Friday, July 01, 2005 9:44 PM

Dear Dr. Ming,
Thank you for your prompt reply also.  I am totally convinced that TCM will be the answer for me.  Before I required surgery in the United States I treated my ailments with herbs.  They are available there, though very expensive, and sometimes not of good potency.  My Doctors at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque, NM required that I stop all herbal treatment and substitute Allopathic (Western) medicines prior to my hip surgery and heart valve surgery and after surgery insisted that I must remain on the Western medicines or I would loose my benefits of free medical care for a disabled veteran. I became " addicted" to the ease of use of the Western medicines, and , of course, the fact that as long as I used them they were provided free of charge due to my Disabled Veteran status.  I have found that the prescribed Western medicines are extremely harsh as to their effect on my body and that over time they have cause damage to my systems to the point of violating the "Hippocratic" law (First, do no harm).

After several years I decided to move to Asia (Thailand first for I speak Thai and some Lao from my service time in those areas).  I found Thailand to be very stressful and moved here to Cambodia where I find it to be a very low stress living situation, possibly due to the people here also suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disease (like myself) as a result of the problems that occurred here under Pol Pot.  With my illnesses I find it difficult to learn languages so I speak only a small amount of Cambodian, however  the people here are very helpful and I have been "adopted"  by a local family of a Taxi driver I befriended upon my arrival.(He speaks English quite well...self taught as he was not able to attend much school.)  They are my new family as I had not been able (because of my illnesses) to successfully form a relationship with a woman and form my own family.

I look forward to "returning" to herbal treatments and I also need to ask if there is an effective herbal treatment to keep my blood thin as that is required because of my mechanical heart valve, my guess is that there is for all medicine is derived originally from plants and herbs.  I am currently taking 100mg of enteric Aspirin per day and though I haven't had my blood tested for thinness in over two years, my blood seems to be at the right level of thinness as I do not bleed to much when scratched, nor do I bruise too much.

Please inform me as to the proper way for me to pay for my treatment.  I wish to use my Visa Card.  Do I simply use the Website to send the appropriate sum to you?  How do I indicate this payment so as to not have it be confusing? Simple by the fact that it is coming from James M. Furth, Record #.988? (My name as it appears on my credit card and my record number with you)

Air shipment is the ONLY effective way to mail anything to Cambodia as standard shipment either takes months to process or is " lost".  I have had excellent results with Air Mail Parcel Post from many countries and I expect the result will be good from China as well.  Although the post office in the town I live in does not notify me when something arrives, I hope that something coming from China will take less time than items I have received in the past from the US (three or more weeks...Air Parcel Post)

I shall check with the Postal Service her regularly as I want to begin my treatment as soon as possible.

Thank you again for your kind and rapid attention,

James
Cambodia

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2005-7-1

Dear James,

Hello again! Thanks so much for your prompt reply to us. Your trust in Chinese medicine is well appreciated.

As to your current condition, we will prescribe a special herbal formula for you, and make it into 20 dosages of herbal tea for your treatment.

Since Chinese medicine is natural nourished and effective, please feel free to have it and we shall be pleased to see your good changes together with you.

As to the general cost of these 20 days herbal tea, it would be US$140.00, free air shipping. Is that OK? If you are interested in the ingredients of the formula, we could also offer them for your view.

Hope you will be much improved through our TCM treatment, look forward to your future travel to our China.

Dr. Ming

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July 01, 2005 3:01 PM

Dear Dr. Ming,
I am ready to go to the treatment now.  Please let me know how to do this.
Thank you very much for your diagnosis and I look forward to a successful treatment with TCM,
James
Cambodia
　

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2005-6-30 

Dear James,

Thanks so much for your kind trust and valuable time to go through the lengthy patient form. All the information is very helpful for us to go to the accurate diagnosis and treatment strategy. Hope our Chinese medicine will help you successfully.

We have checked your symptoms, please be optimistic about your condition. According to our diagnosis, your major concern are heart and arthritis problems as well as depression, etc. So from the perspective of Chinese medicine we would take your problems into formula prescription and offer you 20 days herbal tea to see the result.

If you do not mind, please let us prescribe a herbal formula for you and offer you  20 days supply of herbal tea for your treatment. Hopefully, you would find good improvement gradually.

Are you ready to go to the treatment now? Looking forward to your kind reply and best wishes!

