Pressure sores on my butt have been an issue for years. I have used the wound VAC more than once. The most difficult part for me was maintaining a tight seal. The contours of the butt and the tailbone are not conducive to a tight seal. The wound vac is very effective, though. So is good nutrition and heavy doses of protein as someone has already said. God bless and good luck.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com > From: "Kay at Amplified Agility" <k...@amplifiedagility.com> > Date: May 18, 2017 at 7:13:00 PM EDT > To: "'Ben Mattlin'" <bmatt...@earthlink.net>, <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Re: Pressure wound advice > > Hi Ben – > > I have seen the replies and just want to chime in with a “remember that > wounds are an inside out and outside in” issue…meaning gut health, presence > or not of “opportunistic critters” in the gut, nutritional status etc. are > really important. Also, when you have a wound as you are describing you need > considerably more protein and other micronutrients to facilitate healing as > well….I hope you have a knowledgeable nutritionist on your team. > > We deal with this a lot… > > > > <image009.jpg> > Kay Lathrop > Program Director, Amplified Agility, LLC > 1-619-501-3752 | www.amplifiedagility.com | > 4275 Executive Square, Suite 200 La Jolla, CA 92037 > > > > From: Ben Mattlin [mailto:bmatt...@earthlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 4:04 PM > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > Subject: [QUAD-L] Re: Pressure wound advice > > Thanks, everyone, for your comments and feedback. It's interesting how > different people have very different experiences. I don't yet have the Wound > VAC but should have it soon. Oddly, sitting in my chair does not seem to be > the cause of the pressure wound. So maybe it's my bed. I find it hard to > breathe when I lie on my side very long, hope a different mattress will help. > Frustrating, not knowing the cause or the best solution. But you all give > me hope that there WILL BE a solution, eventually. Peace!
