The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1260] From: Mrs Sloane / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Sloane (Patient) / March 1776 / (Incoming)
Letter from Mrs Sloane regarding her own case, which had originally been a rheumatic shoulder but now includes pain and urinary problems since a fall from her horse.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1260 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/360 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | March 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Mrs Sloane regarding her own case, which had originally been a rheumatic shoulder but now includes pain and urinary problems since a fall from her horse. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:437] |
Case of Mrs Sloane whose complaints date back to a fall from a horse. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:573] | Author | Mrs Sloane |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:573] | Patient | Mrs Sloane |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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The State of my Complaint is thus – about
the
begining of August last. I was seized with
a rheumatism in
my Shoulder. As soon as I was able I was advis'd to ride
on hors'bak for it; one day the horse took on a Suddent
to a Gallop & plunged in such a manner that I and the
man that was before me was thrown off with great vio¬
lence unto a field of Corn several yards of the road
my greatest weight was upon my right leg which was all
Strained; at that time I thought I had got off with no
further harm - in that I was mistaken - for as soon
almost as I got home I was seized with violent pain
with Gravel pains or rather Stranguary which hath
Continued with me ever since when I make water &
that is very often; what makes me think it not a gravel
is I have no pain in either ba'k or loins as some in that way
Complain of & I have little or no pain but when I make
water then the pain is very sharp & for some little time
after just as if I wanted skin – the water was thick
as if mixt with Chalk for a long time, & is still a little
so – I had a blister on my shoulder some time before
but it was quite dried up & Cured some days before that
to that I think it Could not be a stranguirie neither
I leave that to the Doctors judgment –– I am inclined to
to think inward applications will be of little use as what
I took at the begining was of no service to me: such as
some kild of oile with a new mixture & swallowing
Gum &c. I shall say no more on the subject but leave
my self under God to the Doctors judgement in my Case
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Mrs Sloane
March 1776
Vol. IV. p.126
Diplomatic Text
The State of my Complaint is thus – about
ye.
begining of August last. I was seized wt.
a rheumatism in
my Shoulder. As soon as I was able I was advis'd to ride
on hors'bak for it; one day ye horse took on a Suddent
to a Gallop & plunged in such a manner that I and the
man that was before me was thrown off wt. great vio¬
lence unto a field of Corn several yards of ye. road
my greatest weight was upon my right leg which was all
Strained; at yt. time I thought I had got off with no
further harm - in that I was mistaken - for as soon
almost as I got home I was seized with violent pain
with Gravel pains or rather Stranguary which hath
Continued wt. me ever since when I make water &
that is very often; what makes me think it not a gravel
is I have no pain in either ba'k or loins as some in yt way
Complain of & I have little or no pain but when I make
water then ye pain is very sharp & for some little time
after just as if I wanted skin – ye water was thick
as if mixt with Chalk for a long time, & is still a little
so – I had a blister on my shoulder some time before
but it was quite dried up & Cured some days before that
to yt. I think it Could not be a stranguirie neither
I leave that to ye Doctors judgment –– I am inclined to
to think inward applications will be of little use as what
I took at ye. begining was of no service to me: such as
some kild of oile with a new mixture & swallowing
Gum &c. I shall say no more on ye. subject but leave
my self under God to the Doctors judgement in my Case
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✍
Mrs Sloane
March 1776
Vol. IV. p.126
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