Hi Paul, I am so sorry to hear of your sores. I had one that ruined me for years and had several surgeries on it before I finally went to Hopkins and the problem was an infection in the bone that wasn't showing up on the scan. They ended up removing a piece of the bone and finally it healed. Then I got another one after being laid up in the bed after having back surgery where they put in rods and screws. I couldn't lay on one side because of where the flap was healing so I know how you must feel.
Is it possible to lay on your side or another position. I always sleep on my side. If I lay on my back, my catheter doesn't drain right and then I end up soaked. Good luck with your sore and I hope you recover from it soon. Stacy ----- Original Message ---- From: Paul Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: William Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 4:59:13 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] 2 STAGE 3 SORES Hi, I'm an otherwise healthy c5/6 complete 43 year old male, 4 years since injury. I have a stage 3 sore on the outer side of either lower calf. I'm seeing a wound care specialist once a week and am using compression wraps to reduce the swelling..... its working. I also just started Celleration (3x/wk) to help debried and promote healthy skin growth. The problem is at night. I have spasms that prevent my legs from staying upright..... even with the blue boots. The consequences is that there is direct pressure on the wounds while I sleep. It's a bummer. Any help and/or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Paul ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
