Need some help...

[Allen Coniglio]

Chuck - With all due respect, no one can post the name of a remedy with no explanation given as to why and expect to be taken seriously. Why can any one of us not do the same thing, each with a different remedy name? Vicki has so far given 4 or 5 vague symptoms which all need further questioning, amplification, and clarification and that is not enough to do a case with. That is poor, poor homeopathic style. If someone has a suggestion for a remedy, back it up with reasons why. Do we know if her problem is in her bones? Or is it in her muscles? Or is it in her tendons and ligaments? And why is she falling? Is there a mental or emotional need for her to be smashing into the ground? Is she "slamming herself" on some emotional or mental level? Severe self criticism, maybe not liking something about herself or her life. We have to ask every possible question to find out what is really going on. To just state a remedy name off the top of one's head is not helpful nor is it justifiable to a classical homeopath or anyone who takes homeopathy seriously. Is homeopathic protocol prescribing - this for that - any more valid that using combination remedies with the name of some particular syndrome on it such as "upset stomach", or "sore throat" or allopathic protocol prescribing?
Having said all that, the remedy called for in this case may be Staphysagria. But, it may also be any one of 3000 other remedies. No one knows anything at this time and without much more information, no one is ever going to know for sure.

[Allen Coniglio]

Chuck - I just wrote a long, detailed explanation of why protocol prescribing will never be good practice but it got lost somewhere. In any case, the gist of the whole thing is that it is no more valid to write one word in an e-mail and post it as a needed remedy than it would be for an allopath to prescribe the same drug to anyone who comes into his office or to just make up something up off the top of his head. Why not just give her a combination remedy for body soreness that contains 8 or 10 remedies in 6C? There can be nothing seriously prescribed for Vicki at this point as no one knows anything about her case beyond the 3 or 4 vague symptoms she has provided. Who has questioned her in depth about those symptoms? Who even knows if her problem has to do with bones, tendons, ligaments, muscle, or whatever or how long she has had them? What makes them better or worse? And why is she falling? What is the mental, emotional, or physical state that causes that to recur? In other words, what is the poetry of her condition? Has anyone provided or even asked for that information? As far as I can see, the only thing we know definitely about her is that she has ridged or corrugated nails. So, now we know that we probably have an underlying sycotic situation. That leads us to begin looking in other areas for information and clues. Why is she falling? Is she self criticizing, depressed, angry - slamming herself mentally or emotionally and then acting that out onto the concrete? If so, why? Maybe something or maybe nothing, but we have to follow the leads that the interview will provide.

She may or may not need Staphysagria but no one knows anything at this time and to just throw out a remedy name with no explanation is not good homeopathy even though on some level, it may appear to fit.

[Ellen Madono]

Allen and Chuck,

I have known Vikki for years and I was impressed by Chuck’s remarks. He’s a beginner and he was very insightful if you’re thinking about her skin problems and not just the wound. Sometimes, intuition is worth listening to. Also when you’re a beginner, it’s important to allow yourself to think. If the situation is made so complicated, thinking becomes very difficult. I know because I’ve been there and done that. So I appreciate Chuck’s efforts.

Blessings,
Ellen

[Allen Coniglio]

I was not aiming at Chuck at all even though it may have appeared that I was so, sorry Chuck if you thought that I was. As I explained, the original response got lost somehow so I rewrote the second one very fast and did not explain things very well. Chuck, I do not know if you are a beginner or not but my comments were directed at the practice of sending an e-mail with one word in it - the name of a remedy - with no explanation or commentary - based on nothing that anyone can see. Why should anyone pay attention to such a practice? That is not homeopathy. That is just apparent guessing. I know that a lot of people use protocols to prescribe for whatever problem a person might have and those protocols are invariable. Thus, problem x always gets Calc Carb, problem y always gets Sulphur, etc. That is allopathy, not homeopathy even though one may be using so called "homeopathic" remedies. Staphysagria may be the right or wrong remedy but I would like to know how one would arrive at that choice especially with almost no information to go on.The last thing we should be doing here is misleading people who may legitimately need help.

[Vicki Satta]

Oh… makes perfect sense!

