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old standing rheumatoid arthritis
Hi,I am a 70 year old man, suffering rheumatoid arthritis for past 20 years approx. I had jaundice before it all started and in which I had to eat everything that could cool the stomach. When it started, there used to be intense inflammation/pain, such that I used to groan all through the evening, even after taking pain killers. This continued for a few years, later I ate amla powder for sometime and started walking more. This reduced the pain to a certain extent, such that if I take a pain killer everyday it doesn't pain much. But, for the past couple of years the limbs have started deforming, the leg and palm fingers are already deformed. Now I fear the elbow, knee and waist would deform next. Doctors on this forum please consider this case and reply at your earliest.
Thanks.
rheumatoidarthriti on 2014-01-13
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5. What is your main health problem & its symptoms
6. When did this main problem begin
7. Can you relate any event or events which triggered this problem
8. What makes the main problem better (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
9. What makes it worse (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
10. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)
11. What other health problems do you have
12. What makes these other health problems better or worse (explain each problem)
13. How do you relax
14. Do you normally fight or avoid confrontation
15. What animals or insects are you afraid of
16. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)
17. What occupies your mind mostly
18. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy
19. Do you want to stay alone or with people
20. How is your sleep
21. Do you have any recurring dreams
22. What type of weather do you like and how it affects your complaints
23. Do you normally feel hot or cold
24. What type of clothes you wear (tight, loose, around neck etc)
25. What foods you love
26. What foods you hate
27. What taste you love (sweet, salty, sour, bitter)
28. What taste you hate
29. Do you like warm or cold food
30. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, mud .)
31. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)
32. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both
33. Any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details (color, where exactly)
34. Any taste or smell from your mouth first thing in the morning
35. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc)
36. Please upload here or email me a picture of your skin, nails, teeth, hair problems, if any. Click on my username for details.
37. Details about your sweat (where mostly, how much, smell, stain color)
38. Any problems with eyes/vision
39. Any problems with ears, nose, chest, throat
40. How is your stool (details of how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.)
41. How is your urine (details of color, smell, any blood etc.)
42. How is your sexual life & desire
43. Males genitals (erection, pain, itching etc.)
44. Females menses details for regularity, flow, clots, discharge other than menses (reply to all these points)
45. What illnesses are running in your family, mothers side & fathers side & brothers/sisters
46. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)
47. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details
48. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological)
49. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
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QUESTIONS:
1. Your age & sex
2. Describe your appearance i.e. weight, height, body type (thin, medium, chubby, fat etc)
3. Your profession
4. Describe your personality in at least 20 words (stubborn, easy going, always in a hurry etc.)
5. What is your main health problem & its symptoms
6. When did this main problem begin
7. Can you relate any event or events which triggered this problem
8. What makes the main problem better (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
9. What makes it worse (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
10. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)
11. What other health problems do you have
12. What makes these other health problems better or worse (explain each problem)
13. How do you relax
14. Do you normally fight or avoid confrontation
15. What animals or insects are you afraid of
16. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)
17. What occupies your mind mostly
18. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy
19. Do you want to stay alone or with people
20. How is your sleep
21. Do you have any recurring dreams
22. What type of weather do you like and how it affects your complaints
23. Do you normally feel hot or cold
24. What type of clothes you wear (tight, loose, around neck etc)
25. What foods you love
26. What foods you hate
27. What taste you love (sweet, salty, sour, bitter)
28. What taste you hate
29. Do you like warm or cold food
30. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, mud .)
31. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)
32. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both
33. Any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details (color, where exactly)
34. Any taste or smell from your mouth first thing in the morning
35. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc)
36. Please upload here or email me a picture of your skin, nails, teeth, hair problems, if any. Click on my username for details.
37. Details about your sweat (where mostly, how much, smell, stain color)
38. Any problems with eyes/vision
39. Any problems with ears, nose, chest, throat
40. How is your stool (details of how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.)
41. How is your urine (details of color, smell, any blood etc.)
42. How is your sexual life & desire
43. Males genitals (erection, pain, itching etc.)
44. Females menses details for regularity, flow, clots, discharge other than menses (reply to all these points)
45. What illnesses are running in your family, mothers side & fathers side & brothers/sisters
46. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)
47. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details
48. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological)
49. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
fitness 9 years ago
1. Your age & sex
>> 70 , Male
2. Describe your appearance i.e. weight, height, body type (thin, medium, chubby, fat etc)
>> 60, 5 8, lean.
