Mr E is a 73 year old gentleman from a mainly rural area. He has been fit and active for all his life. In recent years he has acted as principle carer for his wife who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. She has become increasingly dependent on him as her condition has deteriorated and he needs to supervise her at all times.

Mr E has a 19 month history of ulceration to his lower leg. This has caused him considerable pain and has limited his mobility. Mr E is known to have type II diabetes which is diet and tablet controlled. His medical condition was investigated and he was found to have an arterial occlusion in his lower limb for which he has had an angioplasty. Despite the use of sustained graduated compression therapy his ulcer has failed to improve. 

The ulcer causes him considerable distress and interferes with his ability to care for his wife.

At commencement of POSiFECT^® therapy Mr E’s ulcer measured 7.3 cm².  Initially, Mr E’s wound made slow progress, however improvement rapidly accelerated towards the end of his therapy and continued after this point. His pain levels diminished and 12 weeks after commencing therapy he reported he no longer experienced any pain. Sixteen weeks after starting therapy Mr E’s ulcer was almost healed.

Mr E stated he was overjoyed at how well his wound had progressed and that being pain-free for the first time in ages has really changed his life. It has meant he can now care for his wife the way he wanted to.

Mr E was so pleased with his results he wanted to make clinicians in the UK more aware of the treatment. Without being asked, he arranged for a friend to look after his wife so he could travel two hours and tell a group of wound care specialists how effective POSiFECT^® had been for him.