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3 doses Arnica 6c only for 1 week as it works best twice daily after that time. Homeopathy cannot be hurried. It works slowly but surely.
Glad I remembered to warn you about the preserved meats with saltpeter which antidotes all homeopathic remedies.
Difficult to give you a reason for the pus. If this is your last encounter with pus, no hard feelings.
Glad I remembered to warn you about the preserved meats with saltpeter which antidotes all homeopathic remedies.
Difficult to give you a reason for the pus. If this is your last encounter with pus, no hard feelings.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
What about moisturizers, or natural oils like aloe or neem oil. I have stopped using them completely as I assumed that would be the instruction. today my hand is painfully dry and cracked. but no blisters and no eruptions. Is this a positive or negative development to be so dry, and, should I put anything on it?
Thanks.
John
What about moisturizers, or natural oils like aloe or neem oil. I have stopped using them completely as I assumed that would be the instruction. today my hand is painfully dry and cracked. but no blisters and no eruptions. Is this a positive or negative development to be so dry, and, should I put anything on it?
Thanks.
John
john34 last decade
Glad to note that your hand seems better that it was yesterday. A photograph will be useful for me to evaluate progress.
I would prefer that you do not use any of the products you have listed as I feel that your own body is best able to cure itself with the therapy I have indicated which you will have to take for some time in the future.
How long have you suffered from your ailment up to now ?
I would prefer that you do not use any of the products you have listed as I feel that your own body is best able to cure itself with the therapy I have indicated which you will have to take for some time in the future.
How long have you suffered from your ailment up to now ?
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
My normal digital camera is at work, I'm at home for the weekend, but I will try and rig something up in a hour or so.
I have suffered from atopic dermatitis since i was a baby, i am now 34 years old. As a baby it was around behind my ears, under my nose, and spots would come and go.
the spots on my hand started as a small spot on the inside of my long finger on my right hand... that was about two years ago, it slowly spead to cover the back of my right hand, and bit of my left hand. At about the same time, eczema erupted around my eyes. Recently ethe eczema around my eyes got much better (urine therapy and accupressure allergy elimination plus avoiding triggers) but it moved to my scalp instead. my kinesiologist tells me that I am over sympathetic, that is, i feel other people's emotions too strongly, and am overly sensitive by nature. I agree this is true.
on last thing, five years ago, on the hand that is now affected by the eczema (in fact the same finger where the eczema started) I was infected by a rare earth fungus, sporotrichosis. the infection spread up the lymphnode on my right arm, above my wrist before a doctor specialist figured out what it was. I then to a powerful antifungal for 5 months, sporonix. I now know that this drug is very very hard on the body. I developed chronic sinusitis soon after (which later I cleared through holistic means, including liverflushing which you are not fond of....).
I hope this helps, I'll get some pics up shortly.
Thanks again,
John
My normal digital camera is at work, I'm at home for the weekend, but I will try and rig something up in a hour or so.
I have suffered from atopic dermatitis since i was a baby, i am now 34 years old. As a baby it was around behind my ears, under my nose, and spots would come and go.
the spots on my hand started as a small spot on the inside of my long finger on my right hand... that was about two years ago, it slowly spead to cover the back of my right hand, and bit of my left hand. At about the same time, eczema erupted around my eyes. Recently ethe eczema around my eyes got much better (urine therapy and accupressure allergy elimination plus avoiding triggers) but it moved to my scalp instead. my kinesiologist tells me that I am over sympathetic, that is, i feel other people's emotions too strongly, and am overly sensitive by nature. I agree this is true.
on last thing, five years ago, on the hand that is now affected by the eczema (in fact the same finger where the eczema started) I was infected by a rare earth fungus, sporotrichosis. the infection spread up the lymphnode on my right arm, above my wrist before a doctor specialist figured out what it was. I then to a powerful antifungal for 5 months, sporonix. I now know that this drug is very very hard on the body. I developed chronic sinusitis soon after (which later I cleared through holistic means, including liverflushing which you are not fond of....).
I hope this helps, I'll get some pics up shortly.
Thanks again,
John
john34 last decade
Joe-
in addition to the above posted info, I emailed you a link to some detailed pictures, please let me know if you were able to access. The hand is not very red in the pics, the redness comes and goes, but i think you can see that the skin is dry, non-flexible, pale/clear like a 90 year old mans....
Thanks,
John
in addition to the above posted info, I emailed you a link to some detailed pictures, please let me know if you were able to access. The hand is not very red in the pics, the redness comes and goes, but i think you can see that the skin is dry, non-flexible, pale/clear like a 90 year old mans....
Thanks,
John
john34 last decade
It really amazes me the power of modern technology today. The photographs were outstanding though some were out of focus and it is instances like this that remind me that in 1947 I was the first to introduce 35mm photography to Ceylon as Sri Lanka was then known, with my Leica IIIc camera that I still possess and is in perfect working order. This was a revolution in photography when this format was unknown here and I had to do my own processing and enlarging in my darkroom which I still have in my home. At my advanced age of 77 years I have witnessed the march of progress for the last 70+ years and am grateful to God that I am still around to observe this wondrous progress and even to partake in it with my own approach to Homeopathy which you may have observed is different from the classical method for which I have often been criticized by the classical school but have invariably left them standing in their with cures like your own which I believe are remarkable especially when considered in the short time frame that your skin has responded to the Arnica therapy which I can assure you would never have been prescribed by any classical homeopath worthy of his name.
I agree that your skin looks ancient but give it a chance and it will bounce back to what you expect it to be at your age of 34 years. It will obviously take some time to do so after arresting the redness that it showed in your first photograph on this thread and will soon clear up when the Eczema is cleared up.
Please do not interfere with this curative process with other drugs and remedies and let nature the healer take its course.
Keep on with the Arnica daily and after you are healed you can cut down your dosage to just once nightly.
I agree that your skin looks ancient but give it a chance and it will bounce back to what you expect it to be at your age of 34 years. It will obviously take some time to do so after arresting the redness that it showed in your first photograph on this thread and will soon clear up when the Eczema is cleared up.
Please do not interfere with this curative process with other drugs and remedies and let nature the healer take its course.
Keep on with the Arnica daily and after you are healed you can cut down your dosage to just once nightly.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
Even in my short 34 years, technology is gaining momentum. That fact that we can have these exhanges, with pics across the world is nothing short of a miracle. I can't imagine how you did it back then.
I will keep on, and will put nothing on my hand or head. it is so dry, almost painful really. it has never been this dry, probably because I always put something on it, like aloe or other natural products. but, i will listen to your advice, and suffer through it.
in the past you months I have lost a lot of hair on that section of my head, it all fell out as the skin flaked away... do you think I can get it to grow back? I'm going to sleep now, will report in the morning.
Thanks so much,
John
Even in my short 34 years, technology is gaining momentum. That fact that we can have these exhanges, with pics across the world is nothing short of a miracle. I can't imagine how you did it back then.
I will keep on, and will put nothing on my hand or head. it is so dry, almost painful really. it has never been this dry, probably because I always put something on it, like aloe or other natural products. but, i will listen to your advice, and suffer through it.
in the past you months I have lost a lot of hair on that section of my head, it all fell out as the skin flaked away... do you think I can get it to grow back? I'm going to sleep now, will report in the morning.
Thanks so much,
John
john34 last decade
Glad to note that you have taken my advice.
You may like to know that a letter up to 1947 from Colombo to London took over a month for delivery and we had cables or overseas telegrams to send messages which were charged per word and expensive. It was the arrival of the plane in 1950 that made it possible for air mail and today as you state a photograph can be sent from you to me in all that detail in a seconds.
Your generation cannot fully appreciate the transformation of living that resulted with the sudden transformation of life as they were not exposed to the World war II whose progress I followed daily on a HMV radio as a 9 year old, which had to be painfully tuned till the 'magic eye' was showing full signal. It was really a lot of fun and it is this spirit that I believe I still have in me to be able to cope with modern technology and compare it with the old style of life which was crawling at a snail's pace in comparison to what it is today.
You will soon see that in spite of your not using any additional skin 'food' your eczema will be history. You can however keep it 'fed' with the Arnica remedy water from another bottle into which you have inserted just 2 drops of the remedy.
But you will have to take Arnica 6c daily as prescribed for some time in the future, and I recommend it for life.
