SC - Re: SC: Use of Medicinal Leeches

[Philippa Alderton]

In a message dated 9/7/00 9:23:30 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
baronsig at peganet.com writes:


<< they ONLY take
dead tissue away (debriding takes away more new-growth tissue than dead
tissue), and the doctors don't have to worry about funky drug interactions
 >>

Exactly, which was part of the situation with my mom. Allergic to darn near 
everything, 15 antibiodic allergies alone. And I don't mean itch allergies. I 
mean heart stopping allergies. So, it was a great thing to have them do this 
and have it work. Despite what the Med Board at that time thought. Amazing 
how things come around to acceptable....

Lars