October 19, 2011
When Adina and her husband had their first child, everything went smoothly. But a few years later when they wanted a second one, it wasn't that easy this time. They tried for over a year but nothing happened. As she was 39 years old now, Adina reckoned that her reproductive ability was getting weak, so she and her husband decided to try IVF. But unfortunately, two consecutive IVF both failed soon after the embryos were put in. While waiting for the third IVF, Adina came to see me to look for help from Chinese medicine. Two months after we started the acupuncture, the third IVF was carried out. When all the blood tests and ultra-sound scan showed normal, Adina was optimistic and stopped having acupuncture. Everything was fine until the 11th week of her pregnancy, when misfortune happened again - she had a miscarriage. Apparently her body's energy still wasn't strong enough to carry the burden of a fetus. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, this was due to Spleen and Kidney deficiency. The couple were so determined that they booked the 4th IVF session, and Adina came back to me for acupuncture. Two months later the 4th IVF was started again. Since the last miscarriage happened in week 11 of the pregnancy, this time we didn't stop the acupuncture until week 12, when three routine checkups all gave satisfactory results and Adina's tummy was showing a bigger size. Finally Adina gave birth to a beautiful little girl, and I was given a picture of her a year later.
Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Reproductive system
October 19, 2011
43-year-old Rudy is a paramedic. He was limping when he walked into my clinic. A few weeks ago he started having a back pain after lifting patients. It was so bad that he couldn’t walk properly. As a medical professional, he had tried everything he could get - taking pain killers, having physiotherapy and even injections, but none of them worked. Feeling sick of it, he decided to come to the Lake District for a holiday. Wandering in the town centre of Penrith, he noticed my clinic and promp...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Muscular-skeletal system
October 19, 2011
A few years ago, after trying to conceive for 13 months, Kerry finally was pregnant. But unfortunately, a miscarriage happened in week thirteen of her pregnancy. From then on, she couldn’t conceive again. Both she and her husband went for thorough examinations and nothing was found abnormal. As Kerry was nearly 40 years old, she thought there was not much chance left, so they tried IVF, but it failed. Finally Kerry decided to try acupuncture. When she first came to see me, I was told that a...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : Reproductive system
October 19, 2011
Bryan had suffered from ear infection for 3 years. When had a flare-up, both of his ears would be very painful and soon blocked by ear wax, some fluid might come out. Since he was allergic to antibiotics, he could only use ear drops. Every time he had to use them for at least 2 weeks before feeling better then a relapse would come soon. The recurrent ear infection made this 33 year-old man feel generally unwell. His hearing started to deteriorate and his energy was so low that he felt like an...
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Posted by Peng Zhang. Posted In : E.N.T.
