I had a complete Achilles Tendon break...100% detachment. Actually, it wasn't painful at all, except for the moment of impact. Then it was over. Maybe it was due to the complete tear of the tendon leaving it hanging in a relaxed state. (Sounds stressful, doesn't it?) This was, in my orthopedic surgeons' word's, "the worst case he had ever seen". He had done many famous sports figures, and even a few famous celebrity actors. He said that he went so far as to show the film of my surgery to two other surgeons and neither of them could believe the severity of the tear. It was detached and had pulled a 3/4 inch piece of my heel bone 1/4 way up my calf. I must tell you that I trust him, and I still like him. I think he is one of the best out there and I feel fortunate to have found him. Nonetheless, this is a story about western medicinal attitudes versus homeopathic.
    It had been nearly 5 months, as there was a little complication (which my surgeon pre-warned me about). The 7 inch incision had a problem closing at the ankle level. I have battled a 3/4 inch opening which left the tendon exposed since the stitches came out. It was such a slow healing process as the entire area has very little circulation. I never thought it would heal. In addition to my orthopedic surgeon we involved a plastic surgeon to join, just to be sure the wound was being dealt with correctly. Two and a half months passed and there wasn't a bit of change in the 3/4 inch hole in my leg. I consulted Eve and David Campanelli (who I had used for Chiropractic service) and they made me a gift of Eve's holistic remedy. They were: "Herba Cortin S", "Bilica", "Eve's Cardio", and "Solomon Seal".
    It was nearly 2 and a half months after the stitches were removed, with biweekly checkups, and my plastic surgeon continually confirming his diagnoses that it would never heal on it's own. There had been no change. The Plastic surgeon proposed a good argument. Waiting for live tissue to granulate over the tendon was like trying to grow skin over wood. To my orthopedics' credit, he thought a surgery to re-stitch it was unnecessary.
    I am sure that with Eve's Herbs and a new workout program, which definitely increased my circulation to this faraway limb, credit must be given for the miraculous turnaround that I experienced just a few days before my scheduled surgery. The hole had improved by nearly 50%. My body must have reached a saturation point with the herbs and finally began to heal itself. Both doctors agreed that the improvement was good enough to call off the surgery but it was the look on their faces that leaves a telling story. When we were all in the jovial midst of my sudden good fortune my plastic surgeon turned to his assistant and stated "Well, it looks like we're going to have to think of another way to pay the mortgage this month". Neither doctor wanted to hear my story. I simply suggested that everyone had been trying to help me, including my friend who is a homeopathic doctor, and in my passion to heal this the herbs and new workout program played a role. They walled their eyes saying, "Well, in time, of course, you know, it has to heal." I wanted to blast him with a reminder of his quote less than a month ago that "...I know how much you want it to heal, but no matter how long we wait, it will never heal on it's own".

    My warmest regards and thanks to Dr. Campanelli!!