3/11/35 Mrs. [
799]'s letter to EC:
New York, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Cayce:
Thanks so much for your letter of a few days ago. Mr. [...]
had intended writing you but just neglected doing so.
I'm very sorry he has been unable thus far to take care of
the amount due on the reading, but frankly he has been under
such a heavy load, he hasn't had enough left over for small
necessities. Living expenses here, as you probably know,
are not in keeping with salaries. You may rest assured that
this will be taken care of as Mr. [...] is expecting to make
a loan in the next week or two, so that he may have some
funds available.
Mr. Cayce I have been so very very ill I am almost desperate
and do not know which way to turn. I tried following your
suggestion and had my first irrigation at Reilly's. As
explained to you in a previous letter, I was in so much
distress following this, I was unable to eat sleep as any
movement was painful, my abdomen was so exquisitely tender.
This did not clear up to any extent for about two weeks and
then it was somewhat relieved. As per your letter I decided
to try another irrigation which I did, going to a woman here
that is A #1 in that work, doing a great deal of this for
physicians. The same reaction followed and having taken the
third one on March 4th, I am now unable to eat properly and
I am straining my vegetables and eating lightly and my
abdomen is quite sore and painful when I walk. I think I
explained to you I was in bed for eight months six years ago
running, a temperature of 103 and 104 for quite awhile and
no one seemed to be able to offer a diagnosis, altho some
said peritonitis. This acute condition became chronic and
had about cleared up in the past six years with the exception
of soreness in my right side. I was on a strained diet for
several months which helped a great deal, and it seems these
irrigations have stirred up all that old trouble. In regard
to the condition in my head. This has persisted for 6 1/2
months. I will outline below how this came on.
Upon my arrival in N. Y. seven months ago I consulted a
physician in regard to soreness in my right side. My general
health was excellent. I slept will, had a splendid appetite
and my skin was clear white and pink. He suggested I go into
the Ward of one of the Hospitals here for X-Rays of my Colon,
etc. This I did on the 9th of August. My Dr. then went away
on his vacation on the 15th, leaving me in the Ward to be
dismissed as soon as X-Rays were completed, and to be
referred back to him on his return. On the 16th a new Dr.
came into the Ward and suggested MAYBE I had one of those
Colons that lacked calcium and ordered intravenous injections
of calcium. This without testing my blood to see if I needed
this. I received the first Injection on Friday Aug. 17th at
4:30. Had no reaction at all only a feeling of warmth while
the fluid was being injected. The next day at 10:30 the Dr.
came by my bed and asked how I felt. I told them I felt
FINE. At 11 o'clock, I received another Injection. I had
no feeling of warmth at this time, only a feeling of
dizziness. I told the Intern this and he said it would pass
off. Instead it grew worse and 2 or 3 hours later, I felt
as if I was running a high temperature, feeling of heat from
my shoulders up. This continued and it seemed as if my head
was burning in spots, for several days at which time my head
perspired profusely, hair and pillow being wringing wet.
The feeling of heat was broken after this. I was unable to
focus and my eyes terribly dilated. Had pain in my legs and
thighs constantly for 3 days and nights - pain in ears eyes,
nose and bony structure of my face and for awhile was hardly
able to chew on my right side. There is a feeling of
pressure or rigidity from the crown of my head down thru my
nose which is HORRIBLE at times. My eyelids are swollen at
times and were terribly swollen immediately after the
Injection. My eyes now are dilated, and the left one seems
to sink back further into my head and appears smaller than
the right. My skin is pasty and face seems to be swollen on
the left side and the cartilage seems to be enlarged on that
side of the jaw. There seems to be a lump of cartilage,
formed on the end of my nose altho it is not noticeable to
anyone unless they have known me for quite awhile, but this
pressure seems to be thru this lump. My ears were so sore
for months I could hardly touch them and are still sensitive.
I have begun to have pain thru my fingers big toes arms and
knees, etc., for the last two months and as stated before,
lumps have formed which are painful. There is pain for about
a week before they come and once they come, they remain. My
nails are ridged where as they were perfectly smooth. I did
not have a cavity in my teeth before I received this Inj.
