Phos-Apis?
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:08 pm
Thought I'd post this one - I found it interesting.
Px has been having problems with coughing - dry choking cough, coming on without warning and ceasing suddenly. Energy levels down. I tried previous "constitutional", which didn't help. She then found blood in her urine, slight burning sensation, no other clear symptoms except stronger dip in vitality. I gave Pulsatilla at that time based on previous use and some m/e symptoms, which helped a little but not much and didn't hold, vitality up a little but not strikingly so. She then reported another appearance of blood in the urine. Urine tests showed the presence of an infection. I've been treating her for years and her remedies have always been around Nat-M, Ars, Nit-Ac, Sepia type. Puls has helped her more recently. What's interesting to me is that this px has been going through great changes in m/e over the last few years but especially over the last 6 months, due to a change in spiritual orientation.
She reported that at the onset she had a strong desire for salty food, and also that she was extremely thirsty. I re-took and gave Phos - a remedy that has never been part of her picture in the time I've been treating her. Within several hours vitality was greatly improved, thirst was down. Over the next few days improvement has continued. Today she reported that a couple of days ago she noticed an itching patch on her leg - she assumed it was a mosquito bite and because she was scratching so much, put some lavender oil on it to prevent infection. The next day the area was hot, red and extremely itchy. All the other symptoms greatly improved or disappeared. This patch sounded like Apis, which could have been relevant for the UTI but the symptom picture was absent. I then saw Apis and Phos are inimical. I told her not to put anything on the itching area and wait 24 hours - it seems to me that the Phos has externalized inner symptoms, and that this should pass as part of the healing process.
How do others see what is going on? And if the patch doesn't start clearing within 24 hours - do you think it would be relevant to treat or wait further? Does anyone have anything to add about connection or inimical relationship between Phos and Apis? it's not something I've come across before.
Vera
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Vera Resnick RCHom
Classical Homeopath
Alternative Medicine
054-4640736
e-mail: vera.homeopath@gmail.com
www.freewebs.com/verahomeopath
Px has been having problems with coughing - dry choking cough, coming on without warning and ceasing suddenly. Energy levels down. I tried previous "constitutional", which didn't help. She then found blood in her urine, slight burning sensation, no other clear symptoms except stronger dip in vitality. I gave Pulsatilla at that time based on previous use and some m/e symptoms, which helped a little but not much and didn't hold, vitality up a little but not strikingly so. She then reported another appearance of blood in the urine. Urine tests showed the presence of an infection. I've been treating her for years and her remedies have always been around Nat-M, Ars, Nit-Ac, Sepia type. Puls has helped her more recently. What's interesting to me is that this px has been going through great changes in m/e over the last few years but especially over the last 6 months, due to a change in spiritual orientation.
She reported that at the onset she had a strong desire for salty food, and also that she was extremely thirsty. I re-took and gave Phos - a remedy that has never been part of her picture in the time I've been treating her. Within several hours vitality was greatly improved, thirst was down. Over the next few days improvement has continued. Today she reported that a couple of days ago she noticed an itching patch on her leg - she assumed it was a mosquito bite and because she was scratching so much, put some lavender oil on it to prevent infection. The next day the area was hot, red and extremely itchy. All the other symptoms greatly improved or disappeared. This patch sounded like Apis, which could have been relevant for the UTI but the symptom picture was absent. I then saw Apis and Phos are inimical. I told her not to put anything on the itching area and wait 24 hours - it seems to me that the Phos has externalized inner symptoms, and that this should pass as part of the healing process.
How do others see what is going on? And if the patch doesn't start clearing within 24 hours - do you think it would be relevant to treat or wait further? Does anyone have anything to add about connection or inimical relationship between Phos and Apis? it's not something I've come across before.
Vera
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Vera Resnick RCHom
Classical Homeopath
Alternative Medicine
054-4640736
e-mail: vera.homeopath@gmail.com
www.freewebs.com/verahomeopath
