Bob, I have had some problems over the last year, but so far I am managing them pretty well. I think I have the cause of my difficulties identified and hopefully remedied.
I am wondering if I might be classifying my skin problems different than everyone else. Could you go over the stages of the ulcer. I want to make sure I'm on the same sheet of music. Thanks, Quadius On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Bob Vogel <rhvsh...@pacbell.net> wrote: > I wrote an article about healing pressure sores in January New Mobility. I > was fortunate to speak with the best wound care specialists in the > business--all of them said that > proper hydration with H20 is an important key, AND proper nutrition and > taking in enough calories is also crucial. I've had a few battles with tiny > sores that have gotten > to the stage II & even stage III area. First thing I do when I get > anything at stage II or beyond is go straight to my local outpatient wound > care specialist--they usually fit > me in to their schedule quick--and they know exactly what to do at each > stage of the wound, when to take away dead skin, when to leave it alone, how > to add products > to change the PH in the wound when healing is stalled. > > I have other friends that do their best by "avoiding the hassle" of going > to a specialist and work with various dressings, preparations, etc. but are > relying on friends of friends > advice--some of them have been battling the "small manageable" pressure > sores for years. Just sayin' > > Here is a link to the New Mobility article--I'm hoping it helps. Wising > fast healing. > http://www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=11781&srch=pressure%20sores > > Bob Vogel > > On Jul 22, 2011, at 8:09 AM, wheelch...@aol.com wrote: > > but not recommended for open wounds, sores or ulcers. > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 7/22/2011 8:37:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > c5sc...@gmail.com writes: > > I use http://www.bagbalm.com/ daily great stuff. > > Eric W Rudd > c5sc...@gmail.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* donald scott <rollingl...@yahoo.com> > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Friday, July 22, 2011 8:30 AM > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] honey vs bag balm vs sulfadiazine > > hi group, > > ok, here we go again with the pressure soar question. i developed my first > pressure soar after 20 years. it's a stage 2 and barely open. it's about > the size of a quarter. it's located on my buttock and was caused by my jay > 2 cushion. i've been fighting it for 2 months now and saw my dr. a month > ago. he recommended sulfadiazine or also known as silverdine and a gauze > pad as well as trying to stay off of it. I was able to stay in bed for > awhile but need to be up more now for my girlfriend to go to work. she has > 2 more weeks of work before summer break and i need to be up 10 hours a day. > it did get slightly better but now coming back from being up i'm assuming. > i did get a new cushion yesterday which i'm hoping helps. i guess what i > need opinions on is should i give up on the sulfadiazine and try honey or > bag balm for a quicker healing result? any suggestions would be helpful. i > know the obvious answer is stay down in bed but she needs to work. also is > the bag balm you folks use the one in the green can or something else? > > thanks for your input and help, > donald c5/c6 complete > > > >
