Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tyler's Wound - Beware!

I wanted to document Tyler's wound progression.
He was on a wound VAC (the machine pictured above... it is supposed to speed healing.)
for over four weeks and we were just not seeing the healing that we would should have.
Week one.


Week two.

Week three.

Week four.
We decided to take him off of the wound VAC and see if we could
stimulate some cell growth by adding a topical medication.
We were asked to be vigilant about getting extra protein and adding every
fruit and vegetable to his diet that we could get in him.
It was also recommended we stop school lunch and any fast food
(to get rid of all the preservatives).
With in 10 days his wound was CLOSED!!!
It truly is amazing what the body is able to do when it is given what it needs!!!!
Week six.

5 comments:

Six Girls and One Boy said...

You really should be a nurse after all of this, Erin! I so admire you! You are such a dedicated mother and so positive!!!

Helen said...

Absolutely amazing. I do not know Tyler very well, but I can tell he is one strong and special boy.

You are so right. It is incredible what our bodies are capable of when we give them what they need.

You have such a cute family. Congrats on this baby girl!

Beverly said...

Amazing wound healing and absolutely amazing grandson. Boy, am I grateful this wound is in the past!!

The Bornies said...

WOW! Hats off to you as a mom, Erin! I Have to agree that you have all of the qualifications of a nurse by now & I'm so glad your wonderful little Tyler is doing better! Give him a squeeze for me!
Sonni

Lena said...

dont show this on the internet!