Newly Diagnosed

@Romla I have aloe growing on both sides at my entrance. For any kind of burn I just break a bit off and let the gel drip onto my skin. It's very soothing.
@arpie I totally agree that Manuka honey is pure magic. Ask any horse, whose wounds cannot be bandaged. When mixed into a paste with tumeric there's nothing that won't heal.
A poultice, used to heal wounds for centuries is what I'd be looking for. There are many different combinations. They use only organic matter  easily obtained.
After all @shann, the medical profession doesn't seem to be helping.
I don't know any except the honey and tumeric one but I'm sure google with give you lots of results if you key in poultice.

I'd also be ringing the QLD cancer council and request help. They have free social workers, transport and financial  advice. It might be helpful to make the call. 

https://cancerqld.org.au/get-support/cancer-support-services/

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I truly believe you should request your GP to write a referral to a different public hospital for a second opinion.
That option is obviously further than 50k away.
You would be entitled to assistance for this....you would get at least a partial refund. 
Also your breast care nurse may have suggestions of services that might also assist with transport / costs.

I am so sorry for you with all this ongoing drama. A physician may also be the next step. Someone to look at the big picture. I lnow they don't normally deal with surgical issues however your case is not infection related and quite unique.

https://www.qld.gov.au/health/services/travel/subsidies

https://www.imsanz.org.au/about-us/what-is-a-general-physician

Kath x

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Hi @shann

@Romla's post reminded me of a buddy in NZ who has so many skin cancers there isn't much 'original skin' anywhere as he's had so many removed & plastic surgery/grafts for each ..... one  that was on a bony part of his leg was not healing - it had rejected the skin graft & was quite deep & nasty ..... the hospital even tried a 'steam vapour'  (continual warm air across the wound) and eventually sent him home.

He visited our holiday shack at the beach & he rinsed the wound every day in fresh ocean salt water.  It slowly started to heal around the edges & grew smaller & smaller & eventually closed up completely.  He took a 5 gallon container of fresh salt water home with him, to continue the treatment after the holiday.

Other treatments for wounds that won't heal can be Manuka Honey (so SUPER saturated, no bug can live in it) and even egg white!  The protein in the albumen coats the wound - and without air - nothing can survive in it.)

I know it sounds a bit 'whacky' - but they've all worked in different circumstances

Maybe mention these to your Drs/specialists - with a bit of luck, one of them might work

All the best for your ongoing treatment xxx

Hi @kezmusc
Yes the hospital has 2 of them and both have done different things but no results or forward healing.  I am unable to go to a complaints officer and the next nearest hospital is an hour or so away and have no way of getting there or the funds to catch public transport.  
To @Joannie I have found that being in private health you are no better off as there is alot of out lay cost that you don't get money back on and in Qld I know many people go public for all their cancer treatment as their out pocket costs are thousands.  I am single and in my mid 40's and no super as prior to divorcing my x was a stay at home mum so only been working for 5 years so no super.  This is the forgotten age but to many assume we are married or have been working all our lives and have something to fall back on. xx

Hey @shann,

Goodness what a time you are having.  Does your hospital have a specialist wound care nurse? The public hospital I work at has 2 specialist nurses for wound and stoma.  I have seen some pretty nasty stuff in the ward I work and these guys are invaluable.  If they don't and you are getting nowhere, the hospital should have a customer liaison and complaints officer to start a case and follow it through. 

xoxo

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@Joannie I am in Qld and the NDIS has not launched yet and I am not able to use the service due to my age and the condition I have but thank you for your suggestions.  The hospital just says it takes time to heal as I am a slow healing (never been in the past) Everytime they take me off the pump it just opens.  Thanks for your suggestions. xx