Re: A few questions...

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Liza

Can you find someone to do acupuncture? I know it's a far off hope.

However, the first real info we in the west had about acupuncture was

when Nixon went to China and one of his aids needed emergency surgery

(removal of appendix I think) anyway - they used acupuncture for the

pain relief during the surgery rather than knocking the guy out.

That's the story I read anyway.

BYW - I know you from the EDNF board and I wouldn't recommend you try

antibiotic unless absolutely necessary. If you do get an infection

and need them, make the doctors grow a culture, determine exactly

what bacteria is causing the infection and use an antibiotic targeted

to that bacteria. Penicillian and erythymiacine (absolutely spelled

incorrectly) are two of the least harmful according to my sources.

You want to avoid broad spectrum antibiotics as much as possible,

like tetracycline (and tons of newer ones I'm totally clueless

about) Also, if you do require antibiotics make sure to take lots of

probiotics and probably an antifungal - either natural like caprilic

acid, garlic, wild oregano, or citrus seed extract, or something like

nystatin (Rx)

> Hi all...new member here! Alas, my daughter & I have had allergic

> reactions to all but an occasional ibuprofen, so we have to fight

> pain with stuff like rubs, oils, heat and figured out ways to

prevent

> pain in the first place. However, I am going to be undergoing hip

> replacement early next year and am scared silly they won't find

> anything I can use for THAT kind of pain. My Mom had hip done a

few

> years back and found she had no allergic problem with the

> morphine...however she says it was completely ineffective & she

> suffered in silence. Doctor is a bit concerned about the

allergies,

> but says I've got the highest tolerance for pain he's seen,

> considering how awful the hip looks (latest xrays show the

remainder

> of the leg bone is trying to fuse itself into the pelvis about 2 "

> deep).

> Anyone else have med allergies that has had anything work for

> surgery?? Also, have never had any form of antibiotics & am

probably

> allergic to some of those....any less likely to cause problems?

> Liza