Something else to think about

[fishermanjim]

POOR GASOLINE ON IT,,, just kidding,,, hope it goes well for ya

[Mr. Sandman]

No offense but wheat-grass is not going to cure an infection like this. I don't care what anyone says how good it makes you feel, it won't fix this.

I keep a close eye out for this infection and luckily I'm married to a physician who is well aware of this disease and sees it fairly often. You don't screw around and "wait it out to see if it gets better"...you get pro-active on its ass pronto.

When I come back from fishing I wash well will antibac soap and take care of any cuts right away with antibiotic cream and bandages. Upon any sign of serious swelling esp from fish related injuries I take antibiotics for a week. You just can't screw around with this, it will become a raging infection and you can loose limbs and it can kill you in short order.

Being "Poiked" by striper fins are painful and I believe they have something on them that leads to infection. I don't know if it is the same but I have also had my whole hand swell up overnight from one on those damn things. (more then once), even after washing. I think it is a natural defense mech for the fish. I imagine you could the myco from it as well but just see a doc and get on antibiotics if you see swelling from a fish related injury. Don't screw around with this, really.

[Raven]

talking about how to improve one's own immune system is an effort to speed up the healing process not to take the place of using antibiotics to kill off an infection....

I for one will never only use antibiotics to cure any form of illness
and it will be a combination of curative measures that will assist me
in winning the battle.

I got finned directly into my vein on my wrist once and the poison was traveling up my arm to my heart... so i have seen it first hand.

Recently i plunged a small knife blade into a finger (a stupid accident) that had been cutting very dirty nasty rope and i had to go to the emergency room for intravenous antibiotics