Stage 3 Pressure Wound - Tunneling

Yeah, the health care directive is crucial. It's easy to lose track of just how important that stuff is, and it's often too late to get everything in place once we're aware it's needed.

I had a minor chemical burn go from being a partial thickness blister to a full thickness weeping 4"x 5.5" mess that required three weeks of debridement thanks to a home health nurse not following very specific care orders. Three months later, it's almost closed. And although it's not in an area that gets any pressure, I have had to change the way I transfer, how I pressure relieve, which chair I use, what cushion I use, my bathing schedule, detergent and fabric softener, how I transfer in and out of my standing frame, how often my sheets are changed - the list goes on and on. It *is* overwhelming and it sucks.

I'm so sorry this is happening to your friend and that her care team hasn't made ensuring that she grasps what's going on a priority. I hope the infighters can refocus their energies on getting her through this.