3. Your profession
>> Retired high school teacher.
4. Describe your personality in at least 20 words (stubborn, easy going, always in a hurry etc.)
>> Easy going, always find topic to converse. Dont normally take things serious, unless it really gets out of hand.
5. What is your main health problem & its symptoms
>> Rheumatoid Arthritis, sometimes chronic pain. Limb deformities have set in(fingers already deformed, next is elbow/knee as it seems). Get skin rashes(dryness with itching) on lower leg.
6. When did this main problem begin
>> 1995
7. Can you relate any event or events which triggered this problem
>> Had suffered jaundice just before the arthritis had set in. I believe the immune first hit my liver, hence the jaundice before RA?
8. What makes the main problem better (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
>> Feels OK during winters.
9. What makes it worse (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
>> Aggravates during summers. When it pains, lying down on the back feels uneasy.
10. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)
>> Feels irritable. Trivial confusing things irritate.
11. What other health problems do you have
>> Blood pressure moderately high. Less appetite. Urge to urinate frequently.
12. What makes these other health problems better or worse (explain each problem)
>> Walking briskly for greater distance makes the blood pressure marginally high.
13. How do you relax
>> Reading books.
14. Do you normally fight or avoid confrontation
>> Dont fight, unless things go out of hand.
15. What animals or insects are you afraid of
>> Snakes
16. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)
>> Ocean depths.
17. What occupies your mind mostly
>> Spirituality.
18. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy
>> Get along well.
19. Do you want to stay alone or with people
>> Alone
20. How is your sleep
>> Sound sleep. Feel sleepy while watching tv or videos on laptop.
21. Do you have any recurring dreams
>> None
22. What type of weather do you like and how it affects your complaints
>> Spring/Autumn. Spring sometimes aggravates the condition.
23. Do you normally feel hot or cold
>> hot
24. What type of clothes you wear (tight, loose, around neck etc)
>> Loose
25. What foods you love
>> Sweet, salty(mild spicy, not bland though)
26. What foods you hate
>> Sour
27. What taste you love (sweet, salty, sour, bitter)
>> Sweet
28. What taste you hate
>> Bitter/sour
29. Do you like warm or cold food
>> Warm
30. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, mud .)
>> No
31. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)
>> Less
32. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both
>> Dry lips
33. Any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details (color, where exactly)
>> Yes, off white. Usually around tongue tip.
34. Any taste or smell from your mouth first thing in the morning
>> None
35. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc)
>> Dry
36. Please upload here or email me a picture of your skin, nails, teeth, hair problems, if any. Click on my username for details.
37. Details about your sweat (where mostly, how much, smell, stain color)
>> Sweat profoundly during summers, but ok otherwise. Not very offensive smell though.
38. Any problems with eyes/vision
>> Wear spectacles. Have cataract, but havent operated yet, doesnt cause much problem.
39. Any problems with ears, nose, chest, throat
>> No
40. How is your stool (details of how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.)
>> Dry, little offensive smelling. Seldom go other than morning.
41. How is your urine (details of color, smell, any blood etc.)
>> Urge to urinate frequently since an year.
42. How is your sexual life & desire
-
43. Males genitals (erection, pain, itching etc.)
-
44. Females menses details for regularity, flow, clots, discharge other than menses (reply to all these points)
-
45. What illnesses are running in your family, mothers side & fathers side & brothers/sisters
>> None
46. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)
>> Pain killers and for blood pressure(all allopathic)
47. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details
>> Yes. Collar bone, nose, arm fracture surgeries in the past.
48. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological)
>> Epilepsy treatment for 3 years when was about 40.
49. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
>> None
I did not find any relevant question to add this. My appetite seems to be reducing every passing day. Also, I get urge to urinate frequently, enlarged prostate you think?
Thanks.
>> 70 , Male
2. Describe your appearance i.e. weight, height, body type (thin, medium, chubby, fat etc)
>> 60, 5 8, lean.
3. Your profession
>> Retired high school teacher.
4. Describe your personality in at least 20 words (stubborn, easy going, always in a hurry etc.)
>> Easy going, always find topic to converse. Dont normally take things serious, unless it really gets out of hand.
