<br><br><br><br><br>Exceptional practitioner is right. I went to one in Bellingham, Washington <br>who came from five generations of Chinese medicinemen. One of his decendants was <br>the Emporer's private doctor. I saw him when I was traveling up in that area. He <br>was referred to me by an acupuncturist in Tucson, Az who was taught by him. I <br>was up there in early spring when it was still cold and damp. Of course that <br>wrecked havok on my lungs. I saw him one time for one hour and I left his office <br>breathing clear as a bell and NO cough! It was truly amazing. Not only did he do <br>the needles (which are painless) but also did the 'cupping' on my back. Cupping <br>is a process of using suction to draw the blood to the surface, and I think <br>other things also go on that I don't understand. All I know is that it worked. I <br>also saw a fantastic Chinese M.D. in Manhattan, he used electronic needles. Did <br>not see him for lungs, but for my feet and gall bladder. I was experiencing <br>horrible gall bladder pain from a blockage. After the needles he did some kind <br>of massage of the gall bladder and I felt it squirt and release. After that, I <br>never had a gall bladder attack again. I am sure he saved me from <br>surgery, given the severe symptoms I was having, I am sure my local doc <br>would have wanted to just yank it out. My point is; there are some fantastic <br>options with Eastern Medicine. P.S. I still haven't found a good one where <br>I live now. -Terri M.<br> <br><br>

Would you please provide the name of the Chinese doctor in Manhattan? Thank you.

<br><br><br><br><br>Hi there. I will look for his card. I saved it 'somewhere'. I did find the <br>business card for the dr in Bellevue, Wa if anyone is interested. The dr in <br>Manahatten has a daytime practice in the upper east side. He is available in <br>Chinatown by night. I stumbled upon him by accident when stopping at an <br>accupuncture/massage business. He happened to working that night. Am doing a <br>breathing treatment right now, but will look for his card in a bit. Both of <br>these drs are so amazing that it is worth a flight to go see them. Believe me, I <br>am thinking about it.  -Terri M.<br> <br><br>

<br><br><br><br><br>Hi. It's been yrs since I saw that dr. His card will resurface sooner or <br>later. It is here somewhere! I tried looking him up on-line to see if I could <br>recognize him. I did find two that had good references. One was Wing Tsang M.D. <br>109 LaFayette St in Chinatown. The other is Wang's New York Acupuncture & <br>Chinese Herb Clinic. 159 W. 53rd St Suite 218 917-565-8337 (near the Museum of <br>Modern Art) I will keep searching for the one I saw, but, these two sound good <br>to me. -Terri M. <br> <br><br>

Thank you. It is appreciated.
Terry

@windwalker, Terri I have an excellent acupuncturist in Minneapolis if anyone is interested. I found him very helpful for a number of issues. Hope it helps someone! I have found it helpful to combine East and West in my quest for better health! Katherine

Doing my "due diligence" .. in my notes I found:

Dr. Huan Ma Acupuncture Health Center 952-922-5000 Dr. Huan Ma comes from a long family line of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors and completed his PhD in acupuncture and internal medicine at Tianjin University of TCM. He has served as the supervising physician at the Acupuncture and Chinese Affiliated Outpatient Clinic of Tianjin University and was a contributing author to Integration of TCM and Western Medicine Emergency and Practical Internal Medicine. He is a Diplomate of Acupuncture certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. Dr. Ma is dedicated to teaching and developing acupuncture in America and has served as Associate Dean of Acupuncture Clinical Services at Northwestern Health Sciences University. Dr. Ma is a renowned specialist in pain management and in the treatment of the most difficult and complex of medical cases

Can you ask the doctor if he knows any in Chicago? My mom has Ra and bronchiactisis along with the myobacterium avium. She's getting all the bad side effects and not sure what's going to happen

I too have all 3...found this online if helpful: http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/lung/

Good job Boomer .. thank you! Katherine