I just read your post. My husband has had leg ulcers for many years. We still fly and go on holiday to sunny places usually in an apartment for privacy. We have travelled even when in compression bandaging. This year the nurses gave us the dressings and wound cleaning kit to use while abroad. During the holiday the wound healed by a half because he sat in the sun/shade with his leg elevated more than at home and allowed the air to get at his leg. I’ve just discovered that oxygen decompression chamber treatment helps ulcers from the inside of the body. MS centres often have this treatment available for MS clients and also allow leg ulcer patients to use the facilities for a small fee. I hope you find a way go on holiday.
Thank you for sharing your story! I am in a similar situation as I am 49 but have lived with ulcers for about 12 years. They heal and then it’s fine for a while and then they come back. Going through a particularly difficult time at the moment but I know it will get better. I also use to be embarrassed about my leg now I don’t care who says me etc. I agree also with the tissue viability clinic they are absolute saints. I have a very rare form of leg ulcers and initially it took about 5 years to heal but because they know what works it’s not so long.
Venous ulcers can now be cured but treatment is dire on the NHS. I had to pay for mine, but haven’t looked back since I had the treatments in 2018. Forget tissue viability they will only treat the symptom and not the underlying cause.
There are now treatments that can cure them if they’re venous. Please do not listen to anyone in the NHS about venous insufficiency and forget tissue viability they will only treat the symptom and not the underlying cause. Makes my blood boil.
I hope you're better now and if not stay strong I have an ulcer atm not as bad as some but I know the difficulty with them this is my 2cnd. Please stay strong 💪 ❤️
I just read your post. My husband has had leg ulcers for many years. We still fly and go on holiday to sunny places usually in an apartment for privacy. We have travelled even when in compression bandaging. This year the nurses gave us the dressings and wound cleaning kit to use while abroad. During the holiday the wound healed by a half because he sat in the sun/shade with his leg elevated more than at home and allowed the air to get at his leg. I’ve just discovered that oxygen decompression chamber treatment helps ulcers from the inside of the body. MS centres often have this treatment available for MS clients and also allow leg ulcer patients to use the facilities for a small fee. I hope you find a way go on holiday.
Thank you for sharing your story! I am in a similar situation as I am 49 but have lived with ulcers for about 12 years. They heal and then it’s fine for a while and then they come back. Going through a particularly difficult time at the moment but I know it will get better. I also use to be embarrassed about my leg now I don’t care who says me etc. I agree also with the tissue viability clinic they are absolute saints. I have a very rare form of leg ulcers and initially it took about 5 years to heal but because they know what works it’s not so long.
Venous ulcers can now be cured but treatment is dire on the NHS. I had to pay for mine, but haven’t looked back since I had the treatments in 2018. Forget tissue viability they will only treat the symptom and not the underlying cause.
I'm living with it and I want to die
Mum is going through the same,don't loose hope
There are now treatments that can cure them if they’re venous. Please do not listen to anyone in the NHS about venous insufficiency and forget tissue viability they will only treat the symptom and not the underlying cause. Makes my blood boil.
I hope you're better now and if not stay strong I have an ulcer atm not as bad as some but I know the difficulty with them this is my 2cnd. Please stay strong 💪 ❤️