Seaweed and Silver

Did I get your attention with that title?  I'll explain.

Early last week when Larry was hospitalized for the infection, they did a procedure to "open" the wound.  What they really did was make a deep incision where the feeding tube had entered his body.  About  1.5 inches long and 1.5 inches deep.  YIKES!  Since we've been home, a nurse has come in twice a day to "pack" the wound with gauze and cover it.  I kept my distance for these visits (distance = in the other room).  Well, between Larry and the nurses, they decided that it was time for us to do this ourselves.  Thursday was the last nurse visit (they will be back in a week).  As of Friday, we're doing it now.  They switched us from gauze packing to something called SilverCel which allows us to change it only once per day.  SilverCel looks like gray felt and is made from seaweed and silver.  Apparently both contain natural antimicrobial properties that help promote healing. 

Pat