Thanks, Dr. Leela.

Of course, I'll take your advice about the talc, and, of course, you're right again: sticky is a good word. Is there any particular significance to this being a "fungal" infection? Does it relate to my other symptoms or to my treatment in any particular way, or shed some light on anything? Just curious.

Thanks again,

Sam

[ 27. November 2002, 23:26: Message edited by: Call Me Sam ]

Dear Sam,

Don't think I haven't been following along. I've been silent
because Dr. Leela's and Divina's advice has been so superb, I've been
speechless!

Re: Staphysagria. There are many homeopathic remedies;
thousands of them; so inevitably, many look alike, and we sometimes
struggle with differentiating among them, but what's
great about your case is, we already know it's Thuja because Thuja is
working! And our motto is, "Never leave a remedy that's working."

Dr. Leela is doing a great job of managing this case. My hat is off
to her! To think that that little bit of cortizone cream was causing
panic attacks--who would believe it? This is our homeopathic
hypothesis come to life: Suppression! Again, thanks Dr. Leela.

Talk to you again soon, Sam.

Snoopy

Hi Snoopy,

Thanks for dropping in, and for carrying me through the C-potencies. Nice to "see" you again.

Sam

Dear Sam,

I forgot to say that there is something I do for fungal rashes that
may help you.

I take a washcloth, fold it in half 3 or 4 times, run it under hot water, VERY VERY
hot water, then wring it out and apply it to the rash. (This will be hard to bear, but try.)
The intense heat
should actually aggravate the itching temporarily, but it will die
down. Then stop. Do this three times a day for a couple of days and
the rash should disappear in short order.

Snoopy

[ 02. November 2002, 18:25: Message edited by: Snoopy ]

Sam,

When a child was your mother protective of you or when father was hard on you did you tend to run to your mom?

Also since you are still on meds, and still panic some, I am not conviced for all the thuja you have had it is what you needed. What I see as a deeper issue is the emotional and physical wekaness and telling us you feel small inside and childish points to bar-c.

If weakness and feeling small and like a child is a major issue for you and you tell yourself you simply can not get through certain situations so you avoid or hide from them in a way, then you need bar-c.

JO

I, too, wanted to be Roy Rogers....

Didn't much like Gene Autry.

Oh, well...

Happy trails!

Dear John,

Eventhough Bar-c is an understandable choice, it would be better to communicate privately with Dr. Leela about this because imagine the position this puts the patient in right now. He hears two conflicting views from two exceptional homeopaths, and where does he go with this information?

Snoopy

Good point Snoopy.

I guess I will wait to hear from Dr. Leela. Do not intend to intervene to strongly but I usually tell it like I see it but do not intend to offend anyone or cause confusion. Ultimatley it is about getting to the bottom of a case and what really needs fixed.

Sam,

Hope not causing you confusion. Answering the last few questions I posted would be helpful.

Thanks
JO

Dear leela and Snoopy,

Might (I ask a question here regarding "supression" of rashes??? You guys know I am also studying Naturopathy, going for my N.D. degree, and yes I will make you all call me Doctor Barb when I get it :razz: Anyhoo - Lots of Naturopathic treatment does seem to be supressive (in homeopathic terms). One recommendation I have learned is using oil of oregano for the treatment of fungal infections (internal and external). Now, would using a treatment like this be considered "supressive" because we are treating the rash, thrush whatever and not the underlying cause - BUT what if, like in this case we are treating the cause homeopathically (by the way Sam Thuja is indicated in Candida) and then treating the rash with oil of oregano. If you say it is supressive then how does it differ from the sugesstions of Hot water and Talc. If you say it isn't supressive then why not?

Sam - I forget and am too lazy to check if it was you or not but did you say you eat a lot of ketchup?? If so, I would recommend that you please cut back on that and all sugars, white flour products while the rash is bad.

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