Good Advice from a Great Friend. ____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 4/25/2012 3:37:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: Re: [QUAD-L] Pressure sores & Irritaion From Tape
I assume this person is being treated by wound care specialists but if not, he could try calling the nurse help line at Craig Hospital at 800-247-0257. Mercedes In a message dated 4/24/2012 6:44:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: ____________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Sent: 4/24/2012 9:33:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: [QUAD-L] Pressure sores & Irritaion From Tape Hi...I have three Stage 2 wounds that are healing but my biggest challenge are not the wounds but the irritation on the surrounding skin from the 3M Micropore tape. I have used paper tape but that, too, caused irritation to the skin. Any ideas? Thanks, pj From: _Monty_ (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 9:12 PM To: _Larry Willis_ (mailto:[email protected]) ; _quadriplegic_ (mailto:[email protected]) Subject: Re: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore That is way too long and have you ever been tested for a bone infection? I have successfully conquered two of them, one of them my bottom and the other one just below my elbow. You need to see in infectious disease for this and if it shows a negative result. Then get a second opinion from a second specialist just to make sure. I had to travel two hours from my place just to find a doctor that would listen to me. There's only two wound clinics in my area, so after visiting the one two hours away was able to get everything done just under six months. The one on my elbow was that one I had to travel for and nearly had it for nearly 2 and half years. I had to do my own research on locating these doctors because my primary physician would not listen to me! I'm on Medicaid and Medicare so I had no out-of-pocket expense for these doctors except for my time. So the best thing is to do your homework and don't take no for an answer! Take care and good luck Monty of Indiana 3/4 complete post 18 years PS once they cleared up the bone infection, then they did a muscle flap to fill in that area. ____________________________________ From: Larry Willis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 8:29 AM Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore Wow, thanks guys. All good advice which I will most definitely follow. I have a feeling that if I could stay off it, it might improve as well. However, I stay by myself during the day and just can't stay bedfast. There is just no way to win in our quad world. God bless all of you. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) From: "Eric W Rudd" <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Date: April 22, 2012 7:18:15 PM EDT To: <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore I’ve had about a 1” – 1.5” by .25” – 3/8” sore since 2001. Received after seeing the so called wound specialists. My own self-care has kept it clean & the same size. My primary doc, whom I see twice a year, is kept up-to-date via digital pix. I clean it w/ tap h2o & gauze, apply a 4x4 folded in half, skin prep then Tegaderm...every a.m. Eric W Rudd [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) From: _Larry Willis_ (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 3:41 PM To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Subject: [QUAD-L] Pressure sore I have a pressure sore on my tailbone that has been the bane of my existence for years now. It is not deep and has never been seriously infected. However, I have been fighting it for over six years! I have some feeling in that spot and sometimes it feels like a red hot branding iron. Bad! It is about 4in by 4 in. In the last several days it has begun to bleed profusely. I don't know whether this is good, bad, or irrelevant, but it is a first. Any of my buds here got any knowledge to share about it? Thanks. Larry Willis I use a Roho cushion. Sent from my iPad
