A remarkable testimonial if true.
Remarkable still, nonetheless.
Too good not to share, left out the names.
>From another list I'm on:
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" I am still using the Godzilla, 30 to 45 minutes per night.
I have a story to tell, somewhat disgusting, but relevant to the
group's purpose.
I developed a subcutaneous infection on the side of my waist,
probably the result of scar tissue and abdominal adhesions from two
previous major abdominal surgeries (#1 for gunshot wound through the
abdomen, #2 for adhesions caused by the first surgery). The scar
tissue and adhesions cause a mechanical irritation, perhaps limiting
the blood supply to some small point inside the flesh, by pulling at
it, or rubbing against other tissue.
This is a very good way to get an infection, as if blood supply is
limited, cellular waste can not be removed, the tissue dies
(necrotizes), and oppurtunistic infections take advantage of the
situation. This is all my theory of how this occurred, btw, it could
have started with an ingrown hair, etc.
Anyway, I do not have medical insurance at the present time, and I
already have sufficient medical bills without adding to them. I
procrastinated. The area became hot to the touch, and red, and,
eventually, swollen. I knew from the looks of it that it was deep.
I decided on the home treatment option. I AM NOT ADVOCATING THIS,
BTW, DO NOT DO THIS TO YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE!!! Not having a
scalpel handy, I dipped an X-Acto knife in 100% isopropyl alcohol
(made by adding table salt to 70 or 91% isopropyl alcohol and
decanting the top layer), mentally distanced myself from what I had
to do, and plunged it in what I thought to be the worst end of the
problem area, as far as the blade would go. It actually didn't hurt
as badly as I thought, which instantly caused me more concern, as
dead tissue doesn't hurt, and the blade of an X-Acto knife is rather
longish, thus it would have been about down to the crest of my
hipbone.
With manipulation, about six fluid ounces of infection came out, and
quite a bit of blood. Gah. It smelt like a corpse.
I know someone very well who works in surgery, and I am familiar with
how these things go. Usually, what happens is they have to cut a
shape out like the outline of a (large) cartoon eye (cutting a circle
out, when sewn back together, will leave dogears at the ends of the
sutured incision). The waist is a bad place to have this happen, as
there is a problem with removing a large piece of flesh, because when
it is sewn up, it tends to tear open again. There is too much range
of motion.
Also, when it has advanced this far, this was in the shape of a
letter V about 4 1/2 inches long, with one leg of the V longer than
the other, it means there is a membrane of material around the
infection, a misguided attempt by the body's immune system to contain
it. What it actually does is to prevent healing, and makes it likely
to reoccur. The membranous sac must be cut out for a proper treatment.
To get to the point, I decided on some insurance against immediate
reoccurance. I took a hypodermic syringe without the needle, and
flushed the area out (medical term is "irrigated") with colloidal
silver several times, pushing it back out after a few minutes. This
was done by inserting the reduced end of the syringe in the incision.
I then took a syringe with a needle and injected silver water in the
other end of the V, to make sure the entire inner surface was exposed
to silver. The silver was made by attaching two narrow .9999 fine
silver strips to one 9V battery.
Later, I placed the Godzilla electrodes on either end of the area
that was visible from the surface, and ran it for an hour at full
strength (Beck 4 Hz setting, the only one I use).
The night after, at work, I became severely concerned, as did one of
my co-workers (I allowed them to look to see if I was exaggerating
the situation to myself). It seemed like there was just a thin
transparent membrane on the surface, and an empty space underneath.
This meant big trouble, surgery.
However, later, I realized this was an optical illusion caused by a
small layer of dried drainage over the area (I kept it well bandaged
and changed it often), and an exaggerated surface blood flow reaction
to applied pressure (I had to grasp the area somewhat to view it).
In any case, it healed extremely quickly, the itching of granulation
(healing) started the next day. It looks almost 100% normal, less
than a week later, even the incision is much less than it should be.
This almost certainly would not have occurred without some remarkable
factor. The silver and electricity, I believe, are responsible.
Thanks Dr. Beck and Dr. Becker! And, the producer of the Godzilla."
Name Withheld
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Chuck
American Non Sequitur Society--we don't make sense, but we do like pizza
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