Dear Shirley,
dear Snoopy,
dear Ricky,
dear Shashi,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

as suggested on the 'old thread' I am starting a new thread. (The other thread's address is: http://www.homeopathyhome.com/ultima...c;f=2;t=005380 )

On Saturday morning I discovered an abscess developing below/under my right breast, right where the breast is attached to my chest and where the lower bra-strap usually runs. This is the area where the worst abscesses had been before but I cannot remember when the last really bad abscess was there. The tissue there shows a few scars from the abscesses.

My boyfriend was so kind to take a digital picture but unfortunately I cannot put a picture here, because I do not know how to do that technically. But, with your consent, I could e-mail it.

I will try to describe it as good as I can: It is purple reddish and feels hot. An area around the abscess it is flat and hard, in the lower middle of this patch the abscess is located and protrudes with the size and shape of half a small almond. Only the part that protrudes is of really different color than the rest of my skin. The hard flat patch is almost of normal color, just a little, little redder. Across the whole situation runs the old scar.

The pain is very hard to describe. It started on Saturday afternoon and kept increasing slowly but steadily since then. It is almost always there and feels worse with every movement and recedes a bit again when I am very still. It makes me move differently compared to when there is no pain and I can already feel a few muscles in my back under the right omoplate starting to feel a bit sore from this unusual behavior (from subconsciously trying to avoid pain) and also in my left arm and shoulder. The pain around the abscess is worst after a major change of position, for example after standing up from sitting or lying down.

This night I woke up every time I turned around in my bed because of the pain.

Even though the bra runs straight across the swelling it does not hurt much more with than without a bra, because due to the laws of gravity my breast exerts pressure onto the area whether I wear the bra or not. Still, at home I do not wear the bra. I think the pain is caused by any pressure that is applied to the inflamed area and due to anatomic reasons there always is pressure with every movement.

Modalities:
The pain is better (less) when I do not move and when I find a comfortable position. It is worse when I start to move, e.g. when I walk with my bra on. Without the bra I use my right arm to keep my breast from moving. I press that arm under my breast and walk leaning slightly over and to the left side (this sounds very dramatic but I am really having a hard time describing the situation, even in German it would be very difficult).

The pain feels as if a knife was trying to cut me right at where the swelling is located each time I move. It does not linger, once I stop moving and find a comfortable position there is almost no pain after a very short while.

Rating on a scale I would say when I am still it would be at about 1 to two,
at a movement it would currently be at around five to six whereas it was around three to four this morning.
For this rating, though, this scale would end at 15 where 15 would be the time when I would almost constantly be in tears because the constant pain would have worn me out over the days and nights and not drop below a five any more but on movements it would rocket up to 15 (a sharp huge sword cutting through me - I do have vivid memory of that pain from past abscesses.). This usually was when the fever set in shortly before the abscesses either opened on their own or were cut open by a surgeon.

It is a local pain, it does not spread out to other parts of my body. The only side effect is the different feeling in my muscles due to my unusual posture. And the other side effect is what it does to me emotionally. It is a grueling pain (for me). I would always say I can stand some pain - from my perspective - but I have been through so many abscesses that were really painful that now this increasing pain makes me really sad and desperate because I fear it may develop into a very, very painful situation. At present it is also the anger at myself (because this has developed again), the fright (of more pain) and the uncertainty (why is there another one) and the disappointment (because an abscess developed again when I had expected them to be history) that makes me suffer. I am so very disappointed/sad because I was so very convinced and also proud that I had overcome the abscesses - I thought.

I consciously and subconsciously try to avoid unnecessary movement (but I did exercise my 30 minutes this morning and I even wore the heart-beat-measuring belt around my chest and it did hurt).

Please tell me that this is nonsense but I still would like to ask your opinion on this: Someone once told me when a person looses weight he/she will have to go through many old illnesses again, because not only fat but also bacteria and waste is stored in the fat tissues that now dissolve. Can that be true???

And I keep thinking this abscess may be my own fault because my former Homeopath told me the abscesses may be a result of allopathic medications taken (Before I started seeing her I took a lot of Aspirin because of my headaches). Maybe it is a result of all the Ibuprofen I took?
But if the menstruation is very painful I will need Ibuprofen again and again. I just cannot tolerate the pain no matter how determined I try. I have not taken Ibuprofen, yet, but the period finally is appearing along with the pain that usually comes with it. I do not mean to complain, I do not want to sound like a crying sissy. But I do feel a little helpless and unsafe and vulnerable at present and I really do not look forward to the coming next few days. I really fear what it will be like if the abscess pain still grows worse and the period really comes through and sends me to the toilet every forty-five minutes.

And as long as I can crawl and there is no fever I plan to go to the office. We used to be seven in my department. Three colleagues are already gone (one for good because of having a baby, one already for a long time because of a surgery, one on vacation just now) and on Thursday another colleague will leave for a vacation. Only my boss, the secretary and I will be left by the end of this week and as I told you before we (the whole company) are going through rough times here.

Now here should follow my report of all the changes that took place during the past year. I will start typing it in Word on my computer but only after I posted this – maybe, this is just a hope I do not want to pressure anyone, there will already be a first suggestion for pain relieve when I return with more information. If the menstruating pain increases I will turn to Ibuprofen and a little bit I hope that this may dull the abscess pain, too. I will let you know after I took the medication, so far I have not.

