Update and questions answered...

The girls are still doing great. My 9 year old realized today that we haven't had MRSA all year (2009). She found that encouraging and neat to say "all year". I am truly grateful. We have really enjoyed these months...I can't believe I said months! We still follow the same protocol. I have cut back a little on some supplements to see how they do, and have still had good results. I am amazed!

I had a couple questions from comments lately, so I thought I'd answer them. One was about StaphAseptic. I did purchase this once and used it. It is very expensive, I thought, and one of the "inactive ingredients" is Tea Tree Oil. I've known tea tree oil does wonders with MRSA, but I think they aren't able to claim that it helps MRSA on the label. Of course it takes lots of money and trials to be able to label these claims. After seeing that, I felt like that was the true "effective ingredient". After that one purchase, I just decided to use tea tree oil instead of paying more for this small tube of antiseptic that goes quickly. I don't really remember how well it worked. I must not have been too impressed.

Another question was about whether we have tried Allimed. I have heard about it, but have not used it, or researched it, so no opinion so far.

My favorites for topical treatment still are Manuka honey, colloidal silver, and tea tree oil. If we see any suspicious spots, we use this combination. We even use the Manuka honey ointment on any cuts and abrasions to prevent infection.