Hi,
I'm Eve, needing help wiht my case. I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, & am currently taking Phos 6C, twice a day. Questionaire divided into three parts because of length.

.K. I'll try again & divide it in parts.

Part One

Please provide answers to the following questionnaire if you are looking for homeopathic treatment. You can copy and repost under a case thread or under the private forums. Please remember that more information is better when it comes to homeopathic case taking.

First Name: Eve
Age: 62
Height: 5’ 3”
Weight: 130

CHIEF COMPLAINT:

1. What is your chief complaint (CC)? Tell as much about it as you can, including what is the worst part of it and why it's the worst: the sensations, the kind of pain, the location, how your energy has been affected (for example, has the complaint made you restless, weak, nervous, anxious, irritable, hypersensitive, effected your thirst and appetite, your body temperature, and so on).

I have been fighting this complaint since 1999. After being in & out of emergency rooms & spending a large part of my time in bed in 1998, & having every test done under the son & all coming back normal, I was finally diagnosed at separate times, by different Doctors of having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & of having an under active thyroid. I have been on Synthroid since then. I also take a vast array of supplements & Moducare for my autoimmune thyroid.
I also had triple by-pass surgery in 1995, so that is always a concern too. The major problem that I am having now, is lack of energy & shortness of breath, just changing the sheets on the bed is a major ordeal, as is cleaning the house. I would so love to have the energy to do these things again!


2. When did this problem begin? What happened in
your life around that time? What do you think
caused it?

It began in 1998. I was re-married in 1997 & we were planning an anniversary cruise, when all the health problems started & had to cancel it & stay home. I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old Siamese cat Misty in the latter part of 1997 & also a seven-year-old cat that same year too. Those are the only bad things that happened that I can remember.

3. What aggravates the CC and what brings it on?(for example, certain types of food or weather, movement, light, noise, company, talking,
heat/cold, or anything else that you can think
of; please be specific) and what makes the CC better (for example hot or cold, massage, eating, lying still, music, company...)? What does it make you do to try to feel better?

Strenuous activity makes it worse, as does stress. The part of the day that makes me feel better, (although not energetic) is my evening relaxation time in the bath, with candles & music. I look forward to that time of day the most.

4. At what time of the day or night is the CC the
worst? Specify an hour if you can.
5. What symptoms can you identify that accompany
the CC (whether directly related or not; for example, headache with nausea; or menstrual cramps with diarrhea; a cold with irritability and anger)?

Mornings are the worst. I have 0 energy then. It takes me till ten or eleven o’clock to get moving. Symptoms are mainly extreme fatigue, for example, just raising my arms above my head to fix my hair, makes them ache. I sometimes have stomach bloating & queasiness.

GENERAL QUESTIONS
6. Environment: With regard to the seasons, weather, outdoor temperature, indoor temperature, drafts, air quality, air-conditioning, ocean air, mountain air, humidity, the sun/rain/thunderstorms/clouds/fog, etc.: what environmental factors give you comfort and relief, and which ones cause discomfort and distress? Try to give examples.

I am most comfortable in cool or cold weather outside. The heat & humidity made it harder to breathe for me & also the fatigue is worse in the summer & spring, which is unfortunate, as it would be nice to get outside & garden again.

7. What position is most uncomfortable for you?

Standing

8. a) Do you tend to be chilly or warm? Are there parts of your body that are colder or warmer than the rest of you? Is there a special time of day or night when they are colder or warmer? b) Do you perspire a great deal? If so, when? And where on the body? (Feet, head, hair, chest, armpits, etc) Does it leave a stain of a particular color? Is there a particular odor?
9. Describe what your tongue looks like.

(a) It can vary, I am freezing sometimes, mostly in air-conditioned places, & other times, I am having hot flashes & sweating.
(b) Not a great deal, mainly when I exert myself, but I do have night sweats sometime & wake up with my P.J.’s drenched. When I perspire normally, it is usually on my forehead & and hair. No stain or odor.

(9) That’s a hard one, pink with whitish coating.

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
10. What do you worry about? How do you deal with?
Worries?

Money, cat’s health, my Mom’s health & my health. Mostly the only way that I deal is praying.


11. How do you keep your house/your desk/your room/your study/your bathroom?

I’m afraid. Not very good right now. There is way too much clutter to suit me & it disturbs me that none of those places are neat enough or clean enough.

12. How easily do you cry? In what situations?

Fairly easy. When one of my cats or family is sick or when things just get too overwhelming, sad movies..

13. When you are upset, what do you do to help yourself feel better?

Say the serenity prayer, try to think about something else, go shopping or take a hot bath.


14. What makes you angry? What do you do when you're angry?

Cruelty to animals, being criticized for trivial things. I usually cry.

15. Do you have an emotion that predominates; such as anger, depression, irritability,
anxiety, jealousy, joy...or possibly two emotions that tend to alternate predictably?

Probably anxiety & worry

16. What fears do you have?

Fear of dying & leaving my cats alone, fear of my husband dying & leaving me alone & unable to care for the cats & myself. Fear of losing my home. Fear of heights.

Part Two
17. What have been the most difficult circumstances in your life? How did you cope?

The death of my son at 19 years of age. My divorce after 33 years of marriage. Having by-pass surgery at age 54. The loss of my soul mate cat two years ago.
I did not cope with any of them very well. Spent a lot of time crying & grieving & when I was divorced & ended up having to see a psychologist for a year.

18. What are the greatest joys you have had in
your life?

The birth of my son. Acquiring each of my fur kids (cats). Re-marrying & going on a cruise for the first time in my life. Having one of the horses my first husband & I raised win a race & having it appear in the paper the next day.

19. What was your childhood like?

Happy, although my Mom was sick & in the hospital a lot & I lived with my Grandma part of the time.

20. What bothers you most in other people? How,
if at all, do you express it?

Rudeness. I don’t tend to express my feelings about things that bother me.

21. What causes the most problems in your relationships?

Lack of money. My health.

22. Do you have any recurring dreams? What are they about?

Yes, when my late son was 13, he almost drowned at Port Isabelle. & Of late, I have been dreaming about that horrible time.

23. What would you need to feel happy?

For every one in my family, two legged & four, to be healthy & well, and for our financial situation to improve.

24. What do you do for work? Ideally, what would
you like to do?

I am retired, & I regret that I didn’t learn how to do something to make a living, so that I could help out now.

25. If you were made President for a day, what would you change?

Abolish income tax & provide health care coverage for those that can’t afford it.


26. When people have criticized you, what were they complaining about? Similarly, when people have praised you, what did you receive praise for?

That I don’t know how to do anything right, that I don’t’ know how to mange money, that I am too vain. That I am lazy.

Part Three

I am not, but it appears that way, because of my lack of energy to accomplish tasks that used to be easy)

27. What would you like to change most about
yourself?

My lack of self- confidence. My looks & weight. I don’t like getting old.

FOOD
28. How do you feel before, during and after
meals? How do you feel if you go without a
meal?

I look forward to the meal before, enjoy it during & feel bloated & too full afterwards. If I skip a meal, I get weak & shaky.

29. What would you most like to eat (if you did
not have to consider calories, fat, anything
you've read about the right way to eat)?

Desserts, pasta, sandwiches, another words, “carbs”

30. What foods do you dislike and refuse to eat?
What foods do you react badly to, and in what
way?

Liver, Lamb, Anchovies. I react badly to eating bad carbs, yet I can’t seem to stop doing it. I feel bloated & uncomfortable soon after eating.

31. How much do you drink in a day? Include
sodas, juice, coffee, tea, milk, and
alcoholic beverages as well as water. How
thirsty do you tend to get? What temperature would you like your drinks to be?

One cup of coffee, ½ can of soda, & 8 glasses of water. I prefer cold, without ice.

SLEEP
32. How is your sleep?

It takes several supplements to get me to sleep, & then I only sleep 5 to 6 hours.

33. Do you do anything during sleep? (speak,
laugh, shriek, toss about, grind your teeth, drool, snore, walk, talk, etc.)

My husband says that I snore occasionally.