I already feel very tired and I have a hard time sitting at the computer because of the menstruation pain and the abscess pain and I will probably not be able to post my non-acute part of my report this evening. I feel waves of exhaustion and warmth running through me and I do want to lie down. But before I will go to sleep I will check back here and also the very first thing tomorrow morning. I know this is stupid but I am very close to tears and feel really sorry for myself.

Thank you for helping, thank you very much.

Bettina

[ 01 July 2002, 20:33: Message edited by: Bettina ]

Bettina, please don't try to put together the follow up while you're feeling so bad. I'm sure someone will be able to help with the abscess and it can wait until that's taken care of.

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Shirley Reischman

Well, Bettina...hot and painful and stabbing and red--it sounds like Belladonna. Perhaps Belladonna in water, 30C, every few hours a sip, stirring vigorously before each dose. Give it 24 hours--there should be a sign by then that it's working, if it's the right remedy.

Also, can you buy Calendula ointment or cream at the health food store? Applying that frequently to the area should help too.

I get the impression this all comes about because the bra rubs against the skin. Do you agree?

Snoopy

I fully agree with Snoopy. As you know, the Ohio law has been changed and I must see each client in person and can no longer be responsible for internet cases. However, Belladonna was my first thought, so for fun I repertorized the case and Belladonna was the clear first choice. I also agree with the potency and taking it in water.

Hopefully, you will experience some quick improvement. Let us know how you do. And please don't worry about writing out your case for now until after the abcsess has cleared and your period is over. You may find that Belladonna addresses a lot of your other problems also and you may feel much better in all ways.

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Bettina

I just wanted to let you know I thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery. Bellodaonna and Silica are both good choices and this is a severe acute so don't be afriad to try both - one at a time of course, and per the dosing instructions - until relief is obtained.

I just went though a similar condition - a vaginal absess and it was horrific. You have my sympathies.

barb

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Bettina,

Regarding your other question about weight loss, since the fat tissue does hold toxins, you might experience a bit of a detoxification feeling. It usually feels like your going to come down with the flu, but never do or you might get some headache symptoms. If you drink plenty of water while you are loosing weight, you should do fine.

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Dear Shirley,
dear Snoopy,
dear Ricky,
dear Barb,

thank you very, very much for all your replies, I found them right after getting up this morning.

Ricky, a few seconds ago I e-mailed the pictures to you.

I do have all the remedies suggested at hand, all in C 30 and I will be taking all of them along when I leave home to go to the office.

I already put 6 globules of Belladonna C 30 into 400 ml of water in a glass, watched them dissolve, stirred with a plastic spoon and took a first sip. When I leave I will transfer the Belladonna-water into a plastic soft-drink cup with a lid and a straw so I can have the same mixture all day – and I will take the spoon and remember to stir vigorously before each dose.

Also I will now put a generous amount of DHU (Deutsche Homöopathie Union) Calendula cream onto the skin and cover that with a huge band-aid. I am very well stocked with such material from past occasions.

About the bra – I was wondering about that, too. As far as I can tell all the abscesses seemed to come from very deep inside. And not always did they appear exactly where the bra runs, a few showed up a little further up or down and a few even in my right armpit. Many were multi-centered. I would not know what to do if the bra causes this trouble. I certainly would not want to leave the house without it, honestly.

Thank you again, I will keep you informed on how things are developing. I did not take any Ibuprofen, yet, the menstruation pain is still tolerable.

Bettina

Bettina,

Ibuprofen also reduces inflammation of abscess. It will also help you to fight against the pain which you are feeling just now.

I remembered your whole case when your menstural problem was treated by all homeopathic medicines but you got releif with Ibuprofen.

Your recent condition required proper diagonistic and treatment. I think before taking any medication. It will be a good choice to consult your nearest Med Splt. I know you have very close contact with your medical doctor. What your med doctor have opinion over your recent development and condition.

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Dear jshah,

Thank you for your post.

I have not seen any allopathic doctor for six months now. I only went there to have my blood tested, he does not know much else about me.

If I go see one with the abscess he will most probably prescribe either a very black cream (Ichtolan) or a now very popular very green gel (forgot the name, it very strongly smells of Menthol) to be applied in order to draw the infection through the skin up to the surface. And he would probably suggest Aspirin for the pain. Once on the surface and of blue color a surgeon would cut open the infection and remove the 'material'. The whole procedure - which I know very well from personal experience - is a very long and painful procedure, at the end even more so because anaesthetics do not work properly in infected tissues. For these reasons I hesitate to go and see the doctor, I do not want the menthol-cream because I fear it would interfere with the Homeopathic remedies and I would rather not have the surgery. From my experience it hurts a little less if the abscess openes all by itself. It would hurt even less if it just disappeared systemically. This is what I am currently hoping for and what also happened before.

I know that abscesses can be very dangerous and should be handeled very carefully and I was very frightened about the first ones. But by today I have gone through so many and survived so many that I am pretty sure that I will be ok - hopefully with the help here a little sooner than ususally.

Currently I am stirring and drinking the Belladonna-water every hour and waiting for the first 24 hours to pass. There is pain, enough to make me really uncomfortable, both in the abscess and also in my abdomen. I cannot tell whether there would be more pain without the Belladonna. But I vowed to myself not to touch the Ibuprofen for the next 24 hours if I can avoid it (= cope with the pain).

Bettina

Thanks for updating us Bell is good remedy for Bell type pains

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