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benign breast issue & other issues - need treatment suggestions

Hello, I would really value a treatment suggestion. Here are my active issues:

1. Recently told have benign 'radial scar' in right breast (only symptom that concerned me was an itch in right nipple, started a few weeks after the death of father, see 3)
2. shock beforehand when the doctors thought it was cancer (and it still has to be removed although benign)
3. witnessed the sudden death of my father from a ruptured heart attack in september 2009 & had tried to resuscitate. Was very close to him, devastated by the loss.
4. Take thyroxine for hypothyroidism (150 mcgs)
5. Tendency for extreme anxiety and panic over my own health and have taken aconite for this....found it didn't seem to work after death of father, but then maybe it was working, but just too much to cope with.
6. 39 year old female, dark brown eyes, some greying in hair now, but it was always dark brown too
7. average weight, referred to as slim, but i'm average, 9.5 stone and 5ft 6 in in height
8. no children, no pregnancies, not in a relatinship....no brothers or sisters...lots of time alone but do also enjoy that time
9. sugar cravings, but less so since started a healthier diet following father's death....but tendency probably still there.


I am looking for a treatment that may help me constitutionally through all the above. I am wondering if there is something i need to do differently with my health to stop further breast issues....concern about future.

I will give whatever information is needed. THANKYOU!!!!
 
  Opalite on 2010-03-03
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
It might also be worth mentioning that I have recently tried lowering my dose of thyroxine (on GP's suggestion) and had extreme exhaustion, extreme irritability, a sense that 'everything was taking too long,' and at times, late at night an unquenchable thirst (drinking about 8 glasses of water in 2 hours). In ability to rise in the mroning for the week that the dose was lowered.

In addition to this, breast is swollen and feels hard since had the biopsy a week ago.

Exhausted, don't want to go to work....usually enjoy work.
 
Opalite last decade
Please take three doses of Onosmodium 30c thrice a day at a gap of 4 hours for 3 days and report back after 10 days.

One dose means
If the medicine is in pills form 4 pills. Don't touch pills with hand. Use cap of bottle to take pills.
If the medicine is in liquid dilution form, 3-4 drops in some 20 ml water. Sip up slowly.

Please follow homeo restrictions like no coffee, no raw onion/garlic, no strong perfumes, don't eat or drink anything within 30 minutes before or after taking medicine.

Please read my posts on the breathing exercises called as Anulom Vilom Pranayam and Kapalbhati Pranayam by following the links given below. Please practise these pranayams regularly for half an hour preferably in a garden early in the morning. You may practise at any other convinient time. The only restriction that you have to follow is not to do these exercises within 4 hours after meals. You can have meals not within 15 minutes after finishing these exercises.
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/133092/1
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/134752/
 
kadwa last decade
It should read -

Please take three doses of Onosmodium 30c at a gap of 4 hours for 3 days and report back after 10 days.
 
kadwa last decade
Kadwa

THANKYOU! I've never heard of Onosmodium and i'm not sure it's sold here in England but i will try and find it today and consult a homeopath if i have to.

Thanks also for the breathing exercises. I will try them this morning, the sun is shining and I'm off out to the park where it is quiet. :-)
 
Opalite last decade
Also is it okay to do these exercises a short while after drinking? I understand not meals....but i am likely to drink in the morning before venturing out....?

thanks :-)
 
Opalite last decade
If you take water, there is no problem. If you take tea etc, it is better to have a gap of 15-30 minutes and then do the exercises.

This is a UK based website. You may find a link for Onosmodium at the top of this screen on the left side.
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Kadwa

I am ordering them now. I have also done the breathing exercises this morning and i felt instant calm with one of them (not the alternate nostril breathing, the other one).....something that would normally take 30 mins of meditation to do. Thanks.

I will report back in ten days after taking the Onosmodium.

I am aware that i will likely start feeling better due to my allopathic medicene though....because the thryoxine is going to be put back to it's normal level (i was told to reduce it two weeks ago but have now been told that this was wrong, it's causing lots of hypothyroid symptoms).

Just wondering how i will know if i am 'really' better underneath that medicene. At the same time i don't want to stop talking my thyroxine because i've read that there are greater incidences of fibrocystic breast disease in people with hypothyroidism that is untreated.

