impetigo confusion. please help.

[email hidden] (Kirsty) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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i'm very new to this board so I'm not sure if I'm sending it to the
right place, but anyway, here's my problem.
In September I went to my university doctors because I was getting
these spots on my face that leaked & formed yellow crusts. He
diagnosed impetigo. The thing is, I only seem to get one spot at a
time, then it crusts and goes within a few days, and then within a
week another one will appear. Also, I thought impetigo was supposed to
be contagious, but I've never spread it to any other part of my body,
or to anyone else, even those who I have been kissing, sharing
pillows, towels etc with. I've had blood tests which came back normal
and nasal tests for staphoc... (can't remember how you spell it) and
I've been given two different prescriptions of antibiotics, which I've
been on since September, so over 3 months now and have seen NO
improvement whatsoever. I just wondered if this is common in impetigo,
because everything I've read seems to suggest that antibiotics is the
last thing doctors can give you, and is basically guaranteed to get
rid of impetigo. But it's not getting rid of mine, and I'm getting
really depressed about it and missing classes at uni because I can't
face people seeing me like this.
Any information/help would be great,
Thanks,
Kirsty

Kirsty,
I've been getting recurring impetigo since I was three years old (30
years). I'm suffering from it now. In my experience, antibiotics do
very little to relieve the problem(although, I still take them just in
case).
Ask your doctor to subscribe Bactroban topical ointment. If you can't
get that, use Neosporin. The following treatment was recommended to me
by my GP in the 70's, and although most dermatologists frown on it,
it's the only thing that works for me.
1. Wash the affected areas with soap and hot water.
2. Soak the affected areas with hot water for a few minutes.
3. Scrub the sores until they bleed.
4. Apply the bactroban.

Most dermatologists might tell you that you're risking further
infection by breaking the skin, but I think that if you're careful
about covering with bactroban, you'll be alright. If you've got a
milder case, you can get away with just scrubbing the pus off, but, in
my experience, you won't see any progress until you break the skin.
It's the only way to get at the bacteria.
You may also want the dermatologist to take a sample of the infection,
to determine the proper antibiotic ointment.
You should be careful not to spread it. Use paper towels to scrub the
sores. It is very contagious to children especially. I got it from my
mom when I was young, I have been getting it on and off for 30 years.
And, the by the way, I sympathize with you not wanting to face people.
I've been going to work, looking like I just got mugged.
Richie

You guys can't keep taking antibiotics all your lives, they are indeed the
last resort.

Kristy, I recommend that you visit another doctor for a 2nd opinion. The one
you are seeing obviously isin't doing all they can for you which is a lapse
of their duty of care.

I also recommend that you both seek out a reputable (by word of mouth)
Homoeopath. This therapy has a good track record for dealing with pesky
chronic conditions that should go away but don't. Homoeopathy would
basically suggest that your bodies have a very specific weakness to this
type of infection and would seek to address that weakness specifically.
Treatment can take some months, but you should be seeing results by the
first month.

Feel free to write with any more questions -Alan Jacques.

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[email hidden] (Kirsty) wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

i'm very new to this board so I'm not sure if I'm sending it to the
right place, but anyway, here's my problem.
In September I went to my university doctors because I was getting
these spots on my face that leaked & formed yellow crusts. He
diagnosed impetigo. The thing is, I only seem to get one spot at a
time, then it crusts and goes within a few days, and then within a
week another one will appear. Also, I thought impetigo was supposed to
be contagious, but I've never spread it to any other part of my body,
or to anyone else, even those who I have been kissing, sharing
pillows, towels etc with. I've had blood tests which came back normal
and nasal tests for staphoc... (can't remember how you spell it) and
I've been given two different prescriptions of antibiotics, which I've
been on since September, so over 3 months now and have seen NO
improvement whatsoever. I just wondered if this is common in impetigo,
because everything I've read seems to suggest that antibiotics is the
last thing doctors can give you, and is basically guaranteed to get
rid of impetigo. But it's not getting rid of mine, and I'm getting
really depressed about it and missing classes at uni because I can't
face people seeing me like this.
Any information/help would be great,
Thanks,
Kirsty

Kirsty,
I've been getting recurring impetigo since I was three years old (30
years). I'm suffering from it now. In my experience, antibiotics do
very little to relieve the problem(although, I still take them just in
case).
Ask your doctor to subscribe Bactroban topical ointment. If you can't
get that, use Neosporin. The following treatment was recommended to me
by my GP in the 70's, and although most dermatologists frown on it,
it's the only thing that works for me.
1. Wash the affected areas with soap and hot water.
2. Soak the affected areas with hot water for a few minutes.
3. Scrub the sores until they bleed.
4. Apply the bactroban.

