Patient: Description of condition (onset, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): Superior vena cava obstruction syndrome I had an artificial vessel replacement from the right ventricle to the left jugular vein in March 2008 due to superior vena cava syndrome. in September 2009, I was examined and found that the artificial vessel was completely blocked, I do not have any tumor (repeated CT examinations and exploration during open-heart surgery), my blood is normal (repeated examinations at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital) What kind of help do I need: You suggested me to see a TCM doctor on Oct. 19, 2009, and now I want to seek TCM treatment. Please tell me which hospital in China has more experience in treating TCM or TCM doctors, thanks! Doctor: You can visit Anhui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine first and take herbal treatment for 40 days. Patient: Professor Qin; I checked the internet, but there is no vascular disease department or doctor for thrombosis in Anhui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, can I go to you for treatment? Looking forward to it! Doctor: It’s best if you can come, but it’s a long way away. Patient: Jinan is not far away, Shanghai and Jinan are about the same distance from Huainan, Anhui Province, and I can go back and forth from Shanghai in a day. Thank you, Professor Qin! Patient: Hello, Professor Qin! I am a patient with superior vena cava plagiocephaly in Huainan, Anhui province. I went to your clinic on the 13th of this month and you prescribed me Chinese medicine, and I am reporting to you that I started taking the medicine from the 15th. After taking the medicine, the number of stools has increased from once a day to two to three times a day, and the stools are not shaped, sometimes mushy and sometimes thin. Is this normal? Doctor: This is normal, if the number of times increase more, you can temporarily stop taking a day, do not worry. I wish you a speedy recovery. Patient: Hello Professor Qin, I ran out of the medicine I brought from your hospital, we don’t have saffron seeds here, can I use other medicine instead? Does the lack of saffron seeds affect the efficacy of the medicine. Thank you! Doctor: No you can replace it with Shivee 10g. Patient: Hello Professor Qin; I have been taking the prescription you gave me on the Internet for 42 days, and I look and feel good. I don’t know if it’s related to the medication, please ask Prof. Qin how to treat it next. Thanks a lot! Doctor: Not much to do with the medication, Chinese medicine to every other day. Patient: Should I continue to take the prescription you gave me last time on the Internet? I have been taking the last prescription for 42 days. How many more pairs of medicine do I need to take every other day? Thank you, Professor Qin! Doctor: Take 15 more doses. Patient: Hello Professor Qin, I have taken 15 more doses of the medicine you prescribed, and I have been taking it for more than a week now. Thank you very much! Doctor: I don’t know what other discomfort I have now, whether I still have swelling on my face, how I eat and sleep, tell me as much detail as possible. Tell me. Patient: Hello, Professor Qin! Now the swelling of head and face has basically disappeared, and I am eating very well and sleeping well. I don’t know if it is because of the side branch circulation (artificial blood vessels have been blocked), but I am too thin 175CM only 115kg, otherwise no discomfort. How else do I need to be treated? Thank you! Doctor: This is a manifestation of venous thrombosis obstruction, do not worry too much. Patient: I don’t know how to thank you for your kindness to me, Professor Qin! Thank you!