I'm having trouble visualizing where your sore is. Do you have to
actually spread your cheeks to see it? If so, it might just need some
air. Find a way to keep your cheeks apart while you lie on your side
or better yet your stomach. For hemorrhoid surgery, you lie on your
stomach and they tape your butt cheeks to the bed rails to hold them
apart. Careful with the tape if you try that. Don't want to get sore
from the tape.
Eric
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello everyone,
My name is Gayle, I am a
c-5/c-6 quad, 8yrss. post. I have been lurking on the quad-list for
several years now. I have only posted maybe two times, so Iam
realitivly new to the list. It is hard for me to type, but good
excercise for my arms. I am fighting a sore in the crack of my butt.
It has been there for 3yrs. now. The wound doctor at Shepherd Center
say that it is not from pressure. I think it started when I was pulled
across the bed with a draw sheet to turn me on my side. I believe the
movement from my bowel program(DIGITAL STEM) causes it to stay open. I
and my husband are so frustrated with it. We have tried everything. I
don't consider surgery a option, because I do not handle being put to
sleep well. Now after reading Stacy's post I am truly scared.
I did my rehab at SHEPHED
CENTER. It is a geat place. I have a baclophen pump that has made my
life so much better. My husband is my caregiver. The company he worked
for moved to Germany 2yrs. ago and he stays home with me. I was injured
in a car arash, caused by a uninsured drunk driver. On impact my
seatbelt broke and my airbag deployed breaking my neck at c2. I was
paralyzed by a bleed in my spinal cord. I sued the car company and won
a very large amount, which really helps with all the expenses of being
a quad. My arm is tired so I must go for now, but I will be back!
sincerely,
Gayle
(48yrs. old)
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