Help In Advanced Cases.
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1995 May / Jun Vol IV No 3.
Mamgain S K.
Cases.
` Hydr.

Dr. J.T. Kent in "Lesser writings" says "What is more inhuman than to leave the suffering patient in his last moments to writhe in agonies of dissolution, surrounded by weeping friends? A true physician would rather try to exercise his skill at these moments". In my own little way I have tackled some serious cases where homoeopathy lessened their sufferings and gave a peaceful death and earned the gratitude of the patients family members. One such case:-

CASE : Obstructive Jaundice

A 68 years old patient, severely ill. The diagnosis was surgical obstructive jaundice; resulting from Cancer of Gall Bladder with secondaries in the liver (Annexures I and II)

Serum Bilirubin on 12-1-90 was 15.8 mg-dl and on 2-2-90 19.5 mg-dl.

He was discharged as incurable with only three weeks to die. The pain and suffering was not relieved even by pain killers.

I was consulted on 15-2-90; the patient was in great distress and the presenting symptoms were as follows:-

1. Severe jaundice - skin all over the body and eyes were deep yellow.
2. General anasarca (++)
3. Tongue swollen, cracked.
4. Abdomen much distended - Ascites
5. Stool hard white colour.
6. Urine deep yellow and scanty.
7. Frequents bouts of coughing
8. Expectoration - difficult, ropy, mucus.
9. Retching and vomiting with cough - vomitus sour.
10. Sensation in throat as if something sticking there.
11. Much restlessness, worse at night.

TREATMENT:

Hydrastis-can 200, 8 hourly, three doses.

There was 10 percent relief. Hydrastis-can 200 was continued 12 hourly resulted in relief of most symptoms.

23-2-90 - He passed a large watery stool, very foul smelling, followed by fainting and loss of voice due to excessive weakness, China 30, 4 doses given.
5-2-90 - Rumbling in the stomach, occasional vomiting of a very foul watery matter. Sensation as if something sticking in the throat? (due to strain of vomiting). Hydrastis can 200 one dose followed by placebos 4 hourly on 3-3-90. Gradually yellow colour of jaundice improved; dropsy and anasarca also reduced. Placebo only 4 hourly.
6-3-90 - Vomiting previous night. Urine scanty. No thirst, aversion to water, he drinks water and vomits. Hydrastis 200 one dose.
8-3-90 - Foul smelling vomiting for two nights. Serum bilirubin 6.7 mg-dl (Annex III).

Due to repeated vomiting the patient had become very weak and supportive help of transfusion of glucose and blood became imperative. So, I talked to a friend who was a medical officer in a hospital. He agreed to help. Yet, strangely the patients wife did not follow it up, till 22-3-90. By this time the icterus, anasarca and dropsy had totally gone. The patient however was very weak. I called the medical officer on 22-3-90. After examining the patient he told it was too late and would do little good. Yet he was persuaded to try.

The patient was admitted to a hospital where IV fluids and blood transfusion were given, but the patient passed away on 23-3-90 as predicted by the doctors at AIIMS but without suffering and pain during the period from 15-2-90 to 23-3-90. The family was grateful as he did not need any pain killers.

But a permanent question remained in my mind. Had the patient been given supportive help earlier would he have survived for a longer period?

A DISCUSSION:

There are several medicines for jaundice. But in my experience and practice Hydrastis-canadensis has cured numerous cases of cancer of liver. Leading feature of this remedy is constipation, bronchial catarrh with the characteristic tenacious secretion. (A dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - Clarke page 920.)

STATISTICS OF MY CANCER and OTHER RAVE CASES:-

NAME NUMBER REMARKS OF CASES

1. Squamous Papilloma 4
   1. Cured
   2. Relieved
   3. Palliated till peaceful death.
2. Myoma (not cancer) Many (Most Dissolved)
   1. Cured after bursting.
3. Multiple Myeloma 1 Relieved, lived (Advanced Case) for one year.
4. Cancer of Gall Bladder 1 Relieved and died C Secondaries in Liver peacefully. (Last Stage)
5. Cancer, Breast 1 (Improved then operated) No secondaries even after 8 years).
6. Lumps in Breast 15 (8) - Cured
   1. Improved
   2. Improved
7. Lipoma 3
   1. Improved
   2. Improving
   3. Did not continue.
8. Sebaceous Cyst 1 Cured.
9. Adeno-carcinoma Rectum 1 Palliated.
10. Induration of Glands Many Most cases were better
11. Ovarian Cancer 1 Palliated (70 years Old Lady)
12. Hoarseness of Voice 1 Cured. (Suspected Malignancy)
13. Glioblastoma 1 Palliated. (Post Operative Relapse)
14. Chronic Laryngitis 1 Improved (Nodules on Vocal Cord)
15. Fibroid in Uterus 6 (2) - Cured
    1. Improved.
16. Lump in Gall Bladder 1 Cured
    1. Severe Palpitation
17. Basal Cell Carcinoma 1 Cured.
18. Lymphangioma 1 Cured.
19. Neurofibroma 1 Cured.
20. Benign Tumors Numerous Most of the tumours dissolved.

NB: The identification and diagnosis of above cases was done after proper testing by specialists.

CURE: Proclaimed after they remained free from any consequences or relapse as per 5 years survival rate.

ANNEXURE I (AIIMS)

DOA: 11-1-90
DOD: 21-1-90

Diagnosis: Surgical Obstructive jaundice
Cause: CA Gall bladder? Secondaries liver
S Bilirubin : 15.8 mg percent

Surgery not performed in view of secondary seen on laproscopy. Laproscopic biopsy taken.

25-1-90: CT Scan + No liver secondaries. Soft tissue mass at GB neck.

ANNEXURE II (AIIMS)

DOA : 1-2-90
DOD : 3-2-90

Diagnosis: Surgical Obstructive jaundice.
Bilirubin : 19.5 mgms percent
Patient discharged without surgery in view of disappearance of pruritis. Laproscopic biopsy of liver positive for malignancies. Ascites -

ANNEXURE III

S Bilirubin : 6.7 mg-dl.

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