I know I am late to the party but I found my experiences might help here. I tore open my scrotum to the point where my testes were ready to fall out. Not a pretty picture, but we used Aquacel after stitching (36 in the ER) did not work. The product closed the wound within three weeks. In 30 years I will not tolerate downtime. We used the sanitary napkin to keep my boys from any pressure from the cushion.
One otherI thing, I have a stage four wound on my sacrum caused by a hospital bed. Those of you who have tilt, should always bring the feed up first. We are tetraplegics, hands, feet make us quads. The skeleton that moves inside the body and gives us pressure sores from the inside makes skin the fifth element. It did not hurt until I went to the local hospital for a five day stay. Started on the Friday and by Monday I was bleeding out. Did not get turned because he told me the bed would suffice. Good luck with everything my tetra buddies > On Mar 7, 2019, at 8:26 PM, Eric Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I said the "sling is the culprit" I didn't mean the sling straps were a > problem, just that, when you're in the sling, your ass is hanging out. That > sometimes causes me to end up sitting on my balls in the chair. You ladies > are getting quite the education > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 6:03 PM Randy Anderson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > 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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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
