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Aaron Morris wrote:
> I have a friend who recently had knee replacement surgery, who is also
> an ardent proponent of bee sting therapy. My friend is now taking Dr.
> prescribed Coumarin and asked if I knew of anyone who might have first
> hand experience with a combined Coumarin/bee sting regimen? Anyone?
>
Interesting , but google it and you get a lot of use of coumarin to
counter bee and insect stings, so you may have a problem with one
neutralizing the other.
This is one of those questions that even your Doctor probably has no
idea what happens.
A bigger question is what are the bee stings for? If the knee, I would
be very cautious since you are creating a wound with the sting which
might allow bacteria to enter and that is terribly dangerous since
they go right for the operation site. I would not do it, after seeing
what a friend went through after a knee operation and bacterial infection.
My wife had a knee operation and has to take preventative antibiotics
with every visit to the Dentist. So bacterial infection and knee
replacement are closely linked.
I would use honey on the wound, however, with the Doctor's permission.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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