well, and they did not put him on ANY antibiotics, YEAH!!. I am
addressing some swelling now & doing hot compresses on it w/ OnGuard,
Meleleuca, & Basil (he has some loss of feeling) but there is still a
spot where it seems more swollen than the rest and he has a slightly
elevated temp. I don't have capsules, I had him drink down 5 drops
OnGuard, 3 Oregano, 3 Lemon & then I applied some clove. We have also
put Deep Blue around the site to help with the pain, and alternated
between that and AromaTouch to assist w/ circulation. I am most
concerned right now about the swelling, and I am using an anti-scar
blend that is helping the site to heal very well, but there is just
the swelling...
His teacher sent him to the nurse today, and the nurse called my
husband and told him that she thinks it's infected. When she asked my
son if I sent anything with him to put on it, he told her "Essential
Oils", and she proceeded to tell him that he needs antibiotics... he
got into a discussion with her about how antibiotics kill bacteria
nondescriminately and that they aren't healthy for you... she told him
"Well that is the only bad part, but when that is the most effective
way to kill infection, then you use it" he told her "it's not the
most effective way, essential oils are. They are pure and know what
to do" :) Yeah Aidan :)
So would having him soak in a bath w/ the oils be the best way to
address the swelling? How soon should I expect to see it go down?
I am sending a document to school w/ my son tomorrow. My sister & I
compiled (mostly my sister) the document for new prospective IPC's
which has frequently asked questions about essential oils and an
article at the back about why essential oils work, and drugs don't. I
look forward to hearing back from her. :)
Thanks in advance to everyone for your help and input.
Kate
On Apr 14, 8:41 pm, "Brooke Magleby" <brooke...@cableone.net> wrote:
> Katie,
> I can only imagine how scary this must be. Not knowing for sure what you
> are dealing with is hard, so it will be great once you have that answered.
> I agree with many of the thoughts that have been given so far. I would like
> to add one thing. I choose to use the oils as my 'First Line of Defense"
> for everything, but, I am not beyond using something, including antibiotics,
> if the situation calls for it. I have been blessed to not have to go there
> in over 2 years, and I am grateful, but I know Dr. Hill has mentioned many
> times, and I have heard it from others too, that sometimes the oils can work
> in conjunction with modern medicines to help them work better, and more
> quickly. It cannot hurt to use BOTH in this situation - especially when you
> have PB Assist and other things that can bring his body back into balance
> afterwards if needed.
> I appreciate what Rachel said, and her oil suggestions. They are very
> similar to the way I would do it if it were my child. When it comes to
> 'treatment' instead of 'prevention' - using the oil more frequently is the
> key. Not using MORE of the oil - just using it more frequently. If he can
> take things internally - On-Guard of course is one of the best for bacterial
> infections. Have him take a capsule with 3-5 drops in it several times a
> day. Oregano is amazing for infections - but maybe hard to take internally
> for a child. Put a drop on his feet every hour along with On-Guard and
> Melaluca. If he is willing to drink Lemon in his water throughout the day -
> that would also be helpful. I am not as positive on the bath, just because
> I don't know how that would affect the 'spread' of the bacteria to other
> parts of the body. Just my humble opinion though. Topically, it couldn't
> hurt to apply Lavender, Melaluca, and Frankincense around the outside of the
> infected area. If you have Melissa - I would place a drop in with the
> On-Guard that he takes internally. I have a 9 yearoldson - and he won't
> take things internally yet - so when he was sick last year - I actually
> placed a drop of Melissa and a couple drops of Frankincense up his spine
> with Fractionated Coconut oil about every two- three hours. (virus was gone
> in 24 hours).
> I am NOT a doctor - but if this was my own son in this situation, this is
> what I would be doing. Please let us know how he is doing. Best Wishes!
> - Brooke M.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com
>
> [mailto:everythingdoterra@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Katie Wagner
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 4:39 AM
> To: Everything doTERRA
> Subject: [Everything doTERRA]OldInjury NEW Infection in leg - child
>
> I am taking my son into the emergency surgical clinic here in
> Heidelberg, Germany to the surgical specialist w/ a bacterial disease
> specialist on call to determine the cause (or type) of bacteria in my
> sons leg.