34. Do you have trouble falling asleep? What keeps you awake? Do you wake always at a certain time? What causes you to wake up? What position do you sleep in?

Yes, but a sleep CD helps with that. Unusual noises in the house will keep me awake. I sleep on both sides, with my knees curled up.

WOMEN
35. Number of pregnancies, number of children,
number of miscarriages, number of abortions

One pregnancy, one child (deceased)

36. At what age did your menses begin? If you
have gone through menopause, at what age?

It began at age 13. I went through surgical menopause at 43.

37. How frequently do they (or did they) come?

Every 28 days.

38. What about their duration, abundance, colour,
time of day when flow is greatest; any odour
or clots?

5 to 7 days. It’s been so long ago, that I don’t remember the particulars, except the one time that I had a hormone imbalance & [assed a lot of large clots.

39. How do you (did you) feel before, during and
after menses?

Bloated & irritable before, uncomfortable during, & relieved after.

HEALTH HISTORY

40. What medications are you taking at present?
Cozaar, Zetia, Synthroid, & compounded hormones.

41. How frequently do you get colds and flus?

Very infrequent.

42. Have you had any childhood illnesses twice,
or in a very severe form, or after puberty?

No
43. Have you had any vaccinations since the
standard childhood ones? Have you ever had an
adverse or unusual reaction to a vaccination?

No
44. Have you had any surgery? What and when?

Tonsils (child) Hysterectomy (43 years) BY-pass Surgery (54 years)

45. Have you had at any time (mention year):
warts, cysts, Polyps, or tumors? Where were they located? How were they treated?

No

46. Do you tend to have any discharges (nasal,
vaginal, etc.)? What is the color, consistency?

No

SENSITIVITY
47. a) Do you tend to need a smaller dose of
medications than most other people?
Yes, I am very sensitive to medication/

b) Do you need less anesthesia than others,
or have a hard time coming out of it?

Unsure about less, but yes, a hard time coming out of it.

c) Do you tend to react to vitamins and herbs
and/or need hypoallergenic vitamins?
d) Are you sensitive to paint fumes, exhaust,
dry cleaning fluid, fragrances etc.?

Sensitive to paint & dry-cleaning fluid smells.

48. Family history: Mention diseases, causes
and ages of deaths of father, mother,
sisters, brothers and grandparents on both
sides.

I am an only child. Dad died at age 67 from heart attack. Mom has diabetes & heart disease & has had a vast array of surgeries. All grandparents are deceased. Don’t remember my maternal grandpa, grandma died in her sixties. On my Dad’s side, my grandma died in her 70’s from a stroke, & grandpa was murdered at age 84.

49. Construct a time line: Mention from birth
on to the present day, all IMPORTANT events
(emotional and physical traumas,
heartbreaks, divorces, work-related events,
diseases or traumas your mother had while
being pregnant with you, family stress,
death in the family or of friends,
disappointment, etc.) Mention the symptoms
experienced at those moments or which you
can date to those traumas.

No major events happened during my childhood, except my grandma’s death when I was in high school.
The death of my Dad, my son, was particularly traumatic to me, as both were sudden & unexpected. The symptoms were of course, shock & grief.
My divorce sent me into a severe depression for which I had to seek aid.
The death of Blue Boy (soul mate cat) after a long illness was also very traumatic, as he had been with me through most of the other traumatic events in my life.

50. When you stand in line at the bank or supermarket, how do you feel?
Impatient

51. When your family member was last sick, what did you do?

Worried & I tried to help as much as I could.

52. How is your sexual energy?

There is none.

53. How do you react to consolation?

Favorably.

54. What part of your life do you have the most difficulty coping with?
Feeling helpless to control what is happening to me physically & also with the state of our financial difficulties now


? Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
55. What are your hobbies?

I would love to visit Italy.

Going to movies. Spending time on the computer, reading & listening to music

Heeelp - Eve - which BB do you want me to answer on as I can't cope with all of them!! :-)

What effects if any has the Phos had??

Sorry, Ricky

I posted it on all boards to get the most input...I answered your question on the other board... which is fine.