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Post by gordana on May 19, 2021 20:02:38 GMT
I have somewise a tricky case, right now. A man was ill with that on ‘c’, in April. When called me (April 19th), he had been ill for about ten days, in a pretty bad condition, with a bunch of antibiotics, bilateral pneumonia and extremely weak. With our therapy he started at evening, tomorrow he was very bad, but day after that he started to recover, and gradually the condition only improved, every next day he was better and better. Treatment was completed when he said that 95% of his earlier condition is back (a week ago).
Then, he wanted to come for his chronic illness, cancer melanoma, operated two times, second one of metastasis on parathyreoid glands (two of them are removed – the right cheek). All the time without chemotherapy and radiation. I took the case and almost finished the analysis, I came to DD and I'm still thinking. One of the remedies is Lach, but something does not fit in it; mental is giving me Tub, but some complaints and modalities don't fit. I'm almost sure that Lach will be his remedy, at this moment. But, today he called me to tell that last night he had severe palpitation together with very accelerated breathing. That woke him up several times, so decided this morning to visit his doctor. This happened never before, except: in some rare cases when he was nervous or had bad dreams. Tomorrow he will do all examinations and blood analysis.
Now I decided to put aside everything related to totality and focus on his current condition, because I have to conclude that recovery is not completed.
This is what I have: - Sleep; waking; palpitations, with - Heart & circulation; pulse, heartbeat; rapid, tachycardia; respiration; accelerated, with - Heart & circulation; weakness; heart; diseases, after acute - Generalities; inflammation; after - Generalities; pneumonia, after
Never thirsty, during the illness also; generally and these days also, if the air is warm, he feels weak and must lie down (weather here is currently very changeable).
Now I am thinking on Carb-v, or to give him back on Ars (first remedy which led to improvement, have been used one week alternately with Ph-ac; later only Ph-ac), or perhaps to take into account some of his chronic symptoms, some of mental and modalities and give Lach. I like the latter the least, because it seems like a guess.
I don't expect us to solve the case here, i will think until tomorrow and wait for his blood and heart tests, but i decided to publish the 'case in progress' and of course, all suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
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Post by gordana on May 20, 2021 8:26:40 GMT
Morning is smarter than evening, our proverb here. What I realized? It was no accident that an episode with tachycardia occurred. I have to fit it in the total case. And the case has been somewhat blurry from the start. Even when I was treating him with severe acute symptoms, he was making some statements that I can now fit into the totality. When I manage to examine him in more detail, because those are things he obviously doesn't want to talk about. I confused the acute with the chronic and I stumbled. Now I will take a step back and imagine that a man appeared to me in a post-c condition and asked for help, as he said: I want no new metastases to occur. I'll probably give it to him Carb-v 30C to take in few next days. And I'll conduct an additional, delicate examination of all the questions to which he avoided answers, by prevaricating, evasive (don't know the right word). Waiting on your suggestions.
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Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on May 20, 2021 10:34:18 GMT
A very interesting situation and thanks for posting about it. Acutes will always push an already existing chronic state into the background but when you know there is an already existing chronic there is often a temptation to treat the whole case as one which is always wrong because it is always the front acute state that needs treating first.
It wasn’t wrong to take the chronic case at that time and as long as it wasn’t actually prescribed on then there’s no harm done.
My thoughts are: it is a continuation of the acute and the vital force has been awakened again with new sx
Did he have ANY of these sx before in any similarity?
Why did you feel the need to use more than one rx in the acute? Can you tell which rx did what?
You say he never has these palpitation but then “except when he has bad dreams etc” so he does have a susceptibility to these, old sx returning?
Do any of his current sx fit the acute prescription rx if so I would be tempted to stay with the rx which cured him - acutes rarely need more than one remedy but what often happens is that we prescribe rx after rx after rx because it appears to fit but actually doesn’t cure - this is not the same thing - so first have a look at the rx that cured him to see if repetition is worthy.
