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It's amazing stuff Sameer.
Should we leave his eye alone totally or can we clean it as it continues to weep?
Should we leave his eye alone totally or can we clean it as it continues to weep?
littlefinn last decade
No harm in cleaning it with water. Do not apply anything medicinal to it.
Update me in 5 days from now.
Sameer
Update me in 5 days from now.
Sameer
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer.
I have some unwelcome changes to report already.
My son had quite a disturbed night last night, and began crying inconsolably at 5am. When I went to him, he was running a very high fever and was distressed. I couldn't get him back to sleep.
It is now much later in the day. We brought down his fever with paracetamol and it hasn't returned. His nose is running clear and I think he is cutting a tooth. He's eating normally. But he is very, very unhappy, will not let me put him down or leave the room, and will not go to sleep. I have tried a few times today to put him down for a nap, but he wakes after 30 minutes crying inconsolably. He is also pulling his left ear again. His cheeks are flushed. Even Ibuprofen isn't working.
He has never been like this over a tooth or a cold before.
He instantly cheers up when I take him outside in the fresh air, or open up the windows to let fresh air come in. He is also happier after eating.
His eye is much better today.
Do you have any advice on what we can do?
I have some unwelcome changes to report already.
My son had quite a disturbed night last night, and began crying inconsolably at 5am. When I went to him, he was running a very high fever and was distressed. I couldn't get him back to sleep.
It is now much later in the day. We brought down his fever with paracetamol and it hasn't returned. His nose is running clear and I think he is cutting a tooth. He's eating normally. But he is very, very unhappy, will not let me put him down or leave the room, and will not go to sleep. I have tried a few times today to put him down for a nap, but he wakes after 30 minutes crying inconsolably. He is also pulling his left ear again. His cheeks are flushed. Even Ibuprofen isn't working.
He has never been like this over a tooth or a cold before.
He instantly cheers up when I take him outside in the fresh air, or open up the windows to let fresh air come in. He is also happier after eating.
His eye is much better today.
Do you have any advice on what we can do?
littlefinn last decade
So would you describe the cheeks as which one of options below,
a) red and distended
b) red, shining
c) bright red spots on cheeks
Sameer
a) red and distended
b) red, shining
c) bright red spots on cheeks
Sameer
sameervermani last decade
Hmmm, definitely not c. They are kind of shiny in the light, because the skin on his cheeks is dry and scaly. I'm not really sure what 'red and distended' means. Right this minute they don't look too bad. They get worse the more agitated he is and harder he cries.
littlefinn last decade
sameervermani last decade
The fever did seem to come on suddenly. I was with him at around midnight, and then he woke with the fever at 5am. However, he did cry out a few times in between and went back to sleep, so it might have come on over 5 hours or it might have come on more suddenly. I am about to check his temperature again, as he feels a bit warm again now (4.30pm).
His body has seemed quite dry and warm all day.
His thirst is normal.
His body has seemed quite dry and warm all day.
His thirst is normal.
littlefinn last decade
Yes he has a fever again. It is 102.5, higher than this morning. I am surprised that the ibuprofen hasn't kept it down--it is supposed to last 6-8 hours. :( The poor thing, I've never seen him cry so much in one day.
littlefinn last decade
Just to let you know what remedies we have on hand - Ferr phos (in various potencies), calc flour 6X, calc carb 30C, graphites (in various potencies), cham 6C, cina 30C, phos 30C, silica 30C and ignatia 30C.
littlefinn last decade
His cheeks are red again now. I'm not sure any of those descriptions you posted before suit entirely. His cheeks are slightly splotchy and the redness extends down to the jaw and up to the ear. His right ear is really red too.
He's not at all listless and weak like you would expect from such a high fever. He is really agitated, a bit like nervous energy. His pulse is fast and his eyes are glazed.
His sobs are racking and desperate sounding. He is quiet in my arms, but only if I stay still. He is sensitive to touch and movement and it makes him cry again. He has a lot of saliva in his mouth (could be teething).
He's not at all listless and weak like you would expect from such a high fever. He is really agitated, a bit like nervous energy. His pulse is fast and his eyes are glazed.
His sobs are racking and desperate sounding. He is quiet in my arms, but only if I stay still. He is sensitive to touch and movement and it makes him cry again. He has a lot of saliva in his mouth (could be teething).
littlefinn last decade
sameervermani last decade
Hi Sameer. It is morning here now, and his fever has finally broken. I don't think he will need the Belladonna now. (I am glad you said Belladonna though, because I was thinking that myself, which means I am learning!)
