A sore that wont heal?
I am a bit concerned about a friend of mine. A few years back he got a sore on his lower bottom from sitting too much. Which did not heal and was treated as a pressure sore. It did heal. Recently he fell on his bottom (well not so recent a few months ago) and it now has a sore that won’t heal. It smells very strong. He has been to the Doctors and is due for surgery to remove the scar tissue and dead (?) tissue. He told me the surgery will fix it. But I have never heard of a sore not healing. I am concerned. I know this is not a medical site but any feedback appreciated since he cannot remember the name of the affliction for me to look it up. He tells me the Doctor assured him all is well.
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I’m running out of gas tonight but I promise I will look into to it tomorrow.
It must be seen by a doctor so the proper medicine and care procedure can be prescribed.
It can be a sign of diabetes when sores don’t heal. But, even people who are not diabetic can get “bed” sores, and they need special attention. It sounds like it is infected or necrotic possibly.
This is a go to the doctor situation, nothing said here will be enough to treat it. The surgery will remove the dead/necrotic tissue, that is the proper treatment.
Look up “bed sores treatment” and something might pop up. Or, “necrotic tissue treatment.”
Your friend should follow the post surgery procedure to the letter to make sure the area heals correctly.
The smell is the clue of necrosis, dead flesh. Nothing known will resurrect dead flesh. It must be removed to allow for new living flesh to replace it.
Sores that don’t heal are quite common in people with spinal cord injuries. I have known of many people who have had surgery on pressure sores that get infected and just don’t heal. In the case of wheelchair users they usually happen because they (obviously) sit all the time and typically they have poor circulation. So yes, it does happen. One way to try to deal with it to stay off the rear end to take the pressure off and give the sore a chance to heal. I would wonder about this fellow’s circulation and encourage him to get moving.
Thanks, he suffers from Raynaud’s Disease which I think causes bad circulation. Which could cause this issue? I am possibly over worrying about it. Since he is getting it removed. But only scheduled on the 20th, which seems quite far away. Is there anything I can do to assist him? I have done some reading now too. Saline solutions and zinc. But maybe it is too late for that? He does actually walk a lot which seems strange then. But he did say this time the sore was from falling over, on a walk.
Anything that inhibits circulation is going to really hinder the body’s ability to heal. The circulatory system brings fresh nutrients to the cells which they need to function correctly and it carries away the CO2 and cell waste. Think of it like your water and sewer service from your utility company. Someone with poor circulation and an open wound and poor circulation is analogous to a starving baby sitting in a dirty diaper all week.
@LornaLove on boards such as Apparelyzed there are entire areas devoted to discussing ways to treat pressure sores. I have heard everything from a wound vac to special dressings to manuka honey. Surgery is also fairly common.
I had something sort of like that when I was little. I think my grandma cut it off but I don’t remember. Try icing it every 2 hours, keep putting bacitracin, neisporen, etc on it…umm I’d say make him go have it removed, treated more 4 times a week until it goes away.
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