Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang and MRSA

I am on day 2 of Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang.  I have for the last week - after running out of the final doxycycline tablet - been using a TCM paste for my face after shower along with an amazingly staining blue herbal cream.  My face is looking the best it has looked in six months.  The paste and cream combo have cleared the redness and squash pimples better than any cream I have ever been given by an allopathic doctor.  I am excited to see how the Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang works.  I take 10 capsules 2 x a day along with 5 caps of an herbal remedy called "Acne."   My son is taking 1 capsule of the Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang.  I will begin introducing the "Acne" capsule in the next week or so as well.

Redness of Rosacea caused by MRSA down significantly

This is the left side of my face, which after antibiotics was still red, but now down significantly.  Also, the itchiness is diminished.

Left side of my face - so much better also.

 Just for reference, I'm including a photo of my face taken on Sept 6, 2011.  This was when it was in the throws of MRSA infection.  I was on antibiotics, putting iodine on my face - everything I could think of. 
At this point, the pustules were drained, but the redness was the big thing - the spreading redness that nearly engulfed my face.  This image is from nearly 5 months ago.  Even after antibiotics the redness remained.  I was - as I've stated - referred to a dermatologist who diagnosed me with Rosacea.  Whether or not she could definitively say the Rosacea was MRSA caused - I knew it was because I had never hand anything like this prior to the MRSA I got after my ankle surgery.

I am so happy to be getting my normal face back.  I am very excited to see what the Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang does internally to speed up my healing - I pray.

DMSO and Doxycycline, MRSA? Continued AND Arrival of Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

I have to say, within 2 days of 1x time a day application of the dmso and doxycycline mixture, the redness is down to the point of 2 weeks of oral antibiotics.  I did not photograph this - regrettably.  But the results are nothing short of amazing.  Things I've learned -
1 - I view my body as an experiement
2 - I tend to be unsatisfied with most answers I get from the medical establishment
3 - Finding a pure and reputable form of DMSO is paramount
4 - glass, glass, glass - bottles
5 - this is by no means a cure because another blemish has popped up elsewhere

In the meantime, my order of BU Zhong Yi Qi Tang has arrived along with some Acne Tea herb - both from my TCM practitioner.  Let's just say this month's invoice for herbs will be steep. 

But I am excited with the arrival of the herbs.  My son's face has been totally clear for about 2 weeks.  He has a small blemish.  We will apply paste at shower time today and I've started him on 1/2 cap BZYQT tea - will build to 2 - according to the TCM doc.  I have not been given dosage yet - she is awaiting my doing a blood test to check liver, kidney, and CBC prior to giving me dosage.  Her concern is that the 6 weeks of antibiotics is taxing on the body.

MRSA? Doxycycline and DMSO and much anticipated Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

So I finished another 14 day stint on doxycycline because of a flare of red small pustules, inflamed skin, and an itch that feels like little bugs under the surface.  That was about the 23rd of December.  This weekend - about 10 days later, I got another zit that had a whitehead with redness starting up on my jaw near my right ear  (the original spot this all started from) and on my nose bridge (the site of the last flare).  The areas surrounding also reddened more... red patches about 4 inches in diameter.  I went back to manuka oil topically, oil of oregano topically - nothing.  And I am still waiting for the Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang - which is scheduled to arrive next week.

Also, I must confess - diet wise - I have not been so hot.  So this probably contributes to the flares.  I have noticed now that if I eat fatty foods like guacamole or mayonaise, I tend to get a flare the next day.  Is this MRSA at this point?  I don't know.  Is it rosacea - as the dermatologist suggested.  Although, she said that she did not know if it was MRSA.  Bacteria cause rosacea anyways, which is why doxycycline is used.  Could it be a resistant bacteria - totally possible.  Especially in light of recent events.

Needless to say my health insurance expired Dec 1 - so it seems I'm in a little bit of a pickle.  I had 2 capsules left of doxycycline.  In desperation?  Maybe.  Curiousity?  Possibly.  Frustration?  Most certainly.  I mixed the contents of the doxycycline capsule with some DMSO and a bit of filtered water.  I rubbed the mixture onto the flaring areas, and suffice it to say 24 hours after my first application, the redness is down a bit, and whatever zit there was is a dried memory.  Amazing.  

First off, I found the DMSO recipe here- bare in mind this person used tetracyline.  But I used doxycylcine.  The rationale behind this makes sense - take the antibiotic directly to the problem area with the skin penetrating carrier solvent DMSO.  Secondly, I understand that this is no cure - just a way to keep things at bay until the Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang arrive and I can conquer this from the inside out.  Lastly, and I can hear all the "duh ya think"s out there, but I am really realizing the importance of the immune system.  The question is "how do you truly strengthen your immune system in our super hectic, not health friendly, go-go-go society?"