Road Rash Question

[Derf]

Sorry if I'm posting in wrong place. Wasn't sure if I should be here or in health section. In any case, I have road rash on right arm and right leg. Arm, not that bad and I'm not covering it (except for liquid bandage). Leg is another story. I used some Johnson and Johnson pads (I think called compeed, like Tegaderm). Put on last night by this afternoon were leaking all of the place (in this case onto my dress pants--thankfully they are lined). Went home at lunch and applied Tegaderm patches. Wrapped guaze around very loosely, twice, in case they leak. Is that okay? Also, can I exercise like this or should I let this heal more? I wanted to spin or do eliptical tonight. I am still in pain, but was hoping for a light cardio workout.

[mimitabby]

if they are leaking, i would be concerned about infection. are they warm?
have you been to a health clinic?

[Eden]

if they are leaking, i would be concerned about infection. are they warm?
have you been to a health clinic?

Unfortunately its the nature of road rash to ooze - even if its as clean as can be.
It sounds like you are doing a good job treating it - it will leak and ooze. If its really bothersome, as long as there is no infection you can use an occlusive dressing (too nasty for my tastes...) that stays on and holds everything in, but you may want to just take some supplies to work and change it once or twice during the day so that you don't get leakage on your clothes. I've also heard that Silvadine (its a burn cream) is really great for road rash too - it is antibiotic and supposedly reduces scarring. Never fear the it probably will heal up enough to stop being so weepy in a week or so.

[Derf]

Unfortunately its the nature of road rash to ooze - even if its as clean as can be.
It sounds like you are doing a good job treating it - it will leak and ooze. If its really bothersome, as long as there is no infection you can use an occlusive dressing (too nasty for my tastes...) that stays on and holds everything in, but you may want to just take some supplies to work and change it once or twice during the day so that you don't get leakage on your clothes. I've also heard that Silvadine (its a burn cream) is really great for road rash too - it is antibiotic and supposedly reduces scarring. Never fear the it probably will heal up enough to stop being so weepy in a week or so.

Thx. I don't think it feels unusually warm -- I mean it was warm when I removed the dressing, but the fluid is clear. I've heard about Silvadine, but don't know if this is worth trip to doctor. I'm tryin to let it heal from the inside out versus letting it scab.

[Eden]

Thx. I don't think it feels unusually warm -- I mean it was warm when I removed the dressing, but the fluid is clear. I've heard about Silvadine, but don't know if this is worth trip to doctor. I'm tryin to let it heal from the inside out versus letting it scab.

That's very smart - if it scabs over there is more chance of infection, scars and it will hurt more!

[annie]

I used Silvadine on a very bad road rash on my face. My doctor compared it to a 2nd-3rd degree burn. I had almost no scarring. Only one little spot and even that is hardly noticeable. Was it the Silvadine? IDK, but I would think that it helped. I also used Vit E Oil once there was more healing and no oozing.

Annie

[mimitabby]

It has been proven that wounds kept moist do heal more quickly than the "dry 'em out, scab over" solution..

[SadieKate]

If you search on "road rash treatment" there are a couple of threads on the topic. Plus this article from Arnie Baker. I didn't reread it thoroughly but I remember it being a fairly thorough piece.

http://www.arniebakercycling.com/pub...Rash%20ABC.pdf

[Kitsune06]

First off- make *sure* you get all the debris out of it. Debris is just about *guaranteed* to contribute to infection.

2nd- use a triple antibiotic like neosporin. These things love to get gooey and infected.

3rd- you're doing a good thing by wrapping it- keeping it moist (with the natural lymph secretions and antibiotic) will help reduce scarring.

I think as long as it's not on a knee or joint or some such, you should be fine to exercise... but I'm not a doctor.

[SadieKate]

This thread probably had the most extensive info

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...rash+treatment