| ROTFL, I laughed so hard at this picture of butt cheeks taped to the rails, tears are running down my CHEEKS...
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River On Jun 30, 2006, at 3:54 PM, Eric Olson wrote: You don't necessarily have to use the tape method. You could wedge something in your crack on both sides of the sore to give it some air. Just make sure the wedges don't cause problems.
Eric
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: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 ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:38 PM 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
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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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