I just got off the phone with my sister who was DXed 9/27 c a perianal abscess. She's been on antibx and had surgery to drain the abscess and the pocket was packed. She goes daily to have the packing removed and repacked. This is done by PT. Am I wrong in thinking this needs to be done by nursing staff and in particular a wound care specialist? She's still running a temp. and having extreem pain c BMs and packing changes. When she asks the PT what she can do to reduce the pain and keep herself clean they don't give her many options. She is on oxycodon. She lives in KY and is going to a small community hospital. Is it unusual to have PT doing wound care?