What I use for pain and thinning blood are 2 aspirins at bedtime and 2<br />
naproxin sodium or 2 ibuprophin in the morning for pain. I place a small<br />
amount of medihoney (manuka honey/ calcium algenate) on ulcer, cover it<br />
lightly with a piece of Telfa pad (latex free) and slip on a compression<br />
stocking to hold pad in place and keep uniiform pressure on leg from knee<br />
to toes. At night I keep a small piece of old stocking on my ankle to keep<br />
pad in place. I Use a mild vinegar wash when I clean the ulcer daily.<br />
Stress and not eating right are not good for the ulcer. If the pain gets<br />
bad at night I place a bag of frozen peas in a towel and place it over the<br />
ulcer to numb the area. I watch very carefully what new creams that I place<br />
on the skin near the ulcer. It helps to keep skin in the area from getting<br />
dry and flaky. Stay away from creams containing cortisone or its<br />
derivatives because continued use of them thins the skin and weakens the<br />
area, and the area near ulcer will start getting small blood clots that<br />
will break and enlarge ulcer. Standing in one place for very long causes<br />
blood to pool in ankle and foot and can slow healing of ulcer. Driving long<br />
distances in a car does the same thing, so get out and walk about every 100<br />
miles or so. And if your wound specialists tries out sonicater /water<br />
treatment have them make sure they DON'T use something that uses rpms above<br />
300. The sonicating equipment sold today is at 3000 rpm (10 times what<br />
current research says is optimal for helping wound healing)<br />
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good luck.<br />
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