Eve wore a nappy over her pressure sore today. It fits like it - TopicsExpress



          

Eve wore a nappy over her pressure sore today. It fits like it was made for her, the elastic thats there to keep the wee in works to keep bits of bedding out, and it draws the moisture away really well. The moist tissue dried out enough today that some of it became scab-like and came away, so I cut the loose pieces off and cleaned out underneath before putting her to bed with a fresh nappy. The flesh underneath is bleeding a little which is a good sign, and there is still no infection. The pressure has killed off a whole layer of skin though. Its deep, pre-necrotic and painful. I hadnt been able to see the depth until this evening, and its worse than Id thought. Unlike the wounds on her legs, it cant begin to heal until the pressure on it is gone, and the pressure wont be gone until she can stand. Im feeling very worried about it. I am on the hunt for some wound powder which will work to dry the sore out and minimise risk of infection. After this has worked Im having some calendula lotion made up for her to help with the healing. These things will help, but because I cant get her off the wound, the pressure will remain and theres no way the wound can actually heal while this is happening. Im desperate for the walker to arrive and hoping that it works for her. She needs to stand, and soon. Aside my realising how bad the pressure sore is, nothing much has changed. She is still eating and drinking, still cranky at Mao and still rubbing her head against me, enjoying the contact. Ive given her some additional pain relief tonight to counter the pain the wound care will have caused, and Im hopeful that shell have a comfortable night. Ive surrounded her with supports to keep her from moving off the padding and doing more damage to the wound and will check on her periodically through the night to make sure shes still in the right position. I feel worried, but Im giving her everything I can and Im just trying to keep the damage to a minimum until I can get her on her feet. We need those good vibes again. She just needs to make it until Tuesday without anything else getting worse or any more issues to deal with. Tuesday. Not long, but a lifetime away. And I dont even know if the walker is going to work for her yet. Im pinning everything on it being a success, even if I have to alter the harness to keep it off the sore. It has to work. I cant lose her. I need her to stand up.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:39:51 +0000

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