Re: [Paddlewise] FW: The Basic Stuff/First

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_seasurf.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:08:37 -0700
sylvio lamarche wrote:
 
> So far I been staying away from western medicine most of my life, using
> stuff like tea tree oil, golden seal, ginger and such for injuries...

>         This last winter I got a staph infection while in the
> phillipines...WHAT A TRIP...It festered quite bad, tea tree and golden seal
> together did nothing [20 years it worked evert time..] this time it only
> got worst...[big snip]

> So that made for 6 weeks trying to battle this horrible infection...which I
> got from a small coral scratch...

> After this last winter, I am adding Staph antibiotics in my kit in case of
> coral scratch, I never want to go through that stuff again....

Sylvio, what antibiotic(s) did you decide to add?  I'm curious because I
don't know what sort of "broad spectrum" antibiotic would be a good one
to use.  I'm leery of dosing myself with an antibiotic unless I'm sure
it will work on the staph strain which caused the infection.

Maybe there is a physician on PW who can give out some "free" medical
advice ... hope, hope!

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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