Anyway, just some thoughts. You may be picking up that i think too much and this may contribute to my exhaustion. lol.

thanks again
 
Opalite last decade
Kapalbhati is a very good balancer of hormones and it works very well for thyroid related problems. These breathing exercises work very well for those who are regular and sincere in practice. So you may get results far better then others.
Again it doesn't matter if you get well after taking allopathic medicines, homeopathic medicines or doing breathing exercises. You should feel better, let anyone take the credit.
 
kadwa last decade
I'm just wondering, is it still ok to use bach rescue remedy if i find myself very anxious or upset/grief? It's not happening as often but when it does i've been suing the rescue remedy....

I also wondered about getting the star of bethlehem remedy, for grief and shock.

I feel shocked by everything that's happened, completely shaken.

I will follow any advice given....meanwhile i expect my homeopathic remedy will arrive in the next couple of days. :-)
 
Opalite last decade
Bach Flower Remedies generally act at surface, homeopathic remedies act at a much deeper level.

You may implement the following if onosmodium fails to give any relief.

day 1
three doses of Natrum Mur 200c at a gap of 4 hours
//this should take care of intense grief that you are suffering from.

day 2 to day 7
three doses of Apis Mell 200c at a gap of 4 hours
//this should work on your mental symptoms. It should also take care of breast issue. Apis is complementary to Natrum Mur, so these two will work better in combination.

In the meanwhile before you implement the above plan, you may continue to take the flower remedies as you have been taking. They won't do any harm. Please don't take any flower remedy on the day you take onosmodium.
 
kadwa last decade
THANKYOU Kadwa!

I have only just found your message as i have been working long hours. (incidentally i will be changing these hours to suit me better in the next couple of weeks).

I am still waiting for the onosmodium to arrive, so for now i guess i won't use the other homeopathic remedies that you have suggested....apart from rescue remedy while i'm waiting.

I'm interested in the other remedies though. Apis Mel i used once for repeated cystitis....it seemed to cure it once and for all!

I have a date for surgery for the removal of the radial scar in my breast. It will be in two and a half weeks. This will raise my anxiety levels i have never had a general anaesthetic and am afriad of being out of control and uncertainty.

I only mention the above to create a clear picture of me. One other thing i should mention. I've done a lot of reading about people with under active thyroids and breast issues. Also it seems that there is some research to suggest that i should have higher levels of iodine in my diet and/or supplements. Apparently the thyroid competes with the breast for the iodine, which is why iodine deficiency is linked with breast problems. My allopathic doctor has said try a little kelp....but of course i will keep in touch with him because i am aware that iodine and levothyroxine (my medicene)mixed can be overstimulating. If I can i'd rather take the iodine. When i cry, there is no salt in my tears.....i find that rather odd.....

Meanwhile i will wait for the onosmodium. :-)

Thanks again, i really appreciate it.
 
Opalite last decade
of course i do not mind instituting the other remedy and not using the onosmodium if you think it's necessary at any point. I don't mind having paid for it, i can always keep it....but either way, i'm more focussed on the right treatment than whether or not i've paid extra for some remedies. :-)
 
Opalite last decade
I have a date for surgery for the removal of the radial scar in my breast. It will be in two and a half weeks. This will raise my anxiety levels i have never had a general anaesthetic and am afriad of being out of control and uncertainty.
**You should not take homeo remedies until there is complete recovery after surgery. There is no point in taking onosmodium or apis that have specific action on breast when you undergo breast surgery. It is better to have a gap of 15 days between taking onosmodium or apis and having a breast sugery.

You may take a single dose of Arnica 200c before surgery and three doses at gap of 4 hours after surgery.

Onosmodium will work if there is lack of sex drive, it won't work if there is a sex drive and it has been suppressed.
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Kadwa

It is not possible to take anything else before the surgery? The surgery is on 1st April. I was looking for something to help me generally and holistically....my thinking being that 'something' led to the breast issue and there appears to be a link between breast problems and thyroid problems.

I cannot start the process of healing myself before the surgery?

I totally respect your answers on this if this is the case. I'm just curious because everything that's happened, mentally i feel i need help now. I'm struggling with panic attacks, the exhaustion, grief, everything....and i'm so afraid of the surgery. To describe this it feels like i'm being killed, one ton of bricks then another falling on me.....(not being dramatic, just trying to describe my mental state)

Intuitively the apis mel sounded intereting becaue when i get the itch in my nipple it's like if only something would discharge form the nipple the itch would go away - like there's an infection in there.....and i know apis mel worked brilliantly when i had repeated urine infections.

