Hi everyone, Jules here (on behalf of mum).
Having a big struggle with getting a dressing to stay put on mums tummy - anybody any ideas?
As you know mum has stage 4 lung cancer with a fungating tumor on her stomach, between her hip and breast.
Its making mum not want to come out of her room, as the dressings will just not stay in place and leak - and smell.
It is the lung cancer that will kill my mum i have been told, but actually, its this horrid cabbage like tumor on her belly that is causing her most upset now.
We have nurses trying different things, dressings, tapes - they all leak and fall off within a couple hours - and mum isnt very acrtive.
The tumour is as big and round as my cupped hand - the sqaure dressings just dont work.
Does anyone know if there is a pre moulded 'cupped' dressing availale ?
If the surgical tape was stickier that would do the trick, but the nurses are worried it may harm the skin on the stomach, as the dressing needs to be changed daily for cleaning of the leaking tumor.
I have looked on line - it says you may have to get imaginative - i wondered if anyone had already solved the problem of dressing a caggage like tumour that leaks ?
Many many thanks and my kindest regards to all of you,
KJules
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