Head
Dizzy sensation with slight nausea. Constant noise in head, very confusing, worse at night, and much worse at menses (metritis). (Sick headaches beginning in nape, the pain settling gradually in right or left forehead.) _ Pain in left occipital region running up when moving head. (Headache over eyes, worse when sewing, frontal and occipital, worse turning eyes up.) _ Sharp lancinating pain, in a zigzag line from right side of forehead to an indefinite point in occiput, instantaneous, and sometimes repeated, as soon as it is felt, she lays aside whatever she is doing and lies down, from an indefinite dread that it will return, if at night, she goes to bed at once, has great dread of the pain, though not very severe, recurred for several days. Sharp, throbbing pain in right side of forehead then in left side of forehead slightly. Sharp pain like a stab in right temple, at 7 p.m. Throbbing pain just over left eye principally. Headache over left eye on first waking, and great pain in pelvis, most marked at right ovary. Neuralgic pain in left side of head, followed by a film over left eye, wants to rub it off, not better by rubbing. Headache first on one side of forehead, then on other. On going into the cold wind, felt a terrible pain in forehead as if it would split open, better on going into warm room. Headache in upper part of forehead, with sensation of a broad band pressed firmly across forehead from one temple to the other. Darting pain across forehead and over eyes. Headache over both eyes, extending back over left ear. Slight pressure on vertex and over eyes, the day before menses ceased. Dull pain in right temple and right eye, with pressure on vertex during menses. Stiffness in occiput on turning head, with soreness on pressure. (Occipital headache, with shooting pains extending to forehead.) _ Headache worse by noise or talking, better by keeping quiet, confused feeling in head. Intense headache, entirely better by cold-water application, but soon returned, but, however, as severe. Pains in head during day, first on one side then on the other, it seems perfectly unbearable: better on first going into the air, but soon grows worse. Sensation as if brain were alternately contracted and relaxed, several times rapidly, generally only when lying down, at various times all through proving. Excessive dandruff on head for past week. Sore pimples on scalp, which discharge and form a scab, extremely painful when touched, or on combing hair. Head very sore, and itches almost all the time, worse at night. Slight roughness of skin of forehead, as of numerous pimples.
Eyes
Sharp pain in socket back or right eye, followed by tenderness in right temple, both transient. Darting intense pain round left eye. Heaviness of upper eyelid, with pain above left eye: burning in left eye, agglutination of left lids (rheumatism). Eyes slightly swollen, profuse lachrymation, with catarrh. Looking at different objects causes eyes to ache. Pricking sensation in eyeballs, eyes sensitive to cold air. Upper eyelids very heavy, can scarcely keep eyes open, very sleepy. Pain in eyes when reading, followed by a film over them, apparently requiring to be wiped off before she can see. Tendency in retina to retain the impression of objects, especially of colours, or somewhat of the object last looked at is projected into the next. (Sees faces before her eyes, worse in the dark, the face that haunts her most is one that she has really seen.) _ Small floating discs before eyes occasionally, and showing primary colours at edge of discs. When reading the page dose not look clear, but seems covered with various at an object sees red spots on it. While looking at an object appears to see just beyond or out of the axis of vision, an object passing across the field of sight, but on adjusting the eye to see it, it is gone, it always appears as a small object, like a rat or bird, sometimes on the floor, at others in the air.
Ears
Pain in right ear, sometimes intense. Very sharp pain in right middle ear, while walking in wind, had to cover it with hand, which gave entire relief, sharp pain in right side also. No pain during day, but is awakened several times during night by sore aching pains in middle and external ear of side on which she is lying, soon passes off when the pressure is removed. (Green, odourless discharge.) _ Reverberation of voice as if speaking in a large, empty room, with pain in frontal region, first over one eye and then over the other. (Sounds seems far off.). Ringing in right ear. At night a buzzing in right ear. Noises in ears, sensation as though ears were full. (More than any other remedy, relieved deafness from hereditary syphilis.).