You may like to know that a letter up to 1947 from Colombo to London took over a month for delivery and we had cables or overseas telegrams to send messages which were charged per word and expensive. It was the arrival of the plane in 1950 that made it possible for air mail and today as you state a photograph can be sent from you to me in all that detail in a seconds.
Your generation cannot fully appreciate the transformation of living that resulted with the sudden transformation of life as they were not exposed to the World war II whose progress I followed daily on a HMV radio as a 9 year old, which had to be painfully tuned till the 'magic eye' was showing full signal. It was really a lot of fun and it is this spirit that I believe I still have in me to be able to cope with modern technology and compare it with the old style of life which was crawling at a snail's pace in comparison to what it is today.
You will soon see that in spite of your not using any additional skin 'food' your eczema will be history. You can however keep it 'fed' with the Arnica remedy water from another bottle into which you have inserted just 2 drops of the remedy.
But you will have to take Arnica 6c daily as prescribed for some time in the future, and I recommend it for life.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
you are correct, its hard for me to imagine what it was like. But, in some ways, i suspect that life was different in ways that may have been better than the 24 hour a day communications and work schedule we have these days....
re my eczema, I sent a link to this morning's pics. no puss last night on my head, but still very dry. I slept very deeply last night, it was nice.
I want to make sure I understand your instructions, the remedy that I dab on my skin should be diluted? just a re drops in some reverse osmosis water? I'm a bit unclear, thanks. and, did you see my querry about my hair falling out, will the arnica help turn this around too?
John
you are correct, its hard for me to imagine what it was like. But, in some ways, i suspect that life was different in ways that may have been better than the 24 hour a day communications and work schedule we have these days....
re my eczema, I sent a link to this morning's pics. no puss last night on my head, but still very dry. I slept very deeply last night, it was nice.
I want to make sure I understand your instructions, the remedy that I dab on my skin should be diluted? just a re drops in some reverse osmosis water? I'm a bit unclear, thanks. and, did you see my querry about my hair falling out, will the arnica help turn this around too?
John
john34 last decade
You are already taking a teaspoonful of Arnica 6c in the wet dose twice daily.
You have already use the solution on a glove which you bandaged up is some plastic film.
This is the same solution that I would like you to put on your forehead at night on some lint or a soft towel with sticking plaster to keep it in place to ensure that it is kept moist for as long as is possible. No plastic film please.
Arnica should also help your hair to grow but this is for later as the potency for hair is 30c which must not be used right not till we get your Eczema stabilized which it seems to be doing already in the few days you have used it.
You may however use the Arnica Q emulsion with Olive Oil 20% solution which you can dab on your hair roots daily. This really ensurs that the hair springs up.
Where do you get the reverse osmosis water ?
You have already use the solution on a glove which you bandaged up is some plastic film.
This is the same solution that I would like you to put on your forehead at night on some lint or a soft towel with sticking plaster to keep it in place to ensure that it is kept moist for as long as is possible. No plastic film please.
Arnica should also help your hair to grow but this is for later as the potency for hair is 30c which must not be used right not till we get your Eczema stabilized which it seems to be doing already in the few days you have used it.
You may however use the Arnica Q emulsion with Olive Oil 20% solution which you can dab on your hair roots daily. This really ensurs that the hair springs up.
Where do you get the reverse osmosis water ?
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
we switched my wet dose of the Arnica to 3x for this week. I will also do a wet cloth on my forehead in the evening, without plastic. I'll keep my daily reports coming as well. Skin still very very dry and scaly, cracking.
John
we switched my wet dose of the Arnica to 3x for this week. I will also do a wet cloth on my forehead in the evening, without plastic. I'll keep my daily reports coming as well. Skin still very very dry and scaly, cracking.
John
john34 last decade
I have never used the lower potency 3x of Arnica before and you will be a good test case. However you are now 50% cured with the 6c and any response will weighted by the higher potency but it will still be interesting to observe how the 3x works.
In my experience no patient has done what you have and this is the spirit that I am trying to promote not only in homeopathy but in life as there are so many ways to 'bell the cat'.
I await your response with interest.
In my experience no patient has done what you have and this is the spirit that I am trying to promote not only in homeopathy but in life as there are so many ways to 'bell the cat'.
