I’ve been trying not to ask for help again on here so soon, worried that people will get sick of me. But my surgical wounds are infected and while I have the dressings I need, thanks to help received from here, I now need medical iodine patches. They are sterile patches of gauze that you place directly over the wounds and they fight the infection. They aren’t provided on the NHS, I have to pay for them myself. I need them very urgently, less than two weeks ago I ended up in the emergency department because the infection got so bad and I really don’t want it to get that bad again.
Due to the DWP checking people’s bank accounts, I don’t feel safe asking for actual money if I can avoid it (I’m going through a disability benefit appeal.) So I am hoping someone might order these patches and send them to me. I need as many as I can get as they said the wounds from this current surgery could take another 3 months to heal fully, and I’m having another surgery on 24th April. But even one box would be a huge help.
It’s really quite urgent.
They are available from various online medical suppliers who take paypal and credit/debit cards:
https://medicaldressings.co.uk/inadine-iodine-dressings/
They are available on amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inadine-JKP01481-Non-Adherent-Dressing-Sterile/dp/B075RHBZZ9
I am also getting low on the outer dressings, if anyone can help with this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/COSMOPOR-ADHESIVE-7-2X5CM-X-50/dp/B0098LTR06
Due to being unable to wear shoes at the moment but still having to go outside sometimes, I really need some of these. They gave me some at the hospital with my original bandage pack but I’m about to run out:
My friend, you’re probably better off with two products: wound dressing and common modern iodine. That’s not because it’s the “best” medical solution. It’s because you’re far more likely to gather the necessary funds to fund the “adequate” medical solution.
The things I asked for are the things recommended by the doctor. I can’t use common iodine with dressings because it will make the dressings stick to the open wounds, and will be difficult to remove. I need the iodine patches because they are designed not to stick to wounds.
I understand. But, every time I ask for lower cost alternatives from one of the doctors in my family they’ve always good ideas. While I don’t know what they are, and certainly don’t know what’s “best”, there almost certainly exists a practical and effective alternative. And, I wish I could be of more assistance in helping you find it.
These items are already quite low cost. It’s about £6 for a box of 100 compor E dressings and about £14 for 25 iodine dressings. I don’t think your alternatives would be any cheaper, even if they were suitable for me. The only reason I can’t buy them myself is that I have no income currently.
I made a mistake. I thought it was 14 per dressing. I’m sorry.
I’m in the US. I’m not sure if Amazon will allow me to ship directly to you. If someone confirms that it’s possible then I’ll figure out how.
