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This is the case of Mrs. A.S (Patient Ref. No. L-6511) a 41 years old female patient who reported
to the clinic in January 2004. She was a known case of
cancer of the uterus and she had undergone hysterectomy for
the same. Later she had a relapse of the cancer in the vulva
for which she had received radiotherapy. She reported to the
clinic about 2 months after receiving radiotherapy. She had
complaints of severe burning and cutting pain in the thighs
since the last 6 months. She would have the burning
constantly, everyday and it would get worse from exertion
and at night.
She also had complaints of chronic constipation and acidity.
The constipation would get better only with purgatives.
She had an average appetite with decreased thirst for water.
She was fond of fish. Her sleep was sound but she would
frequently get frightful dreams and dreams of her dead
relatives.
She had marked anxiety about her health and had also become
irritable since the past few months. She had marked fear of
being alone; fear of ghosts and of darkness. She would also
get frightened at the sight of dead bodies.
She did not have history of any other illness in the past
except for the cancer of the uterus. Her mother had
hypertension and there was no history of any other illness
in the family.
Based on the above history the patient was prescribed a
remedy called Capsicum annum in the 200th potency along with
another remedy called Carcinosin which would target her
tendency to develop cancerous affection. In the subsequent
follow-ups the remedy Capsicum was prescribed in ascending
potencies and within 6 months of treatment her pains had
completely disappeared. She did extremely well with the
treatment and was free from the pain which had not been
relieved by any other kind of medication in the past.
This case illustrates how cancer pains can be efficiently
tackled with homoeopathy, even in those cases where other
forms of treatment have failed. Homoeopathy can even help to
arrest the further progress of the illness by targeting the
tendency to develop cancerous affections.
Remark: The remedy
prescribed in this case is patient-specific i.e. it has been
prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the patient at
that point of time. It is advisable that the patient does
not indulge in any self-medication. |