We took him to the doctor last night because he just would not stop crying and his breathing was so shallow, but the doctor said the only thing of real concern was his fever. He noted his left ear drum is very inflamed and the right is mildly inflamed, so it seems that the virus he has caught has flared all of that up again.
His left tear duct is blocked up again and oozing a bright yellow discharge. The eye is bloodshot and looks sore.
He woke every 30 minutes all night crying hysterically, but this morning he is in good spirits. His cheeks are no longer flushed. His nose is very blocked and he has a lot of mucus which I'm sure will continue to disturb his sleep for some time.
Unfortunately I think we will have to give him some decongestant/antihistamine tonight because we cannot function on so little sleep and it's not good for him either. He has never been good when he has a blocked nose because he sucks his fingers for comfort, so if his nose is blocked and his fingers are in his mouth, he can't breathe. I think that is part of why he woke so much last night.
If you have any other suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much.
We took him to the doctor last night because he just would not stop crying and his breathing was so shallow, but the doctor said the only thing of real concern was his fever. He noted his left ear drum is very inflamed and the right is mildly inflamed, so it seems that the virus he has caught has flared all of that up again.
His left tear duct is blocked up again and oozing a bright yellow discharge. The eye is bloodshot and looks sore.
He woke every 30 minutes all night crying hysterically, but this morning he is in good spirits. His cheeks are no longer flushed. His nose is very blocked and he has a lot of mucus which I'm sure will continue to disturb his sleep for some time.
Unfortunately I think we will have to give him some decongestant/antihistamine tonight because we cannot function on so little sleep and it's not good for him either. He has never been good when he has a blocked nose because he sucks his fingers for comfort, so if his nose is blocked and his fingers are in his mouth, he can't breathe. I think that is part of why he woke so much last night.
If you have any other suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much.
littlefinn last decade
Just a bit more info I can add...
Before my son took ill yesterday we had seen our osteopath again who has been correcting some compression and tightness in the base of his skull and around his temporal bone, both on the left side. We have seen her many times during my son's life and it is always that same area that needs work. She thinks it is his 'weakness' and the reason why he has ear infections and the blocked duct. She was very happy with his progress on Wednesday and said that things should be draining correctly by now and she could tell his immune system was functioning well by how quickly he had responded to the treatment.
And now this!
Also, we can see that his gums are very swollen today and it is probably another reason why he is so unhappy and unable to sleep. It looks as though several teeth may start to cut at once.
His spirits deteriorated again an hour ago and he still cannot sleep for more than 15 minutes in a row without waking up hysterical.
His eye looks so awful.
I think perhaps the dose of puls has brought all his miseries to the surface, but was not deep acting enough to cure them.
Please help us. I am so very anxious and so tired and the truth is that my son has been sick now for half of his little life. I feel terrible for him.
Before my son took ill yesterday we had seen our osteopath again who has been correcting some compression and tightness in the base of his skull and around his temporal bone, both on the left side. We have seen her many times during my son's life and it is always that same area that needs work. She thinks it is his 'weakness' and the reason why he has ear infections and the blocked duct. She was very happy with his progress on Wednesday and said that things should be draining correctly by now and she could tell his immune system was functioning well by how quickly he had responded to the treatment.
And now this!
Also, we can see that his gums are very swollen today and it is probably another reason why he is so unhappy and unable to sleep. It looks as though several teeth may start to cut at once.
His spirits deteriorated again an hour ago and he still cannot sleep for more than 15 minutes in a row without waking up hysterical.
His eye looks so awful.
I think perhaps the dose of puls has brought all his miseries to the surface, but was not deep acting enough to cure them.
Please help us. I am so very anxious and so tired and the truth is that my son has been sick now for half of his little life. I feel terrible for him.
littlefinn last decade
There are 3 options I can think of right now :
a) Try a higher dose of Pulsatilla, and that will be a 200c
b) Wait out before this acute episode subsides a bit
c) Try to cure the acute episode through an acute remedy
a) runs the risk of aggravation, and hence, I am inclined towards c) , and once again the choice will have to be Belladonna.
Interestingly the symptoms being exhibited are very close to Ferr-p, and might be related to too much of Ferr-p dosage. I will have to look through as to what remedies can anti-dote Ferr-p because I have never seen a Ferr-p proving before.
