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Brisbane Homoeopath - wound won't heal
Brisbane Homoeopath, I am hoping you can help with this. I've been trying not to inundate you with too many requests since you are already helping with my son, and I don't want to monopolize your time. But...My husband has a problem with a wound that won't heal, and we are at a loss for what to do. It started as an ingrown beard hair about 8 months ago that ended up infected. My husband could try to dig the hair out, but it kept recurring (possibly he couldn't ever quite get the entire hair follicle).
We tried everything we could think of to draw out the infection (using clay, tea tree oil, probiotics, and even DMSO on it). Then he finally went to the doctor, and of course they wanted him to take antibiotics. He did not take the antibiotics, but after months and months did try to apply some of the antibiotic topically to the area. The problem remained.
Finally, the doctor agreed to surgically fix the problem. He cut open the area, removed a sizable cyst (analysis showed this to be composed of skin cells), and used stitches to sew the wound closed. Now it has been about 6 weeks, and the wound will not heal. My husband says it feels like there is a cyst once again, and the surgical wound is still very painful and red.
Is this something you could help with?
[message edited by Sarah3NN on Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:19:40 GMT]
Sarah3NN on 2012-02-18
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Something that has been going on so long, is no longer an acute problem. This has become a chronic issue - the problem with healing will be part of whatever his larger problem is.
So this means a full case would need to be taken. Anything that is just applied topically, or only looks at the immediate local issue, is likely to suppress it or not work at all.
So this means a full case would need to be taken. Anything that is just applied topically, or only looks at the immediate local issue, is likely to suppress it or not work at all.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
I was afraid of that. He also has a full host of other issues right now, like insomnia and sinus problems as well.
Are you willing to take his case? Or would you rather we wait perhaps until you are done helping with my son? No worries whatever you decide.
Are you willing to take his case? Or would you rather we wait perhaps until you are done helping with my son? No worries whatever you decide.
Sarah3NN last decade
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Go through each problem one at a time giving a full description of what happens, what pains and sensations you get, what makes it worse and what makes it better, the history of the complaint including when it started and what was happening around that time.
Write a separate section for each problem. Cover even the smallest problems you have.
If any of your symptoms occur together, or immediately before or after one another this is important to note as well.
Do not give single word or short sentence descriptions. The more information you give the better I will be able to help.
Do not read up on the remedies and discuss them. Do not attempt to use the Remedy Finder program on this site. Try to keep yourself apart from all the information about remedies on the internet. Such research on your part actually makes it harder to find the right remedy for you not easier.
Whenever you describe a sensation or pain, try to help me to imagine having that same pain. For example, what would have to happen to me to recreate that symptom?
Allow yourself to diverge if you wish. If discussing the problem brings up any emotional or mental issues, then discuss them.
Do not edit your report, except for spelling mistakes. It is important that even if you use the wrong word, you write that. You can correct yourself in the next sentence.
If you have not done this by the time you have covered your problems, discuss the problems you have generally had in your life. What have been the big traumas, the big issues for you? Where have you felt unable to change, where do you get stuck repeating the same behaviours?
Also discuss the issues you might have had in childhood. Talk about your family, your upbringing, your parents. What kind of child were you? What did you fear, what did you aspire to, what do you remember the most?
Lastly talk about the way in which you handle or cope with your problems. What are the patterns that reoccur in your life? How do you find yourself managing your problems, even if it is not successful? To what degree do your problems affect you? How do you think everything will work out in the end for you?
There will almost certainly be more questions from me after this to clarify and to explore further.
David Kempson
Professional Classical Homoeopath
Dip.Hom.Med.1994
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
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