Vaccininum

Pain in dorsal region. Lame and stiff in back. Aching whole length of spine. A paralytic sensation extending from spine down left leg. Rheumatic-like fever in trunk, steady dull pain going steadily from trunk to legs, and finally to heels, worse in left knee, worse stepping on heel, on underside of heel (old symptom of inflammatory rheumatism twenty- five years ago). Upper Limbs Rheumatic pain in left wrist and forearm. Rheumatic twinge in last two phalangeal articulations of index and middle fingers for a short time in forenoon. Grating heard in shoulder joints, as well as nearly all other joints of the body. Rheumatic pain in right wrist and arm. Can’t hold things in left hand, powerless or clumsy. Palms of hands, which where rough and scaly and bleeding at times, became smooth and natural during the proving. Healing action. (Afterward they went back to former state when general health improved.) Lower Limbs Lower part of both legs asleep, tingling as if from electric battery more in right, immediately. Sciatic pain in right hip. Rheumatic pains in limbs. Dull aching posterior aspect of thigh and calf in morning, from above downward. Pain in right sciatic nerve on walking. Rheumatic pains in front of right thigh. Drawing aching discomfort in right thigh through hip and knees down through toes, immediately. Feeling as if somebody were drawing icy hands over thigh downward, aggravatingly slow. (This occurred first twelve years ago after a nervous shock and did not return for five years.) Rheumatic-like fever in trunk, steady dull pain going steadily down to legs and finally to heels, worse in left knee, worse stepping on heel, on underside of heel (old symptoms of inflammatory rheumatism twenty- five years ago).

Wandering; sticking pains in chest, worse on right side. Stitching pain in right upper chest going through to upper part of scapula. Neck Stiffness on left side of neck, turning in bed. Stiffness on right side of neck, with intense pain at night; occurs in paroxysms during the day > somewhat by hot applications. Sudden “cricks” attack first on side of neck, then the other, < on getting cold; turning the head nearly produces convulsions. Pains more severe behind the ears—the mastoid process. Pain relieved on keeping perfectly quiet; sometimes by gentle stinging contraction pain.