removing bandages

[phatgirl 2011 1]

Hi all

I had was banded on 5/23 and am wondering how long should I wait before I remove the bandages? and I don't mean the steri strips, i mean the rather large bandages covering the strips. I saw my surgeon the day after surgery but that was something that totally slipped my mind. So how long did each of you wait before you removed em? Or did you let em fall off on their own?

[vlp1968 83]

I would call your doc's office in the morning and ask. They will probably have you talk to one of the nurses, they should know what to do. I would leave them on until then.

[NJGirl32 43]

My doc said to let them fall off - I am 5 days post-op and mine are still on. How are you feeling?

[sweetpea61956 6]

I didn't have any bandages other than the steri strips.

[phatgirl 2011 1]

Thanks for the advice. Wil call my surgeons office in the morning.

@NjGirl- I'm feeling really good! I've been taking the cream of chicken Soup but not eating the chicken pieces because the broth is doing nothing for me. Down 15lbs since last week so I'm wonderful. How about u? Any pain? Gas? Getting in enough Protein? I'm not. Lol good luck to u.

@ sweetpea.. hmm interesting.

[vickyd 24]

I only had steri strips...all but the ones on my largest incision came off on their own. That one was taken off by my surgeon at my 2 week post op appointment.

[NJGirl32 43]

Thanks for the advice. Wil call my surgeons office in the morning.

@NjGirl- I'm feeling really good! I've been taking the cream of chicken Soup but not eating the chicken pieces because the broth is doing nothing for me. Down 15lbs since last week so I'm wonderful. How about u? Any pain? Gas? Getting in enough Protein? I'm not. Lol good luck to u.

@ sweetpea.. hmm interesting.

Not much pain -trying work tomorrow. I do have a sore throat sometimes-really tight-wondering if it's GERD or Acid reflux. No, not enough proteins! lol It's so hard to get them in at this stage! I am down 14 (counting pre-op diet). Let me know what he says about the bandages

[phatgirl 2011 1]

Yes, I had pain in my throat but I knew it was from the intubation. That I felt the pain from the most. I love to sing around my house and couldn't do that for a long while. Its healing everyday. Good luck with the work tom. I'm satying out till next mon! Lol not rushingmy healing. I do a lot of traveling around the city for work. Hope u take it easy tomorrow andwill let u know what doc says.

[Hydun2 0]

i was told to remove the bandages the next day. i kept them on an extra day for good measure lol. I was also told to let the steri strips fall off on their own, and if they were still there at day 10 to remove them myself which i did today.

Good luck!

[phatgirl 2011 1]

I was wondering about that too Hydun. I don't know. Smh.

[AlienBandit 10]

My doctor told me to remove the bandages the next day and to clean and put new bandages on once a day.

Every doctor is different, but in my experience under the bandages would have been so nasty if not changed for a few days.

[ellyk 0]

I was banded on May 18th. My doctor told me to take the larger bandages off the next day and to allow the steri-strips to come off on their own.He then said if they hadn't come off at the 2 week mark, to remove them.

Good luck!