Kent`s cases 106: Tarentula cases. Rolling from side to side to relieve the distress.

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Rolling from side to side to ease the distress is a characteristic of Tarentula.A man with inveterate constipation, who had used physics until they would
no longer serve, was encouraged by his daughter to wait for further action
until the proper remedy could be recognized, as advised by the doctor.
In his distress he rolled from side to side, on the bed, wailing "Oh dear me,
oh dear me!"
Tarentula quieted him; two days later he had a normal evacuation, and
thereafter had no difficulty.
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Case 107
Threatening Tuberculosis
Psorinum

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Tall, slim young man, age. eighteen. Very spare. Tuberculosis parentage.Temperature 991/2. Cachectic aspect. Pulse 100 to 110. Varying. Right
knee sore, painful when letting limb hang down. Has been ill with
inflammatory rheumatism many months.
Seems declining. The paucity of symptoms and generalities persuaded the
giving of Psor. hoping to develop the case.
Psor. 42m cured the whole case, and the young man remains well and is
thriving perfectly.
Several homoeopathic remedies had been given and still he was declining,
was an additional reason for Psor.
The cure of the young man is of itself good work, but the important lesson
is the relation of Psor to the knees and probably the right, which was
speedy, and the aggravation from letting the limb hang down.
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Case 108
Tubercular Glands. Tubercular Glands Of The Neck
Tuberculinum
Calcarea carbonica

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Mrs. J. S., 28 years of age.April 24, 1905.
Tubercular glands of the neck-some have suppurated. A surgeon said she
must have an operation, immediately. Not sensitive to cold. Thirst for cold
water. Has always worked actively.
Tuberc. 10m.
May 9.
No new symptoms. Breath fetid odor Sensitive to cold. Feet "cold as ice" in
cold weather. Gland under the chin gives sensation of softening in the
centre.
Tuberc. 10m.
June 1.
Improvement is very marked. Sach. lac.
June 31
Feels very good, though glands on -neck not entirely absent.
Tuberc. 10m.
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Aug. 8, Sept. 20 and Dec. 20. Tuberc. 50m.
May 15, 1906.
Pregnancy developed in July. Improvement continued throughout. Has had
no medicine since Dec. Glands enlarging again. Headache. Teeth ache at
night. Perspiration and chilliness.
Tuber. cm.
June 13.
Some evidence of improvement; glands not. so large, yet four or five are
quite prominent. Has been feeding the baby at the breast, having plenty of
milk. Head improved; no perspiration at night. Sensitive to cold. Thirst for
cold water. Rectal evacuations not every day. Generally amel. in motion.
Tuberc. cm.
Oct. 20. Tuberc. mm.
Dec. 17.
Lumps becoming smaller.
Feb. 2, 1907. Tuberc. mm.
March 12.
Lumps increased in size, from cold, two weeks ago. Sore sensation when
turning neck.
Tuberc. 10m.
April 11.
Sore lumps in neck. Feet swelling. Headache constantly. Appetite poor.
Tuberc. 10m.
April 15.
Feet and ankles painful swelling. > when feet elevated. Red spots where
swollen. Rheumatic condition. Emaciating.
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Weak; walking difficult. Cold at night. Perspiration as soon as sleeps,
continues until midnight. Back and front of thorax. Cough at night. Sleepy.
L. flank pain. Headache constant. Hands cold. > when quiet and can
recline. Appetite poor; no thirst. Never fond of meat. Fond of milk and
eggs.
Calc. c. 10m.
May 15.
All symptoms of last report have disappeared. Sach. lac.
June 13.
Feet pain, aching. Gaining flesh; feels very well and strong; not coughing;
appetite good; hands not so cold.
Calc. c. 10m. Sach. lac. each night.
Glands in neck tubercular.
July 20.
Tubercle in neck improved. All symptoms improved.
Tuberc. 50m. four powders to be followed by Sach. lac., one each night.
Oct. 4.
Glands, one on each side of neck, open and close; red.
Feels very well. Feet cold at night and all winter. Stomach and appetite
good.
Tuberc. 50m.
Jan. 23, 1908.
Feels well; some old lumps in neck; face, good appearance; gaining flesh.
Tuberc. 50m.
Later report says she is in good health, with no lumps in the neck.
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Mrs. C. W., aged forty-three, reported that her mother and one brother died
of consumption.
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Case 109
Tubercular Glands In Left Side Of Neck
Tuberculinum

