New mattress for hospital bed to be announced
Tomorrow we are going to my doctor to get an order for a specialized pressure relieving mattress from Invacare. To be specific the Invacare Solace Therapy 3000 which is the highest end of the pressure sore prevention mattresses, we are having problems with pressure sores with me as of right now. I already have a few Stage I pressure sores which are simple reddening of the skin with very minor internal damage, pressure sores progress rather quickly so we are going to get this mattress RED HOT RUSH ordered so we can get it on hopefully Wednesday. The pressure sores are being caused from several things, one major one being my bed since that is where I am spending majority of my time due to my powerchair’s moulded back being no longer suitable. And also the second cause for the Stage I sores is my incorrect back on my powerchair and I have no choice but to use the incorrect back for now due to the need for mobility. We hope that the pressure control mattress will help us avoid the pressure sores from advancing and hopefully allow them to heal and prolong the time we can go until we can get the new back for my powerchair made.