I await your response with interest.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
My apologies, by '3x' I meant take the wet dose of 6c 'three times'... not a change in potency. I'm not used to homeopathic terms, sorry. In short, I am taking the wet dose three times a day for a week, and soaking the badly effected areas in the evening with a wet cloth as you instructed.
with the exception of a hour interruption by load music from a neighbor last night at 1:30 am, I slept very well last night, I attribute this to the arnica.
both skin and scalp extremely dry, with white scaly skin which flakes off. I am at work again, so won't be able to send more detailed pics until tonight. No puss, no blisters, just the most dry skin I have ever had. I am willing to ignore the dryness and discomfort it brings with the hope that it will soon pass.
Could you share your understanding of how the arnica works on cases such as mine? what is the mechanism? I am a curious person who likes to understand these things. I understand the very basic principles of homeopathy, but know nothing of how specific remedies effect the body.
Thanks as always,
John
My apologies, by '3x' I meant take the wet dose of 6c 'three times'... not a change in potency. I'm not used to homeopathic terms, sorry. In short, I am taking the wet dose three times a day for a week, and soaking the badly effected areas in the evening with a wet cloth as you instructed.
with the exception of a hour interruption by load music from a neighbor last night at 1:30 am, I slept very well last night, I attribute this to the arnica.
both skin and scalp extremely dry, with white scaly skin which flakes off. I am at work again, so won't be able to send more detailed pics until tonight. No puss, no blisters, just the most dry skin I have ever had. I am willing to ignore the dryness and discomfort it brings with the hope that it will soon pass.
Could you share your understanding of how the arnica works on cases such as mine? what is the mechanism? I am a curious person who likes to understand these things. I understand the very basic principles of homeopathy, but know nothing of how specific remedies effect the body.
Thanks as always,
John
john34 last decade
As you may perhaps be aware, I am not a qualified scientist or a homeopath. In a way I am glad that I am not as I have been able to use my mind to select the necessary information from the library of about 5000 books that I have in my study which is the collection of a lifetime since 1943 when I was only 13 years old. I have books on many diverse subjects ranging from Motor Engineering to Sailing to Homeopathy. I am largely self taught and this, I believe gave me the license to experiment with so many aspects of technology like running a new Honda car on a mix of 50:50 kerosine/petrol which worked very well except for the stink of the kerosine. Another of my exploits in motor engineering was running a fleet of 12m fishing vessels with Asok Leyland engines on Kerosine to which I added a few gallons of SAE 90 oil to keep the viscosity of the kerosine up to the level of diseline. I did this experiment as the cost of kero was about 1/3rd the cost of dieseline even 20 years ago although today it is sold at the same price.
I have always been original in my thinking and I believe that this is the reason for my rather unusual approach to Homeopathy where I use standard Homeopathic remedies for ailments and in a manner that is not known to the classical homeopaths.
I believe you are aware that Homeopathy is my hobby, I practise free of charge to all who consult me and I do delight in rocking the classical homeopathic boat to the chagrin of the classical types who do not appreciate my attitude although I am informed that some do stand in awe of the results that follow my therapy.
Answering your question about how Arnica works, I can only make a calculated guess that its known property of increasing the blood flow especially in the capillaries under the skin, helps the body to stabilize the skin to what it should be on the surface minus the Eczema. I have proved that Arnica is the best remedy to cure Cellulitis which is an ailment which keeps on recurring over and over again. I have many patients who were in and out of hospital up to 3 time prior who discovered that a daily dose of Arnica 30c has put an end to their frequent hospitalization.
I have always been original in my thinking and I believe that this is the reason for my rather unusual approach to Homeopathy where I use standard Homeopathic remedies for ailments and in a manner that is not known to the classical homeopaths.
I believe you are aware that Homeopathy is my hobby, I practise free of charge to all who consult me and I do delight in rocking the classical homeopathic boat to the chagrin of the classical types who do not appreciate my attitude although I am informed that some do stand in awe of the results that follow my therapy.
