Will Falconer, DVM Moderator
Hey Dede,
If someone's in that much pain and you'd not seen any lessening in a day, two at the outside, I'd move on. This is a bit dicey, in that it's not acute disease per se, you were on the third recurrence, so just be very cautious. Chronic disease is best done with a trained practitioner.
It sounds like you found the simillimum for this person, though, especially with months of respite after a rapid resolution. Amazing indeed.