Case 1 – Dec 2021
Female, 49 years old.
Presenting Complaints: Never been well since a sinus infection 2 years ago. Working in damp environment, sanding and redecorating. Had course of anti-biotics and nasal spray and did clear up the infection but never really went away.
Last 2 years – Constant mucous, constant throat clearing, post-nasal drip, pain in throat from clearing and dry cough. All day every day. Pain under eyes, maxillary sinus, sometimes takes pain relief. Feels exhausted from throat clearing.
Modalities:
< stuffy room, air conditioning in car
> after eating, while sleeping
Anxiety
Started feeling anxious after a house purchase four years ago. Got very anxious and never went away. Feels panicky, no reason, feeling it in chest – heart palpitations. Worries about partner’s health, about money, how can they support themselves if something happens.
Modalities: > when occupied
Menstruation
Becoming irregular last 6 months. Having periods twice a month – happened a few times over past 6 months. Have had Fibroids for many years.
Pain – 10 = bad (7-8/10) Very heavy, bright red.
Modalities: > Heat, hot water bottle.
Sleep – unrefreshing
Individual
Introvert, detailed orientated. Likes to be in control, likes to feel safe. Likes own company. Happy being at home with partner.
Hobbies – Does crafts, making curtains, creative
Thermal reaction – hot patient
Energy Levels – 10 = Good
Physical energy – 2/10
Mental energy – 5/10
Overall wellbeing – 3/10
Food desires – Desires meat, sweet, spicy, hot food, hot drinks
Miasmatic Analysis – Predominantly Tubercular-Sycotic
Psora – anxiety, desires spicy food, sweet
Sycotic – Desires warm food, hot drinks, Menses > by warmth, Fibroids
Syph – Irregular menstruation, Introvert
Tub – cough dry, worse warm room, post nasal drip, desires meat, menses bright red, menses copious, sleep unrefreshing with exhaustion, hobbies are tubercular.
Prescription choice – Calcarea Iodata– based on totality of symptoms.
Hot patient, sinus > eating, < warm room, exhausted, anxiety – insecurity with palpitations. Scrofulous, postnasal dripping, fibroids, menstrual irregularities, haemorrhagic.
Potency – As there is a never been well since sinus infection 2 years ago
– 2 potencies 30c / 200c. Starting with 30c as energy levels are low.
Duration: 30c – 7 days in water / 7 day off / 200c – 7 days in water.
1st follow up February 2022
Sinus – A few days after taking 200c, started to notice the difference. Started to loosen up. Still a little bit of congestion in the mornings. Throat clearing has stopped. Was worried it was cancer.
Improvement – 80-85%.
Tiredness – energy levels increased. Physical energy – 6/10. Mental energy – 7/10.
Anxiety – Selling house and getting a new dog. Despite this improved 40%.
Menstruation – Had period 6 weeks after last appointment, but then had one 2 weeks later. Wouldn’t stop bleeding. Was given medication to arrest the bleeding. I explained that I can help with an organopathic with this if needed. She is happy to continue with medication from doctor.
Last period – 2 weeks ago, not heavy and less painful.
Prescription – Sac Lac
2nd Follow up May 2022
Sinus – 100% improvement. Patient very happy.
Tiredness – feeling refreshed. Physical energy 9/10. Mental energy 9/10.
Anxiety – Very little anxiety, feeling much better.
Menstruation –No menstruation for past 2 months.
Prescription – Sac Lac
Summary: Patient was very happy with progress and will contact me if she feels she needs a follow up.
Case 2 – Nov 2022
Female, 64 years old.
Came to me as an acute case, however, been suffering for past 2 years. Worse in winter.
Sinus – Last 2 years suffering with sinus problems. Head is full, congested, with post nasal drip. Constant dry cough during the day, but worse at night, as soon as she lays down, preventing sleep. Expectoration green / yellow.
Modalities
> fresh air, eating, drinking
< lying down at night (cough), warm stuffy room
Thermal reaction – hot patient
Desires – spicy, sweet & salt, meat, egg, chicken.
Hobbies – travelling, attending music events
Miasm – Tubercular Miasm was predominant here – returning every winter, better for fresh air, post nasal drip, scrofulous, desire for travel.
Prescription – Calcarea Iodata
Based on the sinus symptoms and predominant tubercular miasm. Hot patient, better for fresh air, scrofulous, warm stuffy room aggravates, desires sweet, salt. Cough worse at night, when lying on back, in warm room (Iodum),
Potency – 30c / 200c Started with 30c to prepare for 200c.
1st Follow up – January 2023
Sinuses – all clear
Cough – no more coughing & sleeping well at night.
Patient was very happy with the outcome and wrote a review for my website:
“I was recently suffering from a bad case of sinus which was causing me to cough incessantly when I lay down to sleep. Catherine gave me some remedies and I couldn’t believe how it cleared my head and also cured my cough; with all the cough meds I’d taken over the years nothing cleared my chest like the homeopathic remedies”
Acute Prescription – A case of intense itching while pregnant.
Female 31 weeks pregnant.
Presenting complaints
Intense itching preventing sleep at night
No evidence of eruption on skin. Worse on ankles, tops of feet and arms. But felt all over.
Modalities:
< night, warmth of bed, heat in general. > cold.
Prescription
Dolichos pruriens – Intense itching, with no swelling or rash. Worse at night – Boericke. Intolerable itching all over body in pregnant women, worse at night, preventing sleep, worse scratching, no perceptible eruption on skin – Robin Murphy.
Potency 30c in water for 3-4 days
Remedy worked well with itching completely gone after 2 days.
