Yes they are 'chair sores' but I have never gotton a sore in a hospital. My
skin tolerates 'no' tape, too! But wet to dry works the best for me. If
Its a 'moisture' problem, yes we do bring out the hair dryer! Sounds like
you catch them early enough to take care of them and the mattress 'does'
make a big difference. My skin is so bad, that just doing what you do,
would not work! I would have to hit the bed and stay there until it was
regular color again.
I have a neat different cushion now and learned I need to sleep flat at
night. I have not had a bit of a problem since last September--that may not
seem like much to some people, but to me it seems forever! I can actually
commit to things and people now! I don't have a big red sore hanging over
my head anymore! My attendants don't have to try and figure out "something"
that may work, or the doc just continue saying stay off of it, yet knowing I
don't have the extra help for someone to feed me lunch, find someone who can
handle my dog and be able to keep him under control--which is not easy! Not
to mention the bad habits he picks up!
So, count your lucky stars!
take care,
Dana
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] Bed Sores
I don't know how they got the name, "bed sore". I get them from hospitals.
I
have an area that gets chronic small skin tears from my hips deforming. I
find that the adhesives on bandages cause as much damage as the wound if
not
more. I use pure aloe and rub it in then 2.5 hydrocortisone cream. Heals
my
"chair sores" overnight. I think the low air loss mattress helps a lot.
The
mattress I have is 10 years old and held together with duct tape. The
folks at
medicare say I have to have two stage four wounds to get the mattress
replaced
with a new one. My skin has turned to some weird crap more akin to tissue
paper than skin.
After I told my boss that I couldn't stay at work 8 hours a day my
working
career ended. I tried to keep my insurance too. I think I'm better off on
medicaid. Its just another insurance. I couldn't afford the $270 a month
that
would pay insurance while waiting for my medicare to begin. That $270 a
month
didn't include drugs or supplies.(two year waiting list) Several social
workers
told me I was wasting my money on insurance.
I really hate how doctors and nurses can act so superior about the sores.
The only time I ever see a serious sore on anyone is when a doctor or a
nurse
was in charge. The treatments that they come up with are completely
ridiculous.
WET TO DRY bandages, heat lamps. I expect to see them start bleeding
people
next.
In a message dated 6/11/2005 9:15:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For 26 years I never had a single sore. Then I was in a car wreck that
broke
both legs. The casts created horrendous sores on my feet, ankles, and
knees. Then developed another on my butt during the hospital stay. Since
then, the slightest prolonged pressure anywhere creates a sore.
And they take forever to heal. They are the bane of my existence. Count
your
blessings, Greg. Larry Willis
From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [QUAD-L] Bed Sores
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:41:21 -0700
Are bed sores a real common problem with everyone here?
In 23 years, the only ones I had were from when I was in the hospital.
I've had red spots, but they've gone away in 1 or 2 days. I had 1 on the
back of my foot, from the back of my shoe being folded over. But that's
all
I can recall.
I had something that might have been a bed sore, but we never knew for
sure. It was a funny spot that showed up on an MIR of my hip. It was a
spot
under the muscle of my butt. It never broke through the skin, and there
was
never a problem. Docs still not sure what it was. One doc wanted me to
have
surgery, cut it open to drain it. But the surgoen said never cut open
your
butt if not needed right away. That it could weaken the skin there. It's
been a few years and never a problem. I asked the doc to do a new MRI,
but
said my then insurance would not cover it just to look.
Greg
