seeking remedy for my son,s symptoms _{Page 3 of 9}

Hello,
Today my son woke up with a cough, it is productive, (loose as opposed to stuck or tight) but constant.

He does not have too much energy to run around, he stayed home from school today.
Nose is still running.
Should I do anything at this stage?

Hello again,

I forgot to mention something he told me yesterday: 'Suppose I have some crazy disease and it has these symptoms', referring to his itchy bum.

Apparently he still has this symptom, and, he scratches it and it stings later.
It seems to be quite bothersome to him, of course, but now he is also very concerned that it might be something more serious.

Could this be worms,- it is something I have thought about for a while now,- and should I give any herbs such as black walnut?

I prefer to address everything homeopathically, I believe it is better in the long run.
Thank you.
Marika

Hello Sameer,

I have sent a couple of posts re: my son's cold, but maybe you have not seen them.

Yesterday he said to me: 'Mom I think it is at the Kali Bich stage. It is stringy.'
(He has had this remedy before and maybe the name has made an impression on him.) but sure enough those were the symptoms he was observing.

I have not given him anything during the last week, it is running his course, with hot drinks and staying inside.

Today he does have more energy, he is still blowing his nose and still coughing up stuff-he is not finished.

And of course, he is singing all day long.

Thank you as always

Hello,

Ah, yes, now that I opened it I saw it, the email did not notify me yesterday, there is no problem anyway,

I will wait, the cough is moving right along.

Thank you very much for replying.

Hello Sameer,

I am writing urgently tonight because something happened that I need to tell you about.

First of all, the cold is mostly gone, with the odd cough here and there. Things moved well with it.

Tonight though, a few hours ago, we were together with all of my children (I have two older ones), celebrating a theatre play my older daughter was in, and in one instant in the kitchen, they were all having a 'group hug'. I was there too, watching them all when, I heard my daughter and the older two saying: What are you doing, what are you doing, they thought my son was playing a joke, when, in a matter of one minute he was on the floor, and in another 5 seconds he opened his eyes, saying 'What just happened.'

So he had fainted, or something like that, because he they thought he was pushing his body toward the floor but in effect he was falling.
He was down only 2 seconds, I watched the whole thing.
He was supported during the fall because they were all hugging, but I got really scared, I do not know what happened.

the only thing I can think of is he had not eaten anything too substantial almost all day because we were running around trying to get ready for this trip and at the end in the afternoon right before the play he went into the store to buy a hot chocolate and bought with it two donuts, they are sweet and junky of course.
I still don't think that is the reason, but it might be.

I am concerned because what else can it be? And how can I check anything out?

He was fine after he got up from the floor but he was shaken up and crying because he was so scared.
the more he was thinking about it the more he was crying. This happens when he thinks of something that does not feel safe to him.

What do you suggest? I really want to hear from you on this issue, I really value your professional opinion because what tests would show any cause of this'

Please please, I am quite concerned as to the next step in this situation.

Thank you as always.
Marika

thank you ever so much for answering me right away, I will take him into the doctor.

Hello Sameer,
Today was my appointment with the family doctor, she examined my son-ears, eyes, throat-
blood pressure was 115/57
Heart rate was 75 BPM

She deduced that it was probably because he had not eaten on time, maybe gotten up too fast and so the supply of oxygen to the brain was affected for that short period of time.

She asked me if he was shaking during this time, then it would have been a seizure.
She asked that if it happens again to bring him back for more tests.

She also told him to make sure he eats 3 meals a day, which he normally does.

How often is it that a 14 year old would faint just like that? I don't think he got up too fast, because he was not lying down, he was just sitting on the couch. But perhaps the diet on that day was terrible, I admit.

Is there a chance that he may be hypoglycemic? He said that he was not even hungry on that day, and his stomach never even growled once.

I would love to hear your opinion on this for sure.
Thank You,
M

I forgot to add, while I am on the topic of white spots on the nails, he has 4 nails with white spots on them.

