Turning Point - Took a While, But I'm There

rested gal wrote:Not trying to speak for Dori, but I didn't take Dori's post as being upset with you in any way, Maddie. I took this...

DoriC wrote:Allowing me to vent my situation is a big help Maddy, as you know so well.

....as being Dori expressing gratitude to you for not minding that she was writing about Mike's wound problem in the middle of your topic about a sleep problem.

The "as you know so well" wasn't snippy at all (as I read it) -- was just mentioning a fact of life -- that we all sometimes get some emotional relief by "venting" about things that bother us. I think Dori was just politely thanking you for being supportive of her feelings about Mike's situation. And was saying she knew you would understand that it helped her to do that in your thread, since you understand the value/relief we all get by "venting" occasionally.

DoriC wrote:

NotMuffy wrote:

DoriC wrote:Mike's wound has still not healed(almost 4months and still 2" deep).

What kind of wound is it? Does it qualify for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

Hi NM, That was a question my son brought up with the Dr(great minds think alike),but Mike is not a candidate for several medical reasons, one is that he has ear nerve damage(another war injury) that required invasive surgery and reconstruction and might cause problems in the chamber, and the other is that 2 benign calcified pulmonary lesions were discovered on a routine chest xray and confirmed by ultrasound which rules him out as well. He has other medical conditions that also disqualify him. I just started researching laser therapy, do you have any thoughts on that?

Madalot wrote:

DoriC wrote:
I wish there was something we could do to help you Dori.

NotMuffy wrote:

DoriC wrote:

NotMuffy wrote:

DoriC wrote:Mike's wound has still not healed(almost 4months and still 2" deep).

What kind of wound is it? Does it qualify for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

Hi NM, That was a question my son brought up with the Dr(great minds think alike),but Mike is not a candidate for several medical reasons, one is that he has ear nerve damage(another war injury) that required invasive surgery and reconstruction and might cause problems in the chamber, and the other is that 2 benign calcified pulmonary lesions were discovered on a routine chest xray and confirmed by ultrasound which rules him out as well. He has other medical conditions that also disqualify him. I just started researching laser therapy, do you have any thoughts on that?

I think the first thing that one needs to determine in order to plan a course of wound care is what exactly the nature of the wound is. If the wound is caused by insufficent circulation, for example, unless the blood supply to the area is improved (surgical intervention), then it is unlikely that any of the wound care approaches will stand much chance of success. And I'm kinda thinkin' that if you've been attacking this thing for 4 months with an aggressive wound care team you've got an underlying arterial problem. Can you post your ABIs (what medical discipline doesn't have a heap o' acronyms?)?

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DoriC wrote:

Madalot wrote:

DoriC wrote:
I wish there was something we could do to help you Dori.

Maddy Dear, Of course you didn't upset me, why would you? You've been nothing but supportive of me and I'm so grateful to you (and a little surprised at myself ) for allowing me to inject my problems into your thread. RG has it exactly right, I was just responding to your last comment above by telling you that you were indeed helping me by letting me to vent my frustrations here, knowing that you'd understand the relief it can offer at times. Sending you a hug!