Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Sara, 's scab comes off every night when I wash his hair and that is why I was wondering how do you know if the wound is healing. The Dr. said there is no infection,no bacteria, no fungus it is a good clean pressure ulcer or similar. Cyndi B > > Elbow restraints - even for a couple of hours a day will help. You need to > remove the thick scab . This can be done with the gel type dressing I was > talking about - even bandaid and and now has them - as well > as store brands - I am absolutely astonished by the variety. And actually > more usable sizes than I had in the hospital. > > You also can buy " wound cleanser " in a squirt bottle. Most of us do not use > peroxide anymore for any size wouldn because it hampers cell healing. Or > buy a bottle of normal saline or even make it yourself!! To make normal > saline your self, boil a quart of water. Add salt by the teasoonful until > it doesn't dissolve anymore. Stir thoroughly and cool. Put in a squirt > bottle (I like to use old hair coloring bottles. SATURATE the scab. Put a > dressing over it - even if he pulls it off pretty quick - repeat twice a > day. This softens the scab so it will come lose and the skin can heal > underneath. > > > > Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > > > > > > > > >Reply-To: > >To: > >Subject: Re: Update on > >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:43:31 -0000 > > > >Sara, I might have the elbow restraints.I will try. Today the ulcer > >looked black/scab. I though this was good but in the book the Dr. > >sent home it said to remove the scab. How do you know when the wound > >has healed? Cyndi B > > > > > > If this is an ulcer like nursing home patients have, then maybe > > > consideration of a very drastic (to me) change needs to be made. > >HAve you > > > considered elbow restrains to keep a dressing on? > > > > > > I know that is drastic, but it is a thought. > > > > > > Another is the very old fashioned but easy - the nuns when I was > >in nursing > > > school swore by it- granulated sugar sprinkled on the wound daily - > > and of > > > course washed off once a day before replacement of new sugar. > >They used one > > > packet (like you get with your coffee) per wound. This improved > > > granulation. I can't see where this would hurt at this point. > > > > > > Again - non-medical opinion when all else has failed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: " " <cynthiamiltonburns@> > > > >Reply-To: > > > >To: > > > >Subject: Re: Update on > > > >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:51:01 -0000 > > > > > > > >Sara, This Doc supposedly is used to dealing with disabled childen > > > >and is a wound care specialist.Thats all I know. will not > >keep > > > >a bandage on I have tried.The wound is a ulcer like people get in > > > >nursing homes according to the Dr.He said just needs to wear > > > >his helmet as much as possible.Well that in itself would be a > > > >blessing. I am at a lost. Let me know if you think of anything > >else. > > > >Thanks again Cyndi B > > > > > I have to say that I was surprised by the doctor's reaction. > > > >Wonder if this > > > > > is another case of a doc not taking interest in a person with a > > > > > disability???? There are so many wonderful bandages of > >different > > > >kinds > > > > > available over the counter that even 2 years ago were pricey > >and > > > >available > > > > > only in the hospital. > > > > > > > > > > I would suggest even a casual perusal of the local pharmacy > > > >section would > > > > > give you MANY possibilities for a healing dressing. I would > >look > > > >(and this > > > > > is not having seen the wound or watched it not heal) first at > > > >silvadene > > > > > impregnated dressing or a gel type dressing. If it is > >infected, > > > >try triple > > > > > antibiotic under the dressing VERY THINLY> Read the boxes - > >they > > > >have a > > > > > wealth of info on them. BTW - many of them are multi day > >dressings > > > >so you > > > > > don'thave to change them until they start to fall off. They > >would > > > >also > > > > > cushion the area. > > > > > > > > > > If you have a friend who works in a nursing home, I would bet > >that > > > >person > > > > > could give you a huge amount of info about your son's wound > > > >(unofficially of > > > > > course). Doctors rarely actually treat wounds altho they may > >make > > > > > directions. Nurses do it and usually suggest to the doctor > >what > > > >works. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: charlyne olko <charlyne1121@> > > > > > >Reply-To: > > > > > >To: > > > > > >Subject: Re: Update on > > > > > >Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:58:33 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Cyndi, > > > > > > I am surprised that this dr didn't offer anything. I > >remember > > > >some type > > > > > >of medicated foam that I had to cut and place under a bandage > > > >for my FIL. > > > > > >It helped heal his wound beautifully. I also used some type of > > > >skin colored > > > > > >rubbery bandage that helped protect his skin. I think there is > > > >more out > > > > > >there than this guy offered. I would get another opinion or > >ask > > > >the ped to > > > > > >help. Some of our nurses on the list may know what I am > >referring > > > >to. > > > > > > Charlyne > > > > > > mom to Zeb 14 DS/OCD/ASD? > > > > > > > > > > > > <cynthiamiltonburns@> wrote: > > > > > > Today I took to a Wound Care Specialist about > >his > > > >the open > > > > > >wound > > > > > >on his head. The doctor said that due to the fact hits > >his > > > >head > > > > > >there is no " magic bullet " to help him heal faster.That since > >I > > > >just > > > > > >got this helmet for we can only hope will wear it.It > > > >they > > > > > >try to regrow the skin has to let the patch alone on his > > > >head for > > > > > >7 days and even if he did wear the helmet the bandage would > >move > > > >under > > > > > >the helmet and this would not work.If they put in the > > > >hospital > > > > > >cut it open, and stitch it up, the wound would be bigger and > > > >still not > > > > > >heal.We got to the appointment at 8:45a.m.,did not see the Dr. > > > >until > > > > > >10:30a.m. and saw the Dr. for 15 minutes.I feel this was a > >waste > > > >of my > > > > > >time.I cannot believe there is absolutely nothing they can > > > >do.What a > > > > > >waste of me taking off work and not sending to school.I > >told > > > >the > > > > > >Dr. I was tired of dealing with the open sore but he did not > >have > > > > > >another answer. Now I do not know what to do. Cyndi B > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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