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When she returned home, her fingers began to painfully stiffen. She could not
continue providing the wifely care for her husband, becoming completely dependent
on him for dressing, cooking, etc.
When I learned of this my heart went out to her. I decided to apply my thinking
that all problems have a solution, we may not always find the solution, but the
solution is there, somewhere, one has to keep on trying-not give up.
I was aware of DMSO but never had reason to delve into it until now. I went up
to the Dr. Jacob's DMSO clinic, read his book, talked to people who were using it
and all, to get a handle on this stuff.
My ex had inherited a vericose vein problem in her legs. She had, in the past, had
her legs "stripped", even so, the veins on the back of her legs were black. Her
condition also gave her the "wiggly legs" every week or so.
The first experiment was to apply DMSO to the back of one leg where the veins
were the darkest. The other leg was left alone for comparison.
I was amazed as I watched. In minutes, the darkest veins were turning a deep
blue. Circulation was improving in minutes. Another result was that the "wiggly
leg" condition did not reappear for three months with that one application. The
other leg delayed for about a month.
About the same period, I was developing an “old age” muscle pain across the back
of my shoulders. DMSO was applied. This skin was more sensitive, so that the
characteristic "heat rash" and stinging appeared. I walked around the room, exer-
sizing, to get it dried off. In 20 minutes it was dry and the irritation was completely
gone. My muscular condition has never returned. It is now 4 years after.
Trail hiking-I severely sprained my ankle. DMSO, at the first opportunity, was
applied to the swelled, painful ankle. Before the day was over, pain was gone,
swelling subsided and what amazed me was that no dark discoloration resulted from
the sprain.
As far as I was concerned now, the sky was the limit to reasonably and intelli-
gently use this miracle medicine. I was not accepting it as a panacea.
Rubbing a wet finger across my gums to keep them healthy and tough is a daily
practice. I tried DMSO, prepared for the worse to override the characteristic first
phase irritation. No irritation developed and I could feel my gums tightening up to
the point of being "squeeky clean", which didn't exist before. Just tried this once-
had no need to continue it.
When I'm, occasionally, under high tension for a prolonged period, very moist
eruptions appear on my face. I thought I'd check this out with DMSO. Using a Q-tip
each "bump" was touched with DMSO. Minutes later I returned to the bathroom to
wash up. After wetting my face I looked in the mirror. I was horrified at what I
saw. My face looked like it was whip lashed, with red welts angling down, where the
DMSO had run. For a moment I panicked and thought "My God, what have I done
and how long will this take to clear up?" Then I cooled down, walked around to get
it to air dry. In 30 minutes went back to take a fearful look, I couldn't believe it.
Not a mark. Completely cleared. This time DMSO had no remedial affect as the
condition returned later, unchanged.
Now, back to my ex's mother. We went down to California, now equipped to
intelligently administer DMSO. Twice a day, upon her rising in the morning and
just before her retiring, DMSO was applied to her fingers with an artist's camel
hair brush. I instructed her to help the DMSO by exercising her fingers, to keep
trying to close and open them each time of application.
The first week, nothing. Second and third weeks, nothing. I figured her condition
was too advanced for improvement. Stayed with it though, with the exercising. 3½
weeks, a little improvement. End of the 4th week she could close her fingers. The
5th week she was picking up an iron skillet, dressing herself, etc., back to the
independence and freedom she almost lost.
Some people I've talked with take the DMSO internally, one teaspoon in a glass of
water. I haven't tried this-except what "went down" from my gum treatment.
DMSO, when diluted with water, heats up. I attribute this same effect when used
on the more sensitive skin areas. The applied DMSO, full strength, combines with
the more moist skin, producing what I compare with a heat rash break out. This
dissapates in minutes on drying. This characteristic is one of the few prime points
that the activist rejectionists latch on to to "prove" their point.
A girl friend subject to migraine headaches. I tried DMSO. Had her recline
comfortably on a couch, applied DMSO lightly to her forehead. Had her rest, even
take a short nap. Short time later she got up completely refreshed. She said this is
the first time she ever experienced such comfortable relief. This is the basis for the
medical rejectionists against DMSO. A product that cannot be patented represents a
no profit venture. Patented products now on the market would be in jeopardy.
