Comments on: They cost how much??? http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/they-cost-how-much Gadget obsessed tech chat Sat, 3 Jul 2010 23:18:09 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: DarrenG http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/they-cost-how-much/comment-page-1#comment-92 DarrenG Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:50:51 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=200#comment-92 Trevor, very interesting, will discuss with GP as they may prove useful for the two sites that have proved troublesome for infections. I had no idea that you could buy a 3mth pre-pay prescription until some else mentioned it on Twitter earlier today. Given I've spent £30 each fortnight on dressing and medication prescriptions the 3mths for £30 is a no-brainer, just annoyed that my Doctor or the Chemist never thought to mention it as an option! Have now ordered a 300pc pack of the lollipop cleaning sticks at a cost of £86 because I feel they help clean the sites more effectively than Q-Tips. So any savings we can make elsewhere are welcome! I hope your daughter recovered OK, that sounds truly horrendous, at least I had time to prepare and knew what was coming. I don't regret it at all as 6mths discomfort is worth it for another 40yrs with a leg that is 'fixed'! Regards Darren Trevor, very interesting, will discuss with GP as they may prove useful for the two sites that have proved troublesome for infections.

I had no idea that you could buy a 3mth pre-pay prescription until some else mentioned it on Twitter earlier today. Given I’ve spent £30 each fortnight on dressing and medication prescriptions the 3mths for £30 is a no-brainer, just annoyed that my Doctor or the Chemist never thought to mention it as an option!

Have now ordered a 300pc pack of the lollipop cleaning sticks at a cost of £86 because I feel they help clean the sites more effectively than Q-Tips. So any savings we can make elsewhere are welcome!

I hope your daughter recovered OK, that sounds truly horrendous, at least I had time to prepare and knew what was coming. I don’t regret it at all as 6mths discomfort is worth it for another 40yrs with a leg that is ‘fixed’!

Regards

Darren

]]> By: Trevor Brown http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/they-cost-how-much/comment-page-1#comment-91 Trevor Brown Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:39:23 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=200#comment-91 Hi Darren, my daughter had similar pin-site issues with external fixators following a broken pelvis (a car ran over her twice). She used silver impregnated (NHS) dressings, as they do minimise infection, but are much more expensive. We bought one of those 3 month NHS prescription pre-pay things, which helped keep the dressing and medication costs down. Hope you continue to make good progress and for the success you hope for. Keep up the good work at PocketGPSWorld. Regards, Trevor Hi Darren, my daughter had similar pin-site issues with external fixators following a broken pelvis (a car ran over her twice). She used silver impregnated (NHS) dressings, as they do minimise infection, but are much more expensive. We bought one of those 3 month NHS prescription pre-pay things, which helped keep the dressing and medication costs down. Hope you continue to make good progress and for the success you hope for.
Keep up the good work at PocketGPSWorld.
Regards, Trevor

]]> By: Jill J http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/ilizarov/they-cost-how-much/comment-page-1#comment-86 Jill J Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:27 +0000 http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/?p=200#comment-86 Good luck with that! I couldn't find anything that I needed earlier on. Especially without spending a fortune! I was told to use sponges on the pin sites that would "weep." I couldn't buy them anywhere. And even if I could have, my doctor said that they are "very expensive." I finally found sponge make up applicators and have been using those ever since. Ha ha! (My doctor said it was fine and laughed about it.) As far as the lollipop sticks, I don't think you will need those much longer. Your pin sites probably won't be that yucky for much longer. By the way, I don't even "clean" my pin sites anymore. When I take a shower I just soap up my leg and pin sites with an anti bacterial hand soap (foaming Dial.) Good luck with that! I couldn’t find anything that I needed earlier on. Especially without spending a fortune! I was told to use sponges on the pin sites that would “weep.” I couldn’t buy them anywhere. And even if I could have, my doctor said that they are “very expensive.” I finally found sponge make up applicators and have been using those ever since. Ha ha! (My doctor said it was fine and laughed about it.) As far as the lollipop sticks, I don’t think you will need those much longer. Your pin sites probably won’t be that yucky for much longer.

By the way, I don’t even “clean” my pin sites anymore. When I take a shower I just soap up my leg and pin sites with an anti bacterial hand soap (foaming Dial.)

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