Candy, you're bound to get different replies on this but I have to tell you that I suffer from bum pain - and it does feel like bruising. In my case, it is the beginning of pressure sores. They start very deep & will worsen if you don't take the pressure off in some way. I bought some of the special cushions they use in wheelchairs & they help a bit.
I have a tendency to pressure sores everywhere. The dr explained that even though I am 'mobile', I do have residual paralysis (which I knew of course). Because of that, when there is an area(s) where the blood supply is squashed from sitting/lying/leaning , the signal to and back from the brain does not occur & I don't move. Pressure sores develop. I tend to get very careful when I get the sores (open or not), then I start feeling better and I forget to move again - or I don't move at all in my sleep. I've been on this roller coaster for about 5 yrs. I'm just healing from this last painful bout. The last count when I saw the dr this Winter was 18 - 15 of them below the waist. I sleep on a row of pillows. I wrap my feet with elastic bandage before I go to bed to protect the sores on my ankles. And on, and on, and on. I am very thankful that I've never had infection in my sores but I am sick of pain. I'm looking for some kind of timer that would chime every 15 min. or so to remind me to move. I've found watches that chime but the sound is so soft, I don't hear it if the TV is on and of course, it wouldn't wake me up. There are watches with alarms but I don't want to have to re-set constantly. Anybody out there know of anything that would work? Best of luck, Candy. Be careful & keep moving. ----- Original Message ----- From: CANDIS KALLEY To: tmic-list Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:33 PM Subject: [TMIC] Question - bum pain I'm wondering if any of you have the feeling as if your hip/pelvic bones are trying to come through your bum muscles or as if I fell on my bum and it is terribly bruised? This is the only feeling I have on my bum other than I know when my bum is touched. I had to do alot of sitting yesterday - driving to Dr. office, in the office, and drive back home. Today my bum is so sore like it is bruised. This is not the first time - it seems to happen anytime that I have to sit for long periods of time. This is the only feeling I have in bum and it really hurts! Pain pills do not help. I've laid on my sides so much that they are also hurting. I can't lay on my stomach because I have an ileostomy - my colon has been removed along with the rectum and the small intestine comes out on my left side of my lower abdomen, so laying on my stomach is out. Anyone have any suggestions? Candy K.
