Osteoarthritis in the right knee

Thank you. Info as follows:

Sue Osman, age 68, weight 9st 4lb,

Work online three days a week, head of a large database.
Married 15 years but divorced since 1984. Two sons.
patient daily routine - Monday to Wednesday, work on laptop from 8..30am till 5.30 or 6pm. Rest of the week - varies greatly. Always have cup of green tea and mint on waking. Breakfast an hour later, lunch around 1 or 2pm, dinner at around 7 or 8pm. Activities: amateur dramatics twice a week, walking, food shopping, knitting, reading.
? Any sleep disorders -Bedtime usually 12pm, read a while, then fall asleep quite quickly. But I always feel tired in the morning.
or foul breath now ? - No.
Any thick yellow discharges , boils , open infections .. now ? - No
how long patient suffering from this problem ? Initially severe blow to kneecap in 1981 or 2. Xray showed no damage. Then 2003 knee swelled up, no pain. I was prescribed with orthotic insoles. My legs are slightly bowed and arches of feet dropped. Then about 6 years ago, the knee became troublesome again, and I received Bowen treatment to rectify it over several years. Lastly it began to hurt quite suddenly when coming down stairs in January 2016. Bowen treatment did not help much, and I had an xray which revealed osteoarthritis. I could not bend my knee more than 90 degrees angle without pain in the tissues beneath the patella.I was prescribed diclofenics and paracetamol, which I took for one week.
Any fever or coughing now ? No fever, but I cough to clear my throat at times.Voice is naturally deep but now becoming hoarse.
what kind of pain (symptoms, sensations) patient have ? Pain around the knee, not a 'bone on bone' pain, more in the surrounding tissues. I cannot easily bend it very far, and cannot kneel. Going up and down stairs I have to hold on to the bannisters to support myself. Feels unstable.
Any cold or congestion feeling in head, watery discharges, - I have felt as if I have a cold coming on for a long time. But I rarely get colds, and this feeling is a slightly blocked nose (left nostril) occasional bouts of sneezing, maybe five in a row, and mucous and phlegm in back of throat.
Sun sensitivity or now ?? - no
When symptoms / suffering / pains etc aggravates and when ameliorates ? - Stairs, up and down now, and sloping paths aggravate, as does rising from a seat. Resting with legs up, not sitting, ameliorates.
do you have swollen hands or feet , foul smelling gasses ? - no to both
Any light sensitivity - no
? Sweaty hands or feet ? - no
Do you feel pronounced weakness in body ?? At times yes, feel I just want to lie down and read.
Thick yellow discharges, changing symptoms now ? - no

What you like in food and what not ? I eat small meals, fresh juicy fruits - cherries are my favourite, but also raspberries and strawberries. I don't eat potatoes, peppers, aubergines. Rarely eat tomatoes. Tend to make a large pot of lentils and vegetables with turmeric, cumin, garlic etc to last me 4 or 5 days - I am not a great foodie! Sometimes add turkey instead of lentils. Mostly I don't mix starch and protein.
Do you feel thirsty mostly ?? or do you like water ? - Yes, I constantly feel thirsty, with dry lips. I like water but only drink around three glasses a day, but several cups of tea. I was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome in 1999. No treatment.
Choose one condition either thirsty or towards more thirst less ?? Thirsty.
Any cramping, shooting pains, hiccough, spasms now ? No. Occasional cramp in a foot or leg but not too often.
greasy or brittle hairs ? Hair has always tended towards greasy, not too bad now. Hair is long, fine, but lots of it!
Do you feel cold in body ? or hot ? Choose one condition ..Reasonably hot in body.
Do you like to be warped in a blanket even in summer ?- No
Or feel hot in body mostly and dislike hot weather etc .. - No, I like hot weather. I don't much like cold weather, but I also don't like overly hot rooms.
no normal words etc .. what you like in food The most = sweets or salts ? I prefer savoury food to sweet. Not tempted by puddings.
Do you have any other problem beside these ? Describe in details. - Slight prolapse of rectum, not diagnosed, but not haemorrhoids. Stool is always unformed and quite sticky. Hallux Rigidus in big toe right foot. No pain, just solid enlarged joint. Arthritic nodules in fingers and wrists, no pain. Difficulty in breathing when climbing steep hills.
Do patient have any habit of or viskey etc or meat etc ? - yes, I smoke roll-ups, about 11 a day average. I have a glass of whisky before I go to bed. Rarely drink any other alcohol. Occasionally eat meat.

