It is tubes. I have to keep heals off bed or I get sores on them but we are going to elevate minimally, just enough to keep heels from touching. Thinking we need to rotate mattress so my butt ist in na hole too.
Thank Nicki From: greg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:13 PM To: Nichole Rohling Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pressure Sore Is your air mattress tubes, or small bubbles you can close off on that area? I can't sleep on my back, though wish I could, but my cath doesn't drain then. You might put a small pillow just under 1 hip, yet stay flat. It can lift a little pressure off. Might try not ppping your feet up, might be adding extra pressure. Greg > I've been paralyzed 18 ½ years and have had 1 pressure sore at the > top of my butt crack a few years after my injury. One of my > caregivers noticed last night I am getting another one. I am pretty > sure it's from laying on my back in bed. I prop my feet up and my > pillow top has a deep indention where my butt is. I do have a air > bed on top of the mattress. > > > I can't lay on my side because my catheter doesn't drain. > Suggestions please on how you would relieve pressure on this area. > > > Home health nurse left me aquacell to put on it but they are 6 x 6 > ........she said just cut them but that leaves 2 edges that aren't > sealed and I thought you weren't suppose to put that directly on an > open sore? > > > Nicki
