Experiences with

Wounds

Hi, has anyone ever had maggot treatment for an ulcer wound that's not healing

I had my surgery on the 14th Sep, I have 6/7 incision wounds which are healing nicely. The hospital didn’t advise me on when I can swim again, was anyone told when they could ? Thank you ! xx

When water is on my wounds it stings, the nurse didn't give any information of how to take care of my wounds and when it's ok to wash my wounds. Also will the bruises on my stomach fade away?

I have 4 wounds and just wondering when I should change the dressings? Can't believe the nurse never advised me. I was too tired and in pain to remember to ask.

Hi everyone, I had surgery (ovarian cystectomy & excision of endometriosis) on 18/02/24 One of my wounds seems to be open. I feel ‘fobbed off’ by doctors who state it will close on its own. Did anyone else’s incisions look like this? Did they heal okay?

Hello everyone, sorry again for one more post (12 days post op) Swelling on the head has reduced, movement is less restrictive and I feel better than when the process first began. Night erections are now uncomfortable but don't exactly [i]hurt[/i]. Some of the stitches unfortunately got pulled out of

Day 3: chest drains removed Day 4: main incision bandage removed Day 5: main incision dry; no exudate Day 19: chest drain sutures removed; partial dehiscence of chest drains Day 21: chest drain exudate swabbed; no infection Day 37: GP visit for chest drain wounds: "they look fine, secondary healing

Mine are closed I think since there is no red tissue or open wounds just some scars like you have when your wound is healing. I still keep them covered with waterproof bandages as i do not want to get them wet when showering.

I really want a long soak, all the wounds are mostly healed. Do you think it’s ok ?? Thank you xxx

All wounds had heeled but now have a pink warm patch above my tissue expander. Grade 2 Waiting is hard

We all have a “Shadow” which is created out of the “Wounds'' life throws at us.

Does anyone have any advice on leg wounds? I am 83 years old and I had one on my lower left leg a couple of years ago which took 5 months to heal. I now have another, smaller one, on the inside of my left knee which is also taking a long time to heal - 3 months so far.

Most mornings I experience anxiety upon waking up. Quite often I experience anxiety in my dreams. however, this clears within about an hour as I take 1mg Lorazepam first thing. I feel okay, anxiety-wise, for the rest of the day. Would switching my Lorazepam to bed time prevent my anxiety problem

Most mornings I experience anxiety upon waking up. Quite often I experience anxiety in my dreams. however, this clears within about an hour as I take 1mg Lorazepam first thing. I feel okay, anxiety-wise, for the rest of the day. Would switching my Lorazepam to bed time prevent my anxiety problem? (

One of my other volunteering roles is as a pianist in a South London Hospital, playing on a baby grand piano in the atrium of the building. There is always a flow of outpatients and visitors many of whom come by and say hello or thankyou. So, this is a post for all music lovers and Donald in particular

Hi all, I had a diagnostic laparoscopy on Monday (today being Friday) and had two parts of endometriosis removed from the pelvic wall. Two days after my procedure I started to notice a weird sensation in my thigh the skin feels tight, numb, tingly (but not painful, no swelling or no change of skin

I've had the same now for about 15 years. I've been referred to 4 consultants over that time and nothing clears it completely. Antibiotics ease it for a short time. I have a daily nasal spray Nasonex and antihistamines prescribed by GP. I use a Neti pot with Neil Med sachets when it gets really bad and

Hello, everyone. I've come to this group because I've been dealing with some struggles. October had been a difficult month for me as I was hit with several issues that caused me a great deal of anxiety. Some of them triggered flashbacks from traumatizing events from my childhood. It was during that

on Oct 24, I got home from hospital, post neck fusion surgery, and fell down hard. No injury, just big bruise on elbow. Wearing rigid neck collar, so neck surgery survived with no problem. It’s been 7 days since cervical vertebrae fusion, and I’m having increasing pain in upper back and hip joints

I'm not wanting responses here but just passing on information that may help. I bashed my calf (lower leg, not young cow) accidentally and it didn't bleed but the pain increased esp when getting up from bed. I reluctantly saw the GP where my wound was dressed a week later and it had started to bleed