I have been in my chair going on 24 years. I have always used a reclining chair, never a tilt. I like that my knees get bending during raises and better blood flow for legs. I try and recline once a hour as well and even more when I'm on my putr just chillin' at home, but just like last night I was at a amusement park and only did 1 raise in 5 hours. So sometimes I'm bad. I have always done 14 hours up and 10 hours in bed. I start on my back in bed and turn on my side about 4 hours into the night. I have heard many horror stories about air cushions so I have stuck with Jay1, Jay2, and now Jay3 mud cushions. I only wear blue jeans.
I rarely have any breakdown with this routine. If when I go to bed and there is any redness or openness we put Silver Sulfadazine and a 2x2 gauze patch over it and then more cream at bed time, so twice a day with cream. If it continues to be open or red I start only doing 8 hours up and 16 hours down with same cream and more time on side. This will clear it all up within a week for me. I know everyone has different reaction and situations but this has worked well for me SO FAR. As we age I think the skin breaks down and more issues will arise. I hope this information is helpful. Have some fun today, Donald C6 On Sunday, November 2, 2014 10:21 AM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: Nan, I don't understand...if they do a pressure mapping, then what happens or what can be changed then?? I use Roho going on 18 years now. thank you Dan H** On Sunday, November 2, 2014 12:06 PM, Nan <[email protected]> wrote: Bobbie, Do you use a Roho? I do and I've found that they lose air after a while. This causes me to get sores - I've been sitting for so long my skin is incredibly fragile. What I've learned is that when this happens, I need another pressure mapping. Sometimes I have to fight to get one, but once I get it I can heal sores while in my chair. Sometimes I have to recline for a week or so - watch TV, listen to music ... but once a sore starts to heal, I can start living again. Have you had a pressure mapping recently? Nan On Saturday, November 1, 2014 10:35 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: I try to recline once an hour ... if I remember. I love to paint, and to put my brush down to recline takes the away the flow. And when I'm reading I would need to recline every chapter. I'm only up 7-8 hours and up one day then in 2-3 days for prevention. November 7th I have an appointment to see a wound Doctor because I have a very small area stage 1 or less. I'm using DuoDerm extra thin. But to tell you the truth, I'm sick and tired of needing to deal with all this shit. Bobbie Smile Everyday > On Nov 1, 2014, at 9:00 PM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: > > How often do you recline your chair? > I try to do it at leased every hour. I also am moving around a bit, bending forward a bit to read, etc. > I doubt when I lean forward or sideways a bit, it is enough to move the > pressure on my butt. > After my bad pressure sore, I try to recline more often, but when I get into > a good book, or am playing cribbage online on my Kindle, I can forget. I > often have gone many hours without reclining. > Greg >
