She took about three parts of the medicine before any effect took place. The first was sickness, succeeded by a considerable discharge of urine. She continued the medicine till the whole was consumed, which caused a good deal of sickness for three or four days.
I saw her again on the 12th. The quantity of urine was much increased, and the swelling diminished. Pulse and breathing better.
R. Fol. sicc. Digital. G. assafetid. aa ʒi. calomel. pp. gr. x. sp. lavand. comp. q. s. fiat pilul. xxxii. cap. ii. omni nocte horâ somni.
A plentiful discharge of urine attended the use of these pills, and she got perfectly free from her dropsical complaints.
March 15th she was delivered: had a good labour, was treated as is usual, except in not having her breasts drawn, not intending see should suckle her child, being in so reduced a state. Continued going on well till the 18th, when she was seized with very violent pains across her loins, at times so violent as to make her cry out as much as labour pains. Enema cathartic. Fot. papav. applied to the part.
R. Pulv. ipecacoan. gr. vi. opii. gr. iv. syr. q. s. fiat pilul. vi. capt. i. 2da quaque horâ durante dolore.
R. Julep, e camphor, sp. minder. aa ℥ii. capt. cochlear, i. larg. post singul. pilul.
19th. Breathing short, unable to lie down, very irregular low pulse scarcely to be felt, fainty, and a universal cold sweat: no appetite nor thirst, spasmodic pains at times across the loins very violent, but not so frequent as on the preceding day.
R. Gum ammoniac, assafetid. aa ʒi. camphor. gr. xii. fiat pilul. 24. capt. ii. 3tia quaque horâ in cochlear. ii. mixtur. seq.
R. Balsam. peruv. ʒiii. mucilag. G. arab. q. s. flor. zinci g. vi. aq. menth. simp. ℔ss. m.