Equally the onosmodium sounded good because it sounded like it would work on my whole being.....the onosmodium has arrived, but obviously i haven't taken it yet due to your post.

With regards a sex drive. It's hard to say, i'm not in a relationship, but that's really the environment i'm in rather than choice. I woldn't say i have no sex drive, but it's infrequent. That may be an adaptation to my circumstances though....

I hear what you have said about the arnica and i will do that. I'm just worried about my mental and spiritual state in all this too....and of course i think those are linked to the physical state.....and wondering if there's anything i can do to 'strengthen' myself. I feel so fragile. I was never like this but after losing my dad i don't know how to be anymore. I modelled his strength and i'm lost now that he's passed away because he was the strongest person i knew. I think i was only strong because i was part of him. Now all i see is tradgedy and i'm identifying with it and it's not good and it's not what i was.

Sorry to ramble on and thanks for listening, if you managed to.

Opalite
 
Opalite last decade
Actually you didn't give me any time. You may take Onosmodium 30c for 1 day instead of 3 days as suggested earlier and watch it's response.

Natrum Mur - Apis - Ignatia may work very well for you.

The other remedy that comes to my mind is Phosphoric Acid.

i think that you should search a suitable match for yourself and get married. i don't see that you should be averse to lead a marital life as you are so much attached to your father. It is said that real thirst of spiritual existence is felt by married people. Singles are so happy that they don't need any effort to explore spirituality!!!
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Dr Kadwa

LOL! I will try and meet more people and start a new relationship. I meet lots of people but never anyone who is matched for a relationship but i will put in extra efforts.

I will begin the onosmodium tomorrow then (it's late now) for one day and i will report back.

I had a great response to ignatia once, following a relationship break up. So i take note of the other remedies i could try but i will seek your guidance.

Thanks!
 
Opalite last decade
One should understand the difference in striking business deals and finding a match.
One can't apply all risk minimization criteria, value addition criteria, strategic growth criteria that one uses in striking business deals.
While finding a match one should see whether overall the match is acceptable. If that much is there one should go ahead and marry. After marrying if anything goes against expectations that should be considered as discharge of accumulation on account of past (not so good) deeds. If everything goes as per expectations one should consider it as an amazing thing and thank everybody for this strange thing happening!!
They are really brave who marry. Thatswhy in eastern culture the bridegroom is respected so much. He is offered a horse ride and the whole town admires his bravery. He smiles looking at people who are admiring him, later he comes to know that their admiration was not wrong. He has to demonstrate bravery for every moment that he lives thereafter.
You will agree that this level of respect is not given to the successful businessmen!!
Whatever is said about the bridegroom is also true about the bride.
It is not strange that in eastern culture people are garlanded only twice, for the first time when they marry and second time when their last rites are performed. Again it is not surprising that the institution of marriage is considered as a step towards salvation.
So be brave and get married!!
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Dr Kadwa

No one has ever advised me like this before but it's interesting to me. I have had to be brave in a number of ways recently.

Maybe all my problems are due to the fact that i'm not married or in a partnership. I will certainly keep this in mind. Finding a suitable partner is not easy, not because it's a business agreement i'm looking for but because soemtimes you just don't meet enough people....but i'm working on it.

If the time comes that requires such bravery, i will remember your words.

i will take the onosmodium tomorrow and report back.

thanks again :-)
 
Opalite last decade
I haven't taken the onosmodium as yet. My work has been hectic with long hours and I didn't have it with me to take....

My operation is on thursday. I'm terrified.

I think i also have OCD. My mind is full of what if's. I spend most of my time in an anxious state.

I have purchased arnica to use before and after the operation.

I think my allopathic doctor would be more concerned with my ocd than with my other symptoms. :-(

I've taken argent nit before any event that i'm nervous of. Would you recommend it before the operation Dr Kadwa?

Also should i push for a local anaesthetic? I've been told in theory it's possible but in practice most people are better off asleep because they are intimidated by the procedures. I'm concerned about the effects of an anaesthetic on the body.

thanks for listening
 
Opalite last decade
Just re-reading this whole thread....

Maybe i should be taking the nat mur for one day as you suggested and then the apis mel to follow....

but probably a bit late now as the operation is on thursday?

