I developed a stage 3 pressure ulcer about three months ago. I discovered as hardened scab on my right IT. A doctor debrided it and after almost two months of bed rest it finally closed up. I have remained on bedrest for the last three weeks as the closed wound turned purple. It started on the outside, where the skin grew back first, but a few days after the center closed up (as pink skin) it also turned purple. I have been very careful not to put pressure on it, but likely do exert some when I shower on my shower chair where I also do my bowel routine. It looked like the purple was starting to fade on the outer rim of the wound, but yesterday it seems to have regressed again.
My questions are as follows:
1. Have you seen this type of healing before? If so, what is the purple coming from. My doctor thinks it is a bruise, but I have tried to be careful not to apply any pressure.
2. I have been massaging the wound gently. It feels somewhat hard, but the texture feels like skin. I was told I can massage it when I went to the wound care clinic (which I visited weekly for eight weeks). Should I stop massaging it?
3. How long should I expect it to stay purple? How long do you think I'll need to remain on bedrest?
I attached a picture of the wound progression over roughly two and a half months. The top row is the first month and a half and the bottom is the last month. My wound closed on Nov 8th (The first image on the bottom left is Nov 1st and the second one is Nov 8th). I can provide a link to an album with the daily progression if you dm me.
Thanks for the help!
My questions are as follows:
1. Have you seen this type of healing before? If so, what is the purple coming from. My doctor thinks it is a bruise, but I have tried to be careful not to apply any pressure.
2. I have been massaging the wound gently. It feels somewhat hard, but the texture feels like skin. I was told I can massage it when I went to the wound care clinic (which I visited weekly for eight weeks). Should I stop massaging it?
3. How long should I expect it to stay purple? How long do you think I'll need to remain on bedrest?
I attached a picture of the wound progression over roughly two and a half months. The top row is the first month and a half and the bottom is the last month. My wound closed on Nov 8th (The first image on the bottom left is Nov 1st and the second one is Nov 8th). I can provide a link to an album with the daily progression if you dm me.
Thanks for the help!
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