On the face of it Calc came out best BUT there was no sweating at night. I did give Calc 30 as a best fit but other than the fear on his face when he first came into the clinic there wasn't much there.
The case
29th April 2003
Background 16 month old boy d.o.b. 22/12/01. The first noticeable thing about this child is his very large head. He also had a continual snuffle which I could hear when he breathed. He has blond hair and a slightly ruddy looking face. When he walked in he looked terrified and remained that way until I brought out the soft toys. He then started smiling and talking. He is a cheerful little boy who was content to play happily on the floor with cars and bricks and not ask for help or require constant attention. When he walked around the room looking and touching and fell, he murmured for attention but was easily distracted. He asked for his dummy a few times which apparently he only has when sleeping but again although persistent he was easily distracted. He is tall and sturdy and talked words quite clearly. He understands well. He has dark grey eyes.
Presenting complaint - mild eczema and dry sensitive skin.
Talking - 9 months
Walking - 13/14 months
Teeth - 4 months
Fontanel - closed and solid
He was delivered by Caesarean and weighed 8lbs 5 ozs. He was 7 days late and the head was the wrong way round says Mum. He was in distress and Mum was given an epidural for the birth as it was going on so long. The pregnancy was very good - only problem was heart burn and latterly HBP. He was bottle fed totally until he was weaned at 15 weeks. His head circumference at birth was 37 cms and he was given all sorts of tests and pronounced to be fine.
Mum calls him her little ray of sunshine and says that he has a great sense of humour. He will sit for ages and play. Um has now gone back to work part time and he is left with grandparents.
He can be very obstinate. If he doesn't want to do something he will stamp his feet and scream. He is very determined and will go back time and again to do something. The more you tell him not to do something the more he will attempt to do it. He teases says mum.
Fears - maybe of sudden loud noises like when his cousin screeches. He likes total darkness to sleep in and loves animals. With heights he is cautious rather than fearful.
He notices when someone is upset.
Food - Mum has taken him off all dairy since I requested it when she phoned for an appointment 2/3 weeks ago. There has been an improvement in the eczema on his face. (I couldn't see any!!) He loves pasta and poached eggs. Not fussed on salad. He prefers water and juice than milk anyway so possible aversion here. He loves fruit especially grapes and kiwi fruit. Has never been fed processed food so eats a good variety of home cooked food with many different tastes. He likes fish. He probably prefers savoury to sweet says Mum.
Extremities - cold
Catarrh - constant snuffle since birth. Has a runny nose which is sometimes greeny yellow. Mum says that he snores like a trooper. He has a loose cough on waking which Mum reckons is the catarrh which has accumulated through the night.
Doesn't cry a lot and doesn't seem to sweat. No sweat at back of head at night.
Anger - stamps feet and clenches fist.
A fortnight ago he had a high temperature and mum gave him Calpol. In the past he has had a few colds and ad antibiotics once because he had a cough that lasted 6 weeks.
Stool - fine, just a bit loose when teething.
Eczema - down arms, face, legs starts as little white head type of spots. Not itchy. All I could see was on his arms quite rough with extremely dry flaky skin. Mum uses Oilatum products.
Likes music and seems to have a good sense of rhythm.
If hands are mucky he wants them washed (Ars.) He picks bits up from the carpet and puts them in the bin but has seen mum do this.
Doesn't like the sun on his face. Mum has had to get a hat for him to wear.
He has had all his vaccinations.
He put all the toys away in the bags when asked.
Family Medical History
Mild eczema in both parents and paternal grandparents. Cancer in great-grand parents.
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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Anyone want to have a look at this one
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Rochelle Marsden
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:00 pm
Re: Anyone want to have a look at this one
Dear Rochelle, the whole sx picture doesn't have to present and although
sweat is common to Calc it doesn't mean to say this isn't the remedy. Calc
phos has large heads (grow too quickly) but the fontanelles often close
late, but might be worth looking at. But I kept thinking about Thuja -
averse to the approach of strangers - makes them very fearful, the catarrh,
snuffles, colour of discharge, love of music, they play on their own a lot
because they get lost in their own worlds, but obstinate when they want to
be when disturbed. Is this condition << vaccinations??
Just a few thoughts,
Best wishes, Joy.
on 4/30/03 11:02 AM, Rochelle Marsden at rochelle@ntlworld.com wrote:
On the face of it Calc came out best BUT there was no sweating at night. I
did give Calc 30 as a best fit but other than the fear on his face when he
first came into the clinic there wasn't much there.
The case
29th April 2003
Background 16 month old boy d.o.b. 22/12/01. The first noticeable thing
about this child is his very large head. He also had a continual snuffle
which I could hear when he breathed. He has blond hair and a slightly ruddy
looking face. When he walked in he looked terrified and remained that way
until I brought out the soft toys. He then started smiling and talking. He
is a cheerful little boy who was content to play happily on the floor with
cars and bricks and not ask for help or require constant attention. When he
walked around the room looking and touching and fell, he murmured for
attention but was easily distracted. He asked for his dummy a few times
which apparently he only has when sleeping but again although persistent he
was easily distracted. He is tall and sturdy and talked words quite clearly.
