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Dear Sameer Vermani, please continue to help, thank you so much.

Dear Sameer,
I did as you asked, but realized it's easier for you to keep finding the post if I re-post it with your name in the title, so I did.
I have now finished writing the part about my dyshidrotic eczema and my full history, posted below.
If it's too much information, kindly let me know and I will cut it down and post a shorter version.
Perhaps I could post the details about my other ailments once my eczema is under control? Or should I do it now as well?
Many thanks, I'm very thankful you are willing to help me. Gos bless you.

Dyshidrosis/ dyshidrotic eczema/ pompholyx:
1. I get blisters/water filled bubbles under the skin on my fingers and now also on my palms. The second day they start itching. Even without scratching them they break and get crusty. They clump together and my whole finger becomes dry, scaly and has no more elasticity to bend and so there are cracks all over the finger that bleed and ooze.
2. There is itching, which comes in extreme bouts during the day, mostly after I've come downstairs and the blood starts flowing. And a few bouts during the day, like after I've cut up some fruit or just without any clear cause. The itch is so bad I could literally rip my skin off and sometimes I can feel the itch burning through my whole bloodstream. The pain I feel over the whole area feels like stinging, especially where there are tens of tiny paper like cuts, they sting all the time, and more when I touch water or soap (all natural). But then I also get an overall painlike a burn wound type of pain. It also feels like my fingers are on fire and they are super red in some areas and the joints feel very inflamed and swollen.
3. I noticed that stress but also certain foods make it worse. However the reason for it to have flared so badly and to have spread to all over my hands, I'm not sure of.
4. For the extreme itch the only thing that calms it is ice. I place my hands in a bucket of ice.
5. I don't know, it must be the fact that I am still waking up every hour/2 hours because of my baby, it has been like this for 2 years now and for a year all I slept per night was no more than 4 hours.
6. 24/7
7. It started like 6 months ago, just had the tiny blisters that occasionally itch a little but didn't think much of it. First on one finger, left index. Then gradually got worse, spread to right middle and ring vinger. It is now all over my hands, on every finger and both palms and today noticed it started also on the backside of my right hand.

My childhood was kind of ok, grew up on a beautiful island in the North Sea of Europe, had lots of fun outdoors. But having an extremely narcissistic mother, which definitely left some scars , who was also very loving at the same time (confusing to me, to hate her or love her?) and her being Middle Eastern and my father European, confused me about reality and gave me a sense of not belonging anywhere. Because I did look different than all the other blond kids and I also had a few different behaviors than them. I always felt that I will never find a friend that suits me because I'm too different.
I also felt and still feel that my mother is weird, doesn't have good intentions at times like I do, and she still plays her narcissistic game on me which makes me feel very sad and lonely that she as a mother can't just be a mother to me when I need her. My true wish is to lock her out of my life completely but since my dad passed away I can't bring myself to do that.
I left the island to live on my own in the big city at age 17. I had boulimia since the age of 11 that first showed its face during big dinners such as Christmas etc. But once in the big city it came on full blown and it overtook my life. It did and still has changed the way I look at food. Food and I have a very complicated relationship. And now with my auto immune issues, not knowing which foods are safe to eat or which trigger a reaction, sometimes I'm so fed up with having to eat. I sometimes wish I could fast, tried but I will pass out. My boulimia is now basically gone, but the feelings that belong to it when eating remain. Guilt, disgust...
After a few years I developed chronic lower back pain, bouts of hypoglycemia especially after doing sports and brain fog after eating. I decided to get a job as a flight attendant, but had to stop after a while because of my health; always out of breath, dizziness and hypoglycemia. The jetlags were making everything worse and also here couldn't make real friends and felt very lonely. I quit, moved to the Middle East, found a job, fell in love and was very happy. All existing ailments went away and felt really good.
My dad then died suddenly from a stroke, however the last time I saw him when he was alive we were fighting. This still makes me feel bad, that we never had the chance to make up, that he never saw me getting out of that teenage mess I was in and actually doing better than before. I moved back to Europe to help my mom out for a while.
A few months later the love of my life broke up with me. This was a heartache beyond explaining. I did not see how there can be life without him, I did not want to live anymore. I still think about him a lot and the love we had. I totally adored that man. I don't have that with my husband.
Married for 7 years now, very difficult marriage, daily fighting because of different backgrounds (he is 100% Middle Eastern) and he is not accepting my health issues and how I need to deal with them. He feels this is all inflicted upon him.
A few months into our marriage, I developed full blown Spondylitis, Endometriosis, IBS, brain fog, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Epstein Barr infection, and Interstitial Cystitis. My husband was bitter about it, despised me for being sick all the time, got angry at me when I wanted to sleep in some days or that I was lying on the sofa when he got home. This left me with a huge feeling of constant guilt, that I still have today when I'm not feeling well. Like I'm not allowed to show any signs of "weakness", as he said he hates weakness. I also hate him because he never stepped in when things got out of hand with his horrible mother who has been so mean to me from the beginning. He could have easily stopped her as she adores him and would listen to him whatever he tells her.
I wanted to divorce but he wouldn't let me. I got pregnant. I was extremely sick and nauseated the first 4 months, then I felt very good and was able to swim everyday, slept without feeling guilty for at least 14 hours a day. By the end of the pregnancy I developed plantar fasciitis that I later learned to control by giving up peanuts and too many raw vegetables. I also developed hip bursitis and pain in the bones of my upper arms. The arm pain comes back when I eat too much gluten.
My husband has moments where he listens to me and that gives me enough hope to keep going, but usually I look at him and hate him, for not being kind and loving as I have always been to him. And am always thinking about how I can find a way to leave him. I feel unloved and not being allowed to be who I really am. This saddens me so much and makes me want to escape to a life where I will flourish again like a flower that lost its vitality. I feel sometimes my husband's negativity towards me is the main reason I'm ill or at least not getting better.
About food, I try to eat a paleo diet most of the time(but meat only at dinner time) and to feed my daughter the same as she has eczema and a rare type of contact dermatitis. Her skin improved a lot by sticking to the diet. I breastfed her since birth (which was c-section) until now, she is 19 months old and still feeds 8/10 times per 24 hours. I wish we can night wean but she wakes up too many times, leaving me drained.