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Dec. 30, 1907.Tubercular glands in left side of neck. These had been examined by
allopaths and condemned to operative treatment. Very sensitive to warm
room; must have fresh air at night.
Feels well indoors or outside. Appetite good; bowels normal. Active,
attends to her own housework. Feet cold; hands cold easily. Appearance of
face, sickly; dull red color.
Tuberc. 10m.
Jan. 27, 1908.
Had a cold she called Grippe, two weeks ago, cured with Ars. 10m.
Tuberc. 10m. Repeated also Feb. 24.
Apr. 6.
Gland in left side neck began to, be sore about three days ago. Remedy
acted over forty days.
Tuberc 50m.
Apr. 21.
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Swelling of lump continued a week, with some suppuration; two days ago
began to dry up and now presents better appearance than it has at any time.
Sach. lac.
July 7.
Swollen gland became normal in few days, and in a month the lumps were
so small they could scarcely be felt.
May 5 and June 4.
Tuberculinum 50m was repeated.
Had been having company and was very tired. Abscess at root of tooth,
now. Glands swollen.
Tuberc. cm.
Aug. 6.
Instep-aching pain before menses, was reported two weeks after last report
and has continued troublesome, during and after walking.
Tuberc, cm.
Aug. 31.
Instep-aching continued in both feet so that she walked on the sides of the
feet, when reported ten days ago. Has cold effects, now; Neck-a very sore
spot, a lump too sore to be touched, slightly under the chin.
Tuberc. cm. 4 powders; 1 each night and morning; Sach. lac. powders to
follow, taken the same way.
Oct. 6.
Swelling and suppuration of the old spot. So tired, constantly.
Tuberc. mm.
Oct. 20.
Feeling fine. Aching in insteps and soles returned.
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Improvement continued throughout the year; the lumps disappeared from
the neck and the pains disappeared from the feet.
A cough in November was cured by Bry. 10m., and later the same month
Tuberc. mm. was repeated.
In May and June, the system was weakened by overexertion which to some
extent interfered with the action of the remedy.
Hence it was repeated at closer intervals than would have been done, had
the course of its action had no interruption.
In August, when the remedy was to be given in the cm. potency for the
third time, four doses were administered in succession at twelve-hour
intervals, to push the action of the remedy.
The progress of the case throughout is delightful, even to read.
Without operation, the glands of tubercular nature disappeared from the
neck and gouty pains appeared in the extremities. As these disappeared, the
patient was cured of tuberculosis and of gouty tendencies simultaneously,
and became a robust, hearty, stout, strong woman.
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Case 110
Tubercular Glands Of Right Side Of Neck
Tuberculinum
Calcarea carbonica

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Mrs. N. D. J., thirty-four years old.Apr. 25, 1191.
Tubercular glands of right side of neck. These were cut out. Rigg's Disease.
Bilious disorders subject to vomiting of bile. Hands and feet cold.
Apprehensive; disposed to worry; weeps easily. Prefers cold to heat. Better
in motion than in rest.
Tuberc. 10m.
May 9.
Another lump discovered. Craves coffee. Worse in damp. cloudy weather.
Sach-lactis.
May 22. Tuberc. 10m,
July 5.
Stronger and generally much improved.
Tuberc. 50m.
Sept. 13.
Feels perfectly well; glandular swelling disappeared completely.
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For a better appreciation of these records, the reader should study the
provings of, and the indications for the remedies prescribed.
(See "Tuberculinum" in March Homoeopathician, "Calcarea carb.," in
Kent's Materia Medica, and other presentations of these remedies,
elsewhere.)
Patients with such glandular disorders present themselves to the physician
with few or no other complaints.
They seek a removal of these, and having slight suffering elsewhere, at
times offer no characteristics such as the prescriber seeks as a basis for
remedy selection. Then the remedy most similar in its effects to the nature
of the disorder must be used.
In the first case of this series, improvement occurred for a year, under the
influence of the same remedy, repeated at intervals as return of symptoms
demanded.
In this time pregnancy, parturition, and lactation aroused no increased
disturbance, but the improvement continued throughout. This should
encourage others to expect benefit from treatment even when serious
conditions are present.
The change from progress to decline, after the first year of treatment would
appear alarming except that the prescriber learns to welcome any
symptoms that develop as a guide for treatment, the symptoms forming the
image of the remedy which the patient requires.
Developing symptoms indicate the power of the system to express the
internal disorder; reaction of the patient to the remedy thus demanded
measures the ability to recover.
In this instance the reaction was all that could be desired after the
administration of Calc. carb.
When its influence appeared to cease, localization of the disorder in the
glands occurred, with more activity there.
Then again the remedy most similar in action to the process of local
degeneration-no other characteristics of the patient being present-continued
the work of restoration.
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The records of these cases are but outlines for the study of the doctrines,
but for the ambitious student who wishes to master the application of the
doctrines, they form a sufficient text.
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Case 111
Vomiting blood in dropsy.
China

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Mrs. F., aet 84, at the Memorial Home.Some months before I assumed control of the Home this old lady had an
attack of vomiting blood.
The matron declared there was over a gallon the physician then in charge
said lie never saw- so large a quantity of blood vomited, and expressed his
opinion that it was from the lung as he did not see the act of vomiting,
disputing the matron who saw the vomiting.
The treatment was directed to prevent another hemorrhage from the lungs-
large doses of astringents.
The old lady continued to decline, and when the attendant acknowledged
his impotence in the case, and the friends of the old lady outside the Home
made complaint, I was requested to assume the duties of medical attendant
of the Home, and this case with others came under charge.
The matron explained the situation and I immediately suspected that the
hemorrhage came from an ulcer in the stomach. The dropsical condition
prevented a satisfactory examination, but the subjective history confirmed
the diagnosis.
But the important thing is the dropsy.
Her limbs were enormously swollen and her abdomen no less so, and her
stomach could not tolerate nothing but a little milk.
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The dropsy having a hemorrhage for its cause guided me to the selection of
China, which was repeated at proper intervals in 77m; while she was going
down rapidly she began immediately to improve.
No other medicine has been given and she is as well as anybody in the
Home.
As she had been so near the angels she has the liberty of the house and is a
general pet; running three long stairs, visiting all the rooms and chatting
and joking everybody.
Old people recover when given the right remedy in suitable potency in a
surprising manner. Some years ago I supposed that when an old person
became dropsical his or her time had come.
At present, I do not declare an unfavorable prognosis because of old age,
but when the disease causing the dropsy is one hard to manage regardless
of age.