Originally published November 10 2005
Acupuncture helps heart transplant patient through recovery period
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Michiko Mills received acupuncture treatments to ease her nausea and stimulate her nervous system toward recovery after receiving a heart transplant.
For thousands of years, the Chinese have used acupuncture to treat many conditions.
Now, doctors are studying acupuncture to see how it helps people who have been stuck in the hospital for weeks on end, such as heart transplant patients.
At age 22, Michiko Mills had a heart transplant.
What caused her illness was a heart muscle disease called cardiomyopathy.
"Both my mother and brother had died from the same disease.
So to learn that, it was very scary, you know, that I was the next one that would eventually die," said Mills.
Her heart could not pump blood efficiently.
Right after surviving the storm of illness, Michiko and her husband Raheem weathered a different kind of storm.
Back-to-back hurricanes prevented Michiko from getting to some of her follow-up appointments.
She was unaware that while the winds raged outside, her body raged against her new heart.
Full-blown rejection resulted in the need for another transplant.
"The first one was pretty difficult, but the second one was a lot worse," said Mills.
Nausea and vomiting kept her from gaining the strength she needed to get better.
"Many people who have been in bed, nauseous, vomiting or retching for weeks on end will have cessation of these symptoms and develop an appetite fairly soon after treatment," said Reimer.
She is enjoying time with Raheem and her second gift of life.
Dr. Reimer says acupuncture works to reduce nausea and vomiting by restoring balance to the nervous system after its function is disrupted by sickness and surgery.
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