Lung Cancer #002

[Master Kim]

48 years old, female
Terminal lung cancer for 3 years, spinal cancer & brain cancer
Medication 1: Tarceva (Most serious and common side effects of Tarceva - www.tarceva.com/patient/taking-tarceva/side-effects)
Medication 2: Oxycodone (Oxycodone Side Effects - www.drugs.com/sfx/oxycodone-side-effects.html)
Symptoms: Left shoulder blade pain, Mid back pain, Left finger tips numbness (or abnormal sensations), Headache, Lack of appetite, Low back pain, Upper back pain, Chest pain during breating, Fatigue, Night sweats, Itching, Eczema, Dry skin, Sores in tongue, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Warts at the left end of her lip and Hot flashes
Treatment: Ascetic Saahm's formula #1, Fostering large intestine and lung and subduing all fire points except for heart, spleen and pericardium

The 1st treatment on Fri. 10/17/14
Just came in for consultation and decided to start treatment.
Most of the pain has gone.
Frequency of sighing or groaning has stopped during treatment.

The 2nd treatment on Sat. 10/18/14
Slept for 6~7 hours.
Had firm light brown stool for the first time over a few months, used to be either diarrhea or constipation.
Pain on tongue is gone.
Warts on lip got better.
No pain when walking out.
Frequent sighing or groaning has stopped during treatment.

The 3rd treatment on Sun. 10/19/14
9 hrs sleeping
Bladder dose not wake her up any more. Used to do it at least once a night.
Deep breathing gave her discomfort on her chest but much better after the treatment.
No pain, discomfort or whatsoever other than the above chest discomfort.

The 4th treatment on Mon. 10/20/14
7~8 hours sleeping
No bowel movement but diarrhea 40 min after dinner.
Mid back pain but gone with treatment.
No shoulder pain.
No sighing or groaning.
Left side headache in the early morning for 2 hours but mild enough not to take pills.
Appetite better than usual.
Better energy level
End of deep inhaling caused mild chest pain but very mild discomfort after the treatment.
Dark face changed to much brighter during treatment.
Skin has got better.

The 5th treatment on Tue. 10/21/14
8~9 hours sleeping.
Frequency of urination has drastically been decreased.
1 1/2 bowel movement between diarrhea and firm stool.
Migraine hit at 3:00 AM although less severe than usual, stayed 6 hours and took 1 pill.
Coughed for 10 min but milder than usual.
Face color stayed bright, same as when she was walking out yesterday.
Had back pain for 3~4 hours.
Still not happy with appetite but could eat more than usual.
Different sensation on finger tips and less severity than usual, which has been for two days.
Had chest pain at 6:00 AM but milder than usual, which was drastically reduced to mild discomfort during treatment.

[Master Kim]

The 6th treatment on Wed. 10/22/14
Slept 6 hours.
Reduced the dosage of Oxycodone to once from twice a day.
1 little bowel movement, dark brown, between diarrhea and firm stool.
Migraine hit at 7:00 PM, took 1 pill and came back at 4:00 AM and she brought it in with her.
Has not coughed, however did a few times during visit.
Face color stayed bright, same as when she was walking out yesterday.
Had back pain from 700 PM at bladder meridian with a scale of 3 out of 10, on and off. She had it when she came in.
Still not happy with appetite but could eat more than usual.
Finger tips less numb.
Chest pain started in the morning.
Much less night sweats.
Hot flashes has calmed down.
No pain or discomfort or whatsoever, when she was walking out.

[Master Kim]

The 7th visit on Thu. 10/23/14
Slept 7 hours.
No bowel movement.
Migraine hit at 7:00 PM for 2 hours with severity of 1~2/10, but no pill. However, magnets took care of it.
Has not coughed.
Face color stayed bright, same as yesterday.
Back pain, mild at BL.
Good amount of dinner.
Chest pain much milder, as a matter of fact, it is just discomfort.
Had runny nose and sore throat.

Since she felt tired or exhausted, only magnets were used.

[Master Kim]

The 8th treatment on Fri. 10/24/14
Slept 6~7 hours.
3 bowel movements, two diarrheas after yogurt and one firmer.
Migraine hit at 5:00 PM for 2 hours with severity of 2/10 and from 4:00 AM on and off for two hours, but no pills.
Has coughed for 3 times with sneezing.
Itchy and congested nose.
Sore throat.
Face color stayed bright, same as yesterday.
No back pain.
Good amount of dinner.
Chest discomfort even milder than yesterday.
Skins are less dry.
Drove to visit for the first time for a few months.
No problems and no discomfort when she was leaving.

