Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Michael, I had a similar fall; April 24th of this year.....did see a Dr. the day after the fall since I really was having a great deal of difficulty walking.....X-rays showed 5 spiral fractures...all the Dr. did was put me in a pressure boot and told me to stay off of it as much as possible and come back in 2 weeks, I had to go to work and do stairs everyday...at night I took the boot off and used a air splint...in 5 weeks the boot was totally off...I made sure I had calcium every day and took a sleep aid at night...used Ice packs for the pain...today except for slight discomfort when first getting out of bed in the mornings I am relatively pain free... good luck with your healing Linda **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Regarding clay, I sprained my wrist a couple of weeks ago and it kept hurting without relief. I then read that Perry used hydrated clay to put on injuries that she received and felt pain relief the next day. I was so tired of the discomfort that I did the same thing and by the next day the majority of the pain was gone. I used it one more night and by the 3rd day, all of the pain in my wrist was gone. It was amazing as I never would have thought that clay could help with that. ~D Michael <mwood Friday, August 8, 2008 6:54:48 PM Re: << >> Re: Broken ankle and foot Having been a member of this wonderful forum for a long time I am quite aware that no one here can, has, will, or shall give medical advice. But there are some really smart folk about this bunch. I am in need of advice. Healthy, active, walks 20 miles a day more or less, male in mid 50s. No history of diabetes. No neuropathy. I stepped off a porch last week, somehow missed two steps, landed on my left foot- but then the entire foot somehow folded over inside and the shoe itself bent, resulting in my foot being, for a moment, at a 90 degree angle to the inside. The foot was entirely numb at that moment. I straigtened it, pulled myself up, and fell again as the foot just didnt work and I was in excruciating pain. I cannot bear weight on it til yet. I have sustained a similiar trama as the charactor in that movie " Misery, " and it appears to me that there are a number of injuries. I think the ankle fractured when I landed on it. In the rest of the fall the foot was also fractured about an inch below the smaller toes- which bruised. When the foot further folded over it appears the tendon was torn as well. I suspect some hairline fractures in the midleg as well. Bad mess; but I managed after two days in bed to go back to work in a wheelchair believe it or not... I wouldnt want anyone else to do that...but I think I have a high tolerance for pain. Nonetheless the pain itself is debilatating. I have acquired one of those pressure boots that are made for similiar injuries and am wearing it at all times. I am using a wheelchair at work; but crutches to get from and drive car to/from work/home. I have it wrapped with an ace bandage, and largely am trying to be still- except for the ordeal of work. Motrin 800 mg is a poison that I have been ingesting at night, with occasional hydrocodone. . I am seeking advice on how to relieve pain without chemicals and how to promote rapid healing " in similiar injuries. " I need and want to be able to walk again soon; and sincerely seek any advice other than " see a doctor. " Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 The best thing that I know of for pain, is baking soda - just try to make sure it is a clean pure form. Take 1/2 teaspoon every four hours in a glass of water - NOT more then 6 times in 24 hours. This is important not to take it more then this!! This info comes from Dr Simoncini; the doctor whom treats candida and cancer successfully with baking soda. He also uses baking soda to treat the pain of his cancer patients. I have tried this for bursitic on my shoulder and also tendinitis of my arm - it was the only thing that worked - even the strongest anti-inflammatory that I could get did zilch. I have been warned however not to exceed this amount and take this seriously. The only thing I know of that is a sure-fire healer of inflammations of all kinds for everybody are Systemic Enzymes. Here are some links you can read about them. And if you take them, realize that the suggested dosage on the bottles are for maintenance only - not to cure or treat anything. I would start off at at least 15 to 30 capsules a day - 5 to 10 capsules 3 x a day. This works but does take time. Take for at least 3 to 6 months. Oh and take lots of magnesium - it will make a big difference in hte bones healing strongly and well. And evidently 80% of us are dificient, especially those whom are older and also ill. Take it at least 3 x a day, if not more often. Here are some links to some good articles about systemic enzymes. Good luck. blessings Shan How Systemic Enzymes Fight Inflammation Graph.. by: Dr. V. Patki, " Exclzyme EN, clinical Efficacy " - article at http://www.systemicenzymetherapy.com/Dr%20Patki%20Study/Clincal% 20Efficacy.htm http://www.systemicenzymetherapy.com/Inflammation/CourseofAction.htm Exclzyme EN, clinical Efficacy Dr. V. Patki, Clinical Pharmacologist Powerpoint Presentation. Effective Dose - 2.1 gm/day in divided doses http://www.systemicenzymetherapy.com/Dr%20Patki%20Study/Clincal% 20Efficacy.htm Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of ExCLzyme-EN® http://www.systemicenzymetherapy.com/Inflammation/AntiInflammatoryandA nalgesic.htm Everything You Learned About Enzymes Was Wrong First let talk about what an enzyme is – an enzyme is a large protein molecule that cleaves, cuts or eats specific pre-designated things (think of Pac Man with shark-like teeth). Depending on the programming of the " teeth " , the enzymes fit over certain substances in a lock and key fashion, cutting through one specific type of thing, a particular type protein let's say, yet leaving undisturbed protein of a similar but slightly different type. Enzymes