Bed Sores

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By booglebum

Re: Bed Sores
Fri 10 Aug 2007 14:50

hi loopy,

when i was carer through work the district nurses used a cream also. being a while back cant remember but im sure if you rang your surgery and asked to speak with a nurse they would point you in the right direction. bed sores are awfull, what i saw was shocking, the person i cared for had them so bad you could see his bone but they healed quickly with the right treatment. but if they get to big/deep there is a certain number i think its 4 the person is admitted to hospital. god i go on.....lucy.

By westener1

Re: Bed Sores
Fri 10 Aug 2007 15:51

it is important that you consult with your gp+community nurses,as the right treatment asap is important in order to prevent infection into the wound, good nutrition is also essential,as is drinking plenty fluids, also encourage change of position,if mum is chair reliant ask her if she would like a lie down on the bed in the afternoons,on her side,then give her buttocks + back a gentle massage,while all that is in place you can have a much needed coffee break yourself,i speak as a nurse with 30yrs experience and as a past carer for my late husband.

By Bigboy

Re: Bed Sores
Sat 11 Aug 2007 21:10

Dear loopy66 my mother nearly died because her pressure sores were not taken care of properly, you must get medical attention right away before they turn very nasty, i am actually running a campaign at the moment regarding pressure sores/bed sores, please contact your GP or district nurse asap.
Your mum should be assessed for her needs regarding pressure relieving equipment, special mattresses/cushions for chairs, there are also special dressings that should be used to help heal these sores, do not let this issue go, if you want to see what some pressure sores can get like take a look at www.tonyrhodes.co.nr you will see some vivid pictures and some facts, if you need to contact me my email details are on that site, i hope i have been helpful.

All the best Tony

By EL

Re: Bed Sores
Wed 9 Apr 2008 12:13

Hi, i know its a bit late in the day but i only just joined this site. My mum had awfull bed sores but with persistence and the wonderful 'Metanium' they were gone in a couple of weeks, i know that seems a long time but they were very bad. You will most likely find 'Metanium' in the baby section in your local supermarket. good luck.

By lizzie_T

Re: Bed Sores
Wed 9 Apr 2008 19:11

George is very prone to bedsores. First they used E10 but it was not effective. Then he was prescribed Carillon cream in a tube. He kept wincing, and one day he said it stung, so I tried it on my privvies and it did too so I did not use it and went back to the good old Vaseline white petroleum jelly even though it was not prescribed and it had a really good success so we always use it now. There were times when he needed one of those special plaster dressings - prescribed by the DN's but the nurses were very impressed with the success of the vaseline. Well both our families gre up with it. It was the cure for all sorts of things - remember antibiotics were rare in the 1950's and non-existant before that. Mum used to rub it on our chests before the vick because the vick was too strong for our skins. Some of these creams contain antimony which is an accummulative poison and stays in the body. Try the vaseline - what have you got to lose. Some stores sell it under other names - white petroleum jelly and it really worked with us and acts as a barrier too. I never treated George with anything I did not try myself. Bed sores are so awful. When I was nursing in the 1950's/60's I remember an elderly man who had diabetis and the sores started in his feet and he eventually had both legs amputated - a bit at a time! Then he had bedsores on his bottom which turned to gangrene. I think of him often because, like George, he never complained and always joked. In those days we loved our patients very much. No-one had to yell for attention as they do now. It was my second ward - my first surgical ward and he has been in my thoughts ever since.

By lizzie_T

Re: Bed Sores
Wed 9 Apr 2008 19:26

I clicked on tony rhodes as above but although his name was on the spacebar at the top I could find no reference or contact email within the site. What did I do wrong?