Steve I have been battling a wound in the groin area for nine years now, and have just decided to live with it. Surgery was an option several years ago, but because it is in an area that has so many nerves I could not find a surgeon that wanted to take the risk. It will almost close up but then it opens up again. I did do all of the proper things like six months in bed, LOL-that wasn’t fun. The wound vacuum would not adher, so we finally just gave up and I go into the wound clinic once a month just to be monitored and get supplies. The older I get the more fragile my skin becomes. So I figure I will take it to my grave. (not my grave as I donated my body to the university medical school, so they will get to check it out) my wound does not get any better if I stay of my chair, so I am fortunate that I can still stay in the chair for the 15 hours IM up. I’m much more comfortable in my chair than in bed.
Joan From: Quad Dude [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New wound My wound is only stage 2 at worst. I think wound VACs are used on wounds that are at least stage 3 or worse. Even though my wound is only stage 2, it just won't completely heal. I have discussed the possibility of surgery, i.e. skin flap, to repair the affected area, but he thinks any risk of the surgery not healing properly outweighs just living with the problem I have now. It gets so old staying out of my chair for extended days at a time, but staying in it long-term definitely makes matters worse. Steve - C4, 27 years On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 11:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: try a wound vac yet? -----Original Message----- From: Quad Dude <[email protected]> To: Gmail <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 10:08 am Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New wound Bobbie, My wound Dr. has been treating my wound with Aquacel AG for more than a year now. I wish I could say it was the magic bullet that worked for me, but I can't and it appears my wound is not nearly as deep as yours. In fact, he just recently switched me to a different type of bandage called Endoform dermal template which is supposed to help build a framework for new skin to heal the wound. So far, it hasn't done much better. Keep in mind that this is in spite of spending lots of time out of my chair and doing frequent pressure relief when I am in the chair. It's very frustrating… Steve - C4, 27 years On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Gmail <[email protected]> wrote: I got a new wound, over night. Bamb! Just like that. It's the size of a nickel and the depth in a female thumb deep. My wound Doc is packing it with Aquacel AG Has anybody ever used this stuff? It has silver in it. It's about 1/4" wide and comes in a roll and you cut as much as you need. I found spray normal saline to clean the wound. I'm going to get a alternating pressure mattress topper for my bed. I want 4" or more. Anybody know of a good one? Help! I need you guys on this one. Bobbie Smile Everyday
