Hi,

My mom is suffering from a "heart disease", and she is currently under allopathic treatment. The details about the patient are furnished below.

All I would like to know is:

1. "Whether the patient can be made NORMAL/IMPROVED by homeopathy or not ? ".

2. "Whether the patient can be treated with
both homeopathy and allopathy treatment.
Will there be any conflicts ?"

3. "Are there past histories of success of
homeopathy in treating critical organs like heart/brain.
Can you provide me relevant links ?"

I would consider it as a great help if any
body can give me any information/suggestions
regarding my mom's case.

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Details/Patients Medical History
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Symptoms/Problems
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1. Breathlessness on exertion, and more at rest.
2. Pedal Edema.
3. Fluid retention by the body, and heart incapable of meeting body's requirements for blood.

Clinical diagnosis report tells the following:
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1. Enlarged Heart (Dilated), Conjestive Heart Failure (with Severe Left-ventricle dysfunction)
2. No history of AIDS, No history of alcholic consumption.
3. No obseity, No Kidney disorders and no past history of High BP or Heart attacks.
4. During the time of breathlessness there will
be conjestion in lungs, other than that lungs
and liver are fine.
4. The patient is suffering from this problem
for the past one year.

Current situation
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1. The patient is advised with a complete rest,
and limited mobility.

2. The patient is advised with a limited food intake, water(1250 ml per day) and salt(sodium).

Severity of the Disease
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She was first diagnosed with this problem on
September 2000. Since then till date she had
been admitted to hosptial four times, with stay duration of (4-8) days.
The treatment followed in house/hospital, was the same (as mentioned above). No new anitbiotics were
given for her.


Treatment summary (given by allopathy):
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1. Allopathy tells that they can't bring back to "normal heart" and a conservative treatment is followed as detailed below:

a. Give Diuretics (water pills)- to avoid fluid retetion(to improve urination).
b. ACE Inhibitors - to control BP
c. Digoxin - to improve heart pumping factor.
d. Medicines to avoid further enlargement of
heart - Aldactone.

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Hello,

In my experience, your mother can DEFINITELY be helped with homoeopathic treatment.

The aim of the homoeopathic treatment can be 2 fold:
1. Symptomatic specific remedies based on the symptoms which help improve on the CCF, cardiac function and by reducing heart size, increasing the urine output as well as preventing congestion in the lungs. This does not interfere with the allopathic treatment, as long as this is carefully monitored by the cardiologist as well as the homoeopath. The cardiologist would then have to regulate the doses of the diuretic as well as the antihypertensive and the lanoxin.

2. Constitutional similimum: this of course is more tricky as it would be important that the homoeopath actually finds the right similimum. But the response is extremely good. Here, IT is even more important to be VIGILANT With the allopatic medicines and regulate the doses daily. Also response to the similimum should be carefully noted. Repetitions and potency should be very carefully planned depending on remedy response.

I personally have has NO PROBLEM with both systems of medicine being used together, provided as I said before, both attending physicians are alert and step down the necessary medicines symptomatically, depending in the response of the patient.

I would not be able to personally recccomend anybody in Bangalore, as I know more doctors in Mumbai, adn I believe there are a few good ones in Chennai too. But it will be very important that you find someone knowlegeable close to you as these cases need to be monitored personally and closely.

Warm regards,
doctorleela

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hi there,
One thing that can help the heart is the herbal tincture Crataegus - 3 drops twice a day in water. It strengthens the actual heart muscle. I have definitely seen homeopathy and herbs help people who have had quite severe heart attacks, alongside their allopathic medication.
Good luck, Claire Green

Hi,
Another thought is that Taraxacum, again the herbal tincture, is an excellent diuretic and because it is rich in potassium does not deplete potassium levels as allopathic diuretics can do. 5 drops twice a day in water.
best wishes Claire Green

The problem described above sounds like that of my 89 yr old Mother. She had an angioplast a year ago which has helped a little but there is only so much that cab be done at her age. I have her on Crateagus Herbal Tincture -but 20 drops 3x a day after food. You need to start with 5 drops and build it up.This has been proven by the allopaths to strengthen the heart. My Mother unfortunately is on the same mix of medicines but over the months the doses have been able to be dropped which I put down to the Crateagus. It does help that I do know her constitutional remedy which she takes in a low dose when she needs it. She calls them her happy pills!!

Stroph. in a low potency has also helped her oedema at times but she doesn't take it on a regular basis.

So yes, homeopathy can help this condition a lot but I would hestate to say cure!!

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RSHom - Registered Homeopath

Dear Ricky,

My mother's 88 and has this same disease. Is your mother losing weight? My mother is very thin and sleeps a lot--maybe because of all the medication. Can't be good for the liver.

Yes Crataegus (also called hawthorn berries) is highly touted for this condition; probably the best recommendation we could make along with vitamin E.

Snoopy

Crataegus: I recently met a American surgeon here in Goa and he told me that they inject Crataegus directly when the heart stops during surgery.
Guess that a interesting bit of news!

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Hi there,
Yes I agree with Ricky that you start with 3-5 drops twice a day and then build up, best to stay on a few drops to begin with as there can be side effects initially, that of feeling a bit sick, that is usually a good sign and the feeling leaves within a week. Taraxacum is a marvellous tincture for edema and can be taken indefinitely. Those tinctures along with your mother's homeopathic remedy should set her on the road to health.
Best wishes Clare Green

Hi,

Its the topic raiser ("Cure for Heart-Disease")
again.
I ve been reading all the suggestions, they have all been very valuble.
Thanks for the help. Doctor Leela had promised to refer a good homeopath near my
locality.

I would like to provide some more information
about my mother's case:

More Information
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1. She is 49 years old.
So her reasonably-young age is the reason, which is helping me believe that she can fight & overcome the disease.
Is my assumption correct ?

2. She is thin and very weak for her age.
She can't talk continuously for more than 2 minutes or
she can't walk/stand continuously for more than 5 minutes.
Height : 5 feet 8 inches, weight - 46 kg.

3. She is having "Hypothyrodism" since 1999 and
she is treated for that also (Eltroxin is given
to her daily).
Currently she has a lightly swellen neck (thyroid disorders)
and her cheeks have a peculiar "dark colour" on them.
Can homeopathy treat for Thyroid disorders also ?
(Bcoz the Thyroid hormone that she is intaking, will lead to stiffening of major arteries)

4. She "coughs" severly at night, and
www.heartcenteronline.com tells that it is as a symptom of Congestive Heart failure.
Allopathy has not yet addressed/explained it.

Can anybody help me with an explanation for 3 & 4.

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Dear TV,

Boy, do I have a remedy for you! Spongia Tosta.

It has all your mother's symptoms: Enlarged heart, cardiac cough, difficult breathing, exhaustion with slight exertion and conditions of the thyroid.

I would have her take a Spongia 6C three times a day and evaluate after a month. Needless to say, she should stop if it makes her feel worse. She should also have a Spongia 30C on hand for any acute intense suffocative attacks; for instance, if she were to wake at night gasping for breath, take a dose (one or two pellets) of Spongia 30C and repeat as needed.

It seems like a well-indicated remedy. My information comes from Murphy's Materia Medica and Morrison's Desktop Guide.

Snoopy