao 15, Huang lian 3, Huang qin 9, E Jiao 9, Ye jiao teng 12,

Suan Zao Ren 15, tian ma 9, sheng di huang 15

 

taken separately in capsule form: quan xie and wu gong 3 each, da huang3,

and hu po 3(at bedtime only).

 

 

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last week:

 

We met with Dr. Zhang, Feb 3, 2005. Seizures occurred Jan 28, 29, 31,

Feb 2 and this evening, Feb 3, right before consultation. Yet though

there has been a dramatic increase in seizure activity, all have been

small, and recovery has been rapid. Sleep has been OK, very tired in

evenings and waking much earlier than usual: 6:00 AM as opposed to usual

8:30 am. Bladder control improved. Stools looser so back to 3g Da Huang

powder. Spasms in arms and chin quite pronounced. Generally very tired.

Comprehension difficult. Walking better and more relaxed, but very

limited stamina. Clarity of speech improved. Easily angered. Still

quite a bit of phlegm in chest with raspy cough. bad breath.

 

tongue: slightly red tip, cracks in body, thin white coating.

pulse: wiry and slightly choppy both sides

 

Formula: dan nan xing 9, shi chang pu 9, fu shen 9, chuan bei mu 9, gua

lou pi 12, jiang can 9, di long 9, long gu 15, mu li 15, bai shao yao 15,

 

suan zao ren 15, yuan zhi 6, gou teng 15, tian ma 9, sheng di huang 15

 

taken separately in capsule form: quan xie and wu gong 3 each, da huang3,

and hu po 3(at bedtime only).

 

I noted that for the first time in many months, gui ban and bie jia were

excluded. Dr. Zhang explained that their greasy character promoted

phlegm, which in turn was instigating the continued seizures.

Interesting to note that since then, no further seizures thus far.

 

" When you see someone doing something wrong, realize that it was brought

before

you because you did something similar. Therefore, instead of judging

him, judge yourself. "

 

The Baal Shem Tov Hakodesh