So this might be kind of a long description, but I want to make sure I run through everything what is going on.
I'm C5, lose feeling from my midchest down, take OxyContin, baclofen, Klonopin, Ditropan, Senna
The last week of June we found a small cut right where my left butt cheek meets the back of my thigh. It's tucked into the little crevice. About three quarters of an inch long, clean-cut? Maybe somebody got me with a fingernail or it tore due to friction. Not quite sure but definitely not due to pressure. Anyway so here's a list of things we tried on the cut and what they've caused
-June 20-Tegaderm-essentially was helping the cut get better and preventing friction-doing okay
-July 10-Dr. switched me to Vaseline with a small Telfa pad taped on-still doing okay
-August 1- cut is now very small but a little yellow in the middle and not quite healing as fast-Dr. wants to get rid of that yellow skin and has me switch to a layer of wet gauze to get rid of yellow skin, with a layer of dry gauze on top-doing okay for the most part but skin and around the area is starting to deteriorate a little due to moisture and tape
**also at this point I started 7 days of Levaquin for a bladder infection
-August 22-wound is still not healing and area around it is deteriorating, Dr. switches me to triad wound cream with nothing covering it
-August 26-wound is getting a little bigger now and area around it very red, superficial skin breakage, I don't think my body like the zinc oxide in the triad. Stopped triad and she just had me coat it with Vaseline and leave it uncovered
**Also finding large spots of moisture on the bottom of my pants- about the size of a pancake-I just thought it was from the Vaseline -toward the front of my bottom-cannot figure out where the liquid is coming from, not bladder or bowel and wounds are not seeping enough to produce that.
-September 4-actual original wound is about the same,. Below it on the back of my thigh is very red, and now my scrotum is incredibly red, had me leave the wound uncovered still and started sprinkling on Zeasorb (Mikalog) all over my rear and my scrotum. Essentially thinks I have a massive fungal infection also wants the powder to keep it dry-still getting the big wet spots
-September 11-original cut still shrinking, rest of the area looking a bit better, scrotum still really red. Has me continue the powder, has me take one single dose of Diflucan (thinks I have a yeast infection in my groin). Also has me start using ketoconazole body wash.
Sorry that was so long but, figured I would get all the details in and save people from asking me questions about things I've already tried. So basically now I have the very small original cut which is healing slowly I think, a large red area on my thigh which is getting pinker and less red, and my scrotum is still getting less red as well.
But, not happening very fast and still getting all that moisture? I'm fairly certain it's from my groin area, can yeast infections cause liquid like that? Trying to keep the area dry and I can't figure out where the liquid is coming from. I have a suprapubic catheter, and I'm not leaking urine. Thing is, that liquid is not exactly helping things heal well. I've looked for cysts and other things that could cause, but nothing. It appears to be clear as well? No color to it.
**Also, I do not sweat. Typically there is a bit of moisture there warm and some condensation, but really very little, not enough to even leave the spot on my pants.
Anyway, looking for suggestions, anything you guys might think of. This really should of been healed by now and the redness on my scrotum/thigh are not going away fast. It's actually got me really depressed.
Thank you all, let me know what you think
I'm C5, lose feeling from my midchest down, take OxyContin, baclofen, Klonopin, Ditropan, Senna
The last week of June we found a small cut right where my left butt cheek meets the back of my thigh. It's tucked into the little crevice. About three quarters of an inch long, clean-cut? Maybe somebody got me with a fingernail or it tore due to friction. Not quite sure but definitely not due to pressure. Anyway so here's a list of things we tried on the cut and what they've caused
-June 20-Tegaderm-essentially was helping the cut get better and preventing friction-doing okay
-July 10-Dr. switched me to Vaseline with a small Telfa pad taped on-still doing okay
-August 1- cut is now very small but a little yellow in the middle and not quite healing as fast-Dr. wants to get rid of that yellow skin and has me switch to a layer of wet gauze to get rid of yellow skin, with a layer of dry gauze on top-doing okay for the most part but skin and around the area is starting to deteriorate a little due to moisture and tape
**also at this point I started 7 days of Levaquin for a bladder infection
-August 22-wound is still not healing and area around it is deteriorating, Dr. switches me to triad wound cream with nothing covering it
-August 26-wound is getting a little bigger now and area around it very red, superficial skin breakage, I don't think my body like the zinc oxide in the triad. Stopped triad and she just had me coat it with Vaseline and leave it uncovered
**Also finding large spots of moisture on the bottom of my pants- about the size of a pancake-I just thought it was from the Vaseline -toward the front of my bottom-cannot figure out where the liquid is coming from, not bladder or bowel and wounds are not seeping enough to produce that.
-September 4-actual original wound is about the same,. Below it on the back of my thigh is very red, and now my scrotum is incredibly red, had me leave the wound uncovered still and started sprinkling on Zeasorb (Mikalog) all over my rear and my scrotum. Essentially thinks I have a massive fungal infection also wants the powder to keep it dry-still getting the big wet spots
-September 11-original cut still shrinking, rest of the area looking a bit better, scrotum still really red. Has me continue the powder, has me take one single dose of Diflucan (thinks I have a yeast infection in my groin). Also has me start using ketoconazole body wash.
Sorry that was so long but, figured I would get all the details in and save people from asking me questions about things I've already tried. So basically now I have the very small original cut which is healing slowly I think, a large red area on my thigh which is getting pinker and less red, and my scrotum is still getting less red as well.
But, not happening very fast and still getting all that moisture? I'm fairly certain it's from my groin area, can yeast infections cause liquid like that? Trying to keep the area dry and I can't figure out where the liquid is coming from. I have a suprapubic catheter, and I'm not leaking urine. Thing is, that liquid is not exactly helping things heal well. I've looked for cysts and other things that could cause, but nothing. It appears to be clear as well? No color to it.
**Also, I do not sweat. Typically there is a bit of moisture there warm and some condensation, but really very little, not enough to even leave the spot on my pants.
Anyway, looking for suggestions, anything you guys might think of. This really should of been healed by now and the redness on my scrotum/thigh are not going away fast. It's actually got me really depressed.
Thank you all, let me know what you think
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