After 43 years, my skin is as thin and fragile as a soap bubble. I have a shallow but open wound on my butt that has plagued me for close to ten years. Also one on my left hip. Any wound I get on my feet/legs takes forever to heal, if it heals at all. My legs stay bent because of crushed knees. It is a bit of hell on a daily basis. Insert here a long line of $)&;/&$!!!
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: donald scott <[email protected]> > Date: November 2, 2014 at 2:37:58 PM EST > To: Danny Hearn <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Reclining? > Reply-To: donald scott <[email protected]> > > 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 > > > >