>
> In September of last year my son ran into a pitchfork, which punctured
> his leg at the knee and ran up the inside of his thigh about 4
> inches. I took him to his pediatrician that day and they put him on
> antibiotics, nothing was damaged, just a superficial injury w/ the
> main concern being the cleanliness of the pitchfork. You could see
> the infection was beginning to spread. We also had him take OnGuard
> in his water & put it on his feet. I layered oils around the site and
> applied a hot compress to drive the oils into the site of the injury,
> which immediately brought down the swelling, and the infection area
> reduced in size literally right before our eyes. In just a few days
> he was walking around w/o any issue. He completed the series of
> antibiotics and life went on.
>
> He has had since the injury however, a knot which runs along the
> entire site of thewound, which we determined was caused by scar
> tissue buildup from the injury. It has never bothered him and other
> than a slight scar at the entrance of thewound, he has been just the
> same as he always was.
>
> Two days ago while riding his bike, he hit the site of theoldwound.
> The site swelled and was tender to the touch and the scar tissue at
> the site began to swell and bulge out from his leg. Using a sterile
> diabetic lancet, I lanced the hematoma to allow it to drain, and puss
> started running down his leg. As I tried to help it drain, it was
> obvious there was coagulated puss inside that could not exit through
> such a tiny hole.
>
> I took him to the Dr. today who immediately referred him to a surgical
> specialist making sure there is a specialist in bacterial disease
> there to appropriately culture and assess the infection. He said the
> bacteria present in his leg is considered non-typical, as it has been
> 'dormant' for many months, but obviously still present, and by the
> looks of the site, he will need it to be surgically addressed. He
> spoke of having the bacterial disease specialist, once determining
> which antibiotic would kill the bacteria, putting my son on
> antibiotics on potentially a longer term basis and that they may need
> to be Intravenous.
>
> I trust the diagnosis thus far (I am just leery of the treatment) and
> I appreciate that this dr. wants to make sure thewoundis not causing
> an infection that will create additional problems down the line. I
> appreciate their desire to have the specialist determine the exact
> cause and type of the bacteria to make sure they aren't just giving
> him whatever antibiotic is new on the shelves or the "standard script"
> and rushing us out of the office. HOWEVER, I am also not comfortable
> with the thought of intravenous antibiotics short term let alone long
> term, though the dr. today did recommend having him continually on a
> live probiotic to protect his system while on the antibiotics, so at
> least that's a step as far as I'm concerned in the right direction and
> a credit to him as a dr. that he at least doesn't have his head where
> it doesn't belong.
>
> SOOOO... I am looking for ideas. We don't immediately think of all
> the things we should when we are worried about our children. My
> thoughts thus far are this: I gave him a dose of LLV - just one since
> he is only 11 yearsold. I have OnGuard diffusing, and Balance. I
> have applied Balance to the bottoms of his feet, along w/ the OnGuard,
> and can do the AromaTouch technique on him once we get back from the
> specialist to help trigger his auto-immune response and decrease the
> inflamation. I have PB Assist on hand, so he will have that... I have
> every oil except Birch... What else can I do? I will post what the
> specialist's diagnosis later, but if they are going to make sure the
> antibiotics are the right ones for the job, and his system is
> supported with the EO's & LLV throughout their procedure and treatment
> he should be best protected on both sides, correct? I am not one to
> rely on antibiotics b/c I believe the oils are much more effective and
> I believe antibiotics are very rarely prescribed correctly, but if
> they actually determine the type of bacteria, and if it is irregular,
> long lived, resistant to most antibiotics and they've taken special
> measures to ensure it IS the effective antibiotic is used... is that
> the safest route to go??
>
> Whatever is in there lived through one bout of antibiotics AND the
> oils last time. I'm very torn right now, and I hate the idea of flat-
> lining my son's entire system.
>
> Any help, ideas, inspiration, experience... very appreciated.
>
> Kate
>
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