Thanks

Lots of advice - great!

So here's what I think I'll do. I am trying Ricky's idea of herbal echinacea and calendula diluted in water topically. If that doesn't work I will think about Hepar or Phos. It's funny that in fact I had been thinking about phos. for different reasons: 1. A prob with low blood sugar.
2. A sensitivity to light and changes in...
and other things.

I am trying not to jump into taking remedies atm. I took Thuja 30c (on the advice of a local homeopath) in Nov and had a VERY bad
agg. It also seems to have left me very sensitive to remedies... I know that in the future I may have to think about a constitutional remedy to correct this but atm I am just surviving. Also since the Thuja I am taking a very low dose of antidepressant medication. I felt terrible about that, giving in and going back to conventional medicine but there really was no other way at the time I was SO acute.

Anyways to get back to the point, that is why I will try the topical approach. Then if I think a remedy is necessary I will start with a low dose ( I seem to be OK with 6cs ) is that OK David I know you suggested 30c?

So thanks again. I'll keep you posted.
Deb

Wow!

After 2 days of treatment with diluted calendula and echinacea, the infection (yellow crustiness) was much improved. However the wound continued to split open so on Sat I took one dose Phos 6c and again on Sun. The wound healed, as expected but also there was some improvement in other areas!
I felt a lot more relaxed and gentler with the children. My blood sugar drops improved and so did my sinsitivity to light. I had some neck pain and shoulder (blade) pain this also seemed to improve.

Theres a big BUT. It didn't hold. I started to feel irritable and allowed my feeling to be hurt at quite small incidents. I had 2 BIG rows with my family one on Mon and one today.

Now I don't know what to do. Should I just leave it and see what happens. Should I increase the dose to 30c perhaps? Is it OK to mix homeopathic and allopathic treatments. I know it's not great for the homoeopath. But what I mean is will the remedy interact with the 'drug' and cause problems... If it just means that I have to repeat the remedy more often I can live with that.

Any opinions on this one?
Deb


BTW the burn on my wrist is now completely healed!!

Deb, one dose of 6C is a very small amount and I wouldn't expect that to hold - certainly not with mental or emotional problems. So, yes, take a dose of 30C - maybe 3 spaced over 24 hours, and wait for results...

This is a nice reaction. David did some nice work here.
Owing to allopathic meds, I would now choose Phos LM1 taking it as a succussed daily dose. Once there is continued improvement in emotions, the allopathic meds can be reduced and stopped with confidence.

GM mailed to correct me about this. It might not have been Phos that caused the reaction, more case info is needed to confirm and clarify.

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Thanks Wexdoc and Anna

I think I will wait awhile and see if these effects (the strong emotions and tearfulness ) pass. I think that the Phos was good for the cut. But thats the trouble with remedies I think it's stirred up the mud where I don't want it!

Deb

Deb, thanks for your mail. I can't reply because just as my libertysurf ISP has fixed my incoming mail server, the outgoing one is down.

I think you could benefit a lot from a "constitutionally prescribed" remedy which might or might not be Phos. Since you are taking allopathic meds, an LM of the indicated remedy would be best.

By the way, the title of this post "silly problem" - why on earth is it silly? No need to be shy asking for advice. You count as much as anyone else. [excuse my native Sussex phrasing. ]

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Cantharis and Urtica are also great burns remedies for internal as well as external use. Take Phos 30, as advised by David and use Urtica ointment externally if Calendula is not working. Good luck.

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Anna, thanks for your thoughts . I did receive const. treatment from Jan 2000 to Dec 2000 from a local homeopath. The homeopath concerned tended to repeat the remedies. She used 200c repeated once a week and changed the remedy about once a month. I found it in part helpful but not a cure. I often experienced very strong aggravations ( but I just think I am very sensitive). The last straw was Thuja 30c given in Dec. I knew it was a deep acting rem. but as it was only a 30 I took it. To be honest I have never been the same since. It completely rocked me.

I was so bad that I had to go back onto the drugs I mentioned. So that's the story. Now I find that I cannot take any remedy without an agg.

I suppose as the months went by I have got over it a bit but I am not back to my old self yet.

But it was a lesson in life that's for sure

Deb

BTW I will start a new thread with a more positive title

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Dear Deb,

I have been off-line for a week and didn't see all this. Sorry for that.

Can I just clear up what has happened? Are you saying you felt good initially after the Phos, emotionally , and then you felt worse? Or are you saying that you felt good for awhile and then went back to feeling the way you were feeling before the Phos?

If it so happens that the remedy had a deeper effect than first anticipated, it is possible that it will stir up older feelings - this is direction of cure, but they should fade. You can email me if you want to discuss it further.

It was not my intention to start constitutional treatment, but I am happy to offer whatever advice you need. It just goes to show the power of what we do, even in a first aid situation.

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