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Client/Patient Assessment Form
Process of Healing
What May Interfere
Note that it is always helpful and sometimes necessary to have a proper diagnosis and prognosis from your doctor before seeking homeopathic care. I am not medically licensed nor do I diagnose or give prognoses for disease conditions. Realize too, that diagnoses and prognoses are fallible; everyone make mistakes.
When seeking care from me, we first must decide whether you have an acute (one time, self-limiting) illness, a chronic illness or an acute flare up of a chronic illness, such as a cold, flu or allergy that occurs annually.
Before seeking care please read my New Client/Patient Orientation
It is possible that what you are experiencing is an acute flare up of a chronic Illness such as annual hayfever, a seasonal cold, or any illness you have had before. If we decide that this illness is recurrent and not just a one time acute illness, it will require a chronic care intake.
The Acute Care interview is similar to a Chronic Care interview but only lasts half an hour to an hour. I ask a series of in-depth questions about all aspects of the illness including mental, physical and emotional aspects. I want to know precisely what parts of the body are affected and how. I want to know the precise qualities of the sensations, discharges, etc. I want to know what changes have occurred in your general state of health such as your sleep, energy, appetite, diet, etc. I want to know what changes have occurred in your state of mind since the onset of the illness.
Most importantly, I want to know what times symptoms started and when they’re most and least aggravated. I want to know what factors in your diet, activity, environment, etc. improve or aggravate your symptoms. Spend some time thinking about and testing these “modalities!” so that you are clear.
After I have a clear idea of your illness, I will do the homeopathic analysis and choose a remedy. I will advise you on how you can take it for good results.
It is sometimes necessary to try several remedies before the right one is found. An improper remedy will have little or no effect. You should soon see improvement with the right remedy. As the recovery progresses different remedies may be needed and thus additional intake required.
Based on the type and severity of the illness we must decide how quickly you should receive results from the remedy. If some improvement is not seen within the time allowed you should consult your doctor.
Care for Chronic Conditions (i.e. ongoing long-term)
Step 1. The first step before arriving for the first consultation, is to fill the out the Client/Patient Assessment Form for determining possible “obstacles to cure and maintaining causes.” These are the aspects of your life that slow or prevent your healing process. Some are more of an interference than others. In the first half hour of our meeting we will discuss these issues and decide how you will deal with these issues before continuing on with the homeopathic care. One can never know in advance how much some factor affects your health or will interfere with the action of the homeopathic remedy. But there are certain things known to interfere for many people. We will identify all those things that have a more or less severe impact on your health or are known to interfere with the remedy. Then you can decide how much or how little you wish to address them before we continue with homeopathic care.
Some factors confuse the picture by creating symptoms. Some factors actually interfere with the action of the remedy. Other factors will slow down the healing process. I can give you advice and refer you to other resources that will help you deal with these problems.
If you are taking medications prescribed by your doctor you should work with your doctor for the duration in order to manage them properly. It may be necessary to reduce the dosage of your medications as your health improves but always do so only on your doctor’s advice.
There are some homeopaths who won’t work with a client who has certain interfering factors. My feeling is that it is always worth trying to find an effective remedy. But if there are too many interfering factors then I have to advise you that I’m less confident of being able to help you.
I may decide at the assessment that it would be best to work with you nutritionally or in some other manner before continuing on with homeopathic care.
California residents will have to sign a Waiver for Homeopathic Care.
The rest of the interview takes from one to two hours. In the first part of the interview I ask you to tell me everything that you feel has a bearing on the issues of concern. I try not to interfere in your telling of your situation except to clarify. In the second part of the interview I will ask you questions to expand on what you’ve told me. It is similar to the Acute intake described above. Again, “modalities,” i.e. what makes your symptoms better or worse, are very important.
Step 2. At this point I will analyze your case. Usually I will come up with a small number of likely remedies and I will have further questions we can discuss later or over the phone. After I decide on a remedy you may order it from a pharmacy. I will give you instructions as to how to take it.
A couple days after starting a new remedy, we will do a short follow-up by phone to make sure everything is ok and to determine how you should continue the treatment.
At any time during treatment if you have questions or concerns you may call or text me.
Step 3. During the period between appointments it is necessary for you to keep track of how your health varies. I encourage you to log significant changes. Is important for us to see not just how the remedy affects the symptoms of concern but also your general health such as your sleep & energy, clarity of mind, calmness, sense of well-being and adaptability to your environment.
If acute illnesses occur you should contact me right away so we can decide the proper course of action. It is common for chronic treatment to trigger mild acute illnesses as part of the healing process. If not too severe it is best to let them pass. Even if you decide to use conventional or other medical treatment for the acute illness, I should know so that I can manage your chronic treatment appropriately.
NOTE: It is important to notify me immediately of any significant changes in your health so that we can discuss how to manage them without interfering in the healing process. Temporary worsening of symptoms may be a prelude to significant healing.
What May Interfere with Your Remedy (aka Antidoting)
During your care the following may interfere with the action of the remedy and should be avoided as much as possible:
- Dental care (of course you want to do necessary dental care, just be aware that it may temporarily interfere with the action of your homeopathic remedy. Pockets of chronic infection that your body cant address, like root canals, are obstacles to cure. Read about it here.)
- Essential oils like camphor, tea tree oil, peppermint, etc.
- Strong odors like construction odors, paints, mothballs, perfumes, colognes, etc.
- Strong electromagnetic (EMF) energy e.g. sleeping with an electrical blanket, cell phone, wifi router or other strong sources of EMF energy nearby.
- Strong herbs e.g. Swedish bitters, Pau d’Arco tea, Sunrider, KM products, marijuana and especially coffee.
- X-ray, MRI & acupuncture treatments
- Some drugs e.g. long-term prednisone
- Hot Springs
- Molds
Your remedy bottle should be kept away from all the above and also out of the sunlight and temperatures above 110 deg F/ 44 deg C. Dont open it in the presence of strong odors.
Homeopathic Aggravations: Occasionally when you first start on the correct homeopathic remedy there will be a slight worsening of the symptoms. Although not desirable, in a way it is good because it is a confirmation that the right remedy was chosen. The aggravation goes away in a few days and the healing begins.
Step 4. Follow-up interviews usually last about half an hour and can be done over the phone. I want to know all the changes that have occurred since you started taking the remedy or the last follow-up. This is where keeping a log of significant changes can be very helpful. At this point we may decide to stay with the current remedy, do nothing, or choose a different remedy.
Once a remedy starts to work no further in-depth interviews are required until your symptom picture changes or your improvement stops. The frequency of follow-up interviews depends on the nature of your case. As your health improves less frequent follow-ups are needed. But continue to stay in contact by phone or text at least monthly and notify me if any acute conditions occur or of any significant changes in your health. I find that WhatsApp is the easiest way to stay in touch.
N.B. With Chronic care I will often discourage acute treatment where it might interfere unnecessarily with the chronic treatment, but use your own judgement.
The first step before arriving for the first consultation, is to fill the out the Client/Patient Assessment Form for determining possible “obstacles to cure and maintaining causes.” These are the aspects of your life that slow or prevent your healing process.