Dysphania ambrosioides

A 62-year-old woman can’t recover from pneumonia, exhausted, she nearly can’t work. She has a Mediterranean tan and black hair. She comes with her husband; together they are a strikingly good couple, balanced, tolerant, a unity. Last year, she had double pneumonia, just after returning from visiting their daughter abroad. Since then, she has been coughing a lot, feels short of breath, and often has the flu. Her blood values are good, scans are negative, and antibiotics do nothing. She usually starts coughing in the fall when the weather is wet and cold, she often has bronchitis, and feels short of breath. That's how it started, and it continued with flu symptoms. She was in very bad shape, she had no oxygen, was admitted to the hospital, and given a course of treatment that worked. She always minimises her symptoms, but when questioned further, it turns out there is much more to it. The complaint keeps coming back. It always starts in her throat, with a rough feeling, then she starts coughing, with a prolonged dry cough and yellow sputum. A lump settles in her chest, which is still there, between her breasts and behind her sternum. Lots of yellow snot bubbles. They often travel to Portugal because of the children. Coughing all the time is exhausting. It makes her work a bit harder. She used to have ‘too much energy’ and was always busy. Now she can't even cycle properly. The cough is worse in the morning and evening, with occasional coughing fits during the day. After waking up, she coughs rapidly until yellow mucus is released. In the evening, she has to cough as soon as she lies down, again until something comes up. It runs in the family: bronchial problems, the seasons.
She has been working in home care since last year at 50%. She is not bothered by work stress; it doesn't affect her. She is angry about the cutbacks and the workload. From the age of 6, she just wanted to be a nurse. She did the training, then emigrated. She was ‘a party animal’. When she was young, everything was fun, the new, my husband could work there, and we wanted to stay there. At a certain point, we realized: do we want to remain nomads or do we want children? She was never sick, so her reaction was: " Don't complain, just wait, it will pass”. Her energy levels are low, she sleeps well, but the night before work, she sleeps restlessly and sometimes has dreams. Her restlessness: she is always busy and cannot sit still; she finds it very difficult to relax, which is a character trait. She is always thinking and wants everything to be as practical as possible. She is very precise, which she hates about herself. The menopause: at 50, she had heavy periods for years. Fibroid’s without symptoms were removed. The reason for an examination was that she had a lot of pain when she didn't drink enough; her bladder didn't have enough space. She wanted to see the tissue after the operation; it looked beautiful (she talks about the operation with almost enthusiasm). Her hobbies are gardening, doing puzzles, caring for others, pampering her husband, and her daughter. She prefers to do everything herself. Lately, her throat has been feeling inflamed; you can smell and taste it. When she coughs, it hurts on the right side of her shoulder blade. She smokes three cigarettes a day, which she enjoys, as well as good food and going out. Everything that gives her pleasure. The most important thing is a good atmosphere. Chatting with friends is what cheers her up. Last year, I was exhausted, couldn't even walk, and didn't feel like doing anything. She used to suffer a lot from stomach problems; stress and tension gave her stomach pain. She has a spastic esophagus.AnalysisSeries 6, Lanthanides characteristics: Independent, overview, autonomous.
Series 3, Silicon series: focused on her family and friends.
Caryophyllales, Series 63: pleasant conversation, known from the Caryophyllaceae, can be the entire order. Family, doing good on a small and domestic scale, no pretensions. Family versus autonomy.
Phase 5: Enjoying life, looking for more, expansion, travel, fun, she was always a ‘party animal’, going abroad, good food, restlessness.
This is all very clear to her, ‘never change this’, and would fit with Subphase 4.
Chenopodiaceae: Complaints: she doesn't know, and her motto is not to complain, she ‘never has anything wrong with her’, despite often having bronchitis, fibroids, stomach and esophageal complaints, her daughter lives in Portugal, which she finds difficult but she adapts, theme of ‘determining attitude’, confusion could be a triggering factor: Subphase 3.
Stage 13: taking a step back (from her work), distancing herself from emotional conflict: their daughter abroad. We can see a Stage as a theme, a solution and as a burden.
Focus of complaints: respiratory tract, esophagus, stomach: thoracic. The spot under the right shoulder blade is known from Chenopodium anthihelminticum, the synonym in the literature for Dysphania ambrosoides.
Prescription: Dysphania ambrosoides C200.Follow-up after three weeks. Her energy levels are better, the coughing has almost disappeared, she can work 100%, and she can cycle normally again. She is now experiencing hot flashes again, which had almost disappeared. After getting up and moving around, she still has a coughing fit, but it subsides more quickly. She still coughs occasionally during the day, but it doesn't last as long now. Her energy levels seemed to be slowly improving, but it has only become really clear in the last week; she no longer has to pace herself. She has been restless for years, unable to relax her hands and quickly fidgeting with her legs. It never bothered her before, but now it is noticeable, and she is aware of it.
Her daughter is abroad: they have a good relationship, which is why she misses her. She now talks openly about it: that's just how the situation is. Esophageal spasms: this has been happening for the last two years. Sometimes she gets a cramp, so she drinks small sips of water, and it subsides. If there is too long a gap between meals, it is very bad. If she eats too quickly, she gets a stomachache and has to lie down.
After two months, her energy levels are fine, except for the last week, but before that, she was ‘behaving like a beast’ (going to bed late, getting up early, and spending two weeks traveling with her daughter). It's the old pattern again; that's how she always was. She's just working. She still coughs occasionally. She no longer feels any pressure or lump in her throat or esophagus. She is cheerful and open. She still has hot flashes and sleeps well. Something the whole family has: when talking for a long time, she often have to swallow or clear her throat, but if she keeps her mouth shut for 10 minutes, it goes away. Mother had a goiter and had surgery. Now she still coughs when she concentrates more, when paying close attention. She remains healthy in the years that follow.