Hello everybody. In my opinion I would suggest: Starting with the Caregivers, the thigh straps on your sling should be kept closer to the knee then to the groin. For me, the thigh straps go through each other and anchor to your Hoyer on the opposite side of the leg that it supporting (I.e. the sling that goes under the right thigh goes through the sling that goes under the left thigh, and the right sling connects to the left hook and the left sling connects to the right hook. When you keep the sling low towards towards the knee and thread them through each other it should keep the sling away from the scrotum, otherwise the sling can pinch/rub/bruise the scrotum. You should watch for this when they're putting you in your wheelchair and especially your shower chair. After I'm in my wheelchair and been positioned correctly I have my caregiver checked my thigh strap that holds my catheter to make sure it's towards the knee otherwise if it's too high the scrotum can rub on it and cause irritation. I have them check the catheter so that it's not kinked or crowding the scrotum then have them lift my "junk".
I like sitting in the sun in the summer and winter and I find that if I get to warm the scrotum tends to give me problems. Anything from being red, raw like a slight rug burn, or getting a few very small blisters but I have never had a sore/wound. So I try to stay out of the sun or getting to warm for a while. If it's not gone overnight or in a day or 2 I have let it air dry during the day, by going without pants and with a sheet or towel over my waist. I would think that doing few extra weight shifts may help also, but maybe use recline instead of a tilt position. Don't be afraid to let you caregivers know what you would like them to do and why (nicely) and be open to suggestions should they have any. It seems like we're always having problems of some sort and it's easy to let things slide but probably only gets worse. Good luck and take care, Randy On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 4:43 PM Eric Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had problems with sores on my scrotum before. Now everyday I have > the nurses make sure I'm not sitting on my sack when they put me in the > chair. I've abbreviated it to "my goods good?" I tilt back and have them > hold my balls till I'm upright. Using a lift to get in the chair is the > culprit > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 1:45 PM Ben Mattlin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >
