How did you care for your incision?

Ezzysmom · April 8, 2005

I was told by my nurse at the hospital to let Water run down on the incisions during a shower and then afterward ad some antibacterial ointment to them. I was just curious how the rest of you were told to care for your incision???? And by the way, you all were right.........the nurse said I could have removed the dressings days ago. Thanks

vinesqueen · April 8, 2005

Just let the Water run down them. I finally pulled the last of the tape off a couple of days ago, The tape & glue was really irritating to my skin. I'm still red from the tape.

My dermatologist told me to be very careful with neosporin, after I developed an alergic reaction to it of course. He said that many people are allergic to it. A single agent topical anti-biotic is better than the neosporin.

Penni60 · April 8, 2005

The neosporin will eat the glue as well. SO be extra careful putting it on the glue areas. I learned this the hard way. Thank goodness the only incision