The Girl Who Would Not Grow Her Nails
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2002 Nov / Dec VOL 4 NO 6.
Dr Anand Kapse
Dr Archana Pai
'Nat-sul
Preliminary Information
Miss B V B Date of Recording 08/07/99
Age 15
Sex Female
Education 10th Std
Occupation Student
Status Single
Religion Hindu Diet Vegetarian
Father Unemployed. H/O cosmetic shop + salesman initially for 14yrs and again
for 1yr
Mother B Com H/O teacher, now running a toy shop
Chief Complaints :
| Location | Sensation Pathology |
Modalities | Accompaniments |
| Head Forehead and Vertex since 1yr Started same night since the day of trauma F=almost Daily I=depends on the < Modality |
Pulling pain, as if hair was being pulled Nausea giddiness as if Things Are Revolving around Her no loss of consciousness but vomiting for 4d |
A/F trauma < thinking < tension < anxiety < touch < getting head wet (getting wet in rains/ taking bath with cold water) < eating > sleep > Warm Head Bath > Pressure Rx Nimutid BD Rx Nimesulide SOS |
Associated Complaints :
| RS since 7th std forehead |
Pulling pain cold |
A/F pepsi cola < getting head wet (bathing with cold water) |
|
| General 8days |
Continuous fever then subsided gradually diagnosed as typhoid |
A/F shock of father’s illness |
Patient As A Person
1. Appearance: Lean, short, brown hair with mixed tufts of
reddish tinge, wearing spectacles.
2. Skin: wheatish complexion, smooth and soft texture
3. Perspiration: general ++ partial palms; Odors offensive
(no one can stand beside her)
4. Digestion: acidity +, appetite-normal, biliousness, colic,
dryness, eructation +, flatulence +, hunger no <, nausea ++,
5. Aversions: sweets, roti
6. Craving: sour, spicy, daal + rice + potato onion bhaji.
Salt=Normal
7. Menstrual function: FMP-15 yrs (since few months). LMP
does not remember.
Menses irregular once in 20-25days/once in 30-35 days
Flow - Moderate; Odour - Offensive (Fishy);
Colour Reddish Black Stains Fast ++
Menses Before pain in abdomen, tolerable.
Leucorrhoea < Menses B+A+.
Life Space Investigation
Patient is a 15yr old girl staying with her parents and PGM
and two younger brothers. Her father has stopped going to work since 1 ½
yrs as he is on dialysis (for chronic renal failure) and she and her mother are
running a toy shop. Financially they are facing problems. Prior to her birth,
they were quite well off, owned a bungalow, car and textile industries. But they
incurred severe losses and had to shift to Dombivali from Ghatkopar. Her PU and
PA are well settled today. Her father then started a business of cosmetics and
artificial jewellery which did badly. Thereafter he joined as a salesman for
14yrs in a retail shop wherein he was accidentally detected as c/o chronic renal
failure and advised bed rest. Initially even her mother undertook job as a
teacher to help her father financially but she had to leave her job due to PGF’S
ill health (chronic renal failure) and birth of children. PU had separated out
initially after marriage and relation is limited as there were conflicts after
his marriage. After this sudden blow and lack of help from PU/PA’S, they
started on with this small business of toys which is looked after by mother in
the morning and patient in the evening.
Patient’s overall performance in school has been average but has deteriorated since 8th std. Her father once said to her that no one has been below average and her mother mentioned that if she scores 65 in SSC, she would distribute sweets to everybody. Both these things have left deep impact on her; she still broods on it and has decided she will become something and show them. She has decided that she would take up commerce and do C.A and take up responsibility of the family.
She feels bad if someone from the family says anything but if her PA (PU’S wife) or her friends say anything, she does not care as they do not take on her responsibility and hence she is not obligated to them. She likes mixing with people but has only two friends who she can rely upon. She is very loquacious by nature. Her teacher or her friends never like her to sit quietly.
Intially she denied any anxiety in spite of changed circumstance but later accepted on specific questioning. Previously was jovial and tension free but since her father’s illness and the responsibility, there is a tense atmosphere at home. Her mother is more tense due to patient’s deteriorated performance. Patient is afraid that something might happen to mother and hence advices her mother to lessen her tension. Youngest brother is sent to hostel for further studies so that environmental tension does not deteriorate his performance. Patient feels bad about it as she is attached to her brother. She is never tense during stage performances except at start when 1st time she went to perform. She never participated in sports as she did not like it.
