Thanks Greg, I dont think mine it deep enough to worry about it healing over, but I could be wrong. I may regret what Im doing. If I screw up I will let everyone know and learn from my mistake. I believe as a quad we need to learn to help ourselves as much as possible and learn everything we can on our condition. This can be a full time job sometimes. Im an expert on my van, wheelchair, adapting, catherizing, bowell care, showering techniques and hope to become knowledgeable on pressure sores as well. Whats screwed up my health is not swimming twice a week anymore. My feet are swelled up and less circulation has led to this pressure sore. im going to try to swim once a week again when I get this taken care of. Ron c7
________________________________ From: greg <[email protected]> To: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore--ROHO product You have to be careful if you don't see a doctor. If the wound has any white stuff on it, depending on how deep the wound is. It can look like fat, or just meat. If a doctor does not cut that out it will prevent the wound from healing. Plus you should get your protein levels tested. The wound will heal faster with higher protein levels. I go in about every two weeks just to have the white stuff scraped off. If I recall it's not just straight sugar they use it has some other name. Just keep the pressure off that's the best thing. Even if you have to cross your legs, to keep your heal up in the air. And if it's deep you don't want the top to heal over and leave a hollow empty area under the skin. That will lead to all kinds of trouble. Even though my wounds not very deep I still pack it to keep the top from closing, so it heals from the bottom up. There's all different kinds of packing stuff that will help promote healing. Good luck, I wish my wound was on my heel and not my butt. Being stuck in bed just sucks. Greg > Thanks quad-peeps. This is my first pressure sore in a critical > area. I cleaned it with soap and water and am trying the sugar > technique to heal it. I ordered the roho healpad setup from express > med for 84.95 as Bob Vogel suggested. Im going to learn all I can > about pressure sores and do all I can myself..........as a last > resort I will go to the doctor > > Ron Pracht c7 quad in st. louis 15 yrs post > > > From: Bob Vogel <[email protected]> > To: 'quad-list' <[email protected]> Joan Anglin > <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 3:17 PM > Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore--ROHO product > > > Hi All, > > FYI, Ronald Pracht was looking into ROHO heel pads. ROHO does make > pads that protect sides, bottom, and heel of foot. Here is the > link. It is a single air valve cushion with mini ROHO air cells, > goes on with a single velcro strap. > > http://www.therohogroup.com/products/custom%20specialty/healpad_cushio > n.jsp > > Bob V > > --- On Sat, 6/22/13, Joan Anglin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Joan Anglin <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore To: "'quad- >> list'" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 7:03 >> PM My daughter and I designed a leg rest for my >> > wheelchair which leaves my heels not >> touching anything. Both of my calves are on this support, which >> has kept me from getting any heel problems. You might look into >> having something custom made for you and your chair. Joan From: >> Dana Wray [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 >> 4:32 PM To: [email protected] Cc: RONALD L PRACHT; quad-list >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure sore Hi Ron, I >> always go to the >> wound Center when I see any signs of the store, so they can give >> me an expert opinion on what to use on it. I got some really good >> boots that keep pressure off thank you I will have to look on the >> boot and see what they're called. I am wearing them right now. >> > These were recommended by my will >> doctor. >> My orthotist put some >> foam on the back of my leg trough to keep pressure off my heels >> but the Memory foam was not good enough.I >> wrote the Roho Website to see if they had any small pieces that >> could go on the back of my heels rather above the heel to prevent >> pressure. Did not Hear back from them. The technician United >> Seating said he would call them. As Pressure on our heels Is >> always a constant problem for most of us. I Have a skin graft on >> my right heel that is always a problem.Any suggestions anybody >> has is always a help. Dana Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 22, 2013, at 4:33 PM, [email protected] wrote:Similar >> thing happened to me a while back. >> > I soaked it with salt in the water 1 -2 times >> daily until it dried up. Worked great! >> >> MeredithFrom: "RONALD L PRACHT" >> <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 10:02:57 AM >> Subject: [QUAD-L] bottom of heal pressure >> soreHi >> guys, >> I looks at the bottom of my foot yesterday and on rthe heal was a >> blister looking sore with a little discharge. I took the top >> layer of the blister off because it was hanging there to look at >> the sore. It was red and had a couple spots on it, looked wet. I >> cleaned it, then put some triple ointment on it and went to bed. >> Overnight a purple looking coating formed on the sore. As far as >> I can tell >> > its a stage >> two pressure sore. What should I put on this? Any advice? I need >> some knowlegable quads to get me going here..... Ron
