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[Hotwheelz]

first sore in 10 yrs, scab fell off last night. It was about 1.5 inches in diameter, stage 2 (like a deep blister) my wife changed it every 2 days and 2 weeks healed, I consumed large amounts of protein, vitamin C , multi-vita, and tried 2 put on weight. I wish every1 had a caregiver like my wife

Edited by Hotwheelz, 12 May 2010 - 07:14 PM.

[Mary-Anne]

We have been attempting to treat sores with mepilex, and either honey or commercial antibiotic.
First sore has healed. A second sore was initially diagnosed by a doctor
as a skin infection and not covered. The antibiotics did not solve the problem.
It was a hard pink lump on the butt.
It now looks more like a sore, and we are treating it as one.

For us, mepilex pads are expensive!
We are experimenting with rinsing one off in hot water in order to be able to reuse it.
Has anyone tried this, and did it work out?

[Mary-Anne]

We have tried rinsing mepilex
in very hot water and reusing it,
and that seems to work.
The hard part is making sure that the mepilex
has dried before putting it on again.
The sore appears to be healing very slowly.
Your mileage may vary.
We are mostly using fresh
very local minimally processed honey on the sore,
since a harvest from our bees has just come in.

We have found ebay sources to be much less expensive,
especially if one buys big sizes and cuts them up.
We may stop reusing once we have a bigger supply.

Mary-Anne

[tyvin]

I cringe thinking about you re-using the Mepilex. Please be careful.

[TheCHick]

Hi,

I;m new at this but I have a question about your post, you said you use mepilex with honey? may I ask is the mepilex like duoderm? I'm going to make a post of this but is the adheasive the same quality? thanks.

[Mary-Anne]

I think duoderm is different stuff than Mepilex.
I am not expert in which to use when.
If you have a wound center where you get care
ask advice from the nurses there.
They should know.

By the way, NOT reusing Mepilex is better,
and cutting up big sheets was for us the
best way to keep it affordable. Ebay was
a good source for us, but delivery times
can vary.

Some flavors of Mepilex have special edges
and those do not work as well for cutting up.

If you do not mind not showering daily,
there are some circumstances when a sore
will heal faster if you change the dressing
only every other day. We just did what the
wound center said, and I do not understand
when this is actually better, and when it just
makes the insurance company happier not to pay
for as many dressings, and when changing
the dressing daily is the thing to do.

I am not sure the staff at the wound center
agreed with one another on what to do when,
and how the healing of the sore over time
impacted what we were advised.

Mary-Anne

[stunnawife]

TheCHick, on 14 December 2010 - 07:06 PM, said:

Hi,

I;m new at this but I have a question about your post, you said you use mepilex with honey? may I ask is the mepilex like duoderm? I'm going to make a post of this but is the adheasive the same quality? thanks.

Hello I'm new to this as well. I have a husband who is a C3-5 level with incomplete injuries. He got his first sore from a hospital visit. Took him home and the sores were cleared within two weeks. What I have found to work is using Dove soap to clean the site then making sure it is always dry. If you use pads on your bed change them every 2 to 3 hours because moisture can cause breakdowns. I also at times use baby powder with cornstarch. But most of all, use A&D ointment on his bottom as a protective barrier. Keeping the area clean and dry is the key to preventing breakdowns.

[Simba]

stunnawife, on 07 January 2011 - 04:17 AM, said:

Hello I'm new to this as well. I have a husband who is a C3-5 level with incomplete injuries. He got his first sore from a hospital visit. Took him home and the sores were cleared within two weeks. What I have found to work is using Dove soap to clean the site then making sure it is always dry. If you use pads on your bed change them every 2 to 3 hours because moisture can cause breakdowns. I also at times use baby powder with cornstarch. But most of all, use A&D ointment on his bottom as a protective barrier. Keeping the area clean and dry is the key to preventing breakdowns.

We use nothing but dove soap, it is the only one that doesn't cause skin complications & the moisturiser keeps the skin soft (allowing the pressure sore to surface & drain instead off travelling inwards to abscess). When we notice the start of pressure sores we vigilantly watch them until they are at that stage where they have just formed that pimple-type shape. Then they are ready to burst and squeeze and if they are caught at this stage they don't usually get worse. What is A & D, havn't heard of it...

[Shan]

I'm new to this site. I had a pressure sore on my angle bone and I had it for almost a year. I tried everything until my nurse suggested Medihoney! This stuff is awesome! My doctor was concern about an infection before I used this honey and I even had to have a bone scan and it showed that I an infection. After using it my doctor thinks that the honey drew out the infection. I highly recommend it!

[Skid]

Hotwheelz, on 12 May 2010 - 07:11 PM, said:

first sore in 10 yrs, scab fell off last night. It was about 1.5 inches in diameter, stage 2 (like a deep blister) my wife changed it every 2 days and 2 weeks healed, I consumed large amounts of protein, vitamin C , multi-vita, and tried 2 put on weight. I wish every1 had a caregiver like my wife

I have! Seems we're both lucky guys!