5. What is your main health problem & its symptoms
>> Rheumatoid Arthritis, sometimes chronic pain. Limb deformities have set in(fingers already deformed, next is elbow/knee as it seems). Get skin rashes(dryness with itching) on lower leg.
6. When did this main problem begin
>> 1995
7. Can you relate any event or events which triggered this problem
>> Had suffered jaundice just before the arthritis had set in. I believe the immune first hit my liver, hence the jaundice before RA?
8. What makes the main problem better (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
>> Feels OK during winters.
9. What makes it worse (pressure, warmth, cold, lying down, sitting etc.)
>> Aggravates during summers. When it pains, lying down on the back feels uneasy.
10. How do you feel mentally & emotionally during this problem (weepy, irritable, restless, sad, hopeless, fear of death etc.)
>> Feels irritable. Trivial confusing things irritate.
11. What other health problems do you have
>> Blood pressure moderately high. Less appetite. Urge to urinate frequently.
12. What makes these other health problems better or worse (explain each problem)
>> Walking briskly for greater distance makes the blood pressure marginally high.
13. How do you relax
>> Reading books.
14. Do you normally fight or avoid confrontation
>> Dont fight, unless things go out of hand.
15. What animals or insects are you afraid of
>> Snakes
16. What situations are you afraid of (e.g. heights, closed spaces, ocean, darkness etc)
>> Ocean depths.
17. What occupies your mind mostly
>> Spirituality.
18. How do you respond to consolation & sympathy
>> Get along well.
19. Do you want to stay alone or with people
>> Alone
20. How is your sleep
>> Sound sleep. Feel sleepy while watching tv or videos on laptop.
21. Do you have any recurring dreams
>> None
22. What type of weather do you like and how it affects your complaints
>> Spring/Autumn. Spring sometimes aggravates the condition.
23. Do you normally feel hot or cold
>> hot
24. What type of clothes you wear (tight, loose, around neck etc)
>> Loose
25. What foods you love
>> Sweet, salty(mild spicy, not bland though)
26. What foods you hate
>> Sour
27. What taste you love (sweet, salty, sour, bitter)
>> Sweet
28. What taste you hate
>> Bitter/sour
29. Do you like warm or cold food
>> Warm
30. Do you want to eat indigestible foods (chalk, mud .)
>> No
31. How is your thirst (less, moderate, excessive)
>> Less
32. Do you have dry lips or mouth or both
>> Dry lips
33. Any coating on tongue first thing in the morning, if yes, details (color, where exactly)
>> Yes, off white. Usually around tongue tip.
34. Any taste or smell from your mouth first thing in the morning
>> None
35. How is your skin (dry, oily, rough, acne, pustules, boils, psoriasis etc)
>> Dry
36. Please upload here or email me a picture of your skin, nails, teeth, hair problems, if any. Click on my username for details.
37. Details about your sweat (where mostly, how much, smell, stain color)
>> Sweat profoundly during summers, but ok otherwise. Not very offensive smell though.
38. Any problems with eyes/vision
>> Wear spectacles. Have cataract, but havent operated yet, doesnt cause much problem.
39. Any problems with ears, nose, chest, throat
>> No
40. How is your stool (details of how often, consistency, any blood, any particular smell etc.)
>> Dry, little offensive smelling. Seldom go other than morning.
41. How is your urine (details of color, smell, any blood etc.)
>> Urge to urinate frequently since an year.
42. How is your sexual life & desire
-
43. Males genitals (erection, pain, itching etc.)
-
44. Females menses details for regularity, flow, clots, discharge other than menses (reply to all these points)
-
45. What illnesses are running in your family, mothers side & fathers side & brothers/sisters
>> None
46. Are you taking any medicines (allopathic, homeopathic, supplements, acupuncture etc.)
>> Pain killers and for blood pressure(all allopathic)
47. Have you had any surgeries or implants, if yes, give details
>> Yes. Collar bone, nose, arm fracture surgeries in the past.
48. Have you had any long term treatment (physical or psychological)
>> Epilepsy treatment for 3 years when was about 40.