Now they have started decaying and I have sharp pains thru my
teeth and occasionally thru my fingernails.
My menstruation was normal before this. Now it is all wrong.
Six days after the Inj. I menstruated on time but it was very
profuse and cutting pains thru the abdomen with VIOLENT
headache. Second menstruation nine days late lasting only
one day, reappearing later in a stain, then followed by a
purulent discharge lasting about ten days. This has cleared
up. One menstruation will be on time and maybe the next
late, but it is not normal as it was before and my head is in
terrible shape each time. About 2 or 3 weeks after this Inj.
I had a drainage in my nose of an acid like nature irritating
all up under my eyes. This only lasted one day, but my nose
has been dry and red since I have an egg like discharge which
clogs up my nose at times and then clears up. This for six
months and I sneeze all the time. This all followed the
Injection. I had NEVER had even headaches and had not had
a head cold in ten years. Following this my head seemed to
be drawing to one side and it was difficult to hold my head
straight. I also felt like it was rigid in the back and
felt as if I could not get my head down on the pillow.
Medicine seems to make me worse as Doctors do not seem to
know what to do and I am almost desperate. I don't know what
to do. I have inherited a wonderfully healthy body and can
usually recuperate from anything, but this has almost killed
me. As stated before I remained in bed 8 months with high
temperature part of the time, but it didn't seem to affect my
general health or appearance. Now I can't seem to make any
progress at all. I think I would have given up trying had
it not been for my little son who is in school at Mr. [
317]'s
place. I must make every effort to regain my health for this
child's sake, but it is so discouraging. I had fought for
six years to overcome the trouble I had six years ago, and
just when my health was better than it had ever been and I
felt better than I had in years, I had to be given something
to bring on all this trouble.
I have been told that perhaps a mistake was made in giving
me this medication and it does seem so.
My calcium content of the blood taken after this Injection
was higher than normal, and taken again three months was
STILL higher than normal, then it dropped in January to below
normal. I know a lump has formed on the end of my nose and
seems to be growing. It seems to be cartilage. I also have
creepy sensations over my body as if pins were being thrust
in my skin. My hands and arms become numb.
I did not intend to write such a lengthy letter, but I have
tried to explain to explain to you just how my trouble came
about. In regard to osteopathic treatments, I had a
masseuse come in sometime before writing you and she had
started massaging my arm upward. I became very pale and
nearly fainted and she said she wouldn't dare massage me.
The lumps on my arm were very painful afterwards and I was
unable to sleep. Even a little rubbing on my head causes the
condition to be worse in my head, such as getting a shampoo,
and sitting under a HOT dryer nearly kills me. Riding on
street car, auto, reading, going to movie or any exercise
causes my head to become worse. It seems that anything that
is slightly stimulating makes it worse.
I just don't believe I can continue to stand so much
distress, but I just don't know what to do as stated above.
I do need help desperately, and if I could only get well, I
can command a good salary, as I do stenographic and
secretarial work, and would be able to help my husband, but
in this condition, I can do nothing. My child needs me. He
is always writing "Mother when are you going to get well so
you can come to see me, or so I can come to see you."
It has taken me quite awhile to write this letter as I have
had to stop and then resume writing.
I wish you ever success in your work, as I am sure if you can
help people regain their health, you deserve their
everlasting gratitude. I don't ask for anything else, only
my health.
With kindest regards, I am
Sincerely, [
799]
The pain I have in addition to the rigidity is spasmodic and
of a deep boring nature. My muscles also twitch all over my
body.
3/16/35 Mrs. [
255]'s letter: "Last Mon. I had a strong urge
to write to Mrs. [
799]. Somehow I could not do it before.
We met at her house. It seems she had just written you at
the moment when I had the feeling to write her. Well, I
found she had taken 3 colonics without obeying instructions
for osteopath, so I had a clear case. I hope she goes to
Dr. Dobbins. Then if she disciplines her thought she will
work from 2 planes."
3/30/35 Mrs. [
799] was present for
799-2 in N.Y.C.
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