A thirteen-year-old girl was treated two years ago for hay fever caused by trees and grasses, which made her feel very short of breath and caused her eyes to hurt. After taking
Neodymium-carbonicum, her symptoms quickly disappeared, and she was symptom-free for the next two seasons. Now she is coming in because of “pain in her feet.” For several months, she had been suffering from painful ingrown toenails. She had been experiencing a lot of pain in her feet for some time, and the insoles in her shoes did not provide relief; her footwear was irritating her feet. She experienced a lot of pressing pain on the top of her foot and the ball of her foot. In recent weeks, she has suddenly developed large patches of skin under her feet when exercising. It started with a painful spot under the big toe (this nail is also ingrown), then the ball of the foot. It is the reflex zone of the neck, throat, and lymph of the head. Walking causes her pain and a lot of wound fluid. She has grown a lot, suddenly two shoe sizes in the last period. She has not yet had her period. The past year was colored by her grandfather's terminal illness, which preoccupied her parents and the whole family. She is also described as a “real teenager,” but everything is relative. She is very independent. She wants to become a doctor later so that she can help people. Her parents are also involved in social work. She is quick-witted and quite fierce in her expressions. She can fly off the handle and be indignant. However, this does not work with her parents, who have a very firm and clear policy. She is an only child.
Analysis Series 4: The burden on the feet may be connective tissue. Over the past year, her parents have been very busy caring for their parents, initially optimistic, “we'll get through this,” making lots of arrangements (
Series 4), “we'll try everything” (
Stage 6), but later things turned out to be very bad, yet the care and attention continued intensively, regularly putting the family under severe pressure (
Series 4). The girl is treated and addressed as an adult and independent (
Series 4).
Rosaceae: the burden of the past year (love for grandfather, intense care). Intensive interaction, touching the heart, emotional contact with, and saying goodbye to a loved one.
Stage 6:
Neodymium has helped well in the past, appropriate to the developmental stage at the time (independence, allergies, learning to look beyond the material). The choice of medicine at the time was influenced by her father's attitude, his dominant presence, and his guiding capacity.
Stage 6 is therefore still a good option, in line with how she dealt with her development at the time, which is now recognizable in the family situation, the way she has acted over the past year (
Stage 6: challenge, danger, inevitable, it is difficult but we will face it). Challenge, courage, inevitable, initiation (she entered a new phase, in individual contact with her grandfather).
Prescription:
Sanguisorba officinalis MK
Follow-up Gradually, everything is improving. After two weeks, the pain is completely gone, the open areas are closed, a small scab remains, it no longer itches, but is still red. The cuticles are now fine, and the inside of the right big toe is still red. The left foot is completely healed. With exertion, she can suddenly have a headache with nausea, which lasts an hour. She used to have this occasionally, but this has lasted three weeks. She remains symptom-free for the next two years.
The above example illustrates the freedom you can take when working with themes. The attitude or attitude of the parents and the family dynamics can provide a clearer picture than the person themselves, or can be decisive, causal. It is an excellent angle from which to obtain a description, an image, the characteristic or pattern of the disturbance, and the balance.