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| Hpathy Ezine - September, 2009 | ||||
Revisting: "Mickey Moose" Has The Sneezies-- Elaine Lewis, DHom |
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| This it is, people, the moment you've all been waiting for: The Answer to Last Month's Quiz!!!!! Here's the case again if you missed it:
Shana, major scandal! Eva the Picklet was a winner in our last quiz (Aconite) and we failed to acknowledge her! What you mean "we"? OK, I admit it, it was all my fault! Mom, let's face it, you're over-worked and understaffed; and, what does Dr. B pay you? I don't know if I would call it "pay", exactly.... Why? What has he given you? A pony. Mom! You need a tough negotiator. Let me handle this; in the meantime, start this month's quiz. Good idea, Shana! This is a case I like to call "The Sneezies". Mom! That is so embarrassing! Shouldn't you be out negotiating my contract? Now, as I was saying... this is the case of "Daffy Duck". Mom, isn't "Daffy Duck" a real person? You could be right. OK. This is the case of "Mickey Moose". See Acute Case Questionnaire filled out below: Acute Case Questionnaire
I seem to have gotten the cold the children have been passing around. It came on suddenly late yesterday afternoon/early evening. That seems to be key with this thing. We all have gotten it around the same time of day and suddenly. It began with A LOT of sneezing. At first it seemed almost like allergies. I sneezed and sneezed and would have even some "fits" of sneezing. At first only clear, watery discharge. As late night neared I could tell my nose wanted to get stuffy. So overnight as I laid down it stopped up. This AM my throat is a little raw from drainage and also breathing through my mouth all night. I do not think this is a big part of it at this point. My throat pain is indistinct and just seems raw. This AM I began with sneezing again as soon as I got up, but now it has settled a little. My nose is not running, but stuffy on and off from one minute to the next right now. When I do sneeze a large amount of yellow, thick discharge came out a couple of times. It is the consistency of egg whites, not like the watery discharge of last night. I coughed a couple of times, but it was superficial, from the drainage I think. There is nothing in my chest yet.
I think I got it from the kids. The weather did recently change and it has been much cooler and also cool in the house in the morning, even with the heat on. If I were betting I would say the cold weather combined with the readily available germs. 3. Sensation--describe the pain or other feeling. Does it extend anywhere, does it shoot anywhere? For instance, "It feels like there's a crumb in my throat, I'm constantly trying to swallow. The pain shoots to my left ear." There isn’t pain really. My nose feels dry and irritated from my wiping and blowing it. My throat is just a little raw and I think with a warm drink will improve.
My nose is red around the edges.
My nose and sinuses, throat a little.
I am definitely worse at night and first thing in the morning. A warm shower is better. Lying down definitely worse. Trying to sleep was awful. Mentals are sort of bad. I am irritable somewhat. I HATE to be sick with a cold- HATE it. The sneezing and such was a little better outdoors. I am chilly, so better from warmth as far as my comfort. I was freezing in bed with the covers to my neck. 7. Concomitants (additional symptoms that are associated with the complaint) Chilliness
Discharge is yellow, but still viscous like egg whites. It was clear and watery last night.
I’m irritable. I’m tired as I didn’t sleep well with this. I am chilly.
I can be irritable sometimes, but this is marked. 11. What have you been saying? For instance: "I'm fine, leave me alone." "Don't leave!" "I wanna go home!" "I want ice", etc. Honestly, last night while I was getting it the kids were awful and I didn’t feel the best and wouldn’t go to bed very well, so I was saying "I wanted a minute to myself."
Sitting, as I cannot lie down and probably moaning and groaning some because I HATE to be sick. 13. Thirst--are you thirsty, not thirsty, what temperature do you want your drinks, what kind of drinks, just sips, or gulps, frequently or infrequently? I am sipping hot drinks- fairly frequently. 14. Fever? Not now.
No.
That is came on so sudden and the discharge is already yellow within 12 hours. Also ALL the sneezing. I have hardly ever sneezed so much. 18. Is there a diagnosis? The common cold.
Probably agitated and tired. ______________________________________________ So there it is, people; what was the remedy? Shana, what were you able to get out of Dr. B? A goldfish.
--------------------------------------------------- Votes: Arsenicum-11 Almost everyone liked Arsenicum for this case; but, if this were truly Arsenicum, a remedy whose mental picture we know so well, wouldn't we expect to see the typical Arsenicum clinginess, need for company, anxiety, fear of death, restlessness and need for constant reassurance? But, we don't see any of that here, so we truly have to wonder. What I saw was the irritability Nux vomica is so famous for, "marked irritability", the patient said. A lot of you, no doubt, thought of Arsenicum when she said she was Sipping hot drinks frequently; but, if a drink is truly hot, you HAVE to sip it, don't you? So we can't really use that as a symptom. What can we surmise from the drinking information? I surmised that hot drinks ameliorate! I said to Alan Schmukler, our editor, "Alan, here's the case: lots of sneezing, extremely chilly, better heat and irritable. "Nux vomica," he said. Well, I'm thinking Alan should get the Synthesis Repertory we're offering as a prize because the one reader who did get it right didn't bother to say who he was! Thanks a lot, "Anonymous", IF that's your real name! By the way, for you Pulsatilla voters
(probably because of the thick yellow mucus and evening aggravation),
Pulsatilla is soooooo much worse for heat, and this patient craves
it, that we can't consider Pulsatilla. You could say the same thing
for Nat-mur; yes, they can be chilly and sneezy but not better for
heat and hot drinks. People, please use your modalities! Don't discount
them, they are very important! Sometimes the modalities alone lead
us right to the remedy: Worse least draft of air (even turning over
in bed is intolerable because it creates a minor draft), what remedy
comes to mind right away? Nux vomica! Morning aggravation, what
remedy comes to mind right away? Nux vomica! Noise aggravates/better
complete quiet? Nux vomica! Plus, "Ailments from cold weather"
is not associated with Pulsatilla and Nat-mur; but, suits Nux v.
fine!
Alan, since our winner failed to say who he was, maybe we should offer the Synthesis Repertory to the winner of our next quiz, what do you say? |
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Elaine Lewis, DHom, CHom takes online cases. Visit her website at: www.hpathy.com/office/ElaineLewis.asp |
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