persistent ovarian cysts

Patient ID: Sex: Age

Female age 39

1. Describe your main suffering?

persistent ovarian cysts (going on 2 years), large cyst left ovary, small, round cysts right ovary


2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?

weight gain, fatigue, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, blood pressure is higher than normal, miscarriage 8 months ago, bloated abdomen

3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?

Stress/anxiety, unable to cope, very changeable, find it hard to stick at things, feel the need to escape, feel I don’t fit in, prone to irritability and angry outbursts, blaming others, feel the need to withdraw from everything, very distressed when out of comfort zone


4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?

persistent boring pain in left ovary, rarely a twingy pain in right ovary, abdomen bloated, extreme fatigue, irritable, depressed


5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?

Periods very painful when young, very early menarche (age 9), sexually assaulted at age 13, symptoms began during a very stressful period of conflict with my husband and another woman which persists to this day and likely to persist into the future, mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about 4 months after my symptoms started




6. Which time of the day you are worst?
evening/night

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?

stress and poor diet aggravate, esp. sugar, I try to use ibuprofen and heat for pain relief during the worst times, but with little relief


8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?

the pain is worst starting 1 week before my menses. frequent menses (every 21-24 days) for about 3 years now


9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?

I like warm, dry weather, I feel horrible in humidity with heat


10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc. -

moody, changeable, nervous, arguing, irritable

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm? fabulous, they are my favorite type of weather

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?

yes

- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?

extremely sensitive, loud noises agitate, can smell most scents before others pick them up

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc? No

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife? - husband and daughter - wonderful, step-son - conflict


11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly? - rarely remember dreams, fear harm to myself or my daughter, particularly by men, and natural catastrophes, crimes



12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions? sweets, carbs

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive? thirst is normal, but I drink a lot of tea

14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive? can be very sharp and demanding, need to eat NOW

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand?
mushrooms, dairy products

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs? rarely sweat

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
regular, easy, daily, I do urinate more than normal though, it is pale


18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping? sleep very poorly for decades now, hard to fall asleep due to worrying, if I wake up too early can't get back to sleep, easily awakened by any sounds, sleep on side (can't sleep in any other position), need absolute quiet and 'white noise' machine to fall asleep, can't sleep in strange places at all


19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general? yes

20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all? A bit too sensitive, think too much and over anyalyse things, too sensitive to others behaviour, can be too intellectual, rational, and removed from normal human interactions


21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication? saturated solution of potassium iodide (3 weeks, still taking), NAC, DIM, bio-identical progesterone (no relief or change after almost 2 years), castor oil packs


22. What major diseases are running in your family? Heart disease – both sides Father – skin cancer (treated successfully) his mother died of emphysema, his father died age 40 from cirrhosis of the liver, mother - heart attack age 55, ovarian cancer stage III type IIIc (current), her mother died of pancreatic cancer 10 years ago, her father had a heart attack but died of natural causes, extensive diabetes on my mother's side


23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance. native american/caucasian, very long dark straight hair, yellowish skin tone, 5ft 2” currently overweight, but small made. Very small and underweight until giving birth 4 years ago

24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)

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?

regular, very short cycles

- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods? mood swings, irritability, pain, cramps, angry outbursts, feel unable to cope, pain is worst starting 1 week before menses

- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?

normal

- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?

normal to thick, bright red

- Do you notice any clots in the flow yes