Answering your question about how Arnica works, I can only make a calculated guess that its known property of increasing the blood flow especially in the capillaries under the skin, helps the body to stabilize the skin to what it should be on the surface minus the Eczema. I have proved that Arnica is the best remedy to cure Cellulitis which is an ailment which keeps on recurring over and over again. I have many patients who were in and out of hospital up to 3 time prior who discovered that a daily dose of Arnica 30c has put an end to their frequent hospitalization.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
we are perhaps similar in many ways, though your technical skills are obviously far more developed than my own. One of the pleasures of life as I see it is learning to do and understand things that most people would believe you cannot do. My approach to my own health has been this way for several years now. I now believe that most doctors (perhaps how you feel about classical homeopaths) are very in the dark about what really makes one healthy or sick. So,I have set out to learn all I can, and the internet makes it possible to learn so much, so fast.
last year I built my own sauna in my garage. I had to buy the heater, but everything else was built from sratch. for me, a lawyer, this is also quite outside my area of expertise.
I do understand that homeopathy is just 'hobby' for you, and that does not bother me in the slightest. Results and knowledge are what matter, not pedigree. I am willing to give this treatment a thorough and complete chance to work, and remain open minded based on good results so far.
It is hard for me to keep good hope however as I have tried so many things that have not worked. But, this is my first venture with homeopathic remedies. I hope, with your help, to make this work.
John
we are perhaps similar in many ways, though your technical skills are obviously far more developed than my own. One of the pleasures of life as I see it is learning to do and understand things that most people would believe you cannot do. My approach to my own health has been this way for several years now. I now believe that most doctors (perhaps how you feel about classical homeopaths) are very in the dark about what really makes one healthy or sick. So,I have set out to learn all I can, and the internet makes it possible to learn so much, so fast.
last year I built my own sauna in my garage. I had to buy the heater, but everything else was built from sratch. for me, a lawyer, this is also quite outside my area of expertise.
I do understand that homeopathy is just 'hobby' for you, and that does not bother me in the slightest. Results and knowledge are what matter, not pedigree. I am willing to give this treatment a thorough and complete chance to work, and remain open minded based on good results so far.
It is hard for me to keep good hope however as I have tried so many things that have not worked. But, this is my first venture with homeopathic remedies. I hope, with your help, to make this work.
John
john34 last decade
I lost my response to your post as the reply cage just froze and I was not able to save it before it disappeared. I shall try to repeat it. This often happens to me and I must make a habit of copying it as I go along as mine was a rather long post and it seems a shame that I have to redo it again.
Good to know that you are in law. This is however a subject that I have not studies and do not have any books in my study. I know that our law is based on the Roman Dutch Law in Sri Lanka and the anomaly is that it is all recorded in English while the language for argument is Sinhala. As can be expected Chaos reigns in courts and the poor litigant pays !
I am the Chairman of a very old family owned business dating back to 1924 and I have 2 sons to help me in the day to day running of the business and the many branches we have which leaves me some time to devote to my hobby, Homeopathy.
I feel confident that Arnica will help you to overcome your long standing problem judging by the almost miraculous response so far and I can only hope that this same progress will be maintained in the future as well.
Remember that it is very important to succuss the bottle before each sip or before you use the remedy water to dab on your lesions, if any. They cannot now qualify for the term lesion as they are now healed from what I saw in the photographs.
Where do you live ? I know that you are in the US but where ?
Good to know that you are in law. This is however a subject that I have not studies and do not have any books in my study. I know that our law is based on the Roman Dutch Law in Sri Lanka and the anomaly is that it is all recorded in English while the language for argument is Sinhala. As can be expected Chaos reigns in courts and the poor litigant pays !
I am the Chairman of a very old family owned business dating back to 1924 and I have 2 sons to help me in the day to day running of the business and the many branches we have which leaves me some time to devote to my hobby, Homeopathy.
I feel confident that Arnica will help you to overcome your long standing problem judging by the almost miraculous response so far and I can only hope that this same progress will be maintained in the future as well.
Remember that it is very important to succuss the bottle before each sip or before you use the remedy water to dab on your lesions, if any. They cannot now qualify for the term lesion as they are now healed from what I saw in the photographs.
Where do you live ? I know that you are in the US but where ?
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
sounds like choas indeed. Probably those with money do ok, those without, well, its the same everywhere i'm afraid.
i live in st. louis, missouri, in the precise middle of the U.S., on the banks of the mississippi river. its not a bad place to live.
re my hand, i'll send good pics tonight from home. there are not weeping lesions as this time, there are a few 'splits' where the dry skin has pulled apart on my hand, they are very small though. the skin on my head and hand has basically turned to scaly armour. I can only hope and assume that it is healing underneath. I do suspect that I have blood flow issues. my hands are often cold, and turn colors. if the arnica can restore blood flow, that would be most beneficial.
