lynne smith

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1. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   My wound is about 3/10 inch deep and about 4 inches long...1/2 inch wide. I assume silvadene (sp?) cream is ok then if I don't hear otherwise. Thanks for answeringl Lynne

2. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   Thanks! Still on the silver cream for now. If it doesn't work I'll ask doc about medihoney. Thank you. Lynne

3. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   p.s. wound is low draining...a tiny bit of green/yellow mixed with a bit of blood/red and brown. Not much though. Too dry for most dressings. Hydrogel made skin white on good skin around wound...also small rash. So we wanted to do something to keep...

4. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   May a patient ask about silvadene also please? I'm healing from a surgical wound. I haven't been able to use alginates or mesaqlt. Hydrogel isn't healing it fast enough. It's about .2 inches deep and about 4 inches long. It's hard because it's in the...

5. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   I'm healing from a surgical wound. I haven't been able to use alginates or mesaqlt. Hydrogel isn't healing it fast enough. It's about .2 inches deep and about 4 inches long. It's hard because it's in the crack of buttocks. Hard to heal. The doc fi...

6. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   +I was on wound vac 2 wks after surgery and surgeon took me off of it. He also said last week i'd be healed in 10 days. Wound doc yesterday said 6 weeks. She said use mesalt as hydrogel was causing white skin and rash on good skin. So far only a sma...

7. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound

   I'm only a patient but regarding that poor man screaming....why not tal to the doctor? There are hundreds of dressings to use. Why be in pain? Also besides hydrogel is there another wetting agent for me? back to him...what about silver alginate? Pl...

8. surgical wound - silvadine cream

   lynne smith posted a topic in Wound

   What happens if you put mesalt in a CLEAN wound? Is that the cause of the pain? I have a low drainage wound and it is clean. They gave me mesalt because hydrogel they said may be causing the good skin to turn white. My husband put it in and now I'm ...