Tendon Issues After Brown Recluse Spider Bite
I have been fighting a brown recluse bite on my shin for over a year. I have been working with Drs to heal it up but I am one of the rare cases where it is affecting my tendons even a year later. I was hoping that there has been some history with this as the Drs basically say eventually it will go away. I have had multiple x-rays and it seems to be affecting my knee directly above, my lower legs, and has started affecting my other leg in the same ways. I have not had any luck other than steroids and I don't want to continue with that. Looking for a natural way to get this under control. Any help appreciated.
Colorado
10/22/2024
Jerry, I read a while back there was a doctor in Florida who had a way to treat brown recluse bites. So as I am looking... AI told me this:
"According to available information, acupuncture has been found to be effective in treating wounds caused by brown recluse spider bites. A licensed acupuncturist, Craig Amrine, L.Ac., reported success using a combination of the “surround the dragon” acupuncture technique along with electrical stimulation to reduce wound healing time from several months and years to a few weeks."
Worth looking into?
somewhere, europe
10/22/2024
Hi Jerry,
I have had good luck dealing with tendon and ligament issues as I discussed here:
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/collagen-for-torn-ligaments.html
Art
Kansas
10/24/2024
A year, wow - I'd get some activated charcoal capsules and some plantain leaf powder capsules and take 2 or 3 charcoal capsules 3 or 4 times per day and dampen a cloth with warm water - leaving it pretty wet - open and sprinkle the contents of 5 or 6 of the plantain leaf powder capsules onto it, slap that over and all around the bite site, cover with waxed paper, wrap it up, keep it warm and wear that for a few days, even after it seems to be healed, rinsing out the cloth and reassembling the compress with another 5 or 6 capsules of the plantain leaf a couple times per day. If you're familiar with herbs - or even if you're not - you could add the contents of a few marshmallow root capsules to the plantain on the wet washcloth and sprinkle a little charcoal over the powders on the washcloth when you apply it.
Make sure you wash out the washcloth under running water really well before you use it to remove as much leftover laundry soap and/or fabric softener as possible. You can just use a little dishsoap for that as it rinses out easier than laundry soap. Just rinse it really well.
I suggest the capsules because they're measured to equal the dosages listed on the label and an easy way to store and measure a supply of powdered herbs one doesn't often use. Plus, of course, one can take them as capsules or open, dump and use them to make tea or decoctions if necessary. plus, they're powdered so you won't need to filter the liquid. You can just swallow it with the tea or leave it in the bottom of the cup. As you choose.
