Diligence in keeping the pressure off and moisture away. My last one was in June of 2004 and didn't heal till late december! For the first 3 months I was getting up only 3 hrs a day. 21 hrs in bed 
To sum up ... it wasn't caused by pressure but by constant moisture. But once it opened it was a bitch to get rid of. We tried EVERYTHING. The wound vac helped greatly but didn't respond as quickly as we thought it would.
All sores are different. We tried 12 different treatments (packing, dressings, wound vac and anything we thought might work.
I've been on this list ten yrs and this whole past 12 months has been bad for many members to get sores. Hmmmmmmmmm.
In my 25 yrs as a quad I've had sores on both my heels, on my forefinger (had to amputate half of it), one on the bone of my butt (my first) and the last two laid me up 12 months total in the last 4 yrs.
One BEGAN as yeast but became a sore in the crease under my RIGHT buttock. (2001). This last one was moisture induced and became a full blown sore in the crease under my LEFT buttock.
Lori (now keeping my skin dry down there)
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Date: 03/14/05 06:04:42
Subject: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore solutions?
Hi Everyone!
I can't figure out how to go through the archives, so hope you don't mind me asking about the age-old pressure sore question...Is there a good way to get rid of one? 3 weeks ago I sat on my Roho without air and needless to say, my butt didn't like it. Now I have an open sore, not under an ischule (sp?), but off to the side. 3 years ago I had a pressure sore and literally laid in bed for 4-6 hours every afternoon for a year and finally opted for flap surgery. Has anyone had any success getting rid of one? And if so, can you tell me what you did? I'm usually in my chair 15 hours/day.
Thanks,
Sharon
P.S. Spring is on its way! Hurray! I'll give you a yell, Stacy, when we head to O.C.!
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