The wound vac itself looks harmless. But it can be very complicated piece
of equipment. Its technical. You can't buy a machine, they are rented
for a specific period of time. The wound must be sealed with NO leakage
during the healing process. There is a vacuum alarm that advises its us
I would go to the wound center and get a second opinion. I was being
followed by a plastic surgeon, when I had a wound vacuum and a nursing agency.
He had taken off and look at it every several weeks. He had to determine how
long I used, until I was ready for plastic surgery a skin graft. Min
I had a wound vac for my butt sore. It made my sore worse. I ended up
staying in bed for 6 months before it finally healed
In a message dated 1/28/2014 6:16:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
g...@eskimo.com writes:
I asked about the Wound Vac for my butt sore. My doc said he has not had
alo
Rare is it that Medical Doctors touch or maintain Wound Vacs. Doctors
observe and de-breed the wound. They measure and look for healing. Wound Vac
(the company) trained RN's on how the machine works, operates and how the
unit is installed on the patient. The company teaches how to troub
I asked about the Wound Vac for my butt sore. My doc said he has not had alot of success with the Vac on butt wounds.
Greg
> you should be able to go out patient and get the wound vacuum and
> have a visiting nurse take care of it. I got mine while
m my iPad
>
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>> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com
>> From: daa...@aol.com
>> Date: January 22, 2014 at 2:42:42 PM EST
>> To: jlu...@eskimo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com
>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Days in bed 2013
>>
>> Jim,
>
anuary 22, 2014 at 2:42:42 PM EST
> To: jlu...@eskimo.com, quad-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Days in bed 2013
>
> Jim,
> you should be able to go out patient and get the wound vacuum and have a
> visiting nurse take care of it. I got mine while hospitalized because of m
I had only good experiences, but only from nurses in the hospital. Only one Dr.
was a total nightmare. The nurses always ask me "you know your body better than
us so you tell us what we need to do."
Bobbie
Smile Everyday
> On Jan 22, 2014, at 2:42 PM, daa...@aol.com wrote:
>
> Jim,
> you shou
Jim,
you should be able to go out patient and get the wound vacuum and have a
visiting nurse take care of it. I got mine while hospitalized because of my
foot surgery that went wrong. I think they would do them outpatient. I would
ask my doctor and maybe search for a Dr. that would do outpat
I didn't get why I couldn't get a wound vac at home without going to the
hospital first. Oh well, I have night nurses (due to being on the vent) and
they clean and change the packing every morning.
On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 5:28 AM, wrote:
> Jim, your situation must be most unique. I know of do
Jim, your situation must be most unique. I know of dozens of Quads, using
wound vacs at home. Some are changed twice a day, once a day and
sometimes, once every 3 days, by a nurse. Wound cleaning is usually done at a
hospital or clinic so the medical doctor/wound specialist can observe
p
That is truly amazing Jim. Congratulations!
Dana
In a message dated 1/21/2014 8:40:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jlu...@eskimo.com writes:
they briefly discussed a wound vac, but it would have involved a stay in
the hospital. I'm too paranoid of getting any infections going to a
hos
uad-list@eskimo.com
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Days in bed 2013
they briefly discussed a wound vac, but it would have involved a stay in
the hospital. I'm too paranoid of getting any infections going to a
hospital. This year makes 25 years and the onl
u the night, I get turned
the other way. Dan H**
From: Jim Lubin
To: "wheelch...@aol.com"
Cc: James Lubin ; Bobbie Humphreys
; quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Days in bed 2013
they brie
they briefly discussed a wound vac, but it would have involved a stay in
the hospital. I'm too paranoid of getting any infections going to a
hospital. This year makes 25 years and the only respiratory infection I
have ever had was year 1 while in rehab.
Over the year it went from 2.7cm deep to 1cm
Sorry to hear that Jim. Are you also using a wound vac?
Best Wishes
In a message dated 1/21/2014 6:33:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,
jlu...@eskimo.com writes:
I've been in bed since December 2012. I've only been getting out of bed
into my chair once a month to go to the wound clinic. I us
I've been in bed since December 2012. I've only been getting out of bed
into my chair once a month to go to the wound clinic. I use to hate being
in bed but have realized what the problem was that with my adaptive input
not setup to use from bed I couldn't do anything. Now that I can use the
comput
t started on my 16th year on
wheels. im not sure what happened to me, but when my therapy/swim sessions
ended, my life went in the downhill direction.
ron
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Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 3:50 PM
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Congratulations Bobbie, I will be getting/ordering a new power chair in may so hopefully I will get up more.
Original Message
Subject: [QUAD-L] Days in bed 2013
From: Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, January 20, 2014 1:45 pm
To: "<quad-list@eskimo.co
Tell him I said "Congratulations" !!!Bobbie
Smile Everyday
> On Jan 20, 2014, at 4:50 PM, gentr...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> So sorry to hear that. I hope this year goes a lot smoother for you. I have a
> friend, a low-level para actually, who just spent 54 months in bed. Three of
> those year
So sorry to hear that. I hope this year goes a lot smoother for you. I have a
friend, a low-level para actually, who just spent 54 months in bed. Three of
those years he was not even at home… A nursing home. He is only in his 40s. He
finally got to go home last week.
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> On J
Hi all,
I just counted on my calendar how many days I was in bed in 2013. Actually it's
easier to tell you how many I was up, I was up 82 days in 2013!!
Bobbie
PS ~ i'm going to the whole subject tomorrow, finally.
Smile Everyday
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