It’s that time of the year again. When we are
quickly moving into fall, whenever we change
seasons, we are the most vulnerable to getting sick.
Every day, I see people with a host of dis-ease,
some of it is from mental imbalances, others
suffer from toxic overload, and
a bunch of them come to
the office with
physical injuries. There is always more to
dis-ease than meets the eye. Every single dis-ease
has a multitude of
components to it, and
most doctors are only
addressing the
physical. If the medical doctor runs all the
tests, does a thorough examination, and finds
nothing, they are more than likely to
refer
you to a psychologist or a psychiatrist, and you
may be medicated unnecessarily.
The other night, I was at a party and struck up a
conversation with a group of people about health
or, should I say, sickness. We were talking about
the article in the Health & Wellness section of
the Wall Street Journal by Brandon Thibodeaux, and
here is what it said, “What if the doctor is
wrong? When a CT scan showed multiple tumors in
Dawna
Harwell’s pelvis, abdomen, and spine
in 2008, her doctors in Dallas told her she might
have ovarian cancer, which can be especially
deadly. A biopsy came back with inconclusive
results, and Ms. Harwell wasted no time in seeking
a second
opinion at MD Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston. “I went through every test in
the book,” says Ms. Harwell. Still, doctors
couldn’t be sure what she had. Finally, she
underwent a surgical procedure to diagnose her
case. It wasn’t ovarian cancer after all, but a
rare form of lymphoma. The
47-year-old horse
trainer in Collinsville, Texas underwent a
rigorous regimen of chemotherapy that ended last
spring. At her first six-month checkup in October,
she received a clean bill of health.”
Evidence is mounting that
second
opinions—particularly on radiology
images and
pathology slides from
biopsies—can lead to
significant changes in
a patient’s diagnosis or in recommendations for
treating a disease. Some
malignancies,
including lymphomas and rare cancers
of the
thyroid and salivary glands, are
notoriously
tricky to diagnose correctly. Test results can be
inconclusive, or return false results. After a
decade of annual mammograms, more than half of
women will receive at least one false-positive
recall on a breast cancer screening, a recent
study found. And nearly half of malpractice claims
at Harvard University’s medical institutions that
resulted in serious patient harm or death in the
past five years were diagnostic errors, according
to its liability company, Crico/RMF. Thomas Feely,
Vice-President of Medical Operations at MD
Anderson, says as many as 25% of
patients
who arrive at the Center with diagnoses
for
certain cancers, such as lymphoma, may receive
a
different diagnosis. Overall, 3% of MD
Anderson
patients each year end up with a
significant
change that affects what
treatment they receive. “When you get cancer, the
first thing you may want
to do is jump to
get treatment with the first
person you talk
to,” Dr. Feely says. “But taking
the time to
get a second opinion about the
diagnosis you
have and a careful evaluation of
what
treatments there are can be lifesaving.”
Kim Henderson, a paralegal in Houston, came to
MD
Anderson to be treated for cervical
cancer after
being diagnosed elsewhere.
Pathologists performed
another biopsy that
revealed she had a noninvasive
precursor to
cervical cancer—and not the far more
serious
invasive type as previously
believed.
Although she st
ill needed surgery,
her doctors
told her she could skip the
radiation and
chemotherapy that had
originally been part of the
treatment plan.
“I felt like it was a miracle and I was
spared
from this unnecessary treatment,”
says Ms.
Henderson, who had lost a sister to
cancer.
Primary care doctors can misdiagnose
common
symptoms. In a study, 202 patients
most commonly
complained about abdominal
pain, fever, fatigue, shortness of breath and
rash. Incorrect diagnoses
included: Benign
viral infection, 17%;
Musculoskeletal pain,
10%; Asthma/Chronic obstructive
pulmonary
disease, 6%;
Benign skin
lesion, 4%;
Pneumonia, 4%;
Final
correct diagnoses for patients
misdiagnosed
initially included: Cancer,
16%;
Pulmonary embolism, 6%;
Coronary
artery disease, 5%;
Aneurysm,
8%;
Appendicitis, 6%. (Source: University of
Iowa; Journal of the
American Board of
Family Medicine)
Second opinions are important for other
diseases
as well. National Jewish Health, a
Denver medical
center, found in a study that
more than half of
patients it diagnosed with
chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease had
previously been misdiagnosed
with asthma,
leading to inappropriate treatments.
Cancer is on the rise in the United States, and
the
three traditional treatments are:
Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery.
These may be the only tools that the medical
doctors have in their toolbox, but if you
can
avoid the cut, burn, and poison
treatments, you may be better off. There are way
too many misdiagnoses
these days, and
treatments are given according to
what
doctors find, no matter if it’s accurate or not.
The recovery from the treatments is a long, hard
road and could be worse than the disease itself.
I would recommend having a Computerized Regulation
Thermography (CRT) test to find out where the
imbalance is in your body first. It will give
you
information that can save your life. The
teeth are checked, and most Western doctors don’t
even think about teeth. Next, the glands, breasts,
and organs
are checked. If there is a
blockage, it will show
up on the computer
and, then, we can explore the
different
options for treatment. It could be
a
combination of both Western and
alternative
medicine, but, at least, you
will know what needs to
be treated. The test
will let you know what has to be changed
in
your lifestyle, diet, and exercise, or if you may
benefit from acupuncture, Medical Qi Gong,
herbal
medicine, or homeopathic treatments.
There is a
group called the “Best Answer for
Cancer” that uses
low-dose chemo. This is
another option.
The CRT will be a good way to find out
what’s
going on from a different
perspective. It is
a safe, radiation-free,
non-invasive, painless, and cost-effective
whole-body
scan method for discovering
hidden
dysfunctions and infections and
monitoring
treatment progress. It can see
problems
before they manifest into a
palpable mass, or health problems that
may
be irreversible.
Dr. Carola Cuenca from Santa Cruz,
California
who specializes in CRT and
natural low-dose medications will be doing the
test in my
office. All tests have to be done
in the
morning when the body is still cool;
this
only allows us to test 3 people a day.
I
highly recommend taking this opportunity
to
evaluate your immune system and to keep
you
disease-free. To schedule an appointment
for your CRT
exam, call my office now at
305-407-0120.
I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth, and
Happiness!
Dr. Wu Dhi
P.S.
Dr. Cuenca will be in Miami from
October 5th to 11th. I am now
scheduling
appointments for October. Call my office and
reserve your spot today: 305-407-0120.
Dr. Wu Dhi
