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| Hpathy Ezine - June, 2007 | ||||
Revisiting "Get on the Good Foot!"-- Elaine Lewis, CHom |
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| Who remembers last month's exciting quiz presented by Kelly about her excruciating foot pain? Here it is again:
Hey Kelly, remember our July, 2006 Quiz, "Foot Pain Can't Stand Up to Gout"? Do I remember?! I remember how humiliated I was! Sure, Caralyn's father's gout was interesting, but he had an itchy toe; how does that compare to excruciating foot pain?! I know, Kelly, but Caralyn's reportage was engaging and bouncy. Bouncy???!!! Effervescent. I got bumped for not being effervescent? Let me put it this way, Kelly: Yes. But take heart, because, you know what? It's time for your foot to make a comeback! You mean... Yes, Kelly, your time has come! Drum roll please! And now, from the Hpathy Ampitheater in beautiful downtown...where are we?...I give you, the incomparable, the irrepressable, Kelly Youuunnnngggggg!!!!!! I hardly know what to say! What does irrepressable mean? Your case, Kelly, just give your case! Right. Good. I'll start there. Ahem! Um....Let's see, this was rather long ago...I don't really remember when my left foot started to hurt but it was sometime in the afternoon--a long time ago. I remember thinking, "Hey, my foot feels funny!" Then funny turned to discomfort and it kept escalating from there. I kinda felt like someone stomped on my foot but only in one small spot- if that makes any sense! The top of my foot became gradually more painful as it went into evening. By the time I was emailing with you (11pm) I couldn't put any pressure on it and definitely could not walk! Amazing! What happened to you? I don't know! It felt like the long, thin bones on the top of my foot were broken, beat up or sprained--so bizarre! I don't even remember hurting it! Anyway, the pain was pretty intense but I noticed that the backache I had earlier from gardening and lifting heavy patio stones was gone. I decided to take ________ . I took a 1M dose and went to bed. I woke up later and the pain was really bad! I guess I should have taken a 200C, the 1M apparently caused an aggravation, which surprised me because the pain was so intense, I thought it was a good match, but I guess it goes to show how strong a 1M really is. I tossed and turned and finally fell back to sleep at 2:30. In the morning, the pain was minimal and before the day ended--gone! ***************************************** And our winner of this month's quiz is.......Kelly? Huh? Kelly, how is it possible that you're the winner of this month's quiz! Elaine, I had no idea what the remedy was, it happened a year ago! Well, I have to hand it to you, you're the only one who came up with Arnica! See? Alright, how did you do it? Well, based on the bruised/beaten/sprained sensation and Ruta didn't seem to cover enough of it. I think people might object to my answering my own case! Geesh, it's embarassing how bad my memory has become! I've decided I must have actually injured it but wasn't aware of it. ("I'm fine"--another Arnica symptom?) I have a pretty high tolerance for pain and will frequently "work through it" to get done whatever it is I'm working on. Sounds Arnica-like to me! Not to mention the "Pain in Small Spots", for which Arnica is a 3! Most people associate this rubric with Kali bich., so, yes, we got a lot of votes for Kali bich., followed by Ruta. But, that was the peculiar symptom in the case, Pain in Small Spots, and I think most of our readers knew it, but Kali bich. isn't in the Injury rubric, so, it makes Arnica the obvious choice. Dr. B, what do we have for our lucky--and nearly senile--winner? ---------------------------------------------------- This month's winners will get a special 30% discount on one order of books from Hpathy Mall. Click Here for Prize Guidelines
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Elaine Lewis, DHom, CHom takes online cases. Visit her website at: www.hpathy.com/office/ElaineLewis.asp |
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