The ailments I have today are:
dyshidrotic eczema, spondylitis, interstitial cystitis that only comes around before and during ovulation, IBS-D diarrhea each morning, hip bursitis, very bad case of tinnitus that mostly bothers me at night, super dry eyes which makes it hard to read, an extreme itch around my c-section scar that bleeds and crusts, debilitating brain fog that is worse after eating, can't tolerate alcohol or I need to be carried to bed, chronic fatigue that makes it impossible at times to set one foot in front of the next, out of breath with minor tasks, my ear wax is liquid, and I have an extreme lack of sleep that I will probably never catch up on.
I also gained weight uncontrollably after the delivery that is not related to food. My food intake is the same, but can't shed any weight. I need to loose around 7 kilos to have a better bmi, eventhough that's not my usual old weight.
I deal with my health one day at the time, say no at times to outings with friends or even with husband because I'm too tired and can't even walk some days. I leave everything for what it is if my fatigue is too much, but the guilt would then eat me and I would feel miserable not doing anything at home like I should.
I don't work, I have an almost 2 year old girl who is very needy and sometimes I feel suffocated. I love her and feel blessed with her, but I wish I had the energy to not get frustrated at her neediness. It makes me feel like a bad mom and again the guilt is eating me.
I feel stuck in my life because of lack of sleep and no prospect of better sleep coming anytime soon because of my daughter her sleeping problems. And my husband sleeps in the other room since she was born because he can't stand any lack of sleep. Neither can I but I have to do it. My daughter wakes 8 times a night and I'm the one looking after her.
I feel stuck in my life because my health is so bad that I don't have energy during the day and am forced sometimes to stay on the couch. This makes me feel so frustrated and guilty and confused. Confused because I don't understand how I can improve my health. Guilty because I feel I should be taking my daughter places for her to enjoy. We get sunlight everyday, beach in the weekend, paleo organic diet, I take vitamins and cod liver oil, we live organic in terms of household products. Why am I not getting better? That's my main worry.

