? Skin infection

[Greenkid]

Dear all, can some-one offer their ideas please. I have a red mark on my face which first increased and now is decreasing. I am strongly reluctant to take prescribed medications and have refused 90% of any offered for nigh-on 20 years. I have now been prescribed a high systemic dose of antibiotics which surprised me. The redness commenced on a brown (sun-damaged) area and spread to another brown patch, it is now reducing. I would prefer to use vitamins and supplements as treatment so asked 'Y' "Should I take the antibiotics" the answer - Hex 12. 4, 5, > Hex 23. I am taking this as a "No" What do you experienced people think? I have little faith in medications, especially as antibiotics kill all our beneficial germs as well as the bad ones. Would appreciate all comments, thank you.

 

[Freedda]

I don't see anything in this response that would definitely say yes or no to taking antibiotics. It does describe the forces of heaven and earth moving in different directions, which I often think of as leaving a void - perhaps a place where an infection could take hold? To have strong opinions about healing and western medicine is all well and good, but the point here I think is to get healed - which might mean setting aside our own opinions, however good or happy they make us feel. Line 12.5 is suggesting that nothing is final here - even if you were to take antibiotics, that this too will pass - like the droppings of a bird after eating mulberry fruit!

My personal take is that you can always build back up your good (and very necessary) 'bugs' but it's a lot harder to treat an infection if it gets out of hand - but that's just me sayin' - not necessarily the Yi's advice.

Best, David.

 

[Greenkid]

Thank you David, an interesting response. One of the reasons I am reluctant to take the antibiotics is that I have been ill, off and on for about 3 years, my circulation has been halved by pacemaker not working properly - only just been reprogrammed. I believe that my body now needs to recuperate and I can't see that a high dose of antibiotics for a localised skin infection is going to be of great advantage, and I am not eating well. I would add that my doctor is excellent and knows that I don't take the usual medications but I was too astonished to argue. Your take on line 12.5 is interesting - could that possibly mean that the infection will pass? Perhaps there are better questions I should ask? Thank you again for your kind response. I am also going to try a 'Castor Oil pack', something I had forgotten about and which has before cured a bad tooth abcess. Many thanks, meigga

 

[Freedda]

Thanks Meigga. It seems there's a lot more going on with your health than I'm able to address, but I still hope what I shared is helpful, and if I have a chance, I'll take another look. In the mean time, just a reminder that the Yi's advice is only that, advice, which is filtered through imperfect people (like me) and which I think should not replace your doctor's advice.

Best, David.

 

[rosada]

Maybe ask, "What is the result if I don't take the medication?"

 

[ginnie]

you wrote the red spot is getting smaller, so maybe it is on the way out. We really cannot rely too heavily on the I Ching when it comes to medical matters. My experience has shown that to be true.

 

[Greenkid]

Hello Rosada, thank you for your input and suggestion. I asked 'Y' "what will happen if I don't take the Antibiotics"? and was answered with Hex 12 again with changing lines 1,3,6, > 49. I also asked the same question on a different website and received
Hex 36.5 > 63. Strangely I was wondering if I was being tested to see whether I would take the medication or not. This doctor knows very well that I don't take prescribed medications and we are on friendly terms so I would be reluctant to admit to not taking them.

 

[Greenkid]

Hello Rosada, thank you for your input and suggestion. I asked 'Y' "what will happen if I don't take the Antibiotics"? and was answered with Hex 12 again with changing lines 1,3,6, > 49. I also asked the same question on a different website and received
Hex 36.5 > 63. Strangely I was wondering if I was being tested to see whether I would take the medication or not. This doctor knows very well that I don't take prescribed medications and we are on friendly terms so I would be reluctant to admit to not taking them.

 

[Greenkid]

Update and thanks to everyone. I decided to take the antibiotics as well as my own vitamins etc.. in my own defence however, the people who are supposed to be looking after us knew 3/4 years ago that my pacemaker was not working as well as it should and I was told it was nothing to worry about. At my last check I told them that I was not feeling it 'Kicking in' they assured me that I had 'just got used to it' - after nearly 20 years "I've just got used to it" !!! Anyway I am feeling better so thank you all for your input.

 

[Liselle]

Dear all, can some-one offer their ideas please. I have a red mark on my face which first increased and now is decreasing. I am strongly reluctant to take prescribed medications and have refused 90% of any offered for nigh-on 20 years. I have now been prescribed a high systemic dose of antibiotics which surprised me. The redness commenced on a brown (sun-damaged) area and spread to another brown patch, it is now reducing. I would prefer to use vitamins and supplements as treatment so asked 'Y' "Should I take the antibiotics" the answer - Hex 12. 4, 5, > Hex 23. I am taking this as a "No" What do you experienced people think? I have little faith in medications, especially as antibiotics kill all our beneficial germs as well as the bad ones. Would appreciate all comments, thank you.

Hi Meigga,

Reading your original post where you mention that this has to do with a brown sun-damaged area, and then I see you have hexagram 23 in the background - I'm wondering if you should see a specialist, a dermatologist? Would you be willing to have a dermatologist look at it?

If what is needed is for something to be removed (hexagram 23) - or if something has to be removed along with antibiotics - those are different things. Antibiotics will clear up an infection, but they won't have any effect on something that should be removed.

I had an experience with this in the past. I went to my general practitioner for a regular checkup, and he noticed a little spot near my nose that he thought should be looked at by a dermatologist. The dermatologist said that particular spot was fine (just some enlarged capillaries), but he found another spot, a small scaly, rough patch, that he removed by freezing it off. He said it was important to remove it.

So there are two points here: (1) your regular doctor isn't a dermatologist, and he or she might not identify things properly (mine didn't - he was worried about a spot that wasn't a problem, but missed a spot that was a problem), (2) you might need something removed in addition to the antibiotics.

 

[Greenkid]

Thank you Liselle, You are quite right, I saw my doctor today and he is referring me to a Dermatologist, has also referred me to a Cardiologist with an appointment 6th June for a general checkup of heart and pacemaker. These doctors are recently new to this practise and the chief doctor - they call him 'the boss' is very particular and caring; the last lot couldn't have cared less for their patients. I was sent a letter informing me that one doctor was my 'Named' doctor but when I asked to see her was told "She doesn't see patients" so she was sitting upstairs in her flat raking in a salary for doing nothing. Nice work if you can get it!! These ones are lovely though, we are very lucky. Thank you all once again. meigga

 

[Liselle]

I'm glad to hear this (and very happy you have better doctors now).