Case-3: Homeopathy works wonders for benign breast tumors
This is a case of Miss A. M. (Patient Identification Number: 19995), a young girl aged 21 years who reported to the clinic on 2nd October 2012 with the complaints of multiple small Fibroadenomas in the right breast,. She also had pricking pain in bilateral breasts. The pain would increase ten days before her menses and would generally relieve by hot fomentation.
Personal details:
She had craving for sour food and had profuse perspiration of the palms and soles. She was very sensitive to hot weather and could not take hot climate at all. Her menses were irregular and she suffered from dysmenorrhea. Her sleep was disturbed due to pain. She had dreams of water.
Constitution:
She was a stout, fair complexioned girl. Family set up: She is pursuing her career as a Chartered accountant. Her father has his own business and her mother is a housewife. Her brother is studying in the first year of B.Tech.
She is always anxious about her studies and not able to concentrate on studies because of pain. She always wants to perform her best in the exams. She does not like to hurt anyone. She is introvert. She desires company and likes to travel.
Past history:
She had been operated for, left breast Fibroademona in January 2012. After the surgery she had got an recurrence. She was too stressed out due this condition. At that time, her aunt visited her from USA, she suggested that she should start homeopathic treatment. Then they searched the Internet for a good doctor and got in touch with Life Force and started treatment under Dr Rajesh Shah.
Mamography done on 19th September 2012- Suggestive of bilateral multiple breast fibro adenomata Right side Parenchyma: Moderately glandular breast. A 1.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm well-defined hypoechoic deep mass is seen at 11 o’clock in the peri-areolar region. At least 4 other more superficial masses of sizes 4.5-6.4 5 mm are seen at 7-8 o’clock.
Retromanimary area appeared normal Axillary No enlargement of axillary node seen Left side Parenchyrna: Moderately glandular breast. A 5 o’clock ovoid well-defined mass of size 1.4 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm is seen, and another 12 o’clock peri-areolar 3 x 6 mm mass is also present.
Retromammary area appeared normal Axillary Tail: Normal No enlargement of axillary node seen before she had come to our center. The bilateral mamography and sonomammography revealed 0.6*0.3 cm sized hypoechoic lesion in right breast at 11 o'clock Family history: Her father had hypertension and cancer, her paternal grandmother and paternal grandfather had Diabetes. On Examination, she had pain and tenderness in the right breast.
Based on this totality she was prescribed the homeopathic medicines namely Conium 30, and a research based medicine.
Follow up details:
The patient first came for a follow up dated 30th November 2012. After the administration of these drugs the size of the fibroadenomas were stabilized and their further growth was halted. However there was a mild pain in the right breast before menses, which was aggravated by pressure.
Her menses were delayed. No new lump was found. The prescription was upgraded to Conium 200. The patient then reported to Dr. Shah on 30th March 2010, The bilateral breast pain had considerably reduced. She had pain in few spots in the breasts bilaterally radiating to the axillae. This time her menses were delayed. So she was advised to repeat a mammography. The previous prescription was continued. Mammography dated 18/4/2015 was suggestive of multiple small bilateral breast fibroadenomata. As compared to her fist mamography, the size of the fibroadenoma had reduced considerably.
She continued the treatment for about one year, after which her complaints have all disappeared. There has been no recurrence of breast lumps or swelling which she had before starting the treatment. Her menses too were regularized. Moreover she had minimal pain in the breasts bilaterally.
Homeopathy works wonders for benign breast tumors such as fibroadenoma; and surgery could be avoided in many cases.