1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate
I crave coffee, with cream, it's an addiction. Life without coffee and cream scares me. And homemade french fries, how can I live without them. Pathetic, I know. I do hate it when we eat out or order and the food tastes like rancid oil, which basically is in all mass produced foods even salads. I can't even stand the smell! I also hate it when a dish that isn't supposed to, smells like egg. I can't eat that if it does.
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
I crave coffee 24/7
And I crave alcohol but I don't have any, because it knocks me down.
And fresh orange juice, but don't drink any because it flares my eczema.
I hate the idea of tea, but when I have to drink it I'm kind of ok with it.
3. What your sleep is like
I forgot what sleep is
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you
I notice I don't feel good in the heat, get dizzy and will look for shade. Heart starts beating fast in the sun, feel faint. When it gets extremely cold and I don't stay super active, I get adrenal fatigue.
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to
Electrical noises bother me a lot, even the ones others can't hear. From the wifi, to the rooftop AC, to the waterpump in the garden etc...
Smells, I have a strong sense of smell and can detect any smell. My husband has a very bad case of bad breath and it bothers me so much to the point I hate kissing him.
6. What your general level of energy is like
I call it my good days when my energy level is about 50% or even 60%.
But usually my energy is totally zapped, where standing up is impossible and getting up to use the restroom is a struggle. But I have to, because I have a little girl to take care or, which then causes me to feel out of breath, and faint all day long.
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like
My energy is long gone, but I do think about it. I used to be very in touch with sexuality, but I just don't have the energy right now.
[message edited by EliSka on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:58:55 UTC]
 
  EliSka on 2017-01-11
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Sameer

While you look for the constitutional remedy, consider cantharis for the acute phase.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy 7 years ago

[message deleted by simone717 on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 23:23:04 UTC]
 
simone717 7 years ago
Murthy, thanks for the pointer.

EliSka,

Please take 3 doses of SEPIA 30c as follows.

Dissolve 1 pellet on the tongue, and that is 1 dose.

You have to take 3 such doses at 30 mins gap on one day only. No more doses from next day.

Please make sure that nothing enters the mouth 20 mins before and 20 mins after the remedy dosing.


After the above dosing, please report back in 5-6 days.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Thank you Sameer, I will do as you advised and report back.
Thanks also Murthy
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Hello again,
I just received the Sepia and finished the 3 doses as you advised.
Should I be noticing changes in only my hand eczema or in my overall constitution?
Thank you so much
 
EliSka 7 years ago
We are looking for mental/emotional improvements and a sense of general well being to begin with.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Thanks for answering dear Sameer.
I woke up today feeling the worst I have ever felt in years. Every part of my body feels inflamed, I couldn't use my eyes as they were dry and blurry, this lasted for an hour before seeing normally. I couldn't get up as my body had no energy to move any muscles. My husband had to help me up and take me downstairs. Walking was impossible and my back ached so intensely especially lower back. My legs and feet felt they weighed 300 kilos.
A few hours have passed, I still have immense brainfog, am shivering and I'm chilly and my energy is just totally sucked out of me.
My hands are swollen and the fingers with eczema are swollen like sausages and there are many new blisters that are itching unbelievably.
I can't remember feeling so bad, eventhough I have many ailments that I live with every day.
Thank you for helping, blessings to you!
 
EliSka 7 years ago
I need to add though that yesterday I had a remarkably good day(which was a week and a half after the single dose of Rhus Tox 200c, which I had then antidoted with diluted Sulphur upon following your advise).
I never have good days anymore, but this week my eczema was getting less in terms of blisters and patches, less itching also. Energy wise yesterday I was able to function as a 90% "normal" human being and was very active! Today is the total opposite. I do wonder if it was the Sulphur that caused my improvement and healing or still the Rhus Tox even after tthe antidote, I don't know....
[message edited by EliSka on Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:44:34 UTC]
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Please wait. Let's see if this aggravation is followed by improvements. Report in 2 days.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Thank you. Ok, I will.
I'm still breastfeeding my daughter and today she has a bit of a fever, which she rarely has actually. Wondering if it is a reaction to me and the remedy.
I will come back in 2 days.
Thanks
[message edited by EliSka on Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:32:44 UTC]
 
EliSka 7 years ago
It can be but we should wait.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Dear Sameer, I had to give her Belladonna 30c, twice now so far because her fever reached 40C and other tricks didn't bring it down enough. Does this interfere with the action of Sepia on me?
 
