That I chose the first option has to do with my history. Having started with conventional medical education, my doubts against homeopathy were strong.
During a phase, which we call burn out syndrome, and when I had just started reading about homeopathy, I just tried homeopathy out of curiosity:
With synthesis and a compact MM I worked through my own 'case' (honestly, I was not at all serious with it), found a remedy which came out quite obviously, self-prescribed and had an amazing reaction through the night as if my being has been waiting for the remedy for ages.
I was in shock, it shattered my picture of the medical universum.
Well, I followed my case up for a fewmonths and for a good number of years now, I have only to do with minor acutes. There is no chronic problem.
On the other hand, if something more serious will occur, then I only will trust a colleague practicing homeopathy on sound principles. As a patient, one should relax and trust the method and the homeopath. I'd say it is no good to loose energy by continuously observing oneself for changes in symptoms or remedy action.
My vote is no definite decision.
Siegfried