Just Heard From Dave

[Baldric]

the Specialist (Nurses words) turned out to be a Nurse Practitioner in the Practice.
The wound now needs to be left uncovered so it can dry up a bit.
When I get home tonight will be the first time I have seen the wound undressed as it were, so despite the good advice offered I have been unable to do anything, but I should now be able to keep an eye on things.

[bednobs]

eh? YOU ARE DAVE

[brainiac]

Who's Dave?

[Chinajan]

Just heard from Dave have you? Good-oh.

[barry1010]

Not infected, then?

[brainiac]

Shouldn't this have been posted by 'Tashi' ?

[Chinajan]

sockpuppet fail

[AuntPollyGrey]

Wrong account tash.

[AuntPollyGrey]

11.56 LOL! Sock puppet fail indeed

[Tashi]

Grrr! don't know when he got on me lappy, I'm going to get man!

[Tashi]

barry, yes infected, needs to dry out

[Peter Pedant]

good
and remember - if you examine the wound dont put your fingers in your mouf immediately after ....

plazzie bag over the pillow and then the pillow case
ugh oh god

I had a mesh over my colostomy scar - which then started leaking. v v v bad for meshes. all over the sheet - - Give Dave best regards

[Peter Pedant]

erm - this thread has gone mad

[barry1010]

Surely infected wounds should be kept covered until the infection is cleared?

[ummmm]

Why can't you use your own laptops?

[tiggerblue10]

Do you not have your own tablets/phones to log on?

[AuntPollyGrey]

Barry yes they are. You only let wounds 'dry out' after the infection has cleared up otherwise the wound can heal too quickly trapping infection underneath the granulating tissue.

[barry1010]

Thanks, APG.

[Peter Pedant]

// Surely infected wounds should be kept covered until the infection is cleared?//
yes and no
depending on what it looks like

if it is really mucky then the surrounding good skin gets "macerated"