He understands well. He has dark grey eyes.
Presenting complaint - mild eczema and dry sensitive skin.
Talking - 9 months
Walking - 13/14 months
Teeth - 4 months
Fontanel - closed and solid
He was delivered by Caesarean and weighed 8lbs 5 ozs. He was 7 days late and
the head was the wrong way round says Mum. He was in distress and Mum was
given an epidural for the birth as it was going on so long. The pregnancy
was very good - only problem was heart burn and latterly HBP. He was bottle
fed totally until he was weaned at 15 weeks. His head circumference at birth
was 37 cms and he was given all sorts of tests and pronounced to be fine.
Mum calls him her little ray of sunshine and says that he has a great sense
of humour. He will sit for ages and play. Um has now gone back to work part
time and he is left with grandparents.
He can be very obstinate. If he doesn't want to do something he will stamp
his feet and scream. He is very determined and will go back time and again
to do something. The more you tell him not to do something the more he will
attempt to do it. He teases says mum.
Fears - maybe of sudden loud noises like when his cousin screeches. He likes
total darkness to sleep in and loves animals. With heights he is cautious
rather than fearful.
He notices when someone is upset.
Food - Mum has taken him off all dairy since I requested it when she phoned
for an appointment 2/3 weeks ago. There has been an improvement in the
eczema on his face. (I couldn't see any!!) He loves pasta and poached eggs.
Not fussed on salad. He prefers water and juice than milk anyway so possible
aversion here. He loves fruit especially grapes and kiwi fruit. Has never
been fed processed food so eats a good variety of home cooked food with many
different tastes. He likes fish. He probably prefers savoury to sweet says
Mum.
Extremities - cold
Catarrh - constant snuffle since birth. Has a runny nose which is sometimes
greeny yellow. Mum says that he snores like a trooper. He has a loose cough
on waking which Mum reckons is the catarrh which has accumulated through the
night.
Doesn't cry a lot and doesn't seem to sweat. No sweat at back of head at
night.
Anger - stamps feet and clenches fist.
A fortnight ago he had a high temperature and mum gave him Calpol. In the
past he has had a few colds and ad antibiotics once because he had a cough
that lasted 6 weeks.
Stool - fine, just a bit loose when teething.
Eczema - down arms, face, legs starts as little white head type of spots.
Not itchy. All I could see was on his arms quite rough with extremely dry
flaky skin. Mum uses Oilatum products.
Likes music and seems to have a good sense of rhythm.
If hands are mucky he wants them washed (Ars.) He picks bits up from the
carpet and puts them in the bin but has seen mum do this.
Doesn't like the sun on his face. Mum has had to get a hat for him to wear.
He has had all his vaccinations.
He put all the toys away in the bags when asked.
Family Medical History
Mild eczema in both parents and paternal grandparents. Cancer in great-grand
parents.
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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sweat is common to Calc it doesn't mean to say this isn't the remedy. Calc
phos has large heads (grow too quickly) but the fontanelles often close
late, but might be worth looking at. But I kept thinking about Thuja -
averse to the approach of strangers - makes them very fearful, the catarrh,
snuffles, colour of discharge, love of music, they play on their own a lot
because they get lost in their own worlds, but obstinate when they want to
be when disturbed. Is this condition << vaccinations??
Just a few thoughts,
Best wishes, Joy.
on 4/30/03 11:02 AM, Rochelle Marsden at rochelle@ntlworld.com wrote:
On the face of it Calc came out best BUT there was no sweating at night. I
did give Calc 30 as a best fit but other than the fear on his face when he
first came into the clinic there wasn't much there.
The case
29th April 2003
Background 16 month old boy d.o.b. 22/12/01. The first noticeable thing
about this child is his very large head. He also had a continual snuffle
which I could hear when he breathed. He has blond hair and a slightly ruddy
looking face. When he walked in he looked terrified and remained that way
until I brought out the soft toys. He then started smiling and talking. He
is a cheerful little boy who was content to play happily on the floor with
cars and bricks and not ask for help or require constant attention. When he
walked around the room looking and touching and fell, he murmured for
attention but was easily distracted. He asked for his dummy a few times
which apparently he only has when sleeping but again although persistent he
was easily distracted. He is tall and sturdy and talked words quite clearly.
He understands well. He has dark grey eyes.
Presenting complaint - mild eczema and dry sensitive skin.
Talking - 9 months
Walking - 13/14 months
Teeth - 4 months
Fontanel - closed and solid
He was delivered by Caesarean and weighed 8lbs 5 ozs. He was 7 days late and
the head was the wrong way round says Mum. He was in distress and Mum was
given an epidural for the birth as it was going on so long. The pregnancy
was very good - only problem was heart burn and latterly HBP. He was bottle
fed totally until he was weaned at 15 weeks. His head circumference at birth
was 37 cms and he was given all sorts of tests and pronounced to be fine.