49. What homeopathic remedies have you taken in the past (potency, dosage, approx. time frame)
>> None
I did not find any relevant question to add this. My appetite seems to be reducing every passing day. Also, I get urge to urinate frequently, enlarged prostate you think?
Thanks.
rheumatoidarthriti 9 years ago
Q-8: What makes it better other than winter
Q-9: What makes it worse other than summer
Q-18: Like it or not.
Q-9: What makes it worse other than summer
Q-18: Like it or not.
fitness 9 years ago
Q-8: What makes it better other than winter
>> While walking slowly, it feels ok(good in a sense). Can't walk briskly though.
Q-9: What makes it worse other than summer
>> After walking slowly, standing/sitting in a place makes the joints stiff.
Q-18: Like it or not.
>> Like it actually.
>> While walking slowly, it feels ok(good in a sense). Can't walk briskly though.
Q-9: What makes it worse other than summer
>> After walking slowly, standing/sitting in a place makes the joints stiff.
Q-18: Like it or not.
>> Like it actually.
rheumatoidarthriti 9 years ago
Q-8: How do your joints feel w.r.t pressure, warmth, cold.
How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot
Is any one side of body more affected, if so, which
[message edited by fitness on Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:22:28 GMT]
How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot
Is any one side of body more affected, if so, which
[message edited by fitness on Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:22:28 GMT]
fitness 9 years ago
Q-8: How do your joints feel w.r.t pressure, warmth, cold.
>> Applying pressure on the joints relieves the pain a little, no effect of warmth or cold as such.
How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot
>> No
Is any one side of body more affected, if so, which
>> No, both sides equally affected.
>> Applying pressure on the joints relieves the pain a little, no effect of warmth or cold as such.
How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot
>> No
Is any one side of body more affected, if so, which
>> No, both sides equally affected.
rheumatoidarthriti 9 years ago
How do the joints look like e.g. red & hot
>> Normal. Actually they look lean, but I am overall lean so it cant be differentiated to be due to RA.
>> Normal. Actually they look lean, but I am overall lean so it cant be differentiated to be due to RA.
rheumatoidarthriti 9 years ago
Your remedy is: Piper Methysticum 6c.
HOW TO TAKE THE REMEDY:
Please take one dose daily.
Report back in 7 days with changes observed.
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Dissolve the pill under the tongue.
If your remedy is in liquid form:
Put one drop of the remedy in half glass of water, stir and take one tea spoon from it.
Thats one dose.
Use the same mixture for subsequent doses, if required.
Dont refrigerate the mixture. Put it anywhere covered, away from direct sunlight.
PRECAUTIONS:
If there is significant worsening of symptoms (called homeopathic aggravation) at anytime, stop dosing.
Dont take any other homeopathic remedy during this treatment.
Give a break of at least 10 minutes before eating/drinking anything before or after taking the remedy.
HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK:
A good example of how to report your progress is by giving %age improvement for all your health problems e.g.
Headache: 30% better
Low energy level: 50% better
Anxiety: 40% better
Sadness: No change
Depression: Worse
And so on list all your complaints.
EMAIL:
If you dont hear back from me within 24 hrs, it is likely that the forums email didnt work. You can send me an email by clicking my username.
HOW TO TAKE THE REMEDY:
Please take one dose daily.
Report back in 7 days with changes observed.
Dont take any other remedy unless I tell you!
If your remedy is in the form of pills:
One dose is one pill.
Dissolve the pill under the tongue.
If your remedy is in liquid form:
Put one drop of the remedy in half glass of water, stir and take one tea spoon from it.
Thats one dose.
Use the same mixture for subsequent doses, if required.
Dont refrigerate the mixture. Put it anywhere covered, away from direct sunlight.
PRECAUTIONS:
If there is significant worsening of symptoms (called homeopathic aggravation) at anytime, stop dosing.
Dont take any other homeopathic remedy during this treatment.
Give a break of at least 10 minutes before eating/drinking anything before or after taking the remedy.
HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK:
A good example of how to report your progress is by giving %age improvement for all your health problems e.g.
Headache: 30% better
Low energy level: 50% better
Anxiety: 40% better
Sadness: No change
Depression: Worse
And so on list all your complaints.
EMAIL:
If you dont hear back from me within 24 hrs, it is likely that the forums email didnt work. You can send me an email by clicking my username.
fitness 9 years ago
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