i had/have a stage 4 since aug. was hooked to the vac. it started as small as the size of a pencil.got infected, went for surgery to have the wound cleaned out, came home with a crater, 4 in by 4 inches, 3/4 in deep. vac didn't help, got a bone infection. went back in to surgery the 23rd for plastic surgery, bone cut out. came out ofsurgery with skin flap and 40 staples up to my knee on the back of my leg. staples and stitches are coming out wednesday...6 weeks bedrest. then hopefully all this will be over. before surgery they also suggested oxygen chamber treatments. i think that may help with small wounds. i was exhausted trying to get it healed, the spongy dead piece of bone had to come out anyway, so they closed it. dianna
My wound is only stage 2 at worst. I think wound VACs are used on wounds that are at least stage 3 or worse. Even though my wound is only stage 2, it just won't completely heal. I have discussed the possibility of surgery, i.e. skin flap, to repair the affected area, but he thinks any risk of the surgery not healing properly outweighs just living with the problem I have now. It gets so old staying out of my chair for extended days at a time, but staying in it long-term definitely makes matters worse. Steve - C4, 27 years On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 11:55 AM, <diannal...@aol.com> wrote: try a wound vac yet? -----Original Message----- From: Quad Dude <thequadd...@gmail.com> To: diannal767 <diannal...@aol.com> Cc: Quad-list@eskimo.com <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 12:11 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New wound My wound is only stage 2 at worst. I think wound VACs are used on wounds that are at least stage 3 or worse. Even though my wound is only stage 2, it just won't completely heal. I have discussed the possibility of surgery, i.e. skin flap, to repair the affected area, but he thinks any risk of the surgery not healing properly outweighs just living with the problem I have now. It gets so old staying out of my chair for extended days at a time, but staying in it long-term definitely makes matters worse. Steve - C4, 27 years On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 11:55 AM, <diannal...@aol.com> wrote: try a wound vac yet? -----Original Message----- From: Quad Dude <thequadd...@gmail.com> To: Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com> Cc: Quad-list@eskimo.com <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 10:08 am Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New wound Bobbie, My wound Dr. has been treating my wound with Aquacel AG for more than a year now. I wish I could say it was the magic bullet that worked for me, but I can't and it appears my wound is not nearly as deep as yours. In fact, he just recently switched me to a different type of bandage called Endoform dermal template which is supposed to help build a framework for new skin to heal the wound. So far, it hasn't done much better. Keep in mind that this is in spite of spending lots of time out of my chair and doing frequent pressure relief when I am in the chair. It's very frustrating… Steve - C4, 27 years On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com> wrote: I got a new wound, over night. Bamb! Just like that. It's the size of a nickel and the depth in a female thumb deep. My wound Doc is packing it with Aquacel AG Has anybody ever used this stuff? It has silver in it. It's about 1/4" wide and comes in a roll and you cut as much as you need. I found spray normal saline to clean the wound. I'm going to get a alternating pressure mattress topper for my bed. I want 4" or more. Anybody know of a good one? Help! I need you guys on this one. Bobbie Smile Everyday
