Mom sits in her chair all day and night. Yes. She sleeps in it also.
I can't get her to sleep in her craftmatic bed.
Now we find that she has a lump in her butt crack. She has to move from side to side to find a spot to sit that doesn't hurt.
It is also a new lift chair.
I'm concerned it is a bed sore.
It is not red.
Just a small lump. Any suggestions?
Make sure her doctor really understands that she is spending both day and night without much movement in that chair too, hopefully he or she will be able to impress upon her the pitfalls that may create.
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/pressure-sores-4-stages#1
What you are describing sounds like a Stage 1 bedsore or pressure sore. "Stage 1: This is the mildest stage. These pressure sores only affect the upper layer of your skin. Symptoms: Pain, burning, or itching are common symptoms. The spot may also feel different from the surrounding skin: firmer or softer, warmer or cooler. The spot doesn’t get lighter when you press on it, or even 10 to 30 minutes after you stop pressing. This means less blood is getting to the area."
Many times the underlying tissue is damaged first and then the skin "breaks open" to reveal the bedsore. I suspect that the lift chair is not fitting your Mom properly and that the lift chair cushion is putting pressure on her buttocks. Or your Mom is rubbing her buttocks on the chair as she attempts to reposition to find a more comfortable position.
Try sitting in the chair and see how comfortable you feel when you sit in it. You may find that the cushion is uncomfortable in certain spots. Gel or foam cushions with the buttocks area cut out are good suggestions as long as they don't cause pressure along the cut-out.
It may help for your Mom to eat a diet high in protein, vitamins A and C, and the minerals iron and zinc. These are all good for your skin. Also, drink plenty of water.
Since your Mom has a painful bump already, she needs to see her doctor ASAP before the bump becomes larger or becomes an open sore.
Her skin there probably gets very sweaty and this is probably some kind of cyst, but whatever it is it needs seeing to. It would also be a good opportunity to investigate whether there is some other problem with lying flat that she hasn't told you about, and to speak to her firmly about the importance of moving around and changing position properly. Because even if this isn't a pressure sore, this time, she's certainly going the right way about getting one.
Others can explain how to treat it until she can be examined.
Try adding an egg-crate matress or two, cut to the size of the chair.
Buy a piece at Wal-Mart.
The new lift chair is suspect....Have you sat in it?
Get her up and moving right away.
Recalling a caregiver who used chair pads in her Dad's bed to prevent bed sores.
He never had a bedside even though he was bedridden. Hey, Bookluvr!