This has been a challenging week for me! I am serious, I have actually been down in bed since last Thursday, when I came home ands went to bed because of wounds I got on my butt by using a powerchair with a cushion which did not give me the protection I needed—the sores were not pressure sore per se as much as the lesions came from ‘shearing’` by dragging myself on and off of my chair like I do, Taking the weight completely off is the weight is the best way to heal the wound. Have always fought laying down except for sleep but I did it this last week.
Yesterday just to be sure we made an appointment for the Wound Clinic up at the University and that was a good experience. We found we had done everything exactly right and Kevin my wound guy was all positive reinforcement and he spent almost an hour of time with my butt debreeding and cleaning the wounds. I even had Kevin write a note to Claire and letting me go to work half days next week. So I am set.
Then today Dianne and I picked my chair and that was great!! New motors and a new controller—the chair feels like new. So I’ll be excited to get back on the train and back to my desk.
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