Re: need advice for hubby please

Anne, so sorry you're having to go through this!

I was going to say Slippery Elm & Aloe Vera but I saw that Uny has posted that in the post Water linked you to.

--#3 The external battle. A poultice made of Slippery Elm Bark powder & aloe gel. You can get both the organic Slippery Elm Bark AND a pure, VERY high quality Aloe gel at Mountain Rose herbs here: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/index2.html
She would need only 1/4# of Slippery Elm and the smallest size Aloe Gel they sell :)

(note: this WILL work without the aloe, but there's no reason to do with without the aloe. Aloe contains a substance called allantoin, which is a cell regenerator...and the addition of aloe will likely ensure that there is no scar at all - or it will be very minimal).

If you have fresh aloe plants available, that would be even better - simply slice open several leaves and "filet" off the mucilaginous (slimy) inner gel) and use that to blend with the powder to make the poultice.

It is VERY RARE to find a quality aloe gel on ANY shelf (health market or otherwise). This is likely one of THE most demented/misrepresented products on the market. A bottle can say "Contains 98% PURE Aloe Gel" and contain virtually NO aloe gel at all. Of course, the 2-3% of aloe gel that IS in the bottle IS "98% pure"...but what we need is an aloe gel that is 98% ALOE!

She would blend the Slippery Elm Bark powder with the aloe gel to get a consistency a bit moister than Play-Dough. Then saturate the wound with Echinacea Tincture (this will burn because of the alcohol in the tincture, and then it will feel 'tingly-numb' for about a half an hour (Echinacea has a numbing effect). Then pack the Slippery Elm poultice completely into the wound thoroughly (slippery elm is VERY soothing and soft - this will likely feel wonderful) and pack it on & about the entire area like a 'mud pack' around 1/8-1/4" thick. Once it dries (which may take 4-6 hours, depending upon how thick/wet the poultice is...use a hair dryer on low to speed the process. Tuck a toilet paper tube under the breast to keep the breast elevated, if necessary/appropritate). This poultice/pack will the stay on and adhere almost completely to the skin (some might flake off around the edges)...and she won't have to concern herself with it for a few days. The poultice will actually absorb into the skin, and when the healing is done, the 'leftover' will fall way. She does NOT remove the poultice and reapply daily, just let it stay there and work it's healing...which it WILL do.

Put the 'leftover' in a small jar and put it in the refrigerator, then it will be ready for when she needs/wants to add more to the area (it may crack in places depending upon the location...just keep packing the cracks with more of the poultice blend).

Tell her to do her best to avoid the area entirely when bathing (putting something on it to keep it dry would be great) - but if it gets wet or crumbles away, just pack more Slippery Elm/Aloe onto the poultice.

I don't know that they'd let you put a poultice on him in the hospital.....what am I saying lol?  Of course they won't!  But you can make sure you have what you need to start on it as soon as you get him home.  Juicing and Echinacea (lots of it) will be very healing for him too.

You'll both be in my prayers Anne.

Blessings,

Willow