My BIL wanted to come tomorrow anyway to check on my son and maybe take the stitches out. I'll ask him (though I hope he'll understand the translation of UBC; I didn't find any on the net, but I guess he'll understand).
Herbs and homeopathy may help until you finally see a specialist.

And I totally understand that it feels like a chore. It's meant as an offer, nothing else. Soemtimes it helps a little just to vent or to be allowed to whine. Not always be strong, you know?

And one thing's for sure - I didn't read a word of cutting off limbs. So that is not an option. Surgery though sometimes is? I think? (Medical texts in an English-latin mixture - not my strength...)