Our Options..

We have now found a doctor supportive of us trying alternative types of treatments. Whew..what a relief! She is very supportive of whatever we choose to follow, but also will let us know when it's time to use modern medicine. Just over a year ago, I thought modern medicine was the only way to go, but we came to a point where nothing was working and God just placed in our path friends with experience here.

We visited her yesterday since it was time for my 8 year old to get antibiotics for her MRSA spots. She suggested a few things we could try, but also suggested a specialist or trying hyperbaric treatments. Hyperbaric treatments sound fascinating. It looks like it really helps a lot of people from a large range of diseases and injuries. I would love to try it, but of course, insurance will not pay for them and they are expensive, especially when you have to treat two children. And, I would have to research results with MRSA. We are still praying about the decision, but are leaning towards a specialist. We found one at Wake Forest. My sister took my nephew there with asthma related issues when he was a baby and had great results.

We have been reluctant to go the specialist route, because our experience with it has not been great. For my 8 year old, up until she was 4, we visited a specialist for her eczema and allergies over and over and would just leave each time with another prescription that didn't work. But, after talking with my sister, and hearing her rave about Wake Forest, we may go this route for now.