They have said I've been doing a very good job.
It sounds like you are doing an excellent job. You are a good person.
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They have said I've been doing a very good job.
Wound-care is a science and I had to learn that science much better than the nurse. I've been told that the wounds on her legs are uncurable. They are essentially a large area red pigment under the skin and will re-occur if bumped really hard. I believe they are curable, but I ran out of supplies.
I forgot what I was going to add to my post, but mom got delivered to a respite care facility that specializes in wound treatment (accidently?). Hey, it was close to the house and they had a bed. They said it wasn't stage one anymore because the blood refills quickly. They said I did a good job and asked what I used.
They are going to compound a mixture of zinc oxide and 1% silvadene cream to apply topically https://www.pfizermedicalinformation.com/en-us/silvadene-cream/storage-handling They believe it should be fixed in 5 days. Incidently, in the facility that caused this wound they used Silver Sulfadiazene Creame 1%. I did too initially, but it was unsuccessful. They didn't off load the weight at all. I did. It wasn't great, but it worked. I alternated, or chose the best side for offloading, so she slept on a pillow on her back to off-load the sacrum (lower back) that bears all of the weight. Re-position every 2-hours was the only thing the hospice nurse would offer. Zinc oxide is a nice barrier and I like the choice.
While being cared for, she'll be on an air mattress with a form fitting outer layer. They also have a better way of elevating her feet. Heel lift boots work. A towel and a pillow work, but not great, They are using something that looks the cross-section of a lounge chair. It would consist of the arms and 2-3" of cushion. The pillow is essentially too soft and doesn't have limits of motion.
The hospice nurse was both for and against an air mattress. She said they don't work well when the pt. (patient) is upright. The installer at the facility said the mattress has lengthwise bladders and two different kinds of cushion layers on top.
I'll see if I can locate some before and after pictures of the nasty wound(s). There's a lot of stuff in this thread.
One of the doctors prescribed Manuka Honey bandages, which they had to order in specially (and didn't like to, because of the expense), within 24 hours her foot was massively better - the difference was absolutely staggering
s for bandaging, some of the nurses in the hospital were good, most were fairly useless - however, I watched and took mental notes of the process
So I dressed the wounds on the days they didn't come, and re-dressed the wounds on the days they did come - so they got done properly
So I seriously recommend Manuka Honey, the silver based treatments were useless, and what the district nurses used - contrary to their instructions.
Nothing seemed to help the healing until a medical supplies delivery person suggested a honey based salve (could have been "Manuka" but I didn't see a brand).
Nigel Goodwin is like an Angel. I know you will find a cure. You will not stop until you do.
I have a generally bed-ridden female friend who had a nasty pressure wound ("hole") near her lower spine. Nothing seemed to help the healing until a medical supplies delivery person suggested a honey based salve (could have been "Manuka" but I didn't see a brand).
Within a few days (with daily replacement of the honey infused bandage) the wound had significantly improved and with a month the wound was entirely healed.
Magic stuff. But sorta typical of the medical staff that none of them suggested it ...
according to a beekeeper i know, africanized honey bees don't produce a lot of honey.I wonder if Africanized Honey bees produce a honey