MtPockets
Very helpful member
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2006
- Messages
- 1,544
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 05/2006
- Country
- US
- State
- Ms
- City
- Gulfport
I recently began to have pain in my bottom area and went to the Doctor after putting up with it for over 3 weeks. I told him I know this is not happening, but it feels like my tail bone is trying to come through my skin.
He shocked me by saying, It is.
You have a pressure sore that starts on the inside of the body and works it way out to the skin. You must not sit up so much in your wheelchair, and every 15 minutes lay your chair back to relieve the pressure. If it breaks through the skin then it can get infected and be very dangerous.
Sad to say he had to tell me that in front of my wife, who of course had been saying the same thing. :razz::shock: Don't you men just hate it when that happens?
By the way I use a ROHO air cushion on my wheelchair, it is suppose evenly distribute the pressure to prevent this. Yes, I had the pressure checked by the wheelchair man. That was embarrassing. He had to put his hand under my bottom and let out air until only a hand width of thickness was left. At least that was his story.
Just a thought not all sores possibly come from the bed.
He shocked me by saying, It is.
You have a pressure sore that starts on the inside of the body and works it way out to the skin. You must not sit up so much in your wheelchair, and every 15 minutes lay your chair back to relieve the pressure. If it breaks through the skin then it can get infected and be very dangerous.
Sad to say he had to tell me that in front of my wife, who of course had been saying the same thing. :razz::shock: Don't you men just hate it when that happens?
By the way I use a ROHO air cushion on my wheelchair, it is suppose evenly distribute the pressure to prevent this. Yes, I had the pressure checked by the wheelchair man. That was embarrassing. He had to put his hand under my bottom and let out air until only a hand width of thickness was left. At least that was his story.
Just a thought not all sores possibly come from the bed.
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