it is the anacet not covered. 75 bucks per tube. don't know ounces...not home yet.
Here's what I know about treating small wounds. Start by treating with Dakin's solution, you can make it yourself. It consists of 21 parts sterile water one part Clorox bleach and a pinch of baking soda. This is much cheaper than buying it and it is the actual solution. Since you already have aQUACEL, be sure that they just lay it in the world and not pack the wound. It should be very fluffy and not tightly packed. Over packing wounds delays healing and often causes more damage. Cover the wound and try to stay off it as much as possible. True Dakin's solution is 7 parts water to one part bleach with a pinch of baking soda. This is often too strong to be used at home. Medicaid won't cover it because it is easy to make. Best Wishes, John s. -----Original Message----- From: alcibiates2 <alcibiat...@yahoo.com> To: diannal767 <diannal...@aol.com>; thequaddude <thequadd...@gmail.com>; quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 2:09 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New wound Here's what I know about treating small wounds. Start by treating with Dakin's solution, you can make it yourself. It consists of 21 parts sterile water one part Clorox bleach and a pinch of baking soda. This is much cheaper than buying it and it is the actual solution. Since you already have aQUACEL, be sure that they just lay it in the world and not pack the wound. It should be very fluffy and not tightly packed. Over packing wounds delays healing and often causes more damage. Cover the wound and try to stay off it as much as possible. True Dakin's solution is 7 parts water to one part bleach with a pinch of baking soda. This is often too strong to be used at home. Medicaid won't cover it because it is easy to make. Best Wishes, John s. -------- Original message -------- From: diannal...@aol.com Date: 01/08/2016 1:45 PM (GMT-05:00) To: thequadd...@gmail.com, quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New wound forgot to mention, they were using dankins solution to pack my wound and anacept. both fought infection and smelled like bleach. the anacept was used because my body couldn't tolerate the dankns very expensive and not covered by medicaid. dianna -----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