are essential as " bio catalysts " , in other words they speed the action of chemical reactions. Without enzymes involved in every cellular event in our bodies, the chemical reactions within us would be so slow as to make life as we know it impossible. There are some 3000+ enzymes in the human body, most of them of the proteolytic type. These 3000+ enzymes create between 7000 to 25000 different enzyme reactions. The 3000 enzymes themselves are created as a result of either our own enzyme production (which is finite in nature), or created from ingesting enzymes from our live or uncooked food. The first thing the proteolytic enzymes do is to create what is known as the enzyme cascade. Most of the enzymes active in the reactions that occur body- wide are proteolytic in nature; that is, they are concerned with cleaving a type of specific protein or another (we have literally hundreds of different types and arrangements of proteins in our bodies). So the vast majority of the 7000 to 25,000 enzymatic reactions that need to happen within us are proteolytic in nature. Aside from the 25,000 possible reactions of protein eating enzymes science now knows, they have 5 primary functions: Natural Anti- Inflammatory; Anti Fibrosis; Blood Cleansing; Immune System Modulating; Virus Fighting.; Fat Loss / Energy Releasing By Dissolving Body Fat. References here. http://www.enerex.ca/articles/everything_you_learned_about_enzymes_was _wrong.htm Systemic Enzyme Therapy Supplement to The Art of Getting Well This explains many things and answers many questions.I have this on Word doc - if anybody wishes it, email me.The correct medical name for the therapeutic use of natural enzymes is " Systemic Enzyme Therapy. " This means that enzymes flow throughout our body, producing the desired healing effects. Enzymes are necessary for the adequate functioning of our whole metabolism. In our body, every part of it is related to all the rest; that is, that even one tiny disturbance, biochemically speaking, can result in a complete imbalance. Diseases are the consequence of this disorder. The deficiency of any of these co-enzymes will result in a specific medical condition. For example, vitamin B1 deficiency will elicit " beri-beri. " The vitamin B12 deficiency causes a special anemia called " pernicious anemia. " The same thing happens with deficiency of essential minerals and trace elements. Basically, in these cases, we are speaking of an illness elicited by a disturbance in the enzymatic balance. It is therefore normal to use enzymes for therapeutic purposes. Substitution in intestinal enzyme deficiency conditions is a classical treatment modality that no one would dispute. External use of enzymes for impaired wound healing (e.g. in the presence of varicose ulcers) has been part of the armamentarium of medical practitioners for centuries. Parental lytic therapy with streptolinase or urokinase for cardiac infarct or for vascular occlusions is today standard throughout the world. Enzymes are very highly substrate specific. Due to their different places of action, it is therefore reasonable to use mixtures of enzymes in the treatment of diseases. One important enzyme is called the hydrolases, which cleave complex compounds (esters, peptides, and glycosides).The defense mechanisms of the organism are fortified by the enzymes. They are important for all the inflammatory processes, they take care to keep a good blood circulation, they help in wound healing of any kind. http://www.biomediclabs.com/systemic_enzyme_therapy http://www.garynull.com/documents/Arthritis/Systemic_Enzyme_Therapy.ht m There is additional info included in this pdf file that there is not in the article above. http://www.aliveandwellsf.org/articles/solorzano_Systemic_Enzyme_Thera py_1994.pdf , Michael <mwood wrote: > > Having been a member of this wonderful forum for a long time I am quite > aware that no one here can, has, will, or shall give medical advice. > But there are some really smart folk about this bunch. I am in need of > advice. > Healthy, active, walks 20 miles a day more or less, male in mid 50s. No > history of diabetes. No neuropathy. > I stepped off a porch last week, somehow missed two steps, landed on my > left foot- but then the entire foot somehow folded over inside and the > shoe itself bent, resulting in my foot being, for a moment, at a 90 > degree angle to the inside. The foot was entirely numb at that moment. I > straigtened it, pulled myself up, and fell again as the foot just didnt > work and I was in excruciating pain. I cannot bear weight on it til yet. > I have sustained a similiar trama as the charactor in that movie " > Misery, " and it appears to me that there are a number of injuries. I > think the ankle fractured when I landed on it. In the rest of the fall > the foot was also fractured about an inch below the smaller toes- which > bruised. When the foot further folded over it appears the tendon was > torn as well. I suspect some hairline fractures in the midleg as well. > Bad mess; but I managed after two days in bed to go back to work in a > wheelchair believe it or not... I wouldnt want anyone else to do > that...but I think I have a high tolerance for pain. Nonetheless the > pain itself is debilatating. > I have acquired one of those pressure boots that are made for similiar > injuries and am wearing it at all times. I am using a wheelchair at > work; but crutches to get from and drive car to/from work/home. > I have it wrapped with an ace bandage, and largely am trying to be > still- except for the ordeal of work. > Motrin 800 mg is a poison that I have been ingesting at night, with > occasional hydrocodone.. > I am seeking advice on how to relieve pain without chemicals and how to > promote rapid healing " in similiar injuries. " > I need and want to be able to walk again soon; and sincerely seek any > advice other than " see a doctor. " > Michael > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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