Hello Sameer,
I feel so bad because I did not see your post before today.
I only just today saw that you had asked me a question about all the issues that remain. today is oct 22nd and I am writing because my son woke up not feeling well, but went to school anyway.

After school, he came in and when I asked him How are you how was your day today, he said 'Not good I am sick,' but he started tearing and very emotional. I asked him how come he was crying and said 'I don't know, I' weird'. From other discussions I am deducing that he does not like it when he cries. And he cried as soon as I asked him how he was today, so when he started thinking about his not feeling well he teared up. He said that he was not tearful all day, only when I asked him about how was his day.

His physical symptoms are: fever, coughing, pain in the lower back, pain in his legs (the muscles in the back of his legs), he said they are like growing pains, he gets those often in the last year and a half.
He feels pressure in his eyes and fell asleep as soon as he came home from school.

Emotionally he is ok, he often gets touchy when I give him instructions to do something, he covers his ears and says, I know, I know and leaves the scene. This does not happen often, he is pretty happy otherwise.

He is quite industrious with his hands, good in art, music, great singing voice.
that fainting incident scared him and he is being great about taking his green drink and green capsules, he is not asking for any hot chocolate or sweet treats (which he only wants once in a while anyway)
He has asked for 'pasta for lunch' a couple of times this last week, and he proceeds to make it himself.
He has also asked for mashed potatoes if that is of any significance.

One thing that stands out is that he 'worries', or he cares too much, especially for his family. If he sees me carrying wood inside, he'll say 'don't do it, I will bring it in, you're my mom' whereas another child his age might not even notice.

Or, another example, he went with his class to see a play, he had 10.00 dollars for dinner on the way back like every other kid in the class, and he spent five to buy his sister a pair of earrings because he 'was thinking of her as she was sick at home'.
So he is a very thoughtful boy.
It is a wonderful quality to have as a human being but as long as he is not burdened in his mind with unnecessary worry at this stage. He is still so young.

I am sorry I did not see your posting, sometimes it does not notify me.

thank you,
marika

I forgot to also say that he is shivering even though he is warm with fever.

Hello Sameer,

yes, he weeps while telling his symptoms

He has 4 nails with white spots

He does not make new friends easily, he needs time to make new friends, he must get to know them first. He is cautious with new relationships. He has 3 close friends and the soccer team are all acquaintances, he will play, but he has not invited them home. The 3 close friends come here and they all have a good time. He is very attentive to his friends, he will ask for me to make the dishes that they like, and will look after them while they are here.
He is hospitable.

He is not extroverted, but has a great time in his class, he can be very funny in fact his teacher says he is a leader in the group, and 'a human being worthy of imitation.' So in class he is not introverted, only in new situations.

Odour from his feet, and now that he is older his underarms smell like a boy going through puberty. he needs to take a shower every day but he does not always do that. He has commented that even as soon as he comes out of the shower his underarms smell.

Behind his ears he has a little swollen lymph node, it is quite hard, it seems to be there all the time.

Today he has been sleeping mostly all day, his fever has lasted for almost two days, he has been drinkig, has eaten a little bit, and he seems to be in a good mood.
He is managing the cold just fine, the cough is starting to break up, he did not have a tight constricted chest.

I will get back in a few days.
Thank you

Hello Sameer,

I am writing a bit too soon after we last spoke, but I should let you know about and incident that happened today.

My son was feeling a bit better today and called a friend/neighbor to come over and play. They had a great time for about 2 hours, and, after he left, a while later my son was preparing to go to bed.
He asked me if I had any cream that he could put on him bum because it was so itchy, but he was crying. I said :'does this problem warrant the crying?' to which he replied, 'I am really worried it might be something serious'
So I gave him a little shea butter to use in order to soothe his bum because it really stings after he scratches it.

The part I am observing is this: He had a good time with his friend, and then, he plunged into this sadness or 'depressed' state. Yes, his bum bothers him and I understand he wants me to do something about it.

