I know this subject has come up before, but now I need help: I've got bad pressure sores on my scrotum/perineum.
I just got a new power chair. I love it. But it seems that the improved posture it gives me is putting more weight in front. After about a month, my balls are bleeding (to be frank).
I've added and let air out of the Roho. I've tried tilting back, but that puts pressure on an old ongoing wound on my lower back/sacrum/coccyx area. My doctors have ruled out fungus or other infection. It's pressure.
So for now, I'm back in my old chair and spending more time in bed. My wheelchair tech at National Seating & Mobility has been unhelpful. I have a message in to a physical therapist for an eval.
But in the meantime, do any of you have any suggestions? Perhaps a hemorrhoid pillow, but that could cause stability problems. Perhaps some kind of jockstrap? I don't know, but I'm sure pissed.
Thank you for reading and for any suggestions you have.
-Ben
