Let's Talk Shop: A Case Example of Jane Doe. Karen Allen CCH Preview of June Seminar in Portland Maine

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1 Let's Talk Shop: A Case Example of Jane Doe Karen Allen CCH Preview of June Seminar in Portland Maine

2 Roadmap for Today Homeopathic Case Taking: Meet Jane Doe Complex client with a mix of chronic, trauma and rx complaints Where do we begin in a complex case? Seeing Options Finding the Matrix of Constraint Totality and Simile in action... Use the doorway of greatest constraint for the organism Homework for you

3 In walks our client... Meet Jane Doe 36 yo female, wants to get pregnant No menstrual cycle for 18 months; on oral contraceptives for 15 years. Last 3 yrs on Seasonale (menses only occurs quarterly) Trying to conceive, no NFP indicators of fertility, no + ovulation tests on urine strips (Weeping) Feels like a failure as a woman, fears husband will leave her if she can't conceive, cries often at night Dx from fertility clinic: ovarian insufficiency

4 And then Jane says... No menstrual cycle for 8 mo in teens, anorexic and body weight under 100 lb (5'8 normal frame) Her father had left the family when Jane was 15yo, everything felt crazy the only thing she could control was her eating, so she began to micro-manage her food Lost 1/3 of body weight, got sick (mono) in bed for weeks Mother got her into an eating disorder counseling program Within 6 months back to normal eating / weight, and menstrual cycle resumed.

5 She also tells us... In a car accident a year and a half ago, minor whiplash and concussion. Headaches daily for 2 months after that, bruised ache on vertex, behind eyes, down left temple where head hit window. Pain < moving, > lying, > CST. Still gets them 1-2mo, especially if overtired, same pain, last several hours Sharp needle pain in L shoulder when she raises arm to the side. Dx bone spur on shoulder joint. Long hx of issues with that shoulder, several dislocations when playing sports in HS and college.

6 And a little more... She works very long hours as an event planner, avg 65 hr/wk, erratic hours can begin at 5am or work till 2am, though seldom more than 10 hr/day Often at least 1 night per wk w 4 hrs sleep Loves her work, satisfying, creative, $$$, and stress Family history diabetes on father's side (dad, PGF) and both of mother's parents died of cancer (lung and bowel)

7 And then we learn... She fears flying (actually crashing...) and cockroaches Must sleep with window open, or gets restless, light sleeper generally Dislikes sun on her face, makes her eyes water Recurrent dream of row boat on a lake, wave coming, fears it will sink her boat, wakes before wave hits, feels out of control.

8 Ummmmmm... well... How do we look at this? Where to begin? Likely to respond well to constitutional care? Where is the diagnostic agreement in this case? Hammers and nails... and other choices...

9 Dr. Francisco Eizayaga There are multiple aspects of each case Not all aspects of a case are equally accessible to us for therapeutic intervention The vital force has its own agenda in repair and we are not able to assign/direct this The end products of disease respond differently to the stimulus of a remedy than the initial disturbance of sensation and function

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11 Fundamental: Body Physiology

12 Fundamental: Body Physiology

13 Fundamental: Body Physiology

14 Jane: Fundamental Bone spur Easy dislocation of joint What other questions could we investigate about this? What does her fundamental terrain indicate for her chief complaint?

15 Constitutional State

16 Jane: Constitutional She had a deep emotional wound when her father left the family anorexia - still estranged Feels like a failure as a woman (re: conceiving) Fear of flying (crashing...) and cockroaches Recurrent dream rowboat / wave / out of control What does her constitutional state indicate for her chief complaint?

17 Lesional Therapeutics

18 Jane: Lesional Trauma to shoulder from injuries Headaches / hx concussion and whiplash Ovarian insufficiency hmmmm? DO we know? What does her lesional state indicate for her chief complaint?

19 Miasmatic Constraints

20 Jane: Miasmatic Family history of cancer / diabetes History of mononucleosis Issues with control What does her miasmatic state indicate for her chief complaint?

21 Iatrogenic Residue

22 Jane: Iatrogenic Impact of 15 years of contraceptive How is Seasonale different? How to interpret the timing? What does her post-contraceptive state indicate for her chief complaint?

23 Environmental Burden

24 Jane: Environmental She works very long hours - endocrine burden of lack of sleep What does her environmental state indicate for her chief complaint?

25 Organ Therapeutics

26 Jane: Organs Reproductive - Ovarian insufficiency, amenorrhea Musculoskeletal system What does her 'organ' state indicate for her chief complaint?

27 What are our Clinical Options for Jane? Each of these aspects is a possible doorway into the case... and they are not mutually exclusive Where is the greatest limitation? What is in the critical path to healing? Where is the most suffering / the greatest disturbance to the vital economy = greatest constraint! Questions on the concepts presented so far?

28 How to work with Jane Doe... When taking a case, review the total information as a series of voices, rather than one. This is like seeing the threads and colors in a tapestry. Each of these can be individually repertorized and matched to a simile! Identify the voice with the greatest constraint (Potentially fatal? Energy disruption? Most costly in the economy of the person?) Complete your case analysis using multiple options overall? Greatest constraint? Use the doorway with the loudest voice... Questions?

29 Webinar: Let's Talk Shop A Case Example of Jane Doe May 31, 2014 This document serves as verification that : has completed 1 hour of training with Karen Allen CCH in homeopathic case analysis. These hours can be used to meet the pre-requisite formal training or continuing education criteria for the Council for Homeopathic Certification. Please print and keep as your record of attendance.

30 Weekend Seminar June 28-29, 2014: Portland Maine Proceeds from this seminar support HWB's Haiti Project