Am I seeing a fluctuation in mood, like a bipolar condition of sorts? The reason I am saying this is because his dad I would say is bipolar, has not been diagnosed as such but I saw him for years being 'happy' and 'depressed' alternately, but he chose to medicate his depression with drugs because he wanted to always be 'happy'.

I want to be clear in my observation here, and careful not to read anymore than what it is, but this extra sensitivity of his , coupled with his overconcern that there might be something horribly wrong with his health, is not my imagination. I have seen it often enough. He even says himself : 'I am paranoid, I always think of the worst.'

Re: the white spots on the nails, he has seven nails with white spots, we counted them today.

the cold is moving along ok, is there a possibility that he has worms? He probably does, should I give him a clove of garlic as a suppository?
I would really appreciate your suggestions as always.

Thank you very muchl
Marika

Hello Sameer,
I forgot to add one more symptom,
on the left side of his throat, at the collar bone, he has a skin breakout that is round, maybe 3cm diameter, and it looks like individual pin pricks that are red. I will watch if it gets any larger, it was smaller 10 days ago.

When I took him to the doctor for his fainting, she examined his throat and saw it-she thought he might be allergic to the chain he was wearing.

Also, in the last few days he has an indication of a sty on the left eye but it never really developed. It is just sitting there slightly larger than the right eye.

Once in a while he gets styes.

Thank you,

I will do that, thank you. And will report back.

Hello Sameer,

I am reporting back a little bit sooner, my son has had good results with the Silicea, he commented that: 'this one ripped my lungs'. He is still coughing up stuff but he had energy he is not sick or anything.
Last night I had taken my kids and my son's friend to a Haunted House display, and, when returning, they decided they would continue the playing at the friend's house. My son said, I will go gome first and then I'll come over to your house. When we got home, he said to me 'I am just coming home to pee because I cannot stand going to the washroom in other people's home.'
This is a house he visits all the time. I am mentioning this just in case it has any significance in assessing his case. I think I had read somewhere that Nat Mur only goes to their own washroom. Perhaps I am wrong.

Tonight he had a little anger display towards me because he was mad about not being able to eat Halloween candy, so with tears in his eyes + anger he told me: 'You will suck as a grandmother because you will tell your grandchildren, Come sweeties, I will give you candy and you will give them homeopathic remedies'
I laughed, I thought he was very witty and he was even more mad.

The cough is not quite finished yet, it is still coming along. Will the Silicea 30C take care of it or do you think he might need 200C?

I will leave your instructions with my oldest daughter.

Sincerely,
M

Hello Sameer,
I am writing to say that this morning my son told me that he was sitting on the bed, and upon getting up the 'fainting almost happened again, except it did not go all the way', this is how he put it.
So it happens from sitting to standing up, and he has not eaten any sugar in a good two weeks, has regular meals, drinks enough, etc.
For breakfast today he had an avocado sandwich and some almonds, it looks to me it is not diet related.

Could it be that he is growing too fast and the demands on his body energy are high?

He seems to be doing well, the cough is almost gone, he still makes attempts to expel some stuff but it is quite normal, not hard for him.

Today when I was asking him to explain to me how and what happened he seems that he does not want to have to communicate information, he said to me 'All this interrogation, just forget it.'
It is that same feeling of not wanting to use words to explain much, he is not the chatting type (like my daughter who uses words for everything) he is more of a feeling child, talks of course but he feels very deeply, words are not his forte.

I don[t know if I mentioned this before, but when he was very young, his teacher once told me: 'He gets wounded very deeply', and, 'He should learn a musical instrument because it will help him to express himself through music'.
Maybe all this is irrelevant, I am just mentioning comments from others who have known his personality.

He is a very 'giving' child, very generous to other people and always considerate of the feelings of others. I am sure I have written this before.

If you have any thoughts or suggestions, I would love to hear from you, or else, as of tomorrow my daughter will be in communication with you on this forum.

thank you so much,

Great, One week then.