Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi Blake, Mine passed quickly but the Dr. did mention getting a sheepskin blanket to lay on. He said sores were from friction and that would reduce it. Didn't have the need to try it. I found some tips that may be helpful in prevention at: http://www.ahummingbirdsguide.com/helpyhints.htm If you search the pages for " sores " it occurs seven times, all are mentioned as " pressure sores " . Lower on the page there is a section on pressure sore prevention, but I didn't see anything for treatment. Hope that helps From: Blake Graham Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:09 PM Subject: Bed sores? Dear list members, Have any of you developed bed sores from being in bed all the time? My partner with CFS recently started to and I am looking for ways to deal with this. Best regards, Blake Graham [Moderator: I recall the classic items are foam " eggshell " and pure wool. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/319284-overview may help ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 At many care places they use Bag Balm with great success (you know, the stuff in the green can they use on cow udders?). It is a petroleum product but it does protect the skin from moisture and urine problems of lying on one place for so long. Also trying to move person into different positions if possible several times daily if possible. Perhaps a good aloe vera gel product might be healing. in La Selva Beach CA Blake Graham wrote: > > Dear list members, > > Have any of you developed bed sores from being in bed all the time? My > partner with CFS recently started to and I am looking for ways to deal > with this. > > Best regards, > > Blake Graham > > [Moderator: I recall the classic items are foam " eggshell " and pure > wool. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/319284-overview > <http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/319284-overview> may h > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Blake - " Bed sores " , in their advanced form, are medically termed Decubitus Ulcers and can be very serious, resulting in death. They are caused by the patient staying in one position for more than two hours, with his/her weight cutting off capillary blood flow to the area of contact with the bed or other surface. Please google " Decubitus Ulcers " to learn about this serious problem with bedridden or wheelchair patients. When I was a Biomedical Engineer with the VA, now Dept of Veterans Affairs, they required me to take a week long course on decubitus ulcers, as they are a major problem to paralyzed or seriously ill patient veterans. At that time, the VA was researching air beds filled with microbeads and wheelchairs with roller seats and backs, which greatly helped to prevent bedsores. Keeping the patient moving, or on a moving surface, prevents bedsore development. I didn't check out many of the websites but am sure their are ones which show some advanced bedsore photos where the ulcer goes to the bone and is about 4 inches diameter of dead tissue. The bedsore ulcers killed Reeve, aka Superman, a few years after he became paralyzed from a fall from a horse. I am sure he had the best of care, but his position was not moved often enough, so the decubiti killed him. His caretakers sure dropped the ball; they should have taken the course I had, which had some very explicit movies of horrible ulcers. So this is not trivial. Encourage your partner with CFS to change position, ie, to roll over to their other side, or to their back or stomach, at least every 2 hours. The pink spots are a warning. So why don't we get bedsore ulcers when we sleep? Because their impending development causes us to flip and flop in our sleep, that is why. This is a natural brain-mediated protective movement. A few days ago I saw a TV mattress commercial that said their mattress keeps sleepers from flipping and flopping in our sleep! Hey, I sure am not going to buy one of those. That statement was baloney, or the company would be swamped with lawsuits! Make him/her roll around in bed. And often! Mort Caldwell, PE CFS since 1994, age 68 Bed sores? Dear list members, Have any of you developed bed sores from being in bed all the time? My partner with CFS recently started to and I am looking for ways to deal with this. Best regards, Blake Graham [Moderator: I recall the classic items are foam " eggshell " and pure wool. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/319284-overview may help ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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