Of course reassure him that his chronic case will be taken on board when he is past this phase
One other question to ask him, has he done anything to bring on this new state, allopathy, self treating, etc etc
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Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on May 20, 2021 10:51:43 GMT
Arsenicum has palpitation with anguish, << lying on back (did he have this modality?) What time did he wake with the palpitations - for Ars it would be after midnight but a time modality could be useful Arsenicum can have both intense thirst or the need to always sip water - so this doesn’t seem to fit, has this changed Is there any fear when he wakes with the paliptations like you might have with Aconite I will wait for answers while I think of more questions to ask
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Post by gordana on May 21, 2021 23:23:17 GMT
I was thinking. On all this situation and my treatments, now, from the point of view of this case. There are many questions, Joy. As always. This time I will not answer one by one, but to tell what I’ve concluded and done. Before that, I want to explain something, what could be topic for some other, I think perhaps useful discussion: first thing is that I never, ever before, prescribed more than one remedy in a given situation. Among all that I have learned, I am especially grateful to you for that. (I would fail the exam now.) This time, however, I was terrified with all this madness. As, at least here, there were periods when a large number of people fell ill, I became more and more mad with fear. So I decided to accept the experiences of local colleagues, who worked as a team, had more experience (I was quite lonely here), and they often gave two remedies. One depending on the symptoms and the other, almost obligatory, was Ph-ac. Not every time and in every case, but often. And they had great results. Later, when the condition in patients got much better, we continued to give Ph-ac, since all people remained in a state of very great exhaustion. And it also gave great results. Hence the two remedies. I hope I gave answers on some question(s). Now, to get back to the tricky case we are talking about here. I am sure that his first remedy, Arsenicum, although given with Ph-ac, actually led to improvement. I could say: Ars (almost) healed him. Why I think so? There were two moments, to which I did not attach importance as now, because the condition was severe and acute, I followed twice a day and only wanted the man to get out of the condition – as he said: I am not sure if I am alive or dead. The first situation happened about a day and half from the beginning of the treatment. That morning he said: I am still very bad, but this morning when I woke up, I felt the desire to live. From that statement, I knew he would recover, but I kept an eye on him, it could go downhill at any moment, and he was still not well. (I try to shorten, not to write an essay, but also not to miss something important.) Two days later (the physical condition was gradually getting better), he said: I feel much better, now I know that I am alive and something strange has happened. This morning when I woke up, it was no longer just a desire to live, I felt a joy I had never felt before. The joy of life, and I know I will be fine. Now I end with the acute condition, he almost completely recovered, as I already said, 95% of vitality returned, there is no pneumonia or other symptoms of 'c'. And he's 'negative' (whatever it means). Then I am taking his chronic condition, with all mentioned above. And I see Arsenicum, but as always I’m doing repertorization, there are Tub and Lach very close with Ars. I refuse Ars (don’t ask me why, I don’t know; probably out of a preconceived notion that the acute remedy can not be chronic – you can see me in my 'fool' condition). After that comes the situation with palpitations and I am completely confused (read: I jump on the walls and I don't know what to do). I'm posting a case here, pretending to be normal. You know the sequel. That will be recorded in history of my mistakes. Yesterday I was thinking about everything, I gave the man Carb-v to take it home (he lives in a village, somewhat far from me), but I did not send him instructions, and last night I decided to go to him, after much thought, consultation with some colleagues (thank them, but I brought a different one decision). In that conversation, he told me again about the feeling of the day when he felt the joy of life. He said the following: I had such moments when I was fighting cancer, the desire to survive, the will to overcome the disease, but I have never felt such joy in my life. When I look at totality (bachelors, because: a man chooses even when he buys a pot, you can't easily choose a woman to live with, to be with you in a disease, or for example: I've always loved to meet new people, you can always find yourself in a situation where you need someone – those are his words, etc.). Today’s additional consultation reassured me that his remedy is Arsenicum (that’s why it worked so well in acute). I cannot write everything now. If will be needed, I will answer the questions about the details of the totality. Joy, you reminded me on Aconitum (I really don't know how I manage to remain a homeopath). Currently prescribed therapy is: Ars 30C, three days in a row and we wait. I gave Aconitum 200C, if the palpitation occurs, with given instructions, how to take it. To be continued...
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Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on May 22, 2021 6:12:28 GMT
All makes for excellent reading. We await with interest and thanks again for posting.
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Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on May 26, 2021 16:46:44 GMT
Interestingly, in his own approach to treating cancer, Dr Ramakrishnan lists Arsenicum album as one of the top rx for skin cancer
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Post by gordana on May 26, 2021 21:19:19 GMT
Thanks. I didn't know that. One more 'must have' book.
That's why I adore homeopathy. Everything has to fit. Even if we don't know something, if work properly and do our best, it has to give a result. Now this reminded me on one old case, when woman came to me because the boss sent her. She, the boss, was my client, and suggested her to come for two reasons: first, she really wished her well, and second, the employee became unbearable at work, very nervous, quarrelsome, and began to make many mistakes. Base on all her physical and other symptoms, I prescribed Staphisagria. When she visited me for the first follow up, she said (seemed pretty upset and embarrassed): I am sorry because first time when I was here, I didn't told something. I never told this to anyone. Several years ago I was raped. Yes, there are other remedies we would give to the rape victim (in CR 29 remedies fit that condition/experience/ailments from), but for her it was Staph.
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Post by gordana on Jul 15, 2021 9:16:54 GMT
Update: I followed him on a weekly basis, now on a monthly basis. After three consecutive days of Ars 30C, he had a nocturnal episode with tachycardia. He took Acon 200C as it was said, and after two doses the tachycardia stopped. Since then, there have been no more night episodes, only occasionally during the day, when the weather is wet and hot, in a milder form (a problem that existed before). He was taking one dose of Ars a week, now once a month. I follow him further, because the goal of the treatment is to avoid the complications of the cancer, which is still in the monitoring phase (four years since the last operation, without chemo and radiation).
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Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on Jul 15, 2021 9:29:42 GMT
this is a good case because it highlights the problems of 'what needs to be cured' in as much as what needs to be treated first as it is a three layer situation - a chronic and deep seated disease of the cancer, a sub chronic state of the respiratory sx and the acute flare ups of that.
Always treat that which is uppermost as it is those sx that will push back temporarily all other sx.
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Post by gordana on Jul 15, 2021 9:42:57 GMT
I would like to have more discussions like this, cases that are ongoing. I think we can learn a lot, only if people would be interested: to learn, to improve, to overcome one's own limitations (I mean fears, vanity, laziness, etc.). I am very sorry that we are so little committed to the essence: we need to help people. Time is very difficult, we all need mutual support.
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Post by Admin - Joy Lucas on Jul 15, 2021 17:08:37 GMT
I would like, again, to encourage anyone who wants help with a case to bring it here or even to illustrate a cured case, with the aim to have a creative discussion - feel free
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