- A female 38 came with K/C/O- THYROID SWELLING, HYPOTHYROIDISM since many years without any treatment. A tennis ball like swelling, a hard swelling on external throat.
- Painless swelling on external neck, with difficulty in swallowing.
- Body has developed –swelling on and off, menstrual disturbances, stomach disturbances, constipation, difficulty in breathing occ., hair fall Etc.
- Constant lethargy, dullness++. Working with difficulty because of weakness.
- Hot patient++
- Thirsty++
- Fair, light hair, obese lady with lax muscles
- Fatigue ++
- Plethora ++
- Husband has developed some dispute with her
- (Patient)- I have become dull. I don’t want to do anything. I am just sitting at home and do not have any desire to work. I understand that I have to work, rather I want to work and with the same thought I become restless.
I don’t know what to do. I have lost my interest towards my domestic duties. I don’t meet people. We are lower middle class people and so I have to work. Since thyroid I am so low. I feel anxious, restless.
- I was not like that. I used to work at home as well as outside. I don’t know why I feel so depressed and low spirited. I feel dry. I don’t feel emotions
- Some mornings i get up cheerfully but as day progresses, I get back to same state.
- She has become irritable with the situation and has started behaving differently. Her behaviour has become unpredictable, sometimes normal, sometimes angry, sometimes weeping, sometimes cheerful.
- I sit at home staring aimlessly for long periods. I just cannot think beyond regular dull thoughts.
- I feel heaviness in the body with lot of swelling.
- Low sexual functions.
- Morning time facial swelling is also there.
- C. Better
- L/E- 4 into 5 cm size swelling on thyroid on right side. Hard, nodular, large ball shape swelling.
- Adv- HMG- WNL
- Calcium- Normal
- TFT- S.TSH> 100U(15-11-2019)
- Adv- USG Neck- Showing nodular swelling.
ANALYSIS
- A lady thermally hot, with thyroid problems with maximum readings, depressed, dry, anxious, indifferent, with aversion to her profession, morose etc.
Huge, hard thyroid swelling
WHAT I WANT IN MY MEDICINE
- GLANDULAR MEDICINE-THYROID SWELLING
- HARD TUMOR
- HOT PATIENT
- ANXIOUS
- INDIFFERENT
- DEPRESSED
- AVERSION TO OWN PROFESSION
- WORK AVERSION TO
- DISCONCERTED
- WEAKNESS++, LETHARGIC
FOLLOW UP REPORTS- 19-12-2022
FOLLOW UP REPORTS- 13-01-2022
USG – NECK- HUGE SWELLING ON EXTERNAL NECK OF AROUND 4*5 cm.
PRESCRIPTION-(01-01-19)
BROM 200, 3 DOSES were given with SL-15 days
FOLLOW UP:
DATE | SYMPTOMS | MEDICINE GIVEN |
15-11-19 | S.TSH > 100U
SYMPTOMS SQ. MOODS ,STAMINA SQ |
BROM 200, 3 DOES WITH SL. For 15 DAYS |
30-11-19 | S.TSH – is very higher. COMPLAINTS BETTER slightly. Swelling on neck reduced. G.C. BETTER. No new complaints. | SL CONTINUED |
19-12-19 | S.TSH > 50U. Swelling reduced on thyroid.
COMPLAINTS BETTER. Anxiety better. Can do her domestic duties well. Has desire for work. |
BROM 200, 3 DOSES WITH SL. |
13-01-20 | S.TSH – 6.65U COMPLAINTS are much better. Swelling on thyroid BETTER. Has DESIRE TO WORK.
Mood fresh. G.C. BETTER. |
SL CONTINUED. |
13-02-20 | COMPLAINTS BETTER. Moods are better
Swelling on neck reduced. Her relations at home are getting better. Her body swelling has reduced a lot. |
BROM 200, 3 DOSES WITH SL. For 3 months |
15-06-20 | Had some acute episode of viral fever where she took allopathic medicines. No other complaints now. She is working well now. Moods normal. Vital data better. | SL CONTINUED FOR 3 MONTHS |
21-11-20 | SWELLING BETTER. NO return of any complaints. S.TSH- 5.04U. STOOLS, URINE, APPETITE, STAMINA BETTER.
MOODS NORMAL. G.C. AVERAGE. |
BROM 200, 3 DOSES WITH SL for 3 months. |
1-1-21 | Complaints better. No other complaints | SL continued for 3 months. |
Where’s the follow up sonography of nodules: after treatment. Last thyroid report was also not normal: no mentor weather TSH was not normal when this case was published. What’s the follow up after 3 months: how long patient has continued the medication or it just discontinued after 3 months
Very interesting article with clear explanation. Thank you.