Back and Neck
Sensation of swelling in back of neck (C). Itching back of neck and upper part of both arms. Dull throbbing, and sharp pains, right side neck. Catch (and lameness) in right sternomastoid muscle. Evening, stiffness muscles left side neck. Pain and lameness in cervical vertebra On waking pain between 6 and 7 cervical vertebra better motion. Red spot left side neck, this disappeared and later similar spot appeared right side. Pain under left scapula, worse on moving, worse putting shoulder back, better after rising (C). Sharp, sticking pain under left scapula, extending through to front of body, caught breath as if could not raise diaphragm. Dull backache lower lumbar region, better after exercise. Aching lumbo-sacral region, better after hot bath. Severe lumbo-sacral pain, appears to be in the bones, worse going upstairs. Sharp shooting pains (also electric shocks) in lumbar muscles, better by continued exercise. Sudden severe pain left lumbar region, better pressure. Dull pain runs from sacrum up to shoulder, or to between shoulders, better by exercise. Soreness of latissimi dorsi (especially left). Sacral pains with flatus better by stool. Swelling over sacrum, better lying on something hard. Backache extending through abdomen to iliac crests. Gnawing sensation in lumbo-sacral bones.
Limbs
Pain in all limbs and whole body during the night. Waked 4 a.m. with pains in all limbs, could not keep them quiet, better after warm bath. Pains in all joints, especially knees and ankles, had to lie down, feet gave out.
Upper Limbs
Sharp pain right shoulder-joint, worse motion, better by heat, lame sensation right arm, forearm, and hand, better exercise, better warmth, sharp stitch left shoulder-joint. Catch in left shoulder-joint, better exercise, Lameness left shoulder-joint, under deltoid, better motion. Cracking right shoulder-joint on raising arm. Very lame right arm and sore muscles over right breast. Severe drawing in flexor muscles of left arm. R. elbow stiff and slightly lame after writing. In morning twinging pain in left elbow. Hands cold (C). Serpiginous ulcer on hand (C). Blisters on dorsal aspect of first three fingers (left) just above nails (C). Small pustule on center of dorsum of right hand. Itching on upper part of both arms and back of neck. Bruised pain left wrist. Dull pains in whole right hand, all fingers affected, especially distal phalanges, better rubbing and continued exercise. Sharp pains in finger-joints, better exercise. Lameness in left thumb-joint after holding a book.
Lower Limbs
Dull pain in hip-joint, located in head of femur, also under left patella. Kink in right hip joint, better after walking some time. Beating pain in right hip while sitting at desk writing, better beginning to move. Lameness in both groins after sitting, left groin aches, but thighs seemed lame on beginning to move. Dull pain right knee-joint, worse motion, better after continued motion. Pain in legs, beginning in knees and running down legs, better after exercise. Very severe pains in knee-joints, very deep, better from cold and exercise. Dull pains in both legs and back, running up to shoulders. Dull, tired pains in popliteal spaces. Soreness in calves and thighs. Muscles in front right leg lame. Soreness and pain in both knees, feel as if bones would protrude. When crossing legs they became asleep in a little while, a few days later legs heavy, difficulty in going upstairs. Sharp, lightning-like pain, left anterior tibial surface, as if in periosteum. Muscles of antero-exterior part of right leg lame, worse from walking and rubbing. Sharp, darting pains in left calf, come and go suddenly. Pain under left patella, better when foot still, worse walking and moving. Bruised feeling in calves. On rising sitting, ankles and feet lame and stiff could hardly stand or walk. Lameness and catch in right ankle, descending stairs. R. Achilles tendon sore on ascending stairs. Sharp pain in left great toe (also both), worse motion, better continued motion. Numbness of both great toes. Pains in and round right great toe. Dull aching pain in left great toe-joint, after dancing. Burning pain in left great toe as from acid. Needle- pricking in the two middle toes (right) with some burning. Sharp sticking pain in arch of right foot. Corns of feet over sensitive. A callosity or corn on inner border right foot, which had been there for twenty years, disappeared completely (C). A corn fell off right foot (C). Irritable patch appeared on right foot in patient taking Rad-br. 30 fourteen days after the dose (C). Fetid foot-sweat relieved (C).
Generalities
Looked ill all time of proving, lost 3.75 lb.In weight (C). Felt as if going to be ill, could hardly crawl about (C). Aching pains all over body, very restless, had to keep moving about. Hardly able to move about, unable to work properly. Tiredness, weakness, lassitude, exhausted, wants to take off clothes and rest. Pains all over, better in open air and moving about. Entire body feels as if afire, with sharpest kind of needle-pricks or electric shocks all over body, also itching all over. Sudden, lightning- like shocking pains (C). Electric shock through body during sleep.
Skin
Psoriasis (of penis) (C). Serpiginous eczema (C). Itching eruption on face, oozing, worse shaving, lasting weeks, finally cured with Rhus (C). Small naevi cured (C). Skin of face dry (C). Patchy erythema on forehead (C). Pimples. Papules. Itching all over at night. Red itching rash between scapula. Eczematous dermatitis of hands caused by Radium and X-ray burns disappeared in the proving. Red papules on side of mouth, chest, back, neck. Eruption on chest disappears. Acne. Burning sensation and itching all over. Exposure to rays causes dermatitis, proceeding to ulceration and necrosis and epithelioma. Corns.
Sleep
Irresistible sleepiness and lethargy. Tired and sleepy all day. Sleeps well, wakes tired, with desire to stretch. Restless from dreams, awakes in fright. Restless all night, kept moving about in bed. Dreams: of passing urine, fires, suicide, alarming, busy, active, with palpitation. Sleeps regularly without opiate (in cancer case) (C).
Fever
Shivering bilious feeling (C). Cold sensation all day, chilliness with chattering teeth till noon, better afternoon (during menses). Internal chilliness, followed by heat without sweat, though usually perspires. Internal chilliness with many movements of the bowels. Felt hot all over, had to take off bed covers. Entire body feels afire, with sharp needle-pricks and electric shocks. Fetid foot-sweat relieved (C).
