My Experience with全息自灸疗法 (Whole Rest Self Curing Method)
Background:
1. My profile: Asian, male, 49yo, with positive HbsAg, negative HBeAg, positive e-antibody, fluctuating HepB DNA PCR, highest being 487165 IU/ML, fluctuating ALT, highest being 123.
2. My lab tests:
12/21/06: HEP B PCR QUANT = 107000 IU/ML
03/19/07: HEP B DNA, ser/plas, PCR = 100316 IU/ML
02/29/08: HEP B DNA, ser/plas, PCR = 487165 IU/ML
ALT AST ALT AST
09/29/05: 40 28 11/30/07: 123 50
12/08/06: 31 25 12/31/07: 34 29
03/19/07: 31 27 02/29/08: 46 36
10/29/07: 87 49
Aim: Find a treatment that can stabilize my liver condition without requiring me to be on medication for life and without having to deal with resistance.
Method: Using全息自灸疗法 (Whole Rest Self Curing Method) and its accompanying oral drugs.
1. More about the method:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/473007?post_id=post_2700725
2. My doctor’s opinion: “I have no idea what it is and have no trust in it at all.”
3. My friend zellyf’s opinion: “I totally agree with your doc about the Chinese patch therapy. China has an endemic HepB problem...if that patch worked it would be of great economic interest to China to make sure that therapy was available to everyone who might benefit. There is no reason in the world why they would want to ignore a successful treatment.”
4. My friend stevenNYer’s opinion: “Sorry Jim but there is no cure. Believe me, I've looked and those before me looked...no luck. The are many formulas but unfortuately the only thing they really cure is a heavy wallet. Elmer Fudd looked. Bugs Bunny looked. Porky Pig looked. Daffy Duck looked. All no luck. Sorry....couldn't help myself....hahahaha.”
5. Pros and Cons for me: a) I may not have to be hooked to antivirals like Baraclude for life and friends at this forum may benefit from my trial one way or the other: if it works you could try too, if it doesn’t you know to avoid. b) It cost me $2000, my insurance did not cover it and it cost me 3 months of not being able to use Baraclude and risk associated with the wait.
Administration: Please refer to the picture under cajim profile.
1. The treatment consisted of the oral pills (B) and the patches (A); the former was 3 times daily after meal and the latter was 4 patches (C-E) every 5 days on both arms in turn.
2. Starting date 04/09/08; completion date 07/08/08; 4/17/08 felt a little heavy in liver area; 05/07/08 and for about two weeks felt general itching, had to scratch till a little bleeding in leg; 07/04/08 6:30am swelling sensation in liver area; 07/11/08 swelling/pain/sensation in liver area, not sure what it was.
3. Intake of pills and application of patches were generally timely with the exception that on 06/16/08 dinner pills were forgotten due to party at friend’s made up next night before bed and once or twice noted one of the bubbles on arm burst due to bumping against the door or a friendly pat on the arm.
Results:
My lab readings before treatment: positive HbsAg, negative HBeAg, positive e-antibody, HepB DNA PCR 487165 IU/ML, ALT 46.
Chinese Patch Treatment from 04/09/08 to 07/08/08.
My lab readings on 07/07/08 after treatment: positive HbsAg, negative HBeAg, positive e-antibody, HepB DNA PCR 404736 IU/ML, ALT 57.
Discussion: Sadly, there was no result that I hoped for, $2000 and 3 months down the drain. At least, fellow patients can learn from my experience.
Conclusion: StevenNYer is right, “The only thing they really cure is a heavy wallet.”