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To: neverdem
File this under the 'FWIW' category...

For years I had a persistent condition on the skin of my shin that no doctor could successfully treat. Eventually the symptoms worsened, including the formation of blisters (which, alarmingly, is a symptom of gangrene!). Some mornings I would wake up to find the area warm to the touch, and a very disturbing indentation in the flesh of my shin.

In desperation I ordered a jar of manuka honey from a vendor in New Zealand (having heard about it somewhere), and applied it for a couple of days over the skin.

Within a few days the symptoms abated, and today I have only a slight discoloration of the skin as a reminder of that scary multi-year episode.

Hopefully my experience will be of benefit to someone else.

4 posted on 09/15/2009 8:22:32 PM PDT by The Duke ("Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Democrat Party?")
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To: The Duke

How did you do it? Clean it daily, then apply the honey under a dressing?


14 posted on 09/15/2009 9:03:31 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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