I wrote an article about healing pressure sores in January New Mobility. I was fortunate to speak with the best wound care specialists in the business--all of them said that proper hydration with H20 is an important key, AND proper nutrition and taking in enough calories is also crucial. I've had a few battles with tiny sores that have gotten to the stage II & even stage III area. First thing I do when I get anything at stage II or beyond is go straight to my local outpatient wound care specialist--they usually fit me in to their schedule quick--and they know exactly what to do at each stage of the wound, when to take away dead skin, when to leave it alone, how to add products to change the PH in the wound when healing is stalled.
I have other friends that do their best by "avoiding the hassle" of going to a specialist and work with various dressings, preparations, etc. but are relying on friends of friends advice--some of them have been battling the "small manageable" pressure sores for years. Just sayin' Here is a link to the New Mobility article--I'm hoping it helps. Wising fast healing. http://www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=11781&srch=pressure%20sores Bob Vogel On Jul 22, 2011, at 8:09 AM, [email protected] wrote: > but not recommended for open wounds, sores or ulcers. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 7/22/2011 8:37:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > I use http://www.bagbalm.com/ daily great stuff. > > Eric W Rudd > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: donald scott > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 8:30 AM > Subject: [QUAD-L] honey vs bag balm vs sulfadiazine > > hi group, > > ok, here we go again with the pressure soar question. i developed my first > pressure soar after 20 years. it's a stage 2 and barely open. it's about the > size of a quarter. it's located on my buttock and was caused by my jay 2 > cushion. i've been fighting it for 2 months now and saw my dr. a month ago. > he recommended sulfadiazine or also known as silverdine and a gauze pad as > well as trying to stay off of it. I was able to stay in bed for awhile but > need to be up more now for my girlfriend to go to work. she has 2 more weeks > of work before summer break and i need to be up 10 hours a day. it did get > slightly better but now coming back from being up i'm assuming. i did get a > new cushion yesterday which i'm hoping helps. i guess what i need opinions on > is should i give up on the sulfadiazine and try honey or bag balm for a > quicker healing result? any suggestions would be helpful. i know the obvious > answer is stay down in bed but she needs to work. also is the bag balm you > folks use the one in the green can or something else? > > thanks for your input and help, > donald c5/c6 complete >
