Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Hi there, I am wondering if my son is beginning to get a pressure sore. It is on his cf, looks like a bruise. I am thinking it might actually be a bruise... Sunday morning when I got him up, I saw that he had kicked out of his shoes on his non-cf foot. This is the first time he has done this. I put that foot back in the shoes but did not adjust the cf foot. That night at bath time I noticed his foot was a little purple and then last night noticed it looked bruised. Has anyone seen bruising? What would be the first signs of a pressure sore? It does not bother him when I push on it (it bothers me though!). Please help. Thank you. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Lori, Is this a bruise on his heel? Is it dark purple? If so, it probably is a pressure sore. If his whole foot is looking bruised that could be just that his shoes were too tight, or just the circulation returning more vigorously to his foot. Sometimes Sammy's foot gets reddish/purplish shortly after he's had his brace off and we've decided it is just the circulation. allison > > Hi there, > I am wondering if my son is beginning to get a pressure sore. It is > on his cf, looks like a bruise. I am thinking it might actually be > a bruise... Sunday morning when I got him up, I saw that he had > kicked out of his shoes on his non-cf foot. This is the first time > he has done this. I put that foot back in the shoes but did not > adjust the cf foot. That night at bath time I noticed his foot was > a little purple and then last night noticed it looked bruised. Has > anyone seen bruising? What would be the first signs of a pressure > sore? It does not bother him when I push on it (it bothers me > though!). Please help. Thank you. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 It is on the side of his foot and is a large area. Do you think bruise? Thanks, Lori _____ From: jagrindon Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:09 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: HELP- Pressure sore??? Lori, Is this a bruise on his heel? Is it dark purple? If so, it probably is a pressure sore. If his whole foot is looking bruised that could be just that his shoes were too tight, or just the circulation returning more vigorously to his foot. Sometimes Sammy's foot gets reddish/purplish shortly after he's had his brace off and we've decided it is just the circulation. allison > > Hi there, > I am wondering if my son is beginning to get a pressure sore. It is > on his cf, looks like a bruise. I am thinking it might actually be > a bruise... Sunday morning when I got him up, I saw that he had > kicked out of his shoes on his non-cf foot. This is the first time > he has done this. I put that foot back in the shoes but did not > adjust the cf foot. That night at bath time I noticed his foot was > a little purple and then last night noticed it looked bruised. Has > anyone seen bruising? What would be the first signs of a pressure > sore? It does not bother him when I push on it (it bothers me > though!). Please help. Thank you. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Lori, Sorry to take so long to get back to you, I hardly ever find time to get online at home...only at work when I should really be doing work! Is it covering most of the side of his foot? It is not dark purple like almost black right? Sounds like just a regular bruise, could be from when he kicked the other foot out, could be shoes were extra tight, or just maybe bumped on something. If it is not hurting him I think I would not worry, especially if it starts to go away as a normal bruise would. If it stays and you are really still bothered by it I would just check w/ your Ortho at your next visit. Hope this helps. Thanks, > > > > Hi there, > > I am wondering if my son is beginning to get a pressure sore. It is > > on his cf, looks like a bruise. I am thinking it might actually be > > a bruise... Sunday morning when I got him up, I saw that he had > > kicked out of his shoes on his non-cf foot. This is the first time > > he has done this. I put that foot back in the shoes but did not > > adjust the cf foot. That night at bath time I noticed his foot was > > a little purple and then last night noticed it looked bruised. Has > > anyone seen bruising? What would be the first signs of a pressure > > sore? It does not bother him when I push on it (it bothers me > > though!). Please help. Thank you. Lori > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 It does help and thank you!!! Lori _____ From: jagrindon Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 9:39 AM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: HELP- Pressure sore??? Lori, Sorry to take so long to get back to you, I hardly ever find time to get online at home...only at work when I should really be doing work! Is it covering most of the side of his foot? It is not dark purple like almost black right? Sounds like just a regular bruise, could be from when he kicked the other foot out, could be shoes were extra tight, or just maybe bumped on something. If it is not hurting him I think I would not worry, especially if it starts to go away as a normal bruise would. If it stays and you are really still bothered by it I would just check w/ your Ortho at your next visit. Hope this helps. Thanks, > > > > Hi there, > > I am wondering if my son is beginning to get a pressure sore. It is > > on his cf, looks like a bruise. I am thinking it might actually be > > a bruise... Sunday morning when I got him up, I saw that he had > > kicked out of his shoes on his non-cf foot. This is the first time > > he has done this. I put that foot back in the shoes but did not > > adjust the cf foot. That night at bath time I noticed his foot was > > a little purple and then last night noticed it looked bruised. Has > > anyone seen bruising? What would be the first signs of a pressure > > sore? It does not bother him when I push on it (it bothers me > > though!). Please help. Thank you. Lori > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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