Photo by Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash

Herniated Disk, Sciatica

Witness : Lv Xueyao

Symptoms : Herniated Disk, Sciatica

Come and visit Dr. Wen, give yourself a chance to get cured

First, let me introduce my state of illness...I was diagnosed as having herniated disk after taking nuclear magnetic resonance. Hence, my right sciatic nerve was oppressed, and a sharp pain would be felt anytime when I stoop for brushing teeth, washing my face, doing the dishes, and crouching down to wear socks or lace up my shoes. Most indexes of action are to play my right heel straight, bend down and lower my head... This action arouses unbearable pain, from the waist to the back side of my thigh (hereinafter referred to as [index pain]). In addition, when I switched from sitting to standing position, the pain spread from waist to the right side of my thigh... After three to five seconds of serious pain, I could slowly move after the pain faded way. 

My illness has brought difficulties to my work, too. My right leg obviously could take less load of work than the left leg. Standing on the pharmacist's platform, I need to walk around, so I always felt it painful to walk normally when I worked a little bit harder. I could hardly sit for a long time; I needed to come in and out all the time. Because of my sit-stand-pain feeling, while my colleague could sit and work, I could only stand. Thinking of experiencing the pain every time when I sit and stand again, I would rather not sit at all. 

Either in daily life or at work, my herniated disk brought me a lot of pain. Without obvious injury, I looked like a normal person, and it was hard to complain to my supervisor that I am finding it difficult to work. Especially for a busy hospital like this, waist and feet pain are very normal for any pharmacist. Everyone has pain in the waist and back, but the pain is just not identified. However, my pain made me not work at all, I was abnormally sweaty. I had to bear the pain to work for several months. 

As a pharmacist, painkillers and muscle relaxants are palliatives for this illness. So after receiving more than a month of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment, I got a bit better (but the index pain has not improved at all!) But it was far from withstanding the pain from working during the day. I could only feel relief after the treatment, but the pain came back the next working day. 

It seemed that traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatment didn't work for me. I had to turn to western medicine for rehabilitation. After around one month of rehabilitation for lumbar traction, the effect was not better than traditional Chinese treatment. I almost gave up at that time, wondering whether we know well about medicine and why it is so hard to be cured even if we know the cause of our illness clearly? Am I going to be helpless for the rest of my life?

I was dispirited and prepared to live a life like this, until I saw a pharmacist's blog in which she wrote an article about her experiences in visiting Dr. Wen. I felt her symptoms were similar with mine, so I thought perhaps I should have a try with Dr. Wen, too. I never thought this try would change my life completely!

The first time I stepped into Dr. Wen's clinic, I saw plenty of certificates of appreciation from his patients on the wall. They all wrote [It's magical!], but I still had doubts in my mind. Because of my work, I knew very well the ads of diet foods from TV4 are always called magical, but the effects are nothing but exaggerated propaganda. But according to the current law against unreal ads, the retribution for those companies is just a drop in the bucket. Even though they know that they can be fined, the profits brought by the ads are much more than the penalty anyway. Hence, the word magical written in Dr. Wen's clinic didn't convince me, but made me scorn: [this one must be a big money maker who wasn’t afraid of being penalized.]

As I stepped further in, I saw a needle box on Dr. Wen's table. For one like me who is quite familiar with acupuncture already, I thought: [I had already tried acupuncture. Maybe the acupuncture points you will take is one that I already know...I wish you are different from your peers] However, the results surprised me a lot! Not like other doctors of traditional Chinese medicine who directly needled on the waist and legs, Dr. Wen went to the orbit, ear, and scalp! I had heard about acupuncture points on the ear and scalp before, but I experienced being needled at the orbit points for the first time. 

Right after the acupuncture, before I left my chair, Dr. Wen asked me [please move, how is the movement that causes your pain like?]

[Really?] I was shocked immediately!

My index pain didn't hurt any more! I cried in my mind [It's so magical...]. I was too surprised to say a word, but had to nod all the time. It was real right now! I felt the effect right away.

If the level of my pain were to be given a grade: with 10 being the most uncomfortable feeling after injury, and 0 meaning a good health state; then the grade for my previous acupuncture sessions was around 7 to 8, but after Dr Wen's first acupuncture, the level is 3!

I was shocked completely. If the symptoms can be cured so fast, my previous doctors were...

 [Dr. Wen, is there a possibility for me to be cured?] the reason why I was asking is that even if I felt the first treatment was amazing, the usual response to this question is “your injured spine cannot be cured so fast, and it will recur” therefore, I already set my mind on spending the rest of my life like this. But Dr. Wen said, “I have cured more than thousands of patients like you, your situation is comparably light. The patients with severe diseases and were just lying in bed completely can leave the bed after receiving treatment. So just be at ease and let me deal with it. If you continuously receive treatment, you will feel obvious improvement every time”. 

The next day when I was about to go to work, I was surprised to find that I could squat and tie shoes by myself. I was moved to tears. This action is very easy for common people, but for me in the past  half year, it was not easy at all. After four acupuncture sessions, those actions like wearing socks, crossing legs that were difficult to me before has now become easy. I am really grateful that I can regain my normal life like a common person, for I had already given up my hopes. It doesn't just mean enjoying a complete cure of my disease but having a sense of renewed with my life. Afterwards, I learned that there are numerous people regaining their hopes after being treated by Doctor Wen. Patients with temporomandibular arthritis that can't be diagnosed by western medicine doctors, those with a chronic disease that can only be controlled by western medicine, and those with other long-term diseases bow to Doctor Wen to show their gratitude. I am just one among the many.

The patients of Dr. Wen range from political and commercial celebrities to national players. Maybe you would think these patients are only attracted by Dr. Wen's fame, like the famous snack that is not really delicious in the tourist night market. Yes, I believe it happens, but even his peers from the medical circles are also his patients. Since the ancient times scholars are scornful of one other. I believe it happens between doctors, too. As doctors, if they do not respect Dr. Wen's ability, then how could they have the heart to seek medical treatment from another peer?

I have already amended this article many times about my experiences of visiting Dr. Wen. I tried to write with plain words, and avoided celestializing Dr. Wen by using the word  "magic" and other words like this. When I saw plenty of certificates of appreciation on the wall for the first time, I thought it was exaggerated. But then I realized how hard it is to call him exaggerated, because my experience in visiting him is nothing but a plain fact. I hope that those who are still suffering but unable to solve their troubles can see this article. Please remember to visit Dr. Wen, he is sure to give you hope!