gaymac

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1. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound

   The moistness is caused by duoderm the Dr ordered and the patient prespires heavily, I am following the Dr's orders, but each time I change the dressing the wound looks worse, Have been able to get him to wear compression stocking most of the day, G...

2. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound

   This macerated skin is on the wound its self, I wonder if changing the DuoDerm dressing daily might help, my husband prespires at the least movement I mean really prespires and I am concerned the wound is getting too wet inside, the reason its not h...

3. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound

   Thanks he's wearing compression hose 30-40 that were measured for him,he complains of them hurting his toe, they did dopplers for his circulation. The wound has gotten worse since these txs has started, the wound was very dry. now its reddish looking...

4. An Unbeating Heart

   gaymac replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am very interested in this my hubby is living off 2 1/2 arteries and some collateral circulation yet shows n:redbeatheo heart attack symptons and the question remains surgery and taking a chance or continue till symptoms appear still taking a chanc...

5. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound

   My husband has stasis ulcer disease, right now the vascular surgeon has me putting DuoDerm CGF on the wound ever thress days. We have tried many things NS wet to dry, Domboro wet to dry, silvadene, this has been going on for 4 years. Our primary Dr....