So your uterus dropped down....

I know this image wasn't pretty, but sometimes bladder or uterus slipped out of the body whether you like it or not. One patient of mine recently experiences just that. Her uterus dropped down from lifting some flower pots from her yard. She can touch the uterus every time she is in the shower.

In Chinese traditional medicine, body functions are governed by Yang qi. So when an organ is not staying in the right position, the yang function of the organ (which is lifting) is weak. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, my goal is to help patients regain their yang qi, specifically Spleen and Kidney.

Her MD wants to take out the uterus, so it won't sag down any longer (no kidding!), but the patient doesn't want to go through this procedure. I teach her Mayan Abdominal Massage (MAM) so she can do this at home on a daily basis. I also give her Chinese herbs: Yang Qi Shi, Bu Gu Zhi, Ba Ji Tian, Xu Duan...etc. Acupuncture points such as Bai Hui, Guan Yuan and San Yin Jiao were used every time she came to see me.

I saw her last week, and she told me that she couldn't feel her uterus during showering anymore. This is good news because this means her uterus has been lifted. Considering the patient's age, I thought it would take more than 5 treatments to make any changes. Fortunately, we are able to make some shift within a fairly short period of time. More work still needs to be done to help the uterus stays lifted, but this is a good beginning! :-)

More later,