I had a gash to my leg in November which didn’t heal and was considered to be ulcerated.
I had compression bandages applied the day before Christmas Eve - two layers of bandage over silver infused dressings.
These were changed weekly and, although I told three nurses that I don’t cope well with silver, they carried on and it was one step forward etc…..
Mid Feb one nurse finally suggested zinc based dressings and two weeks later the final compression bandages came off - last Monday.
The wound is scabby but dry and healing. The rest of my leg is bruised and covered in purple spots which are just the product of compression.
The first nurse who told me it was ulcerated also told me it would take months to heal and I’d have to wear compression stockings for ever. So yes, it’s taken two months of compression, but there’s now no suggestion that I need stockings as the cause was an accident rather than a condition which may make reoccurrence more likely.
I panicked at first but the reality was nowhere near as bad.
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