I do remember to success the bottle before application and sipping. I will not forget.
John
sounds like choas indeed. Probably those with money do ok, those without, well, its the same everywhere i'm afraid.
i live in st. louis, missouri, in the precise middle of the U.S., on the banks of the mississippi river. its not a bad place to live.
re my hand, i'll send good pics tonight from home. there are not weeping lesions as this time, there are a few 'splits' where the dry skin has pulled apart on my hand, they are very small though. the skin on my head and hand has basically turned to scaly armour. I can only hope and assume that it is healing underneath. I do suspect that I have blood flow issues. my hands are often cold, and turn colors. if the arnica can restore blood flow, that would be most beneficial.
I do remember to success the bottle before application and sipping. I will not forget.
John
john34 last decade
Monday evening's pics were sent for your review. A few developments. As you can see from the pics, the right hand is clearly getting better. This is unmistakeble I believe. there is much work to be done, but, it is clear that the patch on my hand is healing as if by magic.
as you can see from the pics, a new front has opened on the side of my head. today the top of my head was so dry and tight, with lots of dandruff and dead skin. I couldn't stop my self from sractching off skin, the feeling of tight dead skin was just unbearable. as a result, the top of my head looked terrible today, red spots and peeling flaky skin. Also, i started sratching a spot on the side of my head as well, a spot I had not really soaked in the remedy yet. lots of thick grey dead skin, and under it, lots of redness you can see, and more of the puss that came out the top of my head on friday night. quite disgusting really. not sure what the pus is or where is coming from... but, I soaked that spot on the side of my head tonight too. I'm not sure what to make of that.
I feel a bit strage as well, nervous, shallow breathing, not sure why. In one pic you can see a bright red spot just to the side of my forehead, inside the hairline, which has been there for years. not sure what it is, but I can't help but think its a sign of some disorder of the flesh below my scalp which is now coming to the surface.
what do you make of all this Joe?
Regards,
John
as you can see from the pics, a new front has opened on the side of my head. today the top of my head was so dry and tight, with lots of dandruff and dead skin. I couldn't stop my self from sractching off skin, the feeling of tight dead skin was just unbearable. as a result, the top of my head looked terrible today, red spots and peeling flaky skin. Also, i started sratching a spot on the side of my head as well, a spot I had not really soaked in the remedy yet. lots of thick grey dead skin, and under it, lots of redness you can see, and more of the puss that came out the top of my head on friday night. quite disgusting really. not sure what the pus is or where is coming from... but, I soaked that spot on the side of my head tonight too. I'm not sure what to make of that.
I feel a bit strage as well, nervous, shallow breathing, not sure why. In one pic you can see a bright red spot just to the side of my forehead, inside the hairline, which has been there for years. not sure what it is, but I can't help but think its a sign of some disorder of the flesh below my scalp which is now coming to the surface.
what do you make of all this Joe?
Regards,
John
john34 last decade
Well it looks like the computer got me last night. I'm at work now, so will probably just have to send you new pics out tonight.
very very dry today, still some redness and lots of peeling skin. skin pulled very tight. Woke up at 2:00 am last night, couldn't get back to sleep for awhile.
John
very very dry today, still some redness and lots of peeling skin. skin pulled very tight. Woke up at 2:00 am last night, couldn't get back to sleep for awhile.
John
john34 last decade
actually, I found a way to resend a link to the pics, let me know if you got the link and it works, if not, I can send in another format.
John
John
john34 last decade
Take 2 tablets Nat Phos 6x after dinner before you sleep as this too helps insomnia.
As for the dryness, I really do not know what to suggest but as far as I can see and your own reports they are dry today and do not ooze any more.
I was wondering if soaking in water and rubbing the dry area with a damp towel to promote the dry flaky skin to peel off can help.
I am not for using any cream or lotion as this may set off some reaction which is what we must avoid at all costs.
The blisters on your head are also symptomatic of the Eczema you have suffered in the past and I presume that they too are dry and do not exude any discharge. Please confirm.
As for the dryness, I really do not know what to suggest but as far as I can see and your own reports they are dry today and do not ooze any more.
I was wondering if soaking in water and rubbing the dry area with a damp towel to promote the dry flaky skin to peel off can help.
