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Reviewer: Pleased with Santyl, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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My husband has an diabetic ulcer on the bottom of his toe. This has been since January. Started to heal nicely but then stopped and became infected. His podiatrist reopened the ulcer and started to apply Santyl. He did not experience any burning, pain or redness. It is now all most healed completely and its only been one week. I never leave reviews but felt to do so. I'm very pleased with the
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Reviewer: JSG, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Entering a 2nd week without sleep since attempting to use Santyl with Bandages to treat a fairly severe case of leg skin ulcers. As the previous gentlemen indicated, the degree of pain I have experienced using this Ointment most closely compares to that of 2nd & 3rd Degree Burns received in a Fire Explosion.
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Reviewer: Happy, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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My Doctor prescribe this ointment, because my wound was not healing. Been using it for almost three weeks now and the wound is healing nicely. I did not experience any burning, just redness and that gradually went away.
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Reviewer: TheGoodBubba, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This works but the pain and burning in the wound is unreal. Can't sleep at all from pain, oxycodone 30mg doesn't touch the pain. I have a pressure wound on my ankle. The pain on the nerves is just unbearable. The pain is so intense that it radiates out all over my ankle and up my leg. I got 8mg dilaudid and still the pain is there. If you love pain this is for you. When I put another dres
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Reviewer: TheGoodBubba, 65-74 Male (Patient)
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Santyl works to remove dead tissue very well but it burns and hurts like hell right inside the wound. I could not sleep the pain was so bad so at night I replace the Santyl with Solosite Gel so I can sleep. No doubt about it, it's the Santyl causing the pain because with Solosite the pain drops by 90%. The MedHoney will also burn like hell right inside the wound.
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