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HELLO Q LIST I HAVE A WOUND ON THE PELVIC FOR
FIVE MOUNTS NOW. IT'S 5 1/2 CM DEEP, IM IN THE BED ON MY RIGHT, LEFT SIDE TWO
HOURS AT TIME THE WOUND HAS STARTED TO HEEL 2 WEEKS A GO AFTER THE PLASTIC
SURGEON PRESCRIBED A WOUND VAC SYSTEM. HAS ANY ONE ON THE LIST USED THE
SYSTEM.
DAVID
C4/C5 18 YEARS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 12:27
PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] My current wound
battle, pressure mapping, etc
I DO sit up in my hospital every evening (did
so for years before the wound) to read. And do sit at a more slouched
angle but not much.
No, he didn't do any bed mapping. I'm on an
alternate flow air mattress. I could brainstorm forever on what
triggered this wound but our concensus is a combo of moistness and panty
crease.
He was wicked impressed that my wheelchair seat showed almost
no pressure so he wasn't even convinced it was from the chair ... therefore
didn't push the sale of a cushion but gave me options. I got on a
Virolite (sp?) and am sitting on it now as a trial.
I tried out a Roho
quad on Friday too but I didn't sit well at all on it. My 3rd attempt
over the yrs of trying Rohos out. They're so popular but not for me I
guess.
Further, I know if I'm being bothered by something when sitting
up in bed (right side sweats, goose bumps, flushed, etc) so I know my limit OR
if I need to
reposition.
Lori
http:\\www.michaelsons.org
At Sunday
10/31/2004 07:54 PM, you wrote:
Hi Lori,
I was
wondering if the rehab/vendor do any mapping while you were lying
down? If there is pressure when you're in bed with your head elevated,
it might start the problem and then it gets worse when you're up.
That's what I'm looking into because I put a Simmons mattress on my bed
under my mattress pad earlier this year and now I'm battling a crease
wound. It feels like my butt is in a small hollow so it makes it
harder to shift around when I'm in bed. I've ordered a harder mattress
to see if it will hold my butt up better.
Just a thought, and
I'll let you know how the harder mattress works out.
With
Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 28 Years Post
Texas,
USA
Lori Michaelson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
- A rehab/vendor guy came & pressure mapped my as* today.
Unsurprisingly, my current seating system shows little to no pressure
since we weren't convinced that caused my wound.
- We think my wound began because of moisture & maybe then
exacerbated by underwear in the crease and SOME pressure on it when
sitting. Other than wearing pads or powder ... how do you women stay
dry? This is a relatively new problem for me --- wound from moisture
so am looking for ideas.
- Turning 40 did it! LOL. Either way, I've been staying
completely off of it going on 5 months. Despite great nutrition,
high protein drinks, proper vitamins and staying off of it ... it's a
bugger healing COMPLETELY. There's only a pinhole left to it but
that's been present for a month. The area around it wants to stay
red despite no pressure. Ugh!
- I tried out 2 popular cushions (Roho quad and ummm, pooh - Brain
blurp!) and the second one seems better for me pressure-wise, heigth and
so on.
- However... if my seating isn't the problem according to the pressure
mapping device what's my strategy???
- He left the one cushion here for me to try over the weekend.
Second issue is that I'm in the market for a new wheelchair, SO that
has decision making multiplied. Get a cushion or no? As
Medicare will only pay for one. We plan on moving so we think it
best to wait till we move to move on trying out new chairs so the vendor
will be close by.
- Feels god to be up for a few hours after 4 days in bed though!
- Lori
- http:\\www.michaelsons.org
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