gaymac

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1. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   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...

2. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   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...

3. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   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...

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...

5. white skin around wound

   gaymac replied to bebop1's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   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,...