Seeking Effective Treatment for Chronic Health Issues in Traditional Chinese Medicine - Traditional Chinese Medicine

I hope you can read this letter?

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Dear Doctor,
I apologize for taking up your valuable time, but I hope you can read this letter and provide us with some advice.
As the saying goes, "An elder in the family is like a treasure." Therefore, we are deeply concerned about my mother-in-law's ongoing health issues and do not know what to do.
Below is a summary of her long-term ailments and our worries.
My mother-in-law is 54 years old.
She had two abortions at the age of 29 and subsequently gave birth to five children.
One year, she experienced pain in her lower abdomen and noticed blood clots in her menstrual flow.
After consulting a doctor, she was diagnosed with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, which could not be cured and only managed with painkillers.
This continued until she was 34, when the pain worsened.
Her menstrual cycle became irregular, occurring every 11-12 days with heavy bleeding and large clots.
An ultrasound at another clinic revealed a 5 cm benign uterine fibroid.
During this period, she suffered from severe anemia and fatigue, leading her to undergo surgery at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to remove her uterus and one necrotic ovary.
Since then, her once cheerful personality changed drastically; she felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, experiencing palpitations, insomnia, and persistent body aches.
Despite numerous examinations, no clear diagnosis was found.
After enduring these issues for over a decade, at the age of 49, she began hormone therapy, which alleviated all her symptoms.
She continued this treatment for over four years until she read media reports indicating that taking hormones for more than five years significantly increases the risk of breast cancer, prompting her to stop.
It has been nearly a year since she discontinued hormone therapy, and recently she has felt unwell again.
Initially, she experienced urethral dryness and painful urination, followed by anal fissures.
She also suffers from dry eye syndrome, migraines, and rashes that itch when her hands come into contact with cold water.
Additionally, she has been experiencing intermittent nosebleeds from her left nostril to her throat, with varying amounts of bleeding.
This has persisted for nearly a month, unlike previous instances where it stopped after 2-3 days.
Despite various examinations at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, and China Medical University Hospital's ENT and pulmonary departments, no symptoms were identified.
Last night, she suddenly experienced pain in her groin lymph nodes, and the feelings of palpitations, insomnia, and anxiety returned.
Over a decade ago, she had a 2 cm benign tumor removed from the right side of her neck.
Now, she has several benign tumors of varying sizes (1 cm, 2 cm, and 3 cm) on the front of her neck.
The doctor mentioned that she had already undergone surgery on one side of her thyroid and cannot have further surgeries casually.
About ten years ago, after a minor car accident, she began experiencing lower back pain, which worsened due to heavy lifting at work, leading to spinal issues.
She has seen both Western and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners without success.
After two years of rehabilitation, her pain intensified.
Over a year ago, she underwent a high-frequency thermal coagulation therapy that severed a nerve, but now even slight bending, lifting, or doing small household chores causes her significant discomfort.
If another nerve on the left side were to be severed, would it lead to healing, or would she only be able to continue rehabilitation? Would undergoing this procedure again pose any risks?
Throughout this time, my mother-in-law has consulted countless Western and traditional Chinese medicine doctors, as well as numerous hospitals and clinics, including alternative medicine practitioners, but none have provided substantial relief.
Many doctors have hastily concluded that her issues are primarily psychological without fully listening to her concerns.
As her children, we understand that she is indeed prone to worrying about her health and that of her family.
However, the existence of her ailments is a tangible reality.

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We have witnessed her vomiting and expelling fresh blood; how can we not be concerned? Is it truly impossible to determine the cause of her symptoms?
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Are her various physical issues, such as palpitations, insomnia, urethral dryness, anal fissures, dry eye syndrome, migraines, and rashes from cold water, due to a lack of hormones?
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My mother-in-law has benign tumors on her neck and chest, and many new ones have appeared, causing her great anxiety about the possibility of them becoming malignant.
The doctors have advised that surgery poses risks and that regular monitoring is sufficient.
However, after her most recent check-up, new tumors were found, leaving her uncertain about what to do next.
Consequently, she is hesitant to resume hormone therapy but is also looking for alternatives that do not have side effects.
Words of comfort from family members are not as effective as a medication that alleviates her physical and psychological pain or a positive encouragement from a doctor.
Therefore, I am sending this letter in hopes of receiving an effective treatment method or prescription that can relieve my mother-in-law's long-term suffering.
Thank you very much in advance!

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ccs, 20~29 year old female. Ask Date: 2003/03/22