Nose
Sore on right side of septum of nose, next day nose sore, constant inclination to pick at it and get the scab off, nose still sore on sixth day, and on seventh day was very painful to touch, but on eighth day scab came off nose, leaving it as well as ever. Left nostril first dry, afterwards discharging a thin, ichorous fluid, excoriating nostrils. Stuffed feeling in nose and throat. Watery discharge, followed by dry sensation in nose. Fluent catarrh from tubal nasal discharge, like gonorrhoea, staining pillow greenish yellow.) _ One side of nose stuffed up, the other free and discharging thin mucus at times and thin blood, these conditions alternate, first one nostril stopped up and the other fluent and vice versa (diphtheria). Bad smell in nose. Cannot bear smell of flowers, they seem to send a chill over her. All drinks return by the nose, nothing being swallowed (diphtheria).
Face
Right cheek burns like fire, and is red after coming in from the cold. Pain as from a knife-thrust from under left zygoma up to vertex. Burning flushing of face. Marked pallor of face. Lips dry and peeling off. Jaw cracks while eating (dyspepsia).
Teeth
Pain in left upper molars, coming from left temple through left ear. Teeth sensitive to cold water. Gums swollen, ulcerated, retracted, bleeding, teeth loose, caused by defective nutrition and exposure.
Mouth
Tongue coated brown. Tongue dirty, deeply coated near back and center, except on edges, which are bright red, at 9 p.m. tongue looks patched. Taste: putrid, of lead, afternoon. Swelling of left sublingual gland, ranula. Mouth and throat covered with aphthous yellowish-white ulcerations, easily bleeding. Roof of mouth very sore, with blisters that break and leave loose skin, any seasoned food causes great pain. Inside of lower lip feels tender and sore, and looks very red. Mouth very dry. Saliva: increased, slightly viscid, ran from mouth during sleep. Mouth constantly full of mucus, but a constant inclination to swallow, which causes pain. Frothy mucus in mouth worse by going into open air, and after eating. Breath very offensive (diphtheria). Talking is very difficult, and there is a disposition to talk through nose (nervous throat affection).
Throat
In morning throat very sore, right tonsil covered with ulcers and patches, which extended over palate and covered left tonsil, next day membrane extended across posterior wall of pharynx, uvula elongated, accompanied by chilliness, high fever, pains in head, back, and limbs, great restlessness, and extreme prostration. This was pronounced to be “severe diphtheria,” but it soon got well. Diphtheritic patch appeared first on right tonsil, then on left, and frequently on alternated sides, the swelling of sub maxillary and lymphatic cervical glands also alternated in like manner, there was a noticeable worse after a cold storm from North-East. Quinsy, alternating sides, thick, though pieces of diphtheritic membrane coming away, and new membrane constantly re-forming, swelling in throat so large and tense that mouth could not be closed. The diphtheritic deposits look as if varnished, exudations migratory, now here, now there (diphtheritic croup). Throat sore: with severe headache, pain extending to chest, dry and sore, deep red colour on either side of throat opposite tonsils, on left side, painful to external pressure on both sides. Throat feels stiff (diphtheria). Sore throat alternating sides, beginning and ending with menses. Feeling of a lump, in throat, which goes down when swallowing, but returns, throat worse right side, worse on swallowing saliva, afterwards, throat which had been getting well, suddenly one evening grew rapidly worse, but this time on left side. Constant inclination to swallow, which causes pain extending to right ear. Tickling and sense of constriction in upper part of throat, causing constant dry, hacking cough.
Appetite
Appetite improved, increased. Cannot satisfy her hunger. Desire for highly-seasoned dishes, which is very unusual, has used pepper, mustard, and salt freely. No appetite (diphtheria, acute rheumatism). Considerable thirst. Great hunger for large quantities, often. Craves milk and drinks much of it (diphtheria). Aversion to anything sweet.
Stomach
Nausea, with headache, on waking, continuing all morning. Nausea better by eructations of wind. At 5 p.m. while smoking a cigar, great nausea with severe pain in stomach-pit, vomiting seemed imminent, but the sensation ceased in four or five minutes. At 10.15 a.m., empty, weak feeling in stomach-pit, next day, same at 6 p.m. Weak, sinking feeling at stomach-pit, on waking in morning. Burning in epigastric region, feeling of a weight and pressure of a stone in stomach.
