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CoachJoe 100+
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 239 Location: Woodlands, TX
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:10 am GMT +0000 Post subject: Non healing wounds |
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Just a feeler for advice:
Got some wounds that have been hanging around for 5 - 6 weeks now--cuts, scratches and otherwise minor abrasions.
Routine of cleaning has been good--twice daily with antibacterial soap and dressed with neosporin & covered with band aid.
Problem--wounds are healing on top, but ulcerates from within again and the process starts over. Annoying and scar formation is evident. The two mud races in Warda & Tapatio did not help with the cleanliness.
Are there any dietary factors that can help with wound healing that I am not aware of? I have cut out all caffeine, (including chocolate) and do not smoke. To my knowledge I am not diabetic, but willing to be tested if this persists.
My wife is a wound care Physical Therapist and is baffled as well.
Coach Joe _________________ Pedal for Peace
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The Bike Doc 250+
Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 1398 Location: Corpus Christi and Warda, Texas
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:59 am GMT +0000 Post subject: |
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Coach Joe:
Do have a check for diabetes. Poorly healing wounds is one of the clinical signs that can indicate excess blood glucose. Make sure you are including hydrotherapy in your daily wound hygeine. Your PT spouse is quite familar with this and I would suspect you are doing this as well.
From my years as a horseman and as a nurse (RN before MD) I discovered a wonderful salve for healing wounds and pressure sores whether they were from a fence cut on a horse's leg, a saddle sore or a pressure sore on a bed ridden patient. I use this salve in my medical practice and my bicycle practice, Corona Ointment. It is a lanolin and beeswax based antibacterial ointment that stays put and speeds healing remarkably. Last year, I took a 2 inch wide 1/4 inch deep chunk with nothing left to stitch together out of my knee when I bit the pavement from my bike. After washing the wound twice daily with a warm water irrigation from a Shower Massage, I would then dry the wound and apply a heavy application of Corona Ointment then covered with a gauze pad and ace wrap. The wound healed over the next 4 weeks without infection and only a half inch by one inch red scar remains (chicks dig scars I'm told ) to remind me of my foibles. Corona Ointment also works well on the other kind of saddle sores bike riders are prone to. You can get Corona Ointment at most feed stores and Tractor Supply Company.
Thanks, _________________ Paul K. Nolan, MD
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CoachJoe 100+
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 239 Location: Woodlands, TX
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:39 pm GMT +0000 Post subject: Thanks |
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Thank you Doc for the advice.
I will try some Corona ointment & a check for diabetes--all while sipping back a cool Corona of a different soothing kind with a lime!
'preciate it.
Coach Joe _________________ Pedal for Peace
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