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[sunset]

Is anyone soaking in a bath to cure bedsores? It seems logical that soaking in water would have a curative effect. My mother is a registered nurse and trying to help my dad who is a paraplegic. Any thoughts?

[evilmac64]

i was told not to somthig about infection.dont realy know more

[Trinity]

The best way to heal a pressure sore is to keep the pressure off it, keep the wound moist and keep it clean. I wouldn't have though soaking in the bath is a good idea, not only is there an infection risk but the wound egdes will become macerated and the wound may become larger and harder to heal. The last think you want to do is destoy healthy tissue.

Trinity X

[C Herod]

Bath not a good idea. I took care of my husbands for months with the help of a nurse. He was only to remove the dressing every other day when he took a bath. Then clean very well with the sterile water after words. Best thing is to stay off of it. If it starts looking better. Stay off of it. My husband never listened cause he hated being in the bed. This delayed how long it took to heal. It would look good then he would sit in his chair and BAM it would look worse again. Should really see a wound care specialist. These things can get bad quick as i'm sure she is aware being a nurse.

Edited by C Herod, 08 August 2008 - 09:41 PM.

[1997androllin]

I'm 32 and have almost healed my first pressure sore. Been alternating between prisma and silver gel. Seems to get the job done!

[longhaul]

I agree no water. I have found a product called " Dermawound" http://www.progressi...wound-care.html It can heal bad sores pretty quick.

[sunset]

Thank you so much. I will recommend Dermawound to my mother who is an RN. i hope it can help my father's pressure sore. Do you have to stay off the sore for it to work? My Dad enjoys getting out of bed in his wheelchair to see his TV programs and for a change of scene. (He is 90 years old.)

[longhaul]

Be real careful and move him often to that he isn't spending to much time on the sore while he is up. I have a Roho cushion and if it is properly inflated the sore will heal with him sitting up.

[Darkghost]

I have found that sorbsan is another product which I have used in the past .I found it was really good for the more difficult pressure sores.more info at http://www.dressings...gs/sorbsan.html.

[sunset]

Darkghost, on Aug 16 2008, 04:40 PM, said:

I have found that sorbsan is another product which I have used in the past .I found it was really good for the more difficult pressure sores.more info at http://www.dressings...gs/sorbsan.html.

Have you ever used dermawound?

Sunset

[Slowlegs]

sunset, on Aug 8 2008, 08:45 PM, said:

Is anyone soaking in a bath to cure bedsores? It seems logical that soaking in water would have a curative effect. My mother is a registered nurse and trying to help my dad who is a paraplegic. Any thoughts?

I had full depth pressure sores in hospital as I am sure most of us nursed in the early days did and the only thing that helped stop them was a Stryker bed where I spent 23 hours on my stomach and one on my back each day. The nurses would clean them and pack them with gauze. I even had 2 next to each other which joined together under the skin and formed a tunnel. As far as I know soaking them in plain water is not the best but cleaning with or soaking in in a saline solution may help them heal as it also helps dry them out. If you do use water make sure he spends a lot of time off them afterwards so they have time to dry out as water is a good place for infection to fster. Water itself tends to soften skin which can be part of why they break down in the first place. Just check your toes after a long bath to see what water does to skin. For those of you who have never had them, pressure sores start when the skin and flesh is deprived of oxygen through a compromised blood supply. Basically, if you are on your butt all day the blood can't get to it and neither can oxygen. Mainly they will form over bony protrusions although I know of one para who had a scissors shaped pressure sore from sitting on a pair of scissors he thought he had lost. Because of better nursing techniques these days some paras don't get them until after they are let out of hospital. Keep reminding him to lift himself or change position from moving side to side, even with a cushion so he keeps the blood flowing. Good luck in getting rid of them.