i was having knee pain (from overdoing it on the eliptical walker). at one point it was similar to the pain i had when the knee was infected, and i had a big red spot and red streaks.

i have read that herpes infections can manifest as red streaks and nerve pain. i had chicken pox as a kid and i think it recurs similar to this.

i was fortunate, i waited and it went away with the high pain. guess i am just living well. but i did beef up on yogurt and wonder if that is what did it. anyway, it is worth a try.

here is my yogurt recipe. i have a melitta coffee maker, but u can use cheese cloth or any other coffee filter. i spoon the yogurt into the coffee filter and put it in the fridge. this makes the yogurt really thick and it tastes "sinful". it takes an hr or so but i usually give it overnight. i use stevia and concentrated cherry juice to flavor it.