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Thank you Simone, I never treat homeopathy as a one stop shop. As you saw I used trigger point massage to eliminate my headaches.

Though this is a homeopathy forum I appreciate people providing the breadth of their experience, because each of us has something different to add. Apart from trigger point I am an expert in myofascial release, deep tissue, many massage modalities.
I find that homoepathy advocates generally are supporters of most forms of natural healing. Have not mentioned it here but since this illness startedI a daily taking turmeric mix in oil & fresh black pepper. Capturing golden turmeric paste. For any infection it is like magic.

Any suggestions anyone has thrown them in. If not this time some other time it may help.

I am not taking any homeopathic remedies other than what you say, that would not make sense. But nutritionally there is an endless list, most notable being turmeric, Vitamin C and other multivitamin/multimineral.
I think I am slowly learning how I need to manage myself till I recover. I need to talk as little as possible because talking dramatically aggravates. I am still puzzled as to how talking can aggravate a headache. Eating most things makes me queasy so either I just switch to fluids or just use bread and butter for a few days.

If headache is out of the way rest of recovery seems to proceed at normal pace. I am not coughing but fluid is just naturally rising up out of my lungs. Slowly but steadily. Very viscous and dense so it will take a while.

If headache returns I will get back to trigger point massage since it is benign and worked really well

since you did not ask I wont buy Aurum Metallicum or Cactus

Sorry I misunderstood you, when I looked at your message again it was quite clear. Problem with Brain fog.

But that would be a challenge, I will have dozens if not hundreds of remedies in my possession. Mostly the most common ones but every now and then in the last 20 years a rare one for some special reason.
Like my constitutional type is Baryta Carb and I have lots of that.

It will take me an hour to lay our my drawer full of remedies on the floor and list them. Apart from what I have the local store has quite a few but only most common ones and even fewer in 200C.

As you saw with Spongia, the ones I don't have, I can usually order on the internet and have delivered in one or two days. There are rare exceptions like Opium (which I also have but I think in M potency)

It will be easier if you provide a list and ask me which ones I have.

Have not observed color of fluid but I think it is slightly salty to taste. It comes in waves, few hours ago there was huge amount, but right now airwaves completely clear.

For sure the process is working, the only question is whether it can go faster

I just took Spongia 200C several hours ago and here is my update for 24 hours.

Still tired and little frail. Very little eye pain but still the stabbing headaches, mostly at back of skull around the upper nape. An area harder for me to address with trigger point.
Frequency of coughing has increased a slight amount: dry rasping and unproductive. But the fluid in the lungs is clearing up slowly irrespective of the coughing by normal process of body pushing fluid up out of the lungs. A little slow unfortunately but progress nevertheless.

You had asked, and the fluid when I blow my nose is thick, milky white and highly viscous. Does not come out often from lungs but when it does there is usually a significant amount. Does not feel chronic.

Because it is Christmas day I took a chance and ate little more food than previous days. Did not hurt me but I won't repeat this since it was slightly uncomfortable.

Cannot think of anything else. Christmas day was quite tiring and brain running very slow.
Let me know if you have any thoughts

Yes, your summary is very accurate.
Thuja I have the strange combination of 30C and 1M. I think IM may be left over from many years ago when my mother in law had tumors.

Let me know if you want me to use those. If it might be helpful I can order 200C and I will have it in close to 24 hours.

Let me add to my description that though I am not throwing up my food or anything like that, when the food hits my stomach it is like a feeling that I have eaten something disgusting. Though I just ate normal food which felt enjoyable when eating. I will probably switch to simple bread and jam till that improves. If there is a simple remedy available I will use it.

another quick note: I mentioned a long time back I was dehydrating, I have been mostly successful in addressing that by being disciplined about fluid consumption. I realized I also have lost aversion for cold water, now it soothes my stomach.

Urine is only barely discolored which is normal for my multivitamin consumption. Stools have become very easy though not diaorrhea. Sometimes false stools where I feel I need to go but realize I don't later.

Don't know if that influences your thinking

I will give you a high level picture for now and add detail later if needed:
- calcium magnesium supplement 500/100 (aspartate/ascorbate)
- Vitamin D 4000 IU
- Krill oil (omega 3/6/9)
- Turmeric with piperine
- Multimineral/Multivitaming, broad spectrum, whole food
- Prostate supplement (mix of the typical familiar name, saw palmetto, palm seed, maca root, yohimbe, horny goat weed, etc etc.)
- B Complex
- Collagen filtrate
- Vitamin C megadose (to go with the collagen)
- Phosphatidylcholine (as Sunflower Lecithin)
- Fo Ti
- Fenugreek

All are excellent branded and tested products, none are related to this illness, its what I take every day.

For a bit more background, I suffer from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a heritable genetic disorder. It isn't curable but I can manage it on my own.