Most dermatologists might tell you that you're risking further
infection by breaking the skin, but I think that if you're careful
about covering with bactroban, you'll be alright. If you've got a
milder case, you can get away with just scrubbing the pus off, but, in
my experience, you won't see any progress until you break the skin.
It's the only way to get at the bacteria.
You may also want the dermatologist to take a sample of the infection,
to determine the proper antibiotic ointment.
You should be careful not to spread it. Use paper towels to scrub the
sores. It is very contagious to children especially. I got it from my
mom when I was young, I have been getting it on and off for 30 years.
And, the by the way, I sympathize with you not wanting to face people.
I've been going to work, looking like I just got mugged.
Richie

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Thanks, Alan.
Here's a good reference, Kirsty:
http://www.whatreallyworks.co.uk/start/kidszone.asp?article_ID=164
I'm following this treatment now. I wasn't able to find the Arum
triphyllum, but I'm taking all the vitamins(+ garlic pills) and using
a tea tree oil cream, which, so far, has had better results than the
bactroban.

Has anyone tried Impetigo No More
(http://www.fonoils.com/impetigonomore1.html)?
If so, was it effective?
Richie

"Alan Jacques" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

You guys can't keep taking antibiotics all your lives, they are indeed the
last resort.

Kristy, I recommend that you visit another doctor for a 2nd opinion. The one
you are seeing obviously isin't doing all they can for you which is a lapse
of their duty of care.

I also recommend that you both seek out a reputable (by word of mouth)
Homoeopath. This therapy has a good track record for dealing with pesky
chronic conditions that should go away but don't. Homoeopathy would
basically suggest that your bodies have a very specific weakness to this
type of infection and would seek to address that weakness specifically.
Treatment can take some months, but you should be seeing results by the
first month.

Feel free to write with any more questions -Alan Jacques.

"drumbo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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[email hidden] (Kirsty) wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

i'm very new to this board so I'm not sure if I'm sending it to the
right place, but anyway, here's my problem.
In September I went to my university doctors because I was getting
these spots on my face that leaked & formed yellow crusts. He
diagnosed impetigo. The thing is, I only seem to get one spot at a
time, then it crusts and goes within a few days, and then within a
week another one will appear. Also, I thought impetigo was supposed to
be contagious, but I've never spread it to any other part of my body,
or to anyone else, even those who I have been kissing, sharing
pillows, towels etc with. I've had blood tests which came back normal
and nasal tests for staphoc... (can't remember how you spell it) and
I've been given two different prescriptions of antibiotics, which I've
been on since September, so over 3 months now and have seen NO
improvement whatsoever. I just wondered if this is common in impetigo,
because everything I've read seems to suggest that antibiotics is the
last thing doctors can give you, and is basically guaranteed to get
rid of impetigo. But it's not getting rid of mine, and I'm getting
really depressed about it and missing classes at uni because I can't
face people seeing me like this.
Any information/help would be great,
Thanks,
Kirsty

Kirsty,
I've been getting recurring impetigo since I was three years old (30
years). I'm suffering from it now. In my experience, antibiotics do
very little to relieve the problem(although, I still take them just in
case).
Ask your doctor to subscribe Bactroban topical ointment. If you can't
get that, use Neosporin. The following treatment was recommended to me
by my GP in the 70's, and although most dermatologists frown on it,
it's the only thing that works for me.
1. Wash the affected areas with soap and hot water.
2. Soak the affected areas with hot water for a few minutes.
3. Scrub the sores until they bleed.
4. Apply the bactroban.

Most dermatologists might tell you that you're risking further
infection by breaking the skin, but I think that if you're careful
about covering with bactroban, you'll be alright. If you've got a
milder case, you can get away with just scrubbing the pus off, but, in
my experience, you won't see any progress until you break the skin.
It's the only way to get at the bacteria.
You may also want the dermatologist to take a sample of the infection,
to determine the proper antibiotic ointment.
You should be careful not to spread it. Use paper towels to scrub the
sores. It is very contagious to children especially. I got it from my
mom when I was young, I have been getting it on and off for 30 years.
And, the by the way, I sympathize with you not wanting to face people.
I've been going to work, looking like I just got mugged.
Richie

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