April 2004

[Show #154] 4-17-04

Paranoid Schizophrenia, Low Back Pain, Vomiting/Digestive Problems, Gait problems, Low Energy, Acne, Nightmares, Depression - Matthew (see #185 1-15-05) - This 16 year old boy has played the violin and piano since he was 6 years old playing for President Bush, an honor student, and invited to be a world youth ambassador.  He has always been a timid and shy person, however, and suffered from depression which has gotten progressively worse in the last 6 months.  He would go to school, come home at 3 in the afternoon and sleep until the next morning.  His ability to function was slowly deteriorating to the point that he could not talk or walk or take care of himself.  He then had a nervous breakdown 6 months ago and was taken to a psychiatric hospital.  He was diagnosed with depression, psychosis, and paranoid schizophrenia.  He stayed in the first hospital for 10 days and was given anti-psychotic medication which did not help his condition.  The medication only made him drowsy.  He felt like a zombie.  He could not eat or drink.  He was then taken to a 2nd hospital (UCI Medical Center of O.C.) where he stayed for 25 days and was put on five different drugs but to no avail.  His parents searched all over the internet to find a someone to help him and came upon Dr. Tong's website.  Before his first treatment, Christopher was weak and could not walk.  His parents had to carry him into the clinic.  He could not talk and had no ability to reason or do anything on his own.  After his first injection, it was as if he woke up and he could immediately see better and noticed that the walls in the room were sky blue.  His vision was clear, he started talking and walked out of the office after the first treatment.  He slept that night without any drugs or nightmares, his vomiting stopped, and could take a shower on his own.  After 5 treatments with Dr. Tong, he is now completely off all his medications.  He still hears voices but is coping much better and is currently continuing treatment.
Kidney problems, Migraines, Low Back Pain, Thyroid Problems, Dropped Bladder, Fibromyalgia, Depression, Gallbladder problems, Stress, Right Sciatic Pain - Jean (from northern California) has been a patient of Dr. Tong's for 10 years.  She came to him with a bagful of problems from early childhood.  She had kidney problems, migraines, and low back pain.  In her early 20's, she started having thyroid problems, a dropped bladder, fibromyalgia, depression, and gallbladder problems.  Dr. Tong had treated her with for these problems, for which she improved to the point where she did not need further treatment and moved up north with her husband.  Her husband passed away a few months ago, which caused her considerable stress.  She decided to drive 11 hours to see Dr. Tong.  She had right leg sciatica and could not lay on her side for 4 months.  After one treatment, she could lay on her side, she felt emotionally at peace and happier.  Her neck problems also improved after 2 more treatments.
Dr. Tong also treated Dick, Jean's husband.  In the few years before his death, he began to decline emotionally and mentally.  He would walk around in a daze and could not carry on a conversation.  He had no spirit in his eyes and would follow Jean around like a puppy.  Jean brought him in to see Dr. Tong.  He could not recognize Dr. Tong at first.  However, after 2 treatments, his eyes became alive, vivid blue, and alert.  He recognized Dr. Tong and realized where he was.  Dr. Tong's treatments allowed him to have quality of life. 
  
[Show #153] 4-10-04

Low Back Pain, Right leg pain, Left Leg numbness, Narcotic addiction - Steve (from San Jose, CA) This 38 year old male suffered from a work-related injury in 1995 when he tried to lift a 295 pound object with his partner.  All his doctors wanted to do surgery on his back.  He consulted more than 25 specialists including orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.  An MRI found a bulging disc near L5 and S1 and a bone scan exam showed narrowing of his spinal cord.  His doctor suggested him to take Vicodin, a narcotic pain medications.  The medications helped him tolerate the pain, but also caused him to become addicted.  His company moved to San Jose and he began seeing another regular doctor who took him off Vicodin and tried acupuncture, which helped him deal with the pain.  However, he had to move back to southern California and stopped all the treatments he was receiving up north.  As his job requires him to load objects onto UHAUL trucks, his back pain became more noticeable.  He consulted a new doctor who put him back on narcotic drugs again.  Since then, he has been on his medications for over 3 years.  He could not sleep at night and wakes up early in the mornings.  He is constantly tired and has severe pain.  His doctor also tried fluroscopy guided injection into his spinal cord which put him in so much pain that he had to crawl to the bathroom.  He found Dr. Tong by chance after driving by his building.  After one treatment with Dr. Tong, he immediately got up off the table and was 99% pain free for the first time, which lasted for three weeks.  After his 2nd treatment, he was 100% pain free and drove from Hungtington Beach to San Jose and only stopped for gas once.  He has slowly been cutting down his pain medication and is down to 8 pills per day.  He hopes to continue treatments with Dr. Tong and be pain and drug free.
Bilateral Knee Pain, Right shoulder and arm pain, hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes - Shirley (Steve's mother - see above) - This 65 year old woman owns her own beauty shop and complains of bilateral knee pain.  She fell a few years ago and hurt both of her knees, causing her to have arthritis in both knees.  She also has bursitis of her shoulder.  She could not walk up stairs.  After 2 treatments with Dr. Tong, she was literally running up the stairs of her son's home without knee or shoulder pain.
Jenny (caller from Santee) - High Blood Pressure