There isn't a single one that I can't stop for a few days if you think necessary. They are just for maintenance

sorry, that was cal/mag 500/1000

mmene said I will give you a high level picture for now and add detail later if needed:
- calcium magnesium supplement 500/100 (aspartate/ascorbate)
- Vitamin D 4000 IU
- Krill oil (omega 3/6/9)
- Turmeric with piperine
- Multimineral/Multivitaming, broad spectrum, whole food
- Prostate supplement (mix of the typical familiar name, saw palmetto, palm seed, maca root, yohimbe, horny goat weed, etc etc.)
- B Complex
- Collagen filtrate
- Vitamin C megadose (to go with the collagen)
- Phosphatidylcholine (as Sunflower Lecithin)
- Fo Ti
- Fenugreek

All are excellent branded and tested products, none are related to this illness, its what I take every day.

For a bit more background, I suffer from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a heritable genetic disorder. It isn't curable but I can manage it on my own.

There isn't a single one that I can't stop for a few days if you think necessary. They are just for maintenance

To simplify matters I can stop all supplements. Doctors never prescribe anything for EDS except horrible life destroying painkillers. Like a lot of the smart people I am taking natural products like Turmeric for pain, Collagen for tissue repair etc. Out of the list I have you collagen is the only protein therefore hardest to digest clearly. I will stop it for now. One week makes no difference.

Your combination is interesting, I have never combined 30 and 1M of something ever. I am just leaving for church now, will have to try when I return.
My products are all boiron pellets so when you say "take 1 drop" I assume you are referring to split dose. I don't know what is Thuja brush. Is that whole Thuja product?

You are correct about certain mysterious shifts in symptoms for no apparent reason. After I wrote my last message I went to sleep and now I woke up with no headache at all.
But, on the other hand, just as I lay down to sleep I broke in dry hacking spasmodic coughing. Coughing almost continuously for now reason. As if from vapors in throat and nervousness in diaphragm of chest. It was very scary since it has no apparent reason and no appearance of stopping. Nervousness alone was interfering with sleep.

As a last resort I turned of fan and lay down on my chest for the pressure. This eased the cough and I fell asleep, now I am waking up as if none of it happened at all.
Quite strange.

sorry, I explained myself poorly. I have two individual vials of Thuja, one being 30C and one being 1M. I think you are asking me to take the 1M as a split dose.

All my toothpastes are natural, fluoride free and mint free. Intended to be safe with homeopathics. My current one is cinnamon based. But I can avoid it for some time after taking the products.

I just rehydrated myself and it is gratifying to see my trachea get sticky as the lungs try to expel fluid.

quick additional clarification: since I am starting Thuja 1M, I assume you want me to discontinue Spongia, correct?

Mr Kaps, my end of day summary for today:
Several hours ago I took Thuja 1M split dose in water. I will repeat it tomorrow at approximately same time.

I went to sleep for a little while. When I woke up, my stomach was rumbling and when I used the restroom found out I had loose diarrhea type motion. But it did not feel draining, it felt more energizing. I have experienced this before when I take a constitutional level treatment and my body starts out with a a self-purge.

As discussed I have eliminated 100% of my supplements. But at this point just so I have some nutrition I had some simple bread and butter. Just looking at my Christmas enhanced fridge I wanted to eat a lot more stuff which felt like my appetite was changing. But I stayed disciplined. The only additional thing I consumed was my daily coconut water, lemon juice, honey, seas salt and chia seed.

Eating was remarkably smooth and I felt like eating more but avoided it. Right now it is several hours later and my stomach is rumbling like I am hungry again. I will still avoid eating but the changes are clear.

Very mild headache will occasionally pop up but so mild that I might not even notice unless I am searching for headaches. Eye pain is a distant memory.

Congestion and breathing difficulty remains. But now that I am more clear headed and focused, I am beginning to understand my unexplained coughing fits from around a day ago.
My lungs capacity/efficiency is very greatly diminished. As long as my activity level is mild, the diminished capacity is still adequate. But the moment I push my activity level up a bit, I am not able to absorb oxygen at the rate my body needs it. As a panic reaction, my body triggers spasmodic coughing. The coughing does not even help clear lungs so it is just a reflex.

As to how my activity level goes up, that is simple too - it is when I start talking a lot. Since this whole thing started I had said how strange I found the number of things triggered by talking and thinking. Now it makes sense to me finally.

That's all for now, thanks for your patience and excellent advice.

Queasy feeling definitely gone.
A few hours ago I took my second dose of Thuja 1M, here is my report for today.

General improvement in energy level but with same limitation as earlier of greatly reduced lung capacity. Any activity I do that requires increased use of lungs rapidly brings down energy level. Since I can anticipate it, it is easier to manage.
Still no major coughing unless I talk a lot. Chest clearing up very slowly on its own.

Tried to eat closer to earlier levels. Found I can increase my eating a lot and no nausea or anything like that. But I get full faster and don't want to overdo it. Just going as my body permits.
Today too, my stool was very loose, close to diarrhea. One noticed change in the morning was slight trace of blood. Not enough to be very concerning but I suppose it is worth observing. All stools were rather loose. I am increasing fiber and bulk in my diet in case that is a factor.
I am also noticing urine still appears dark and discolored though I feel I am consuming more fluid.

I think everything else is just a repeat of previous days like improvement with hot shower.