Thanks Heidi…
Vicki

[Chuck Solomon]

Hi Allen, Ellen and Vicki
I do appreciate your concerns and guidance. I have been using and studying homeopathy for 40 years, it saved my life. I've had some guidance and training from some homeopathic doctors

Basically I am a scientist with a BS in electrical engineering and with, I think, a far more than usual flair for complexity and other inter-disciplinary studies, such as nutrition, health science, psychology and motivation. Ooh, that sounds impressive, ya, ha.
However, in this case, it was not me that initially suggested Staphysagria for Vicki's condition.
That was suggested by Dr Rahmen - Staphysagria 200c - on the initial thread, with no explanation at all. I do not know of him, but I think Vicki does - and she can verify this.

So I assumed that he incitefuly saw the indications for the remedy in her initial descriptions.
At first I was not convinced, but was curious and started to research it in Nature's Materia Medica by Robin Murphy, ND. I was highly impressed by going over Staph , although I had read that info many times before and have quite frequently needed Staph, myself. One key phrase, I think, is: "as if cut".
Well, she was cut - and I have used after Staph shoulder and hernia surgeries to deal with the extreme pain of the "cut". (I also had used Arnica and Hypericum after surgeries and dental implants with great success - I did not take or need any of the doctor's pain medications, so, be I faulted or not, I liked the result.)
I think that is how Dr Rahmen prescribed Staph - "cut", but it is beautiful how that key phrase leads to what I think are the majority of her symptoms, and at times mine too.
Well, isn't the beauty of homeopathy?

That is why I began my first comment on this case with: I can see the wisdom of Dr Rahman's suggestion of Staphysagria ...
I was also wondering about Vicki saying she has ridges in her nails and also would like to hear from her, if she has any silver filings?
Chuck
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I was not aiming at Chuck at all even though it may have appeared that I was so, sorry Chuck if you thought that I was. As I explained, the original response got lost somehow so I rewrote the second one very fast and did not explain things very well. Chuck, I do not know if you are a beginner or not but my comments were directed at the practice of sending an e-mail with one word in it - the name of a remedy - with no explanation or commentary - based on nothing that anyone can see. Why should anyone pay attention to such a practice? That is not homeopathy. That is just apparent guessing. I know that a lot of people use protocols to prescribe for whatever problem a person might have and those protocols are invariable. Thus, problem x always gets Calc Carb, problem y always gets Sulphur, etc. That is allopathy, not homeopathy even though one may be using so called "homeopathic" remedies. Staphysagria may be the right or wrong remedy but I would like to know how one would arrive at that choice especially with almost no information to go on.The last thing we should be doing here is misleading people who may legitimately need help.

[Ellen Madono]

Sorry Chuck. Calling you a beginner. 40 years is a long time. Do you see patients? I like Robin Murphy too. For me it has been 17 years. But, I spend a lot of time on homeopathy nearly everyday. It is much more than a hobby or family medicine.

When I see take this or that remedy with no justification, I tend to just ignore the post. I thought you were explaining Staph and I was impressed.

Best,

Ellen Madono

[Leilanae]

Hi Vicki,

Altho there was no mention of pain, I did check the rep to see if there were any suggested rubrics. This is information only. I am NOT suggesting a remedy.
PAIN: blow, as from a: fingers: first, thumb: cina, cupr, oind
PAIN: blow, as from a, fingers: fingernails: caust

Atb,

Leilanae

[Chuck Solomon]

I am trying to send this to answer Ellen and to send to the group, also:

Thanks, Ellen, for your kind words.
I like to check the reviews on Amazon for homeopathic and other products to see many people's results. That frequently gives me an added perspective on a particular homeopathic remedy or other.
Found this review (and many others) under Staphysagria 200ck:
"I have been using it for a sore inside my lip where I bit it accidently a couple of times in a row. I had been treating it with essential oils and then baking soda rinses, but it was not getting better. After one day of using this, the pain was totally gone, and it was healed in 2 days! Amazing product."
Apparently, it works well for any cut or surgery, especially where is extreme pain, I think.
Many reviews are by people using it for urinary infections, of course, and irritable bladder - all of which are in the materia medica. Some people are using it for those problems in cats.
I have a friend who uses Staph for depression of some sort.
Chuck
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Hi Vicki,

Altho there was no mention of pain, I did check the rep to see if there were any suggested rubrics. This is information only. I am NOT suggesting a remedy.
PAIN: blow, as from a: fingers: first, thumb: cina, cupr, oind
PAIN: blow, as from a, fingers: fingernails: caust

Atb,

Leilanae