A Funny Case
Gautam Kamat.
Cases.
` Ambr.
One afternoon, while I was resting at home, a 65-70 year old man knocked at the door. He was slim, fair, not quite clean shaven. Clothes were clean and simple. He had an awkward expression and an embarrassed smile on his face. I was reluctant to take him in, as it was an odd time and he did not look as though he would pay me for the consultation.
He understood my expression and said that he wanted to take Homoeopathic medicines from me and entered inside (as if pushing me aside).
I got interested in him due to his behavior and I called him for consultation.
Whenever I sleep in the afternoon I see various faces of unknown people in front of my eyes and I feel disturbed. Otherwise there is nothing that I suffer from - no cold, no cough, no fever. Nothing, nothing at all" he said. "What do you do?" I asked him. "Now I am retired. Earlier I used to work in a small private company. Initially, I was working with a good firm but my friend cheated me. He advised me to take the second job for better prospects and I did as told. Later he joined the same company which I had left on his advice. That company was doing well but mine was small and so was my salary. There is no headache, no backache, no chest pain, nothing at all" he told me with an awkward smile.
"If you thought that you have been cheated then why did you not change the job?" I asked him.
"No, I did not feel much bad. I just carried on with the same job. There is no cough, no asthma, nothing, nothing is there - he said with the same smile.
"Can you tell me about your childhood?" I asked him.
"My father had a business in Ratnagiri. We were very rich. Once the ship which carried our goods was wrecked and we became bankrupt. After that we could never do any business. I did matriculation and came to Bombay for work. I see only faces when I sleep in the after noon. It is quite disturbing. Otherwise nothing is there. No headache, no giddiness, no blood pressure, nothing, nothing is there." Throughout the conversation there was an awkward, embarrassed smile on his face.
Rubrics:
- SR I 281 - Delusion, faces, sees distorted on lying down, day time
- Phatak Rep 25 - Awkwardness
- Phatak Rep 101 - Embarrassment aggravates
- SR I 715 - Loquacity, changing quickly from one subject to another.
I gave him Ambra-grisea 1M one dose and sac lac.
I have not brought you money but I shall pay you later" - he said.
"Please dont worry about the money. You take the medicine and get well. Please come after one week. You will have to take the medicine for a few days" - I told him. I knew that he was never going to pay me, but his case was very interesting to treat.
He did not come for the follow-up. Two weeks later, I happened to see him on the road. I asked him about his health to which he initially reacted as if he did not know me. But then, he told me that he had not been benefited at all. He also told me that he shall see me later and pay my dues.
I told him not to pay me but give me one more chance to cure him and took him home with me. This time I gave him a dose of Ambra-grisea 10M with SL and requested him to inform me after a weeks time. I told him that I was interested in his case and I was very sure about the medicine.
Three weeks later, he came and reported that now he has stopped seeing faces during the afternoon and he gets undisturbed sleep.
It is interesting to note that Ambra-grisea has a symptom - Ailments from business failure. In his childhood history, he had told that there was a sudden failure in family business which had made them very poor.