Also, on second thoughts, I would like to start with 3 doses of Belladonna 6C and not 30c.
a) Try a higher dose of Pulsatilla, and that will be a 200c
b) Wait out before this acute episode subsides a bit
c) Try to cure the acute episode through an acute remedy
a) runs the risk of aggravation, and hence, I am inclined towards c) , and once again the choice will have to be Belladonna.
Interestingly the symptoms being exhibited are very close to Ferr-p, and might be related to too much of Ferr-p dosage. I will have to look through as to what remedies can anti-dote Ferr-p because I have never seen a Ferr-p proving before.
Also, on second thoughts, I would like to start with 3 doses of Belladonna 6C and not 30c.
sameervermani last decade
Could it mean that he needs ferr-p now? I know it can also calm a fever and he has a high fever again now.
His eye is getting worse by the hour. The white of his eye is completely red on one side.
His eye is getting worse by the hour. The white of his eye is completely red on one side.
littlefinn last decade
I would think Belladonna is a better choice going by the suddenness and violence of the attack.
Go ahead with 3 doses of 6c potency and report in 12 hours.
Go ahead with 3 doses of 6c potency and report in 12 hours.
sameervermani last decade
sameervermani last decade
Belladonna is one of the primary remedies for eye inflammations, and it is one of the only 3 remedies with eye symptoms during dentition.
sameervermani last decade
ok good. my husband is out getting 6c and 30c right now. which do you think we should give, and is it a wet dose like before? i think his symptoms are very severe given how we know him. i hope it doesn't matter that we have given him allopathic pain killers frequently over the past 24 hours to bring down fever.
littlefinn last decade
sameervermani last decade
littlefinn last decade
Hi Sameer.
I think the belladonna is doing a good job so far. He spiked only a moderate fever this evening before bed, but he is cool now (3 hours later). He was in better spirits later this afternoon and his eye seemed a little bit less puffy. I will be interested to see what it looks like in the morning.
He has woken twice since we put him to bed, which is a big improvement on last night. He is not crying so desperately. His cries sound more exhausted and in need of comfort.
He is still full of mucus. It is making him cough and splutter and he sounds rattly in the throat. I think the breathing difficulty is what's waking him up.
We will give him more pain relief tonight if things get any worse, but hopefully we are over the hump.
Should the belladonna help with the mucus? What other improvements would you expect to see in the next 12 hours?
I will report again in the morning.
I think the belladonna is doing a good job so far. He spiked only a moderate fever this evening before bed, but he is cool now (3 hours later). He was in better spirits later this afternoon and his eye seemed a little bit less puffy. I will be interested to see what it looks like in the morning.
He has woken twice since we put him to bed, which is a big improvement on last night. He is not crying so desperately. His cries sound more exhausted and in need of comfort.
He is still full of mucus. It is making him cough and splutter and he sounds rattly in the throat. I think the breathing difficulty is what's waking him up.
We will give him more pain relief tonight if things get any worse, but hopefully we are over the hump.
Should the belladonna help with the mucus? What other improvements would you expect to see in the next 12 hours?
I will report again in the morning.
littlefinn last decade
Hi again.
The night was a big improvement. The pain of ears and gums didn't seem to be a problem. There was no fever. He woke a couple more times because of breathing difficulties, but he just wanted comfort and went back to sleep.
He woke quite early this morning and his spirits are quite low. He is pulling at his ears again.
His eye appears a little bit better, and the discharge was not as great overnight, but still very crusty and sticky this morning. It's still bloodshot on the outer side of the white with a big blood spot. The overall puffiness and redness around the outside of the eye has reduced somewhat.
He is quite congested and gets upset every time he coughs. We think he is coughing because of mucus in his throat and not because the virus has moved to his chest.
He has drunk a lot of water this morning and ate breakfast as normal.
The night was a big improvement. The pain of ears and gums didn't seem to be a problem. There was no fever. He woke a couple more times because of breathing difficulties, but he just wanted comfort and went back to sleep.
He woke quite early this morning and his spirits are quite low. He is pulling at his ears again.
His eye appears a little bit better, and the discharge was not as great overnight, but still very crusty and sticky this morning. It's still bloodshot on the outer side of the white with a big blood spot. The overall puffiness and redness around the outside of the eye has reduced somewhat.
He is quite congested and gets upset every time he coughs. We think he is coughing because of mucus in his throat and not because the virus has moved to his chest.
He has drunk a lot of water this morning and ate breakfast as normal.
littlefinn last decade
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