Synonym: Ignatia amara
Slovak language and chemistry teacher at primary school, born in 1957
Examination 24. 11. 2011: My mother died. I am so upset about it that I can't even cry. I have been unable to work since October 12th because of my spine, nothing is getting better. I have chosen rehabilitation, infusions, injections, all without effect. I was at a neurosurgical consultation. I am supposed to have spine surgery, I have already received an appointment, it will be right after the holidays/January 2012/.
The pains are when I move, they go into my legs. I can't lie on my back. I can't describe them better, maybe cutting or pulling. It's kind of twisting me and pulling me down.
Diagnosis:
* Protrusion of the intervertebral disc L4/5 and L5/S1.
Radicular syndrome in discopathy. Indicated for surgical solution.
Treatment: Ignatia 15CH 2* daily
Check-up 7. 12. 2011: I'm feeling better, I can go to work. I cancelled the surgery.
Nota bene: after 14 days of homeopathic treatment, the back pain, which was an indication for surgery, stopped. The symptoms of back pain were non-specific. I indicated the remedy based on the psychological symptoms:
• Illness from the death of a loved one,
• Silent grief,
• Tearful mood, unable to cry
15 years have passed. The patient has not needed neurosurgery so far. She does not even visit a neurologist. I prescribe her
Diclofenac 75 mg, one pack per year. That is, 30 tablets per year are enough for her to relieve back pain. Previously, even combined treatments - analgesic infusions, rehabilitation, per os analgesics - had no effect. In December 2008, the patient's husband died of stomach cancer. It was a difficult period in her life that left both psychological and physical traces on her. The spine was perhaps a result of caring for him. She is currently retired, but works as a teacher. She does sports, has a new partner. She has lost weight. She is approaching seventy, but it is not visible in her appearance, nor in her physical or mental performance. When we last met on the street, I almost did not recognize her. If she hadn't greeted me, I would have thought I had met a very well-groomed fifty-year-old Hollywood actress.
Currently, since 2023, she has been taking Ignatia CH 200. She has it on hand if she needs it. She has not used up a single pack in three years.
This case is suitable for imagining what stimulation of the body's own defenses means, mentioned in Samuel Hahnemann's Organon of the Healing Art: from the wrecked widow of 15 years ago, it can create an active, happy, independent person.
Cure is freedom!