Guest guest Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 My daughter badly scraped her leg five months ago. She was out camping so probably didn't clean it up as much as she should have. When I saw her a couple days later, I gave her my healing salve,and it appeared to heal nicely. She actually had about 4 or 5 bad scrapes! They all healed fine except this one on her outer thigh. It still is a little mottled looking on the outside, but what concerns me and her is that it's sort of swollen/puffy looking in that area. You could cup your hand around the swollen area. I can't think of what would address this or what this might be - trapped infection or fluid, something else in the muscle that's reacted? It hurts her to press on it very hard. Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Cindy Cindy Kirchhoff http://livinginrhyme.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 There are a couple of things that could cause this. One is of course trapped infection under the skin that healed over the area and another is deep tissue injury which can take many, many, months to heal if not treated correctly with physical therapy consisting of massage soon after the injury. Is it red along with the swelling? If so, a trip to a doctor is definitely in order. I would start giving her the Homeopathic remedy Arnica 30 C twice a day for seven day and then Byronia 30 C for another two weeks. If you have any doubt that this could be serious, always see an MD or Holistic physician before you start any " home treatments " . This should be a rule of thumb, ALWAYS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Cindy Kirchoff wrote: I can't think of what would address this or what this might be - trapped infection or fluid, something else in the muscle that's reacted? It hurts her to press on it very hard. Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated.> Cindy, what was in your healing salve? Is it is possible that the skin healed so fast, for instance because comfrey was helping, that some infection got trapped? ITA, if ANY red streaks show up, run for medical help. You don't want to mess with blood poisoning. But for just a relatively harmless red area, you might want to try plantain, or salves containing it and/or clay for drawing out toxins topically. Internally you can support the cleanup and healing process with formulas that encourage free flow of lymphatic fluid, like homeopathic Arnica or Recovazon (the last one is from the rainforest store), and/or use Enzymes in between meals to scavenge junk out of the blood. If it a muscular thing, I highly recommend Recovazon.It acts as a muscle relaxer as well as an anti-infammatory. Good luck with it! Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com (blog) http://wildhealing.net (Rainforest Herbs) http://wildwholefoods.net (AFA algae) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I would see a doctor. Could be anything from an infection to a blood clot. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thanks, Ien (and everyone else). What you're saying makes a lot of sense. My salve does heal fast so it may, indeed, have healed too fast and trapped infection. When I saw her, though, it wasn't open or at a point where I thought to warn her not to use it. But she did comment that, before that, there had been a yellow fluid seeping out at times. I will ask her about the red streaks right away. I didn't notice any, just a mottled appearance. Thanks for the warning - that's what I want to know: When to submit to traditional help, and when to take it slow and natural. The salve to draw out whatever may be trapped in there is exactly what was lurking back in my brain that I couldn't think of! Can't hurt to do any of that so I'll let her know. Thanks so much, Cindy Cindy Kirchhoff http://livinginrhyme.com , " Ieneke " <ienvan wrote: > > Cindy, what was in your healing salve? > Is it is possible that the skin healed so fast, for instance because > comfrey was helping, that some infection got trapped? > ITA, if ANY red streaks show up, run for medical help. > You don't want to mess with blood poisoning. > > But for just a relatively harmless red area, you might want to try > plantain, or salves containing it and/or clay for drawing out toxins > topically. > Internally you can support the cleanup and healing process with > formulas that encourage free flow of lymphatic fluid, like homeopathic > Arnica or Recovazon (the last one is from the rainforest store), > and/or use Enzymes in between meals to scavenge junk out of the blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 It would be helpful to take a high quality collodial silver internally too to cover her that way. Tea Tree oil put on the sides of the injury, where the red is will penetrate deep, get into the tissues and kill bacteria. Being careful not to close the wound before it is ready. Annette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 ---yes doctor first proper diagnosis care ful with blood clots then perhaps some castor oil packs colloidal silver phill In , " kiaradaze " <ckirchhoff wrote: > > My daughter badly scraped her leg five months ago. She was out camping > so probably didn't clean it up as much as she should have. When I saw > her a couple days later, I gave her my healing salve,and it appeared > to heal nicely. She actually had about 4 or 5 bad scrapes! They all > healed fine except this one on her outer thigh. It still is a little > mottled looking on the outside, but what concerns me and her is that > it's sort of swollen/puffy looking in that area. You could cup your > hand around the swollen area. > > I can't think of what would address this or what this might be - > trapped infection or fluid, something else in the muscle that's > reacted? It hurts her to press on it very hard. Any suggestions or > help is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks so much, > Cindy > > Cindy Kirchhoff > http://livinginrhyme.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Since you mention that she didnt clean it properly, maybe she has some dirt or rocks trapped under the scrape and it's slowly getting infected. You should take her to a doctor to get it checked out incase there is a infection and you can stop it before it gets worse and needs more attention Susan http://www.bayho.com/c/121 , " kiaradaze " <ckirchhoff wrote: > > My daughter badly scraped her leg five months ago. She was out camping > so probably didn't clean it up as much as she should have. When I saw > her a couple days later, I gave her my healing salve,and it appeared > to heal nicely. She actually had about 4 or 5 bad scrapes! They all > healed fine except this one on her outer thigh. It still is a little > mottled looking on the outside, but what concerns me and her is that > it's sort of swollen/puffy looking in that area. You could cup your > hand around the swollen area. > > I can't think of what would address this or what this might be - > trapped infection or fluid, something else in the muscle that's > reacted? It hurts her to press on it very hard. Any suggestions or > help is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks so much, > Cindy > > Cindy Kirchhoff > http://livinginrhyme.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Namaste, It sounds like your daughter might have an abscess...pus and infection under the skin. The thigh muscle is one of a lot of friction from a lot of movement and it takes longer to heal anyway. Sounds like she may need something to kill off the bacteria and infection. If you want to go mainline, take her to the doctor for antibiotics. Tea Tree Oil is an antiseptic and antipuretic. I would go for both. You don't want it to become worse and get in her blood stream and spread to her whole body. Blessings! Aimie , " chick6984 " <chick6984 wrote: > > Since you mention that she didnt clean it properly, maybe she has some > dirt or rocks trapped under the scrape and it's slowly getting > infected. You should take her to a doctor to get it checked out > incase there is a infection and you can stop it before it gets worse > and needs more attention > > > Susan > http://www.bayho.com/c/121 > , " kiaradaze " > <ckirchhoff@> wrote: > > > > My daughter badly scraped her leg five months ago. She was out camping > > so probably didn't clean it up as much as she should have. When I saw > > her a couple days later, I gave her my healing salve,and it appeared > > to heal nicely. She actually had about 4 or 5 bad scrapes! They all > > healed fine except this one on her outer thigh. It still is a little > > mottled looking on the outside, but what concerns me and her is that > > it's sort of swollen/puffy looking in that area. You could cup your > > hand around the swollen area. > > > > I can't think of what would address this or what this might be - > > trapped infection or fluid, something else in the muscle that's > > reacted? It hurts her to press on it very hard. Any suggestions or > > help is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks so much, > > Cindy > > > > Cindy Kirchhoff > > http://livinginrhyme.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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