Re: [Paddlewise] antibiotics

>sylvio  lamarche wrote:
>
>My friend whose antibiotics I took went to the doctors and asked specific
>for staph treatment...he had an previous encounter  and did not want to
>take chances..
>
>the label says:         APO ERYTHRO EC CP   333 MG
>
>
>That is erythromycin, not a good choice for staph, swould work well for
>most strep species which incindentally make up many if not most skin
>infections. Completely ineffective for more exotic marine organisms.

>Martin Doerfler MD


Thanks for this info...I am not sure what I got....MY friend says he asked
for infectations from coral cuts and the like...which HE called staph...Had
encouneterd it in hawai years ago and did not want any problems during
his/her holidays to S E Asia...

I never seen anything like this, except one guy who travelled on my escort
boat had similar starting up as well, from diving and snorkling...
This was Palawan province in the Phillip[ines where I spent 29 days  in my
kayak of 35 dayson the water...For the last 2 weeks I had a escort boat
along the way...

Mine started from a very light surface scratch, just inside center knee,
right leg...1 week later, it started going red and stiffening up and
puffing up...In 2 days it swelled lots and that is when I started  doing
these antibiotics, I took 5 days worth [ 15 tabs], flew to Vietnam.
        The antibiotics stopped the swelling and it went sort of like a
zit, where when ready it pops out the solid puss...It left a small hole
about 6 mm across and 12 mm deep, which filled back up and now is but a
very small dot like scar...This was about 3 or so days after the 15
antibiotic tabs...THAT day or the next, a small zit like white head came up
just below the same knee, I scratched it and it started opening up and
digging in, again I tied to cure it with tea tree oil and golden seal for 1
week, it only got worse.  Next I tried the chinese herbalist, no go, I
finally had to go for regular antibiotics.  The first prescription from
Vietnam did not do anything, another hole strated on the right side of the
same knee.  My lymph glands started swelling up, my leg started swelling
up, so I returned to the city and the doctor who gave me another type of
antibiotic and some anti-inflamatory, the swelleing stopped and the redness
went away almost overnight.  I spent the next week going to the clinic for
daily clean up with peroxide and something yellow similar to iodine [?] By
the third day of this week's dose of antibiotic, the doctor MADE ME go
swimming every day before going to the clinic...By day seven it was down to
half size...I was feeling great...By day 9, my friends came and joined me,
I then decide to eat up the last 15 days worth of antibiotic he had from
here, JUST IN CASE...

I like to think I am a healthy guy, I have undergone many workshops dealing
with alternative medicine, I eat chorophyll almost everyday,  little meat,
work out lots, very thin and  active...
        Once before, I was at the hospital with a very nasty gash between 2
knuckles, from a angle grinder...They cleaned up and stitched me up...the
next morning, my whole arm was swelled up and turning blue...I was
freaked...I made a huge bowl of mint/ginger tea and soaked my hand in there
for a few hours was pressing all the inflamation and puss out through the
gash [I cut out the stitches] By the time I had worked my cut clean, I
opened the cut as wide as possible and stuffed it full of golden seal and
aloe vera, closed up the cut and taped my 2 fingers closed...Taped on a
rubber glove and went right back to work...

I know mint and ginger are great anti-inflamatory and  relaxant, golden
seal and tea tree oil are great antibiotics and astrigents...Been using
such for 25 years and never had a failure to cure....Why now ??? I used up
a whole year supply of both tea tree oil and golden seal and nothing
happened...

What should I bring along for such ???
what else should I beware of ???

Funny thing, this year is the first time I ever went for shots before
travelling [other than regular tetanus...]this time I got hep A and
thyphoid...

If you can answer these questions, I'll be a very happy camper...


Yours naturally

sylvio  lamarche
Wycliffe organic gardens
& Exotic locales all over the globe



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