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Hi Eric,
My sore is in the crack of
my butt cheeks. Air would help it, but I can not imagine taping your butts to
the bed rails. I am willing to try anything. The wound doc has us packing it
with new gause soaked in clorox solution. What I don't understand is how can it
heal up when it's packed?Thanks for the advice.
Gayle
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Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:38
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] NEW TO LIST, KIND
OF.
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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