Dr. Ming
　

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Name: Jame
Gender: Male
Marriage: unmarried
Child-bearing: No children
Age: 58
Zip Code: Unknown
Country: Cambodia
Height: 1.8  tall
Weight: 125  in weight
Disease Period: more than 20 years  long

Symptoms:
headache
slight loss of hair
blood-shot eyes
dizziness
reduced hearing ability
pale complexion
sour taste in the mouth
slightly whitish tongue body
fissured tongue body
tooth-marks on the edges of the tongue
I brush the tongue coating daily
thick tongue coating
thick and white tongue coating
stiff neck
painful neck
frequent throat inflammation
spit thick and yellowish phlegm
chest oppression
shortness of breath
severe palpitations
having severe heart or blood pressure problem
stomach distention
stomachache likes pressure on it
painful back with inability or difficulty to stretch or bend the back
aching pains of the shoulders and back
stiff and painful loins due to falling or sprain or hard physical work
dull pains of the loins
left kidney area pains
cold sense on the back
stiff four limbs
general body pains
muscle spasm of the body
running pains of the body joints
swollen and painful joints of the arms
swollen and painful joints of the legs
edema of the lower limbs
aversion to cold and cold limbs
day time sweat
sweat at night
insomnia
dreaminess
frequent waking up during sleep
thirst and like drinks
like cold drinks
easy hunger and excessive food-intake
eat much cold foods
irregular food intake
yellowish urine
dark yellow urine
dribbling urine after urination
constipation
diarrhea with burning sense at the anus
diarrhea worsened by emotional frustration or distress
pains of the perineum
weak pulse
60 to 80 wrist beats per minute
deep pulse
abnormal rhythm of pulse
damp living environment
pessimistic
melancholic
nervous often
overthinking often
easy to be angry always
depressed often
irritability often
fatigued
stressful work

Major Complaint:
Heart valve replaced by carbon fiber valve (Aorta)..serious?..it's replaced and functioning very well. High blood pressure, enlarged heart, Mitral valve does not close completly, palpatations..all serious (taking western medicines, controlled but not well) Depression (diagnosed chronic PTSD, clinical depression, borderline character disorder, diagnosed as "Antisocial" even though I like people)..serious OstioArthritis..right hip replaced, left hip deteriorating - serious Rhematoid Arthritis..many joint pains... serious Two herniated spinal disks (L1/S5 and the other is higher up..about four discs up)...much pain..serious Smoking..over 30 years...have quit, but nervisnuss and depression makes it easy to start again..smoking 20 ciggarettes a day....serious Use alcohol..mostly for pain relief...not much now..but alot in the past...slight Liver damage...from drinking and former use of too much prescribed pain medicine...serious Chlorachne..from "agent Orange" in Viernam war...I take mild antibiotice to help but want systemic treatment and clensing...serious insomnia...mostly from depression and pain...serious irritable bowel syndrome...makes it hard to eat corectly...debilitating...sometimes loose, sometimes constipated. Because of replaced heart valve I must take blood thinner..I take 100mg of aspirin a day...used to take Coumidin 10mg per day...have to careful of drugs, herbs, foods which thicken blood.
Favorites:
I like meat, eggs, some vegitables (vegitables make my digestion not good) I like sweet things, salty things..not bitter things too much. I smoke 20 cigaretts a day..more if I'm depressed or nervous. I like watching TV, Internet Surfing, Photography, reading, I like to lie down a lot..it takes pressure off my back pain. Father died 1992...Cancer..skin type Mother still alive..85yrs old...has heart problems, had Cancer...in remition over 30 years..she had right breast removed.
Laboratory Check:
I'm sorry, I'm living in Cambodia now (low stress) and my medical records are at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA...I've been here two years and I'm sure they have shipped my records to storrage. I can get some medical tests here...blood tests, X-Ray, Ultrasound...not much more...I can go to Phnom Penh for more serious testing...it's a lot of bother though.
Other Diseases:
Hospitalized in 1997 for substance abuse (drinking) and PTSD Therapy 1998 Right hip replaced 1999 Aorta valve replaced Diagnosed with Ostioarthritis, Rhemutiod Arthritis, Chronic PTSD, Clinical Depression, Irratable Bowel syndrome, Insomnia (depression related) Lack of sexual desire...because of medicines and depression. Used to take Prozac, Ibuprofin, synthetic morphine (can't rember the name) beta blockers, high blood pressure medications, antiaxiety medicines..western ones were very harsh...I have a Dotor here in Cambodia who prescibes French medications and they seem less hearsh...but I'm having more problems with sleeping, depression, overall body pains , digestive problems...I'm having to rely more and more on my counciling and therapy and Buddhist teachings (breathing..etc.) to " get by" and That is why I am seeking help with TCM.
Treatment:
I am weak and it would be hard to travel right now. I thought, with help, I coud start using TCM via air shippments of medicines, then as I get stronger I would like to come for onsite hospital treatment, then after that, I would like to study so that I might share TCM with others by learning the most I can and returning to Cambodia where there does not seem to be any reliable TCM. First I want to heal myself, then heal others. I have a pension from my government and can afford treatment, hospitalization and study.