[Master Kim]

The 9th treatment on Sunday, 10/26/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 78/98/2.0, PI% went up to 5.0 during treatment but went back down to 2.0
Coughing, Throat's itching and Sneezing are pretty much all gone for last two days.
Headache at GB Bonghan Duct: severity at 2~3/10 for 2.5 Hrs in the evening of the day before yesterday and came back at 2:30 AM with a severity or 3~4/10, had to take a pain killer and has used one pill of Oxycodone a day for last two days.
Came in with mild hip pain and chest pain at 2/10.
Didn't have good sleeping for two nights.
Skin keeps getting better.
Her acquaintances haven't seen her for months told her that she looked much better than before.
No bowel movement for two days.
No pain, discomfort or whatsoever when she was leaving.
Added subduing SP2 to take care of her chest pain.

[Master Kim]

The 10th treatment on Monday, 10/27/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 75/99/3.4
Headache at GB Bonghan Duct is the only concern.
Headache started at 5:30 PM with 3~4/10 and stayed for 4 Hrs. The 2nd one came back at 2:00 AM at 3/10 and lasted until visit. Had to take one Excedrin.
Also took one Oxycodone.
Slept 7 Hrs.
No bowel movement for 3 days.
Skin keeps getting better.
No pain, discomfort or whatsoever when she was leaving except for mild discomfort at the end of deep breating and treatment was same as yesterday.

[Master Kim]

The 11th treatment on Tuesday, 10/28/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 75/99/8.0
Headache at GB & BL Bonghan Duct is the main concern. Mild low back and hip pain.
Headache started at 6 PM with 4/10 and stayed for the whole time (the severity varied). No one Excedrin though.
Also took one Oxycodone.
Slept 7 Hrs.
No bowel movement for 4 days with moderate eating
Skin keeps getting better.
Still complaining about the numbness on all fingertips on her left hand (bottom side), which can usually be seen on the people on chemotherapy.
No pain, discomfort or whatsoever when she was leaving except for mild discomfort at the end of deep breating and treatment was same as yesterday.

[Master Kim]

The 12th treatment on Wednesday, 10/29/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 78/99/7.0
Headache at GB is the main concern as well as Mild low back and hip pain.
Headache started at 2 PM with 4/10 and took one Excedrin and very mild when woke up at 5:00 AM.
Mild back & hip pain 3/10 when woke up.
No Oxycodone.
Slept 6 Hrs.
No bowel movement for 5 days with moderate eating
During treatment, groaned every once in awhile but for the first 10 min.
Skin keeps getting better.
Still mild discomfort at the end of breathing but better than before.
Still complaining about the numbness on all fingertips on her left hand (bottom side), which can usually be seen on the people on chemotherapy.
No pain, discomfort or whatsoever when she was leaving except for mild discomfort at the end of deep breating and treatment was same as yesterday.

[Master Kim]

The 13th treatment on Friday, 10/31/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 85/99/3.7
Headache on whole area was the main concern for last two days. It came back in the evening of 10/29 at 3/10 and took one Excedrin at 4:30 PM. She took another one yesterday.
No Oxycodone
Slept 7+ Hrs for two days.
One bowel movement for two days. On 10/29 dark and loose but 10/30's is dark. Although the amount of stools were little it was a good news.
Very seldom groaned.
No big change on skin.
Still mild discomfort at the end of breathing.
Still complaining about the numbness on all fingertips on her left hand (bottom side), which can usually be seen on the people on chemotherapy. This will be treated tomorrow.
No pain, discomfort or whatsoever when she was leaving except for mild discomfort at the end of deep breating and treatment was same as yesterday.

[Master Kim]

The 14th treatment on Tuesday, 11/04/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 81/99/5.0
Headache on side was the main concern. Took one Excedrin everyday.
Bladder woke up her once on 11/01/14.
Slept 7+ Hrs.
One bowel movement on 11/02/14, starting with dark brown and yellow at the end.
No groaning.
Still mild discomfort at the end of breathing.
The numbness on all fingertips on her left hand (bottom side), which can usually be seen on the people on chemotherapy is better after treatment.
Came in with mild headache, chest and back pain and they all gone after treatment.

She had Bone Scan (http://www.healthline.com/health/bone-scan#Overview1) done yesterday. She lost her voice yesterday afternoon.
I suspect the injection of a radioactive dye caused the problem. Treatment helped her voice comeing back but very little.

[Master Kim]

The 15th treatment on Wednesday, 11/05/2014
PR (pulse rate)/ %SpO2 (Pulse Oxygen Saturation) / PI% (Perfusion Index %): 80/96/8.0
Headache ST8 was the main concern. Took no Excedrin because she knew it would go away during treatment.
Bladder has not waken up her since 11/02/14.
Slept 8+ Hrs.
One loose bowel movement, dark brown.
No groaning.
Still very mild discomfort at the end of breathing.
The numbness on all fingertips on her left hand (bottom side), which can usually be seen on the people on chemotherapy is still very mild..
Came in with mild headache only and it's all gone during treatment.
Her voice has not come back yet.
She eats larger amount everyday than the day before.

[Master Kim]

Her voice has come back to normal.
Her MRI results showed that brain cancer had grown and multiplied and lung cancer has changed also according to her description.
She has, unfortunately, decided to go for another drug.