Break It To Me Gently!

[wnicoleb 25]

Soooo tommorrow I have my one week check up! I'm so nervous there going to take me staples out?! How bad does it hurt tell me the truth?! So nervous it's unreal

[IMABear 57]

I have yet to have my Sleeve.

But, I have had my Abdomen opened from top to bottom, twice.....

the Staple removal is no more than a little pinch. Nothing to be worried or scared of:-)

[wnicoleb 25]

Ok you promise because I'm terrified! Lol what a Amy right!

[doxieville 799]

A pinch. Easy. They use a tool like a weird staple remover that lift the staples up and out. If it REALLY hurts, help by holding down around the area. I've had two knee replacements and around 25 staples on each knee. The ones on my belly were easy removal. Honestly. It LOOKS scarier than it is.

[Raven21 121]

What staples?????

Haven't had surgery yet...

[Texarkolina 201]

What staples?????

Haven't had surgery yet...

Not everyone has staples. My doctor used glue and steri-strips. You should ask so you know what to expect.

[Yummy 34]

I don't have staples either..I have glue..they should have told you what to expect

[wnicoleb 25]

Yeah no one told me what to expect! I thought it was going to be glue and the strips and woke up to 9 staples and the worst part is that that I'm having a bit of a reaction to the staples like my incision is fine but where the staples are is a bit red :/

[JonathanS 75]

wnicoleb, mine were a bit read around the staples too. The actual incision looks nicely healed but all of my little staple holes have a small bit of red around them. My surgeon said they looked good and I had them removed Tuesday. Since then everything is healing up nicely. They itch a lot but nothing that drives me crazy.

The removing was very easy. Just a slight tug and out they come. I'll admit it was a little sore after but again nothing more than a pain level of 1.

I had no clue what was under the Water tight bandage until my surgeon took them off. It kinda felt like staples under there but wasn't sure.

[muffintop 62]

It doesnt hurt at all! PROMISE....

[Raven21 121]

Perhaps they use staples when it looks like the glue and strips won't hold?

[blumoongirl 7]

Good question. I am in the waiting room now about to get mine out. It cant be worse than c-section staples.

[blumoongirl 7]

Done. Easy. And I even had a tricky one that didnt want to come out. Nothing compared to that dang drain. That thing almost killed me.

[wnicoleb 25]

U guys were so right!!!! It didn't hurt at all! The only one that kinda tugged/pinched a little was my top one near my boobies!!! But even that wasn't bad!! So my sleeved friends who have yet to remove ur staples its no sweat at all !! They were not lying! )