Maggot Therapy: How to Find a Doctor Who Will Prescribe Maggots

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I'm looking for doctor's that do maggot therapy in the TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA area

Bill Homecko 8:22AM February 03, 2012

Years ago i heard about maggot therapy wanted to check into it then but never did,i am a cancer suvivor with a dime size area [open to some degree]that want heal due to what has been diagnosed as radiation nacrosis. How can i get this therapy?

J.HARRINGTON of FL 10:29PM September 02, 2011

IM trying to find a doctor to prescribe adepix, i started taking them about a month ago then the doctor i was using left and went somewhere else, so i would like to get some more how can i go about ordering some through the mail?

teresa of MS 5:17PM August 26, 2009

+1

soundtracks of AL 5:46AM July 17, 2009

Do you know if research has shown wether maggot therapy is useful on open tumors?
Asking from a Veteranarian point of view, as I had to deal with a cat that had an open,oozing tumor on her side that had no option for treatment other then topical washes and keeping it clean.
Has it ever been tried on open tumors?If so what were the results?
mel W.

mel w of CA 2:10PM June 02, 2009

I too believe that maggot therapy would save thousands of limbs and lives not only in America(where it is underused) but also in other countries, especially third world countries. It is so cheap and better than all the expensive drugs and conventional treatments used on me. (That never worked) The maggots can eat all the dead infected tissue, excrete enzymes to promote healing and kill all the bacteria at one time. They only use the green bottle blow fly here because some flies can eat good tissue, also. But not the green bottle blow fly. I am sure there is a way to set up laboratories(in other countries) to disinfect the eggs to produce medical maggots for use. The only thing holding this back is money and interest in helping to save thousands of peoples limbs and lives. You can check out our web site to learn more information and ask questions. (web site under construction) If you have any ideas lets us know. We too want to help many!!!!

Pam Mitchell (BTERFoundation.org) of OH 11:21AM April 05, 2009

Hey!I read with great interest about the Maggot therapy and being a Nurse by profession, I really would love it to be used in the 3rd world where people live in absolute poverty!
Many people in my native country of Kenya cannot even get to hospital and if they manage to get there, treatment is costly and most of them die unattended to because even in the state owned hospitals, one has to pay for the services.
Unhealing wounds are dressed with all sorts of things and at times people loose limbs to amputation or develop other complications which are at times fatal.
I want to believe that this therapy is what africa and the rest of the 3rd world has been waiting for.
Please I would like to know more about this therapy e.g. the criteria used to choose the patients, length of treatment, if it can be done in the outpatient department etc.
I would love to be a part of search an interesting treatment. Thanks!

Jennifer A. Kasule 5:36PM April 01, 2009

Hey!I read with great interest about the Maggot therapy and being a Nurse by profession, I really would love it to be used in the 3rd world where people live in absolute poverty!
Many people in my native country of Kenya cannot even get to hospital and if they manage to get there, treatment is costly and most of them die unattended to because even in the state owned hospitals, one has to pay for the services.
Unhealing wounds are dressed with all sorts of things and at times people loose limbs to amputation or develop other complications which are at times fatal.
I want to believe that this therapy is what africa and the rest of the 3rd world has been waiting for.
Please I would like to know more about this therapy e.g. the criteria used to choose the patients, length of treatment, if it can be done in the uotpatient department etc.
I would love to be a part of search an interesting treatment. Thanks!

Jennifer A. Kasule 5:36PM April 01, 2009

Each hospital in the country should have a special small
unit for patients with diabetic foot ulcers to go to
for help on obtaining maggott debridement therapy -- names of
doctors who would consider prescribing maggotts,information on
Medicare coverage and their low cost, information
on how effective they are, and phone nos. of other patients
who are willing to speak to others of their maggott healing
experience for encouragement.
So many limbs can be saved this way. It has to be made known.

Charlene Yanchak of OH 8:07PM March 31, 2009

Each hospital in the country should have a special small
unit for patients with diabetic foot ulcers to go to
for help on obtaining maggott debridement therapy -- names of
doctors who would consider prescribing maggotts,information on
Medicare coverage and their low cost, information
on how effective they are, and phone nos. of other patients
who are willing to speak to others of their maggott healing
experience for encouragement.
So many limbs can be saved this way. It has to be made known.

Charlene Yanchak of OH 8:07PM March 31, 2009