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Can you wear deoderant when you go in for surgery? They told me to shower the night before and not to have lotion etc. But is deoderant included in that??:confused2:

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I didn't put any on....but was not instructed specifically one way or the other...no one asked if I had any on.....

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I was told no deodorant, just antibacterial soap the morning of.

If you're in doubt, why not just call the hospital or your admitting nurse and ask?

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Holy cow that sucks... I don't go anywhere without my whole skin regimen and deodorant. I can't imagine that ;(

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Never heard anything about any of those things. I showered and wore deodorant the morning of my surgery. I'm still alive!

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Deoderant is fine! They don't want you to use powder, lotion and makeup. Those items make your skin slippery and that makes it difficult for the ECG Patches and grounding pads to stick to you. If you aren't sure, call your doctor's office for reassurance. They usually will give a list or someone will review the info with you. Good luck!

~C

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The admitting nurse just called to go over details for my surgery tomorrow so I asked her about deoderant...she said "sure you can wear deoderant, they arent' doing surgery on your armpit" ...So I plan on showering and wearing deoderant just no lotion. Wish you well!

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