PNMagazine had a good article about how to determine if you are getting a pressure ulcer. I am not able to locate it right now unfortunately. Q
On 6/24/08, Barbara Vedder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've never had a really bad bedsore that opened to become a wound in my 27 > years living as a quad. However, right now I'm experiencing a spot that is > to the ;left of my tailbone that doesn't want to o away and is sensitive to > pressure (e.g. This AM it was light after being off of kit all night and > after lying on my back for awhile in bed, the color became more reddish). > I've had all different sorts of spots in these past 27 years but I'd like > to know how different people are able to differentiate between a problem > pressure sore mark and something else. > > I did have one occasion when a spot became an open but it resulted from a > bang of my tailbone into my w/c while I was doing a 2-person lift after the > person in the back had been drinking (resulting in the big bang to the > butt). > > Barbara >
