online case JA/May 01

[Joy Lucas]

Dear all, here is our latest online case from Janice Abbot - please post
your ideas, advice etc to the group for us all to share. Look forward to
hearing from you,

best wishes, Joy Lucas
I am open for suggestions for this case:

Case of 13 yr. old male with profound deafness, severe peanut allergy,
anxiety and anger
Diagnosed from 2 months old with profound deafness due to nerve damage
Normal pregnancy and delivery, very fast
Middle of 3 children, older brother hears fine, younger sister is also deaf
Severe peanut allergy, allergies to grass, trees, dust mites, cats
He is a large boned heavy boy, fair hair
Always stuffed up, can hear him breathing, has had trouble breathing since
infant
Devastated after a girl that he liked at school wrote a nasty note about him
Legs covered in mosquito bites all summer
Mother says he is emotionally delayed, acts like a 3 year old, emotional
outbursts of crying and screaming
Washes his hands compulsively-3
Thyroid problem-has put on 50 lb. in last year, weighs 200 lb.
Very dry skin, cracks and bleeds-eczema used cortisone cream
When an infant skin would peel off around his ears
He yells in the house when upset
Had surgery at 7 years of age to close oesophagus with a flap, he use to
throw up every time he laughed or jumped
Does well at school academically but maturity is not there
Restless hands and feet
Had bad colic for first 6 months, would throw up everything, would scream
for hours
As a child he would not notice the temperature, he would turn blue in a pool
or he would wear a snowsuit in the summer
He swears at mother and says he hates her when angry
He threatens suicide when angry or sad, he says he will eat peanut butter
Loves car races and wrestling on TV
Mom gave him R49 Dr. Reckeweg for allergies and he changed overnight and
became very hyper, felt nervous, couldn¹t breathe and started spitting 100
times a day
Fears: he is terrified of the nut allergy, he will not eat if mom is not
there to read labels for him, doesn¹t trust dad to do it
He is shy and withdrawn
He had strep throat 7 times before the surgery at 7
Swollen tonsils
Eats much cereal and milk before bed
Feels full quickly, cannot eat a whole hamburger
Has a chronic dry barky cough for 3 years, mostly in morning and night
Was sent out of town to school for the deaf for 2 years, he was very sad
from being away all week from family, refused to go back in 3rd year
Had separation anxiety
He calls himself a loser, stupid, who would want me because I am deaf
He feels nervous and paces but doesn¹t know why
He had a panic attack, started crying and punching himself in the stomach
His behaviour gets worse if punished
Taking the antidepressant Celexa now
Always been a nighthawk, hard to get to sleep
Kids seem to pick on him
Agg. by consolation-pushes you away-2
Anxiety comes in evening anywhere from 6-9
Restlessness-3-pacing helps
He likes to joke
He is competitive, he has a hard time losing
Does have flatulence but with no smell
He in introverted, likes to be a ham, good sense of humour, does not have a
strong personality-he is a follower, affectionate, will give mom hugs
Wants to be liked-compulsiveness there- he writes notes to kids and asks if
they are his friend and when they say no he is sad
His mom says his hair does not grow very fast, only needs a hair cut once a
year
Was very thin and undernourished as a child because he couldn¹t keep
anything down except cheese and crackers
Holds everything in

Family History
Mom had mono, roseola, and anaemia all at the same time in her teens
Dad ­environmental allergies, nose polyps
Mat grandfather was an alcoholic- physical and verbal abuse-he was bitter at
the world
Mat. Aunt had TB and depression
Mat grandmother, liver, lungs, and diabetes
Pat grandfather liver cancer
His parents are hoping the deafness can be helped with homeopathy but they
are really concerned about the emotional outbursts and compulsive behaviour
I looked at carbolic acid but I thought ammon-carb or ammon- mur might be
more appropriate, also syph.
As I write this up I think of Nat-mur
An energy worker has referred him and says there is a psoric miasm to be
dealt with

[Sue Muller]

Dear Joy,

Modalities:

Worse morning and night
Worse consolation
Worse 6-9 pm

And Nat.mur. does seem similar, doesn't it, with the worse consolation and
the rage etc.? I wouldn't use the high potency system myself though. He may
not withstand it. Personally, I would stick with the 30C's and lower with
regular repetition if necessary. Also, treating acutely can bring longer
term results as well and I would encourage the parents to have him treated
so.

Sue
Sue

[Rochelle]

These may be worth looking into although my instinct on reading it was to
look at the birth!! A Baryta salt looks good thinking of the immaturity.
Other thoughts that came into my mind where of Staph as he is picked on and
because of the mosquito bits.

Baryta Muriaticum
Food: cold water, < spicy, salt.
Ear problems, sudden stoppage, followed by pressure in head, tinnitus,
hissing; deafness.
Eczema, dry, scaling. like psoriasis; prolonged itching, spread out.

Regards,
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk

[Rosemary Hyde]

Just a quick initial response...

I'm sure that, as the energy worker has said, there's a psoric miasm under
there somewhere, as Psora is the basis for other miasms. However, with the
congenital deformities, the destructive behavior, the

[Dr. R. Swift]

Joy/Janice,

Looking at the boy's case I see the large boned constitution, sensitive to
what others think, desire milk/cheese, insecurity, withdrawing. This makes
me think of a calcarea remedy. With the anxiety, restlessness, suicidal
thoughts, chilliness, lack of trust of father - perhaps calc-ar.

I find it interesting that when angry he punches himself in the stomach
which is a rubric with only Bell. - an acute of Calc.

just some thoughts

be well

russell swift, dvm

[Joy Lucas]

Yes, and Calcarea and Belladonna are very homesick - he wanted to come home
very badly when away at the school for deaf. And also both Belladonna and
Calc have 'desire to spit'. But does Calc ars have the anger and the
anguish?

More possibly you are right with the Belladonna - put aside the idea that
Belladonna is an acute remedy only - it covers almost every aspect of this
case (depending on how you read it)

But I think we need to know or get to the centre of this case and identify
exactly what needs to be cured - and Belladonna seems a good place to start.

Best wishes, Joy
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[Dr. R. Swift]

Calc-ar is 3 marks in anguish, not bad for a fairly small remedy. I am not
sure I agree that bell. is only an acute remedy. I have seen it prescribed
for chronic conditions by well known practitioners.
I think that the calc-ar does strike deeper if you look at the physical and
mental nature of the child.

By the way, Joy, nice job on the m-arct. case.

be well

russell swift, dvm