30
March
2009

中西醫合併治療1

「Doctors pour drugs of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, into patients of whom they know nothing.」伏爾泰。

回憶起一個癌末病人的家屬告訴我,他們在正規(西醫)的醫療之外,相信東西方醫學合併(應用)的重要性。還提到目前所看的針灸醫師是屬於五行那一派。

我完全不知道該怎麼再接話。總不能回信說是bullshit。只能默默祝福了。

以前我也曾對中西醫結合治療抱著期望。隨著五位至親失去健康乃至生命,和自己跳進來學中醫,才越瞭解西方醫學的無能(除了外科、眼科、牙科)。光是看到「化療第一劑下去,頭髮便開始掉落」即是肝傷的明證(肝主髮的生長),就知道一旦中西醫要合用時,中醫要比治病還多五倍以上的力氣幫西醫擦屁股。

我的父親在二十年前的一月被確診為肝癌末期。那位權威說活不過一個月。因為西醫無法作積極的治療,現在回顧,反而讓他僥倖地逃過了化療、手術、放療這西醫的絕命三招。當時算命的說,我的父親活不過春天。

他在五月四日的凌晨在睡夢中離我們而去。正好是立夏的前一天。

後來開始讀中醫經典,知肝應於春季。老醫師也說春天是肝臟的王時,肝病的病人,在沒有錯誤醫學的介入之下,絕不會死在春天。治療肝疾,在春季下重手,亦常事半功倍。

我回首看我父親的死期,果真如此。西醫惟一擅常且每每精準無比的,就是預測病人的死期。應該加個條件—只適用於他們染指過的病人。


至於他們看的針灸醫師的說法,讓我想起在Gainesville市中心那所針灸學校,在我拜訪時,同樣也說他們這一派的針灸,是基於五行的理論。說這樣的針灸學校在美國不多。

當時我沒有回嘴,說你們怎麼好意思拿這個來說嘴。自古中醫不就基於陰陽五行嗎?我還真是好奇,不基於陰陽五行的針灸,是怎麼樣的針灸?

歷年的今天…



1 comment

  1. EduFails: (March 30th, 2009 at 04:29 am )

    Can’t agree with you more.

    This is way too common in public hospitals that always promote such a “combined treatment” as their strategic services. Is it that no one around the patient knows how to google and to become a little more knowledgeable in health matters?

    I also use this Voltaire quote to enlighten my pals. Some stay more alert.

    For the relationship between modern medicine and their submissive patients, Russell says it all.

    “Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.”



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