Minutus

Hi,

I would like to review the logic of a case that I am in the middle of.

I also have a patient with a post-retina surgery inflammation. I think the inflammation points to treating the thin layer of the cones and rods and then behind that is connective tissue not the nerve tissue. The reason for this is she seems to have connective tissue issues in other places. (prolapse uterus causing urinary frequency and urgency, and bone breaking osteoporosis. She broke both ankle bones just stepping down. Also, she has mostly arthritus type pains in her joings) The bone could be thought of connective tissue which is mesodermal in embrological origin. The reason why I am concerned with the kind of tissue that is involved in the retinal tear is I have been reading about levels of illness. Prafull Vijayakar (Theory of Suppression) describes connective tissue as the 3rd level out of 5 levels. What is happening to her, is much deeper than an epithelium level or the next level the endoderm tissues that cover the major organs. Her eye doctor (the surgeon) is giving her Quinine-Sulphate to decrease the inflammation. I am assuming that the surgery that she had last fall has not fully healed and so inflammation is occurring. I gave her Symphtum for the bone breaks and then found out about the wrinkle in her retina and the inflammation. The symputum caused her vision to blur for 6 hours and she slept. That sounded like a good aggravation, but I had no way to measure improvement. She feels no problem so there can be no obvious amelioration. Blurred vision is a symptom to retinal tear. The symphtum is also for an eye injury, but I am trying to identify what kind of injury. Does this description make physiological sense to you? I am thinking that symphtom works on the eyes and the bones because it affects growth of the connective tissues. I found a nice article on finding of a growth factor in retinal tearing. http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/pr ... r=87698&fi... The point of that research fits my line of logic.

I am trying to decide whether I should have her take the symphtum while she takes the anti inflammatory. I have already established that the general remedy is working. So she can really take both now. She will see the doctor on June 12th. I thought if we waited until then and stopped the anti-inflammatory and started the sympttum we could be sure. But that thinking is too linear. The inflammation needs to be addressed regardless of what cures her. She is already taking a more general remedy and it is producing good results. So she needs to start the symphtum although the results will be unknown.

I am telling her to improve her dietary oils with olive oil and Omega 3 bought in small amounts. Cut out the oils from the cheap meats she eats. She works as a teacher but lives close to the poverty level. So I have to be very careful in advising supplements. Is there anything else you would suggest? She is very frugal and eats little refined sugar. Lots of dried fruit and nuts, though. I have been thinking of tissue salts. If anyone has time, I would like to hear your wisdom.

Best,
Ellen Madono

Hi, Ellen
Given her history of fractures, I'd supplement the Symphytum with Calc-phos. or Calc-fluor. tissue salts. (The latter if there is any pain with her osteoporosis.) I have a patient with a spontaneous fracture of the sacrum (how's that for major osteoporosis!) who's doing extremely well with a starting dose of Calc-fluor. 200c, followed by daily doses of the tissue salt.
Peace,
Dale

Hi, Dale. Interesting! Thanks for sharing this.
Warmly, Rosemary

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Hi Dale,

Her retinal tear and possible inflammation needs to be attended to first. The doctor is giving a derivative of quinne sulphate. (The herb that Hahnemann used as a malaria med when he discovered the similum law.) It's given for this kind of eye treatment because it passes the eyes tissue barriers and to stop inflammation (Malaria fever). Perhaps the retina tissues are more difficult to pass than other tissues? The retina cons and rods are just attached to connective tissues. I am assuming that there is some residual inflammation from the surgery so I am going with Rosemary's suggestion of Calc-sulph cell salts.

I am going to just send her 6x homeopathic pellets, I don't have cell salts and she has so little money and is very skeptical about homeopathy. But I think they should work just as well. Has anyone ever done this? I'll have her take it in liquid 3x/day.

I am of the opinion that the tissue salt theory is not homeopathic, but the basic remedy preparation is the same so using it like a homeopathic remedy makes sense. I think this is true of Bach Flower remedies also. The theory is different, but the preparation is the same.

I know this opposes the basic need for funding homeopathic pharmacies, but some people are not part of the capitalist system. This patient is among the growing number of working poor.
Once the inflammation has gone down, I will start her on Calc-phos 6x. Thanks for your lead Dale. I am not big on cell salts mainly from a lack of experience.

Best,
Ellen