too much ! about £3000 GB pounds Regards, Mark Age 45 C3/4 Complete since 1986
http://www.markbb.co.uk On 2 Sep 2010, at 18:51, Derrick wrote: > How much does it cost? > derrick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark BB > To: Danny Hearn > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:40 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] staying off pressure sore-alt. air mattress > > The below is exactly my experience.. > > I really don't like turning... I can lay quite a few days without turning. I > use a nimbus 3 from huntleigh > http://www.huntleigh-healthcare.com/au/Product.asp?PageNumber=2185&ProductCategory_Id=63&Product_Id=206 > > I use aquacel silver Ag to cover wounds which has previously been mentioned.. > very good. > > thinking of you > > Regards, Mark > > Age 45 > C3/4 Complete since 1986 > > http://www.markbb.co.uk > > > On 1 Sep 2010, at 19:47, Quadius wrote: > >> It depends where the sword is located. I have one just below my testicles >> and I'm able to lie on my back on my alternating mattress without no >> difficulty. If, however, the sore is lying on the mattress it might be >> better, as someone else has already said, to turn on the side and lie there >> the entire night. Just for comfort you might want to have someone turn you >> every once in a while. If you're mattress does alternate properly, you >> should be able to stay there all night. >> >> Is the Invacare mattress a low air loss mattress? >> Quadius >> >> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi again all--I wrote yesterday about a pressure sore I have--- I'm spending >> much time in bed but have a question.......how do you stay off it?? by >> laying turned the other way off the pressure spot ? we tried to get an >> alternating air mattress recently and our provider approved one that we now >> have but it's total cost for the pump and air mattress was only $270 >> bucks..I only have to pay about 50 bucks out of pocket BUT we were hoping >> for a much better more expensive type as some of you have. (this mattress is >> only covered for warranty 30 days and 1st one has failed after 5 days ) they >> replaced the cheap air mattress--it seems to work ok and is made by >> invacare. ANYWAY---here is my main question== can I lay all night on the >> mattress even with a pressure sore??? or do you guys still need to be turned >> off that area??? me and my wife have almost no experience with this kind of >> issue--so we are trying to learn. Thank you, for all that have helped on >> this so far and to any that answer this !!! Dan H*** >> > >
