652.15.05 Sedum acre, Case
Woman, 40, oedema.
She has oedema with swelling of her legs, feet, hands, fingers, face and abdomen. It is more left sided and worse from salt, salty fish, warm weather and at the end of the day, < 11 pm. Her abdomen feels bloated, as if she is 5 months pregnant. It is worse from soup and porridge. The problems are not affected by menses or ovulation. She feels heavy and ugly.
At the end of her pregnancy the swellings were even worse, she could hardly walk, her husband had to assist her in going into the garden. Her legs felt very heavy, lame and paralysed, which was better lying down with the legs high. She felt like an old woman at the end of her life. The birth was a vacuum extraction because the baby was in the wrong position.
She has varicose veins on her calves and thighs, more left sided. They become blue and swollen after standing a long time, with weariness in her legs.
She thinks a lot about the past. She has had a relationship with her boss for 3 years. She was very much in love but he was married and could not opt for her. She felt guilty about it. She decided to end the relationship, quit her job and moved to another city. So she lost everything in one moment and was depressed for 3 years. At that time she also had problems with oedema. She tried to build a new life but did not succeed and felt very alone. Her new job felt impersonal, anonymous. Her energy level was less from that time on.
Later she got married and had 2 children. But the marriage is not going very well. Her husband is too strict with her children, hits them frequently. She cannot stand that and feels distant from him. She is in love with another man. She loves to drink wine in the evening as a comfort for the discontent of her marriage.
Toxaemia during pregnancy with eldest child.
Vision: foggy, > blinking the eyes; at 9 she had a “lazy” left eye.
She has hypertension, 130 over 100. Red cheeks.
Palpitations, < lying down, < 1 till 2 am.
She is timid, has difficulty speaking in public, can blush when everyone is looking at her. She feels inferior, has the idea that others are more easygoing and more attractive.
Fear: heights, roller coaster, aggression.
Character: sensitive, mild, creative, a bit jealous.
Weather: chilly !, < wet, < cold, > warmth.
Time: < evening, < 9 pm.
Desire: wine.
Aversion: garden beans !, meat-fat.
Female: menses backache, sacral, nausea, > warmth, > sleep.
Sleep: on abdomen.
Dreams: being adulterous with her husband’s boss, his secretary finds out and tells ieveryone.
Dream: wild beautiful nature; her mother told her that palpitations had nothing to do with hypertension.
Analysis
The oedema is typical for the Crassulaceae. She stores water as a reflection of the storing of old emotions, her old love.
Carbon series: timid.
Crassulaceae: oedema; varicose veins; hypertension; storing old emotions.
Stage 5: timid; could not go on.
Follow up
After Sedum acre MK she feels much better. The swelling went down and she has lost 3 kilo in weight. She feels more energetic, the lameness is gone. Her desire for wine is considerably less. Her discontent about the marriage is much less.