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Good Morning Everyone,

I don't know if it's because i was in the hospital 6 days or what and had bandages on longer than usual, but any suggestions on how to get all this adhesive off of my belly...it's driving me crazy!!!!!!! I scrub everyday in the shower but don't want to irritate my surgical sites...???????

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I've used nail polish remover before and it worked great, just be careful not to get it on your incisions. May I ask why you were in the hospital for 6 day? Hope you are healing well. Congrats on your sleeve!

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Ribbing alcohol can work. However, be really careful with it. The Bariatric Coordinator at my hospital said just to keep doing soap & Water & it will eventually come off. He said they've seen many people come back to the hospital with infections because of trying to use various things to get the residue off. Therefore, if you try something else, be very careful!

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I used plain hand lotion and mine rubbed off

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eye makeup remover - the kind with oil. Nice and gentle!!

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Thanks Everyone....Much appreciated!

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Olive oil!! I used it for my knee tape incisions.

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I used alcohol wipes on the areas away from my cuts, then as the tape came off I used lotion with Vitamin E and finally got it all off...I think!

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mine just rubbed off...while dry....didn't use anything but dr did suggest rubbing alcohol...if needed

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Good Morning Everyone' date='

I don't know if it's because i was in the hospital 6 days or what and had bandages on longer than usual, but any suggestions on how to get all this adhesive off of my belly...it's driving me crazy!!!!!!! I scrub everyday in the shower but don't want to irritate my surgical sites...???????[/quote']

6 days? May I ask what happened? How long were you scheduled to be there for?

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Baby oil... They slide right off

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The reason i was in the hospital for 6 days was because i had a bleed on my staple line and I was on call to go back to the OR, I was transfused 7 times with no success, but through a Miracle i call it! The surgical team came up with a brilliant idea to take me off of the blood thinners and pump me up with IV fluids and no drinking for me just mouth swabs! So they drew my blood every 4 hours to see if my hemogloben went back up and sure enough it became stable and I was able to come home...The blood was absorbed in my body and didn't have to go back to the OR thank god!

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Wow thats scary! I am glad you are doing ok now. I just today finally tackled all my adhesive spots.I was sleeved on the 29th. The rubbing alcohol worked great but I was very careful to keep the cotton balls away from my staples.

Lori

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Thanks Lori...It was definatley scary...but im happy it's over and i just want to move on to bigger and better things....

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