EliSka 7 years ago
If you gave HER the remedy, it will not interfere :)
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Thanks :) I read a medical article stating that breastfed kids also transfer things back into the milk to their moms (for mom to help make antibodies etc) so wondered.
Thank you so much for helping. Have a great day
[message edited by EliSka on Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:40:00 UTC]
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Dear Sameer, it's been 2 days since the dose and you asked to report back since my reaction was pretty severe. I feel better than that first morning right after the doses. It is hard for me to judge though because I get only 4 hours of very interrupted sleep because of my daughter's sleeping issues. So it's hard for me to feel any improvement because I always feel so crappy.
My hands keep flaring though, this morning I found tons of more blister all over my palms and on the last finger that was still untouched by this eczema.
I also have a flare up of eczema on my neck and chest, where I never had eczema before. The itch over my c-section scar is almost non existent now though. I still have brain fog, mostly in the morning and after every meal. I'm still swollen, even my face looks swollen. I'm still feeling chilly during the afternoon which started after the sepia. I can feel the plantar fasciitis lurking with small pains coming and going in my heels durinv the day after the sepia. My back is very weak now and the pain is bad, and the pain in my coccyx has flared a little since the sepia. My body temp also increased a little.
In terms of emotions I feel a little bit more in control and able to let things go faster and not let them get to me too easily. But when it comes to my relationship with food, it's still a battle everyday, trying to find out which foods trigger my eczema and the unbearable itch.
My daughter recovered though, wondered if it was a sepia reaction or a bug.
Is there any hope for my eczema and more importantly my itch to be relieved soon with homeopathy? I pray it is the first ailment to get relieve from as it occupies my mind and life 24/7 and it is really unbearable.
I appreciate it so much you are helping a stranger on the internet, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Hi,

Please wait longer. Let this response develop more. I am hopeful you'll see further benefits if we wait.

Regarding skin, unfortunately that is a very superficial plane of the organism and will often be the last thing to heal.

The cure will start from deeper levels (mental/emotional) and proceed to more superficial levels.

The early signs from the remedy are good. Let's wait and see how it evolves for you.

Please update in 3 days.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Hi again,
thanks. Ok I will.
I did have to take cramp bark drops 3 different times today because of severe menstrual cramping. I probably should have asked before, but I had to take something as the pain was intense and I don't use NSAIDS. Did I ruin things?
[message edited by EliSka on Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:14:14 UTC]
 
EliSka 7 years ago
That's fine. Don't take it anymore.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
Dear Dr Sameer,
Hope you are well.
Update on things:
I caught the flu right after my daughter was recovering from hers, and was running 40 degrees fever for 2 days and now it's been 38.5 since 2 days. I also have a rash, red patches across my chest and under my breast and in my neck that is very itchy.
It's hard for me to judge on any improvements because of the flu. I do see that there is no improvement but a worsening of my pompholyx. I do daily white vinegar soaks to avoid my whole hands looking like that photo I sent you of my index finger. Three of my fingers are still so severe and my palms are full of hundreds of bubbles/blisters that itch beyond explaining. Everyday new bubbles show up in new places. I did realize that at least eggs and dairy cause flare ups and new bubbles.
My body is very inflamed and my whole back and coccyx hurt much more than before, but could be the flu.
Emotionally I'm drained, frustrated and when my daughter is being impossible I keep imagining spanking her hard. Which I don't, but I yell at her, which makes me feel like I'm a monster. Sometimes I think about dying, that I see no way out of my miserable health.
I'm not a person who holds jealousy in her heart, at all. I'm always happy for others when things are going well for them. But since my health is so mysteriously getting worse, I look at healthy people around me and feel a deep kind of jealousy. I envy them.
Also, I haven't eaten much because of the flu since 4 days, but I didn't loose a gram.
I feel I'm really bad at writing in English and at describing the things that are important for you to know.
If I should give you more details of my constitution kindly let me know.
Also, is there a way a remedy could be healing for the acute phase of my pompholyx? This is the most horrible thing I'm dealing with.
Thank you so much for helping me dear Sameer.
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Bump?
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Do you have the Sulphur 6x solution you made with you?
 
sameervermani 7 years ago
I don't have a solution, but I have Sulphur 6x pellets from Boiron. How should I proceed?
Thank you
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Should I dilute the Sulphur 7 times as you described previously when I needed to antidote the Rhus Tox 200c ?
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Bump? (A very kind bump though...)
 
EliSka 7 years ago
Yes, please take another dose of Sulphur 6x.

Make a solution using 2 pellets in 250 ml spring water, give that 8 hard hits on your palm, and take a spoon from there ONCE.

Report in 3-4 days.

I am international travel and hence my replies are not as prompt. That will be the case till Feb 22.
 
sameervermani 7 years ago

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