Please select only one option from below "WHICH SUITS THE PATIENT MAXIMUM" how you, your family, friends see the patient :

1- indecisiveness .. 2- apathy .. 3- laziness ..
4- isolation .. 5- nervous tension .. 6- scary dreams .. 7- impulsiveness .. 8- shyness, ..
11- low self-esteem ... 12- depression from wet weather. - Most appropriate is probably ISOLATION

Furthermore please tell which condition is dominate mostly , from below: select only one option.
Anger - greed - sex - pride - fear ? - Phew, none seem very relevant, closest is probably PRIDE

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What medicines you used in the past ? Name and potency: -
April 2017 - Nat Mur 1M , 2 pills in half litre spring water, shake and drink over the day. next 6 days, refill bottle, no more pills, shake and drink. Result: no change, so another week of the same was prescribed. No change to knee, but I did have reactions: lots of phlegm, severe cramping in left leg, hot flushes (I have never had them before), teeth sensitive, and diarrhoea.

1st June - Sepia, 1M in water as before. Result: No change to knee but tiredness in the morning worse, more phlegm, breathing difficult uphill and talking, feel as if getting or finishing a cold, and feel very intolerant, irritable and swearing more!

14th June - Sulphur 30ch. Knee slightly better. Waited a short while, then as knee worsened, took remedy again for a week, this time in water. Pain shifted from under the knee to around the knee cap more.

30th August - Ruta Graveolens 30c twice daily for up to 7 days. Also recommended cranial osteopathy. Ruta made no apparent difference. Cranial Osteopath said that Psoas muscle on right side is too tight, causing the femur to pull in too much, so the foot tries to rebalance by twisting the tibia out. I am continuing the osteopathic treatment, and also have purchased new orthotic insoles.

22nd October - Rhus Tox 30c, one daily for a week. No change. The homeopath seemed to feel there was little point in prescribing more whilst I am receiving the osteopathic treatment. I have had no other homeopathic remedy since then.


Are you dibetic or suffering from ? - No
Or any other chronic disease .. ?? -No

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Thank you - can I clarify what I need to order: is it the Mother Tincture or Oral liquid (23% alc.)
A 23% alcohol solution suitable for all potencies?

It is possible the pharmacist here in Spain will not be able to order that potency, but I can order on line from Helios - then I have to choose the form. Oral liquid?

Thank you - I will let you know when I have it and have taken the dose.

Remedy arrived today, and dose taken.

Just to let you know I will be away without Internet access for a week from tomorrow. So far I have experienced a few differences: yesterday I did not struggle so much with the breathing whilst on my exercise bike, and today I don't feel so good - tired, irritable, and bowel motions five times (usually 2 or 3 a day anyway). All could be coincidental, but I will know more as the week progresses.

Hi, no difference in the weakness/instability of my legs, right knee still only able to bend little more than 90 degrees without pain. But dreams are now very vivid! Still feel tired in the morning.

ticatee said Hi, no difference in the weakness/instability of my legs, right knee still only able to bend little more than 90 degrees without pain. But dreams are now very vivid! Still feel tired in the morning. I also feel quite a bit of anger and frustration at little things.

Sexual desires slightly increased since remedy. Masturbate twice a week.
Shyness and apathy

What is not clear? I answered your last question, and out of the options you gave me, none are particularly appropriate, so I have tried to find the nearest. More appropriate is tiredness and lack of energy. There is no local homeopath.

Hi, I have done as you suggested andI asked three people. Two said they could not find any of the options to be close to me, and one said perhaps isolation. Probably because I don't go out as much as other friends. I think the confusion is on my side, as I had already said isolation, and when you asked the second time, wanting two options, I chose what I thought might be the reason behind isolation. Isolation is still the closest out of the options you gave. Please be patient with me.

Thank you, I will ask the farmacia tomorrow. Would disposable plastic glasses be OK to use? Also if the farmacia can only provide in pillule form, would that be acceptable, and if so, how to take?

By pillule I mean the tiny pills. They may not be able to get oral liquid.