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Mother's Cardiovascular Issue

My Mother is an (overall) happy and healthy 77 year old. She is currently dealing with the following issues:
- blue tongue
- palpitations
- sleeplessness
- elevated blood pressure
- desire to urinate with no actual elimination of urine
- persistent dry cough (may be be to allergies)

My initial thought for a remedy is digitalis. As there is a lot of literature indicating digitalis is a powerful remedy and also that one has to be sure it is the right choice for the patient, I would appreciate any validation for this remedy in my Mother's case. Also, if anyone has other remedy recommendations please inform me. I am open to providing additional details.

Lastly, if you are supporting digitalis or another remedy please let me know appropriate potency, dosage, and duration.

Thank you in advance.

....... Naveen
[message edited by narwal46 on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:16:24 BST]
 
  narwal46 on 2012-04-14
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Please give her Carbo Veg 30 in the morning and evening for 2 days and see how that affects in next seven days.
 
kadwa last decade
Thank you for your recommendation KADWA. I will act on this and provide an update.

.... naveen
[message edited by narwal46 on Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:18:30 BST]
 
narwal46 last decade
Dear Mr. KADWA,

I gave my Mother Carbo Veg 30 as recommended by you.

Though there is an improvement with respect to her cough and urination issues, the palpitations and blue/black tongue (upper surface and left side of tongue) persist.

Please advise further.

...... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Please give her the remedy again for 2 days and report back after one week.
 
kadwa last decade
Thank you again Mr. Kadwa. I will do that and report in next week.

.....naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Dear Mr. KADWA,

I gave my Mother Carbo Veg 30 as recommended by you for a second cycle.

There are slight improvements but the palpitations and blue/black tongue (upper surface and left side of tongue) persist.

Let me know what your recommendation id at this point.

...... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Please give her Arsenicum Album 30 in the morning and evening for 2 days and see how that affects in next seven days.
 
kadwa last decade
Thank you Mr. Kadwa.

I will give her the Arsenicum Album 30 and report back in a week.

Also, there was a heart monitor placed on her for 48 hours. The result was that she had experienced atrial fibrillation (palpitations) for 24% of that time. We will be taking to her to a specialist shortly.

I hope this information helps you to further refine your recommendation.

With gratitude,
.... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
It is still Arsenicum Album 30. Please give her 3 pellets of Kali Phos 6x in the morning and evening from 3rd day onwards.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa.

I did give her the Arsenicum Album as per your recommendation.

This had no positive results and my Mother complained of being light headed and experiencing vertigo.

She has been taking Kali Phos 6X for the past few days with no change as of yet.

We did meet with a cardiologist and he looked at her test results and indicated that because she has a healthy heart, they cannot do anything about the palpitation and have recommended blood thinners to reduce the potential for clot formation.

She is continuing to take the Kali Phos 6x you recommended.

Do you have any additional comments or suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

...... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
day 1 to day 3

Please give her Carbo Veg 30 in the morning and evening.

One dose means
If the medicine is in pills form 2 pills. Don't touch pills with hand. Use cap of bottle to take pills.
If the medicine is in liquid dilution form, 1 drop in some 20 ml water. Sip up slowly.

day 4 to day 15

Please give her 2 pellets of Kali Phos 6x in the morning and evening.

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.
[message edited by kadwa on Sun, 13 May 2012 10:14:12 BST]
 
kadwa last decade
Logging in to observe progress.
 
Joe De Livera last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

My Mother is following your latest recommendation. She has taken the Carbo Veg 30 and will start on the Kali Phos 6X tomorrow and complete the course by May 28th.

I will give you a progress report at that time.

Thanks again.

...... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

My Mother has followed your recommendation and taken the Carbo Veg 30 and Kali Phos 6X as per you directions and completed the course as of the end of day on May 28th.

Though her condition is stable, there is no improvement with respect to the palpitations.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks again.

...... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Please give her a single dose of Lachesis 200 and report back after a week. Please note that the remedy is not to be given daily.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

Thanks for this recommendation. Coincidently, I was going to ask you about using Lachesis and appropriate dosage. I appears we are thinking alike.

I will give her one dose of Lachesis 200 and report back to you next week.

....... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

I gave my Mother one dose of Lachesis 200 8 days ago.

The following is summary of her response to the single dose:

- overall, the palpitations have reduced in frequency and duration
- they are occurring mainly after a meal or upon lying down and last for about five minutes now

- the dry cough has also gone down in frequency and duration

- the blue/black colouration of her tongue seems to to be less but is still apparent

- the constipation and restless sleep issues are still present

- she is also feeling a little more fatigued and experiencing more leg pain than usual
- this may be due to the worsening condition of her arthritic right knee joint

Do you feel she should continue with Lachesis. If so, what potency and frequency do you recommend.

Please advise as to next steps.

Also, let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks in advance.

....... naveen

P.S. If appropriate, let me know if we are we able to connect directly ( narwal46 at yahoo dot com ) ?
 
narwal46 last decade
Please give her a single dose of Lycopodium 200 and report back after a week. Please note that the remedy is not to be given daily.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

Thanks for this recommendation.

I will give her one dose of Lycopodium 200 and report back to you next week.

....... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

I gave my Mother one dose of Lycopodium 200 one week ago.

The following is summary of her response to the single dose:

- the sensation of having palpitations has reduced but the atrial fibrillation continues
- her pulse rate varies between 48-98 beats per minute within a one minute window

- the dry cough has also gone down in frequency and duration but still there

- the blue/black colouration of her tongue seems to to be less but is still apparent

- the constipation and restless sleep issues are still present

- overall she is feeling okay

- the cardiologist will be putting a ECG monitor on her for a two day period and we will have a better idea of the extent of the atrial fibrillation


Please advise as to next steps.

Also, let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks in advance.

....... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Let us wait and watch for next 7 days.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

I have observed my Mother for an additional week as per your recommendation. It has been about three weeks since I gave her a single dose of Lycopodium 200.

- the atrial fibrillation continues but is less severe
- she is feeling a bit of 'heaviness' in the upper left side of her chest
- she feels it may be gas

- the dry cough has also gone down in frequency and duration but is still there
- she is very sensitive to sour foods and beverages and this is part of the cause of the coughing

- the blue/black colouration of her tongue seems to to be a bit less but is still very apparent

- the constipation and restless sleep issues are better

- overall she is feeling okay

- she has an ECG monitor on her for a two day period and we will be getting the results in the next week


Please advise as to next steps.

Also, let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks in advance.

....... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

I have observed my Mother for an additional week as per your recommendation. It has been about three weeks since I gave her a single dose of Lycopodium 200.

- the atrial fibrillation continues but is less severe
- she is feeling a bit of 'heaviness' in the upper left side of her chest
- she feels it may be gas

- the dry cough has also gone down in frequency and duration but is still there
- she is very sensitive to sour foods and beverages and this is part of the cause of the coughing

- the blue/black colouration of her tongue seems to to be a bit less but is still very apparent

- the constipation and restless sleep issues are better

- overall she is feeling okay

- she has an ECG monitor on her for a two day period and we will be getting the results in the next week


Please advise as to next steps.

Also, let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks in advance.

....... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade
Please give her a single dose of Carbo Veg 200 and report back after a week. Please note that the remedy is not to be given daily.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,

My apologies for the delay.

I did give my mother a single dose of Carbo Veg 200 July 12th. There was change over the next 10 days.

- the atrial fibrillation continues
- a two day monitoring indicated she was having atrial fibrulation 24 5 of the time

- the dry cough is still coming back

- the blue/black colouration of her tongue is still very apparent

- overall she is feeling okay though having a bit of anxiety

Please advise as to next steps.

Also, let me know if you need any other information.

Thanks in advance.

....... naveen
 
narwal46 last decade

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