Thanks, I'll get this information to him right away.... On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:04 PM, <linda...@att.net> wrote:
> Hi Day, > > This isn't a CS protocol but I have gotten excellent results with others > who had pleurisy by using simple moist heat with no drugs, i.e., lay > a heating pad down on the bed, position a plastic sheet on it (an unopened > garbage bag will do fine), then lay a non-dripping but wet dish towel over > the plastic sheet. > > 1.) Turn the heating pad on awhile to warm the wet towel first, so it isn't > too cold, then have him or her lay down on the towel and cover 'em up. > > 2.) Let the heating pad stay hot (med or med/high only, not high) until the > person feels thoroughly warmed (be careful not to burn them), leave it warm > for about 15-20 minutes, then turn it off for ~20 min until the > pad cools. Do not try to get them to tolerate more heat than they can, back > off if they say it's too hot or too long a time. See to it that the towel > stays wet. > > 3.) Then repeat step #2 for 3 or more iterations. > > 4.) Remove towel, plastic and heating pad before they finally settle down > to sleep for the night. You don't want them sleeping on cold/wet. They > should sleep covered up. > > This has never failed for me, provides rapid relief, and has saved a few > trips to the ER over the years. > > Stay well, > > Linda > > > -------------- Original message from Day Sutton <day.sut...@gmail.com>: > -------------- > > I have a friend that has been diagnosed with pleurisy. Doc gave him a > prescription for "simvastatin" anyone know a CS protocol that will help? > > -- > Day Sutton > day.sut...@gmail.com > -- Day Sutton day.sut...@gmail.com