Mum calls him her little ray of sunshine and says that he has a great sense
of humour. He will sit for ages and play. Um has now gone back to work part
time and he is left with grandparents.
He can be very obstinate. If he doesn't want to do something he will stamp
his feet and scream. He is very determined and will go back time and again
to do something. The more you tell him not to do something the more he will
attempt to do it. He teases says mum.
Fears - maybe of sudden loud noises like when his cousin screeches. He likes
total darkness to sleep in and loves animals. With heights he is cautious
rather than fearful.
He notices when someone is upset.
Food - Mum has taken him off all dairy since I requested it when she phoned
for an appointment 2/3 weeks ago. There has been an improvement in the
eczema on his face. (I couldn't see any!!) He loves pasta and poached eggs.
Not fussed on salad. He prefers water and juice than milk anyway so possible
aversion here. He loves fruit especially grapes and kiwi fruit. Has never
been fed processed food so eats a good variety of home cooked food with many
different tastes. He likes fish. He probably prefers savoury to sweet says
Mum.
Extremities - cold
Catarrh - constant snuffle since birth. Has a runny nose which is sometimes
greeny yellow. Mum says that he snores like a trooper. He has a loose cough
on waking which Mum reckons is the catarrh which has accumulated through the
night.
Doesn't cry a lot and doesn't seem to sweat. No sweat at back of head at
night.
Anger - stamps feet and clenches fist.
A fortnight ago he had a high temperature and mum gave him Calpol. In the
past he has had a few colds and ad antibiotics once because he had a cough
that lasted 6 weeks.
Stool - fine, just a bit loose when teething.
Eczema - down arms, face, legs starts as little white head type of spots.
Not itchy. All I could see was on his arms quite rough with extremely dry
flaky skin. Mum uses Oilatum products.
Likes music and seems to have a good sense of rhythm.
If hands are mucky he wants them washed (Ars.) He picks bits up from the
carpet and puts them in the bin but has seen mum do this.
Doesn't like the sun on his face. Mum has had to get a hat for him to wear.
He has had all his vaccinations.
He put all the toys away in the bags when asked.
Family Medical History
Mild eczema in both parents and paternal grandparents. Cancer in great-grand
parents.
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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Rosemary Hyde
- Posts: 403
- Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:00 pm
Re: Anyone want to have a look at this one
He sounds like several children we've treated with Silica -- the aversion to
milk, colds with green discharges, extreme obstinacy, an extremely curious
and interested but watching attitude in new situations, on the surface a
contented child (so probably not Calc-p), but ready to declare his feelings
strongly if not allowed his way. Sil children are also subject to eczema on
the extremities. And early development of stubbornness is definitely a Sil
trait. Their parents seem to report that this is their big characteristic,
and it develops earlier than usual (16 months is right at the early end of
the spectrum for temper tantrums).
The large head makes one wonder about Calc, since most Sil children appear
rather delicate. And fourteen months is a small bit slow to start walking,
another possible Calc trait that I've seen nevertheless in a couple of
children who responded beautifully to Sil.
Anyway, for what it's worth, if you need to follow the Calc with something,
thinking about Sil and related remedies may provide a clue.
Rosemary
milk, colds with green discharges, extreme obstinacy, an extremely curious
and interested but watching attitude in new situations, on the surface a
contented child (so probably not Calc-p), but ready to declare his feelings
strongly if not allowed his way. Sil children are also subject to eczema on
the extremities. And early development of stubbornness is definitely a Sil
trait. Their parents seem to report that this is their big characteristic,
and it develops earlier than usual (16 months is right at the early end of
the spectrum for temper tantrums).
The large head makes one wonder about Calc, since most Sil children appear
rather delicate. And fourteen months is a small bit slow to start walking,
another possible Calc trait that I've seen nevertheless in a couple of
children who responded beautifully to Sil.
Anyway, for what it's worth, if you need to follow the Calc with something,
thinking about Sil and related remedies may provide a clue.
Rosemary
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Rochelle Marsden
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:00 pm
Re: Anyone want to have a look at this one
Thanks for that Joy. The fontanelles were both closed - I checked!! I know he has had all the vaccinations but don't know if they were worse vaccination.One of the reasons he got the Calc was because I could "hear" you saying that they don't have to have all of the symptoms. To me, in my experience this was a Calc child but I have never given calc to a child who didn't sweat. I did look at Calc Phos, but rejected it . At the moment I can't think why. Thanks for the thoughts on Thuja as I will consider this if the Calc doesn't work.
Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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Rochelle Marsden
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:00 pm
Re: Anyone want to have a look at this one
Thanks Rosemary for the suggestion.
This child IMO was not Silica. I've had kids in who have done well on Silica and they tend to be puny, fearful of Mum leaving the room etc. This child was one sturdy , hefty model!!
Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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This child IMO was not Silica. I've had kids in who have done well on Silica and they tend to be puny, fearful of Mum leaving the room etc. This child was one sturdy , hefty model!!
Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk
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