I sleep on my left side......it is my only option. Of course, I am constantly fighting sores on my hip bone. I fight it by using a lightly inflated donut. Too much air is painful and too little makes it useless. I know it is probably wrecking my spine, but I have no other solution.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Don Smith <[email protected]> > Date: May 18, 2017 at 3:56:31 AM EDT > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Pressure wound advice > > I agree 150% with what at Wheelchair said, wound vacs are great at healing, > just make sure your wife and caregivers learn how to trouble shot it and keep > any extra clear adhesive drape in case a leak occurs. Also the KCI Wound > vacs are much better then any others. > >> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 6:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hiya Ben! An open wound should be treated with the utmost respect, and >> never... ever be taken lightly. I hope you are being service by a certified >> Wound Care Clinic/Specialist. Make sure your Nurse is a Certified Wound >> Nurse and knows how to use a smart phone to take pictures every day or every >> other day and send them to your Medical Wound Doctor. I'm sure by now, your >> wound has been de-breeded and measured before the wound vac was applied. >> Wound Vacs can be a pain in your butt, but you know that already. If you >> have an aid, have them watch what is done, so they can know what to do if >> tubes to the vac become tangled or your alarm goes off. How many pounds of >> Vac, are you using? An air mattress is most important and laying on your >> side at night time. I truly hope you don't smoke, as that will delay the >> healing process. >> Do well my friend. >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 5/17/2017 7:41:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> I have a Stage 4 pressure wound on my tailbone – my first ever! Doc is >> recommending a Wound Vac and perhaps a "low air loss" bed mattress. Anybody >> have any experience with either? How am I going to function with a Wound >> Vac attached to my butt? Do they work quickly? Also,I don't have a >> hospital bed – I share a regular queen-size mattress with my wife – so I'm >> not eager to make my bedroom into a hospital room. What sort of beds do you >> all use? Maybe a Roho overlay would be good enough? >> Thanks for your thoughts. >> Best, >> Ben (SMA quad, 54 years old) >
