Itching and Xantholesma

Patient ID: Pinky1957
Sex: Female
Age: 58

1. Main suffering?
Itching especially on the upper both the eye lids, on whole of the face, nose. There is also unbearable itching on the whole of the outer parts of the genitals which is uncontrollable which persists round the clock. Constant rubbing on private parts have also made somewhat raw wound.

2.Other physical sufferings in the body?
(a) Sneezing immediately on waking up the in the morning. Small amount of urine passes out, every time on sneeze, coughing and even on laughing aloud.
(b) There is a deposit on the both upper eyelids of my eyes which is light yellowish in colour.

3. Mental sufferings / feelings associated with my physical sufferings?
I am fed up from this ailment and do not as to when it would be cured.

4. What exactly I do feel when I am at the worst?
When itching aggravates in public or in presence of the family, I feel ashamed and rush to some lonely place to pacify the itching. I weakness, tiredness and do not feel like working, and wish to go to sleep.

5. When it all started.
The Xanthelasma started nearly five years back. When it started, itching on eyelid was more. Itching on genitals has started 6-7 months back. Now I feel more itching on the genitals and less itching on my upper eyelids.

I have aches in my left arm and left leg.

6. Which time of the day I am worst?
It is worst when I am awake in the day time.

7. What are the things which aggravate my suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
It aggravate when my under garments or pant is wet due to urination and ameliorate when the cloths are dry.

8. Does my sufferings has relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
No

9. When do I feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
I have stopped feeling better since I caught this disease.

10. Description of my general mental set up? Am I Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.

Agreeable and changeable, quiet, amicable and polite, sweet spoke

- How do I feel before or during a thunderstorm?
I feel the same.
- Do I feel like being consoled during your tough times?
No
- Am I sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
I am sensitive to noise.
- Do I have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless weeping, talking to one self etc?
No
- How do I feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
I feel good about all.

11. What are my fears and do I dream of any situation repeatedly? Do I fear loneliness, dark, strange places, dream about missing my exams.
I fear loneliness.

12. What do I crave for in food items and what are your aversions? Sweets, fast food (once in a week) i do not like too oily food.
I crave for sweet things and sweets.

13. How is my thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Less.

14. How is my hunger: Is it Less, Normal or Excessive?
I do not have any appetite.

15. Is there any kind of food which my body can’t stand?
No

16. Is my sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
more : head, trunk

Less. Sweating is on abdomen below the breast.

17. How are my bowl movement and stool type?
My bowl gets cleared normally. Once or twice in 24 hours.

18. How well do I sleep? Do I have a particular posture of sleeping?
When I sleep, the sleep is sound. I enjoy sleeping with my abdomen / ventral side on the bed

19. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
My polite and amicable nature makes me different from others. As per my husband, I am the person, with whom everyone in the family shares their secrets, sorrows, joys.

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
I very rarely take allopathic medicine. Apart from tiredness and fatigue, I only go for crocin or paracetamol. I may say I very rarely succumb to illness.

22. What major diseases are running in your family?
My husband who is 64 years of age, suffers from High B.P, depression, fatty liver, gall bladder stone and right bundle block of the heart arteries.

23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
I am short stature, my height is 5', I am wheatish in complexion, medium built, broad at hips, with black and grey hair.

24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)

Please answer the following questions:
(Please give details of your past menstruation if you have attained menopause.)

I had undergone menopause in 2005 i.e. at the age of 48.
Thanks for your kind response. In furthereance thereto, I do submit that (a) I feel good and enjoy music (b) If someone do not act or work as per my wish, it irritates me (c) My daughter-in-law had to abort a male chile due to some gene disorder
[message edited by pinky1957 on Wed, 18 Feb 2015 04:43:44 GMT]