Shingles on face 03558...France
On 17 August 2018, small pimples appeared on the forehead of a 74-year-old woman. The same day, she started applying cream prescribed by her dermatologist. Two days later, she developed swelling on her face and eyelids (see pic), with mild fever. On 22 August, her condition was diagnosed as shingles and the patient took antiviral medicines for one week, along with opioid analgesics for pain. She could sleep only for 2-3 hours every night and felt tired.
She decided to consult the practitioner who gave on 23 August 2018, the following combos:
For external application:
#1. CC7.3 Eye infections...TDS in water for spraying on swollen eyelids
#2. CC9.4 Children's diseases + CC21.2 Skin infections...TDS in water for spraying only on the swollen face excluding eyelids
For Shingles:
#3. CC9.2 Infections acute + CC10.1 Emergencies + CC12.1 Adult tonic + CC12.4 Autoimmune diseases + CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic + CC21.8 Herpes + #1 + #2…QDS in water for oral consumption
For Sleep disorder:
#4. CC15.2 Psychiatric disorders + CC15.6 Sleep disorders...one dose half-an-hour beforebedtime, then every 10 minutes until asleep.
After 4 weeks on 19 September, the patient was free of pimples (see pic) and her facial skin was smoother, except for the purplish swollen forehead. She had a mild burning sensation on her left temple but no fever; her eyes had deflated and looked better. Though she was a little tired, her sleep had improved. After 11 weeks of starting vibrionics on 8 November 2018, patient’s face and eyes became almost normal, swelling on the forehead was 80% less though slightly purple in colour (see pic). She continued all the 4 remedies along with the painkiller.
After a total of 6 months on 27 February 2019, all symptoms of shingles vanished (see pic). Her whole face had become smooth, skin was no longer purplish, the eyes were normal, she could sleep well for 5-6 hours, and felt 100% cured. #1 and #2 were stopped and the dosage of #3 and #4 was reduced to BD, which she continued until April 2019. She had stopped using opiate analgesics in the last week of December 2018. As of August 2019, she confirmed there has been no recurrence of any symptom.
Editor’s note: The most relevant remedy for oral use as well as external application would have been: CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic + CC18.5 Neuralgia + CC21.2 Skin infections + CC21.8 Herpes to bring faster relief. CC15.2 Psychiatric disorders is not relevant for sleep disorder.
