Pain Achilles tendon, right foot

Sex: F

Age: 43 years

Nature of work: Housewife/parttime desk work

Habits: I have a strange habit of rubbing the top of my tongue against the roof of my mouth until the roof becomes sore. It's compulsive.


Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experience and happenings.

1. Describe your main suffering? State the correct location.

When I get up from sitting or laying down, my Achilles tendon hurts and back of my foot feel torn and bruised for about five minutes as I walk. After a while it feels okay and I can walk normally. Sometimes, I feel random pain travel through the whole foot.

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body? Astigmatism, glaucoma, hirsutism on my chin, small painful bump under the left arm that comes and goes, sometimes pain in left breast premenstrual, uterine pain during periods.

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

I can handle most of the discomforts, but the Achilles pain is severe. I also really dislike the hair on my chin as I hate waxing it off.

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.

The pain in my foot burns when I try to walk, especially when I wake in the morning. It feels like something digging into the tendon, like it's torn or bruised. But I never injured it.

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

It started a few months ago, but no connection that I remember.

6. Which time of the day you are worst? When I wake in the morning.

7. What are the things that aggravate your suffering and those that ameliorate the same? Example: time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.

Usually in time and the pain lessens.


8. Do you 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 seems worse during PMS. Also my breast pain is worse before my period, especially the left one.

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

I love Cold,dry. Don't like hot/humid.

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

I am a mild, agreeable person, a bit lazy or unmotivated sometimes, but I work hard and am responsible. I don't like letting others down. I only get angry at my husband, sometimes, but suppress it. I am sociable and love people, but I also enjoy solitude and self-entertain with reading, writing, and other things. I have many hobbies.

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?

I like them, but often get sleepy and feel tired, even before thunderstorms.

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?

No, I don't like consolation. I like being alone when sad or mad. I like to work it out on my own. I have had trouble crying lately. Sometimes, I feel weepy but am not able to have a real cry.

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

I am sensitive to smell, noise, light, touch. I am sensitive! Esp to cigarette smoke and strong smells. They give me a headache. I am also sensitive to the effects of coffee. I get jittery, feel nauseous, headache and is a diuretic to the extreme for me.

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?

I rub the roof of my mouth with my tongue. When I was young, I used to suck on my bottom lip.

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?

I love my family, my children, my friends, but I have some issues with my husband. We are such polar opposites and I often do not like him and am sometimes, more at peace in his absence. I struggle with my marriage in general. I get along with most people. I adore my children, but sometimes need a break for a couple of hours away from the house. I usually just go for a walk or shopping or eat out alone somewhere.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?

I have lots of fears of animals, especially snakes and other reptiles. I fear being alone also. I dream about 2 of my Exes. These were relationships long ago, but I still think about them. I have some type of infatuation with them, even consciously.

12. What do you crave in food items and what are your aversions?

I prefer savory over sweets. I don't like bitter and bland or soggy.

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

Excessive, esp for cold water.

14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?

Normal, except PMS...then excessive.

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

Dairy, esp. Cow milk. Cruciferous vegetables, cabbage, beans...all make my stomach bloated/gassy.

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

I sweat on my head/face. Armpits, offensive.

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type? Normal movement.

Normal stool. Usually soft. But sometimes, I have to strain or takes a long time to expel or to expel completely. Sometimes, I feel the urge but am unable to expel or it slips back in if I don't force it.

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?

I sleep well mostly and usually on the right side.

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

No. I fantasize a lot and suppress.

20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?

I give in to other people's wishes easily. I don't fight or stand up for myself even when I know I'm right, except sometimes.

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?

My homeopath has treated me with Phosphorus 200c and 30c for the glaucoma and I had bleeding uterine polyps and pain in breasts (which all improved), before that Staphysagria 30c and Conium (shoulder pain, urinary symptoms, suppressed anger). I tried Sepia 30c on my own a couple of months ago for the aversion to husband/ anger towards the kids. This has also helped. I still don't like my husband, but I think I just don't like him, sadly.

22. What major diseases are running in your family?

The big C-word, diabetes, glaucoma


23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.

Dark skin, average weight, average height, large facial features, not pretty but not ugly, just average. I have a unique look because not many people have facial features like mine. I look young for my age.

(For Females)
24. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe the irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc.

Regular periods. Painful cramps on day 2 with heavy flow. Small clots on day 2. Only moody during Premenstrual 4 or 5 days.

25. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner.

Childhood, worms...parasite.
Childhood, warts on the neck.
Childhood, fainting often.
Teenage, PMS, anemia, milk intolerance, severe stomach pains, H Pylori, astigmatism, near-sightedness
21 years old, STD Chlamydia
20 years old, surprise pregnancy, difficult labor
23 years old, glaucoma
24 years old, second pregnancy ends in miscarriage at 14 weeks with DNC
28 years old, HPV (vaginal warts)
35 years old, pregnancy #5, bleeding till month 4, difficult labor ends in Csection.
43 years old, uterine pain and bleeding polyps, breast pain PMS, pain in right foot.