Integrating Homoeopathy in Main Stream Medicine

Abstract

A case report of Diagnosed case of Cancer of pyriform sinus, willing to take homoeopathic treatment as primary line of treatment and was attending our teaching homoeopathic hospital for the period of two years i.e. from February 2013 to December 2014 is reported in this study 

The plan of treatment we applied to this case followed the principles of the system i.e. a thorough homoeopathic case taking for individualisation and assessing the susceptibility of the patient to ongoing pathology and choosing a most indicated remedy in appropriate potency which either was Acute, Chronic, Constitutional or Anti miasmatic Inter current remedy as per requirement of the case. 

Auxiliary treatment is the part and parcel of general nursing care which included acute measures like fluid electrolyte balance, nutritional support, oxygen therapy as per the need and long term measures like diet and regimen, bedsore management if any, counselling of patient and their closed ones, and many more intangible things and actions of the hospital personnel involved in the treatment of the case which cannot be measured but have an impact on the overall improvement of the patient were taken. 

During the course of homoeopathic intervention patient showed steady improvement, had less difficulty in swallowing both liquids and solid food; had gained weight; his anxiety and fear had resolved. His vital signs were stable, the progression of disease was considerably under control for a long period of almost 2 years, as suggested clinically and corroborated with investigational findings. Patient was quiet comfortable and stable till the end. On 2nd December 2014 however 

he succumbed and died peacefully as he did not allow any intervention even as a supportive line of treatment.