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I had a wee off last week; hit a metal drain cover at 60kph on a corner & you can imagine what happened next.
As a result I managed to pick up some lovely road rash on my posterior & hip. Nice.
I am finding as a result of this I am having to sit a bit squinty putting more weight on my unblemished cheek due to discomfort. As a one would expect, my lower back is starting to note it's displeasure with the current tendency towards squintyness.
Is there a way of accelerating the repair of road rash before my back has a proper tantrum? I've just let the rash go to scab after a good clean out if that makes a difference and I am confident the wound is not infected.
Good hot bath every night with a couple of capfuls of TCP in the water always helps I find
I;'ve used those 'wet' dressings in the past - you might have gone beyond that stage though - they're good but you do end up with a 'blister' of liquid rotting flesh attached to your person and taking them off in the shower is 100% necessary.
As it's scabbed I think you'd be better keeping it dry and with a good airflow and try not to knock the scab off!
Depending on the severity and if you havent already I would get professional advice. I suggest this on the experience of a friend who had a similar incident that resulted in an infection and several months of painful healing time.
I'm afraid the best thing is to have a friend wee on you.
I am not a doctor but i'm almost sure this will be good for something.
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Reckon a regular smear of Sudocrem helps.
I've used all three of the following in the past to aid friction burn healing;-
Assos skin repair gel
Sudocrem
Aftershave balm
I was advised to use vaseline to keep it moist and stop it scabbing. Prevents the problem of the scab splitting when you move about! Possibly acts as a barrier to infection too?
I've used small hyper colloid "healing plasters" as well but not noticed the healing is particularly quicker although possibly scarring is reduced. You can get larger versions like Tegaderm, etc although I've never used them. They're also quite expensive.
I'm a fan of the Hydrocolloid dressings. they keep the wound moist rather then scabbing and cracking, protect it from bumps and scrapes, stop you picking at it, keep it clean. Means you can sort of forget about it till it comes off.
But if you can't find one big enough to completely cover the wound, it won't seal/ stick down round the edge and the ick will ooze out over the bit of the wound that runs past the edge of the dressing.