| update on homeopathy
Sorry for the long silence, but wanted to get back to everyone on my son's homeopathy treatment. First, thanks to everyone for sharing their stories.
It's been 3 1/2 weeks since our first visit to IMI. We were told on our first visit that my son is allergic to both cow based and soy based formula. So, we went on goat's milk. Along with that, we were given some homeopathic drops as well as fish oil and probiotic. We were also told to expect a flare up in a few days, but didn't see one until a week later. It was a frightening sight the way my son's skin broke out in angry red. Some spots even looked like blisters. It was shocking as my son's skin was rough but never really broke out like this. His face was the worst of all - especially around his mouth area. The goat's milk didn't bring any changes.
So, before the two weeks were up, I took my son back to IMI and saw another homeopath because ours was away. He prescribed an additional homeopathic drop called graphite 6c and zinc plus what was given before. What happened next was even scarier in a way. My son's body began to dry up and was flaking badly. At the same time, the mouth area became so raw, it was painful to even look at. It was so sad to see blood on his clothes and his desperation to rub against anything to ease the itching.
I tried to go back to IMI. After not being able to contact either homeopaths (I was disappointed in this regard), I practically demanded to see someone. I saw the homeopath who we originally met with and he mentioned that the graphite 6c was probably too strong for my son. He said that my son seemed extremely sensitive to the homeopathic drops and would want to take it very slow. He said that the "detox" has occurred but probably occurred to strongly. He also recommended that we apply for 3 days steroids in the mouth area to "put out the fire" before it got infected. You can imagine how bad it was if a homeopath recommends steroids. So, after a day or two of steroids, the area cleared up almost 100%. He also slept so well and was in a terrific mood these past few days. However, today is the first day we did not use steroids, and sadly, the area around the mouth and cheeks have begun to flare up again. A positive note is that my son's back is smooth although still a bit red and his body in general have gone mostly smooth after the flakiness. We shall see how his face is tomorrow morning and I just pray that it isn't too bad.
I'm scheduled to go back in a few days and discuss changing the formula yet again to Nanha (sp?). I understand that homeopathic treatments take a while but it's really torture for the little one as well as for us. We can't sleep at night because we're so busy running to his room if there is even a slight sound because we're afraid he will scratch (even with his mits). I'm sure he doesn't sleep soundly either.
I also heard of this "no sensitive" formula called Neocate. It is supposedly very expensive and difficult to find in HK. Has anyone tried this?
Well, that's my story so far. I'll keep everyone updated on the homeopathic treatment.  |