These rohos do wear out. They get to the point you have to add air every day or two. The covers get stretched. I try to get mine replaced every few years.
john --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] sore advice and pressure relief. To: quad-list@eskimo.com, "Merrill" <merril...@cox.net> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 8:51 AM Wow, Merrill---that is opposite of what my chair providers told me------- i wanted gto go to a none high profile several years ago and they said OK, but if you do...you will be far more at risk for pressure sores! i wonder if they told me correct?? because i have now used high profile roho's for over 11 years. Dan H. --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Merrill <merril...@cox.net> wrote: From: Merrill <merril...@cox.net> Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] sore advice and pressure relief. To: quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 9:09 PM Years ago I had sores more often than not using the High Profile Roho regardless of weight shifts. Several years ago by accident I began using a smaller cushion cover. Since that day inflation does not need be perfect nor are pressure shifts even necessary regardless how long I am up. Merrill From: William Willis [mailto:lwillis82...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 6:09 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] sore advice and pressure relief. i've been trying to heal a sore while sitting on a roho for over a year now. I get one healed and anothr develops. Its very depressing and frustrating. I was having pretty good luck until my tilt chair died. Now i can't relieve pressure and things aren't going as well. I visit a wound clinic once a week and have done so since june 2007 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 19:27:06 -0800 From: imwheelin1...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sore advice and pressure relief. To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net; ddh...@sbcglobal.net ; quad-list@eskimo.com I think you'll be ok now that your cushion is properly inflated. I had a sore that I got in rehab over the summer heal while sitting on my roho after they got me on an air mattress at night. Its the other sore that got infected and lead to another surgery in almost the same place as the sore I got fixed last year. When I met with the wheelchair dealer for a new chair, he said that he has seen people heal on a roho cushion. As long as it has the proper amount of air in it and pressure relief is being done. Speaking of pressure relief, since I got this surgery fusing my back even more, I am not longer able to get any sort of shoulder deppresion that leaves me unable to get my butt off of the surface. I lean now. I haven't gotten any new breakdown since the episode over the summer but am curious how you all do your pressure relief. Stacy From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> To: ddh...@sbcglobal.net ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2008 1:01:38 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] need advice on pressure sore hey dan, ive got little purplish bruises b4 that go away without doing anything , like when a transfer goes a lil wrong and you hit something. as far as what to put on it someone else here on the list prob has a better idea. i dont think it is gotten to a severe stage yet though . ron c7 --- On Sat, 12/6/08, Danny Hearn < ddh...@sbcglobal.net > wrote: From: Danny Hearn < ddh...@sbcglobal.net > Subject: [QUAD-L] need advice on pressure sore To: quad-list@eskimo.com Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 10:57 AM HI - All, I need help with a new pressure sore issue.... my roho got a bit low but i could not tell and now i got a small pressure sore on my left side of my bottom. My wife said it looks sort of like a purple colored bruise----can you guys tell me the best things to put on one early---when it has not even opened up??? is lantaseptic or bag balm good for it ?? i'm real worried because last april, i got a blister on my heel from my wife buying a pair of tennis shoes one size too small---that turned into a pressure sore and now 7 months later it is still slightly discolored and i still only wear sandal type shoe to keep all pressure off that area. So besides the last shoe incident----this is my 1st time with a butt area pressure sore---i know to do pressure release and stay off as much as possible-- but not sure what to put on it in the early stages. thanks for any help ! Dan H. C-6 11 1/2 yr. post Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. Get your Hotmail® account now.