Just aware that you were recommending them because of the mental symptoms....and thinking i need treatment for those, even though a lot of the time i seek 'physical' treatment....it's driven by fear.

thanks for listening. I will do whatever you think is best. I am sorry to say i stopped the breathing exercises too, i will start them again.
 
Opalite last decade
The question about argen nit can't be decided before knowing the following..
a. Why did your relationship broke in the past? Why exactly did your partner preferred to break away or you preferred to break away.
b. Are you really busy for very long hours or your way of doing things is so messy that you take long hours for doing simple things.
c. As apis has worked for you it seems that you prefer open air and cold surroundings. Is it so or do you prefer warm surroundings and being covered.
d. Please describe your mental state like you are irritable, calm, worried, depressed, frustrated etc. How are your relations with your close relatives and friends?
e. At what time of day you as an individual feel better and worse like better in the morning and worse at night.
f. How is your sleep?
g. How is your sweat? It is less, more or normal? Where do you sweat more like in armpits, head etc.
h. How is your thirst for water, cold drinks and hot drinks?
i. Whether the complaints aggravate after movements or while taking rest.
j. How is your bowel movement? Constipated, loose or normal. How is the digestion?
k. If you are not having normal menstrual cycles, please answer the following questions:
- Are the periods early, regular or late in general? How long do they last?
- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods?
- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?
- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?
- Do you notice any clots in the flow
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Dr Kadwa

a. partner has never committed to anyone in his life, had hundreds of partners, i was younger than him and didn't realise. He started to lose interest, i got angry with him, he told mei was 'too moddy' and left. no one else thinks i'm moody, inclduing previous partners and most people feel he has problems, possibly a bipolar disorder
b. i'm busy for long hours, genuinely. i'm really organised and get more done than average
c. i prefer open air but i don't like the cold or extreme heat
d. good relations with relatives, hardly see them though and with friends. My nature is calm when i feel safe but right now extreme fears of dying
e. probably better in the morning when not at work as clam, time to do things. Like evenings also because that is time to myself, but fears often greater then because i know i am definitely alone and all sources of support may be asleep or hard to reach (ie doctor)
f sleep is good, but i am still taking a sleeping pill, though taking half. sleep was always good before this though
g sweat more in armpits, but probably less than most people
h i am always drinking, prefer warm drinks, but then i am in a cold country and i also have an underactive thyroid so feel the cold more
i i'm probably more anxious at rest, but right now anxioius all the time
j bowel is normal though it tends to wait for times when i have slept well before bowel movement (i sleep well all the time, but on work days i don't get as much sleep as would like)
k lots of mental problems before period, especially week leading up to it. Usually regualr though and normal flow of about 3 days and then trailing off

thanks for your time
 
Opalite last decade
Please take three doses of Arsenicum Album 200c at a gap of 4 hours for only one day (not daily).

One dose means
If the medicine is in pills form 4 pills. Don't touch pills with hand. Use cap of bottle to take pills.
If the medicine is in liquid dilution form, 3-4 drops in some 20 ml water. Sip up slowly.

Please follow homeo restrictions like no coffee, no raw onion/garlic, no strong perfumes, don't eat or drink anything within 30 minutes before or after taking medicine.
 
kadwa last decade
Thankyou Dr Kadwa

thanks for your patience also. I will fetch that tomorrow and take for tomorrow only (it's late now).
 
Opalite last decade
Dr Kadwa

I took this remedy today, but i could only find 30c.....and wasn't sure of the dose to take. I was at work and was unable to consult on here.

So i decided to follow the instructions on that bottle. It said take 2 x 30c every 2 hours for 6 doses. I have had four doses by now.

I came home from work and cried and cried. I cried about the upcoming operation. I cried about my dad. I've cried before but always it felt impotent. I feel like this crying released something....

I am still a nervous wreck about the operation.....but i am surprised by how much i cried, for nearly 2 hours tonight. I'm not distressed by the crying. Could this be a good sign?

Or could it just be that i'm just feeling the pressure now as the op is thursday....and i really don't know if i can do it right now. I still feel too weak physically and emotionally.....

I take st john's wort daily, but i think i've run out, so i will be in a worse mess tomorrow as i will have missed a dose (just mentioning that as it will interfere with the response you might be looking for)

Just feeding back to you :-)
 
Opalite last decade

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