I am not for using any cream or lotion as this may set off some reaction which is what we must avoid at all costs.
The blisters on your head are also symptomatic of the Eczema you have suffered in the past and I presume that they too are dry and do not exude any discharge. Please confirm.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
no discharge on hands, really not even too much dead skin coming off, just very dry, and a deep purple redness that comes and goes. no blisters, no discharge.
re my head, loads of dead skin that I can't help scratching. then it turns red and scaly, looks awful. wish I could wear a hat at work. no puss on the head today, just lots of redness and loads of thick dead skin coming off. There was some discharge last night off the side of my head.
I'll try the nat phos 6x for insomnia. will also stop drinking green tea as that may play a role with the insomnia. Is my condition progressing in a predictable manner, what do you think?
John
no discharge on hands, really not even too much dead skin coming off, just very dry, and a deep purple redness that comes and goes. no blisters, no discharge.
re my head, loads of dead skin that I can't help scratching. then it turns red and scaly, looks awful. wish I could wear a hat at work. no puss on the head today, just lots of redness and loads of thick dead skin coming off. There was some discharge last night off the side of my head.
I'll try the nat phos 6x for insomnia. will also stop drinking green tea as that may play a role with the insomnia. Is my condition progressing in a predictable manner, what do you think?
John
john34 last decade
You will be the best judge of whether the Arnica therapy is helping you.
If as I presume it has helped you and that is within the space of just 2 weeks, I believe that it is worth keeping with it for some more time in the future.
Eczema is usually a very difficult ailment to cure and I beieve that you are doing nicely so far. As you many be aware your Eczema is not the standard version as it was just red spots that were irritating you originally. The Arnica you took at first dissipated the spots and today there is no exudation of the liquid except for one spot on your head which too will hopefully pass soon.
The reverse is now the position today with the skin dry and taut and I really do not know what remedy I should prescribe next to help you.
If as I presume it has helped you and that is within the space of just 2 weeks, I believe that it is worth keeping with it for some more time in the future.
Eczema is usually a very difficult ailment to cure and I beieve that you are doing nicely so far. As you many be aware your Eczema is not the standard version as it was just red spots that were irritating you originally. The Arnica you took at first dissipated the spots and today there is no exudation of the liquid except for one spot on your head which too will hopefully pass soon.
The reverse is now the position today with the skin dry and taut and I really do not know what remedy I should prescribe next to help you.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe-
My eczema often would vary from having puss, to later extreme dryness. Often the puss was triggered by an allergic reaction to a food. acetic acid for example in vinegar, the next day puss, then a few days later extreme dryness.
I do think the remedy is working well on my hand, not sure about my head. Hopefully my head eczema is just passing through a phase, but I suppose we won't know for sure for a few days at least. The skin literally turns to scales that cling to the underlying skin and itch, when you scratch, it turns into a patchwork of deadskin and redness... the sight of me must alarm my officemates, so bad that they have not said anything, but I can see a funny look on their faces. natural healing can be a tough experience it seems.
Thanks Joe,
John
My eczema often would vary from having puss, to later extreme dryness. Often the puss was triggered by an allergic reaction to a food. acetic acid for example in vinegar, the next day puss, then a few days later extreme dryness.
I do think the remedy is working well on my hand, not sure about my head. Hopefully my head eczema is just passing through a phase, but I suppose we won't know for sure for a few days at least. The skin literally turns to scales that cling to the underlying skin and itch, when you scratch, it turns into a patchwork of deadskin and redness... the sight of me must alarm my officemates, so bad that they have not said anything, but I can see a funny look on their faces. natural healing can be a tough experience it seems.
Thanks Joe,
John
john34 last decade
Just an after thought.
I don't remember requesting you to wash your hair with Arnica water. If you have not already done so you can go ahead with this experiment after gently shampooning it with Johnsons Baby Shampoo and washing it as usual and after drying it partially doing a final wash with Arnica water into which you have put in 3 pellets. This may just do the trick.
I don't remember requesting you to wash your hair with Arnica water. If you have not already done so you can go ahead with this experiment after gently shampooning it with Johnsons Baby Shampoo and washing it as usual and after drying it partially doing a final wash with Arnica water into which you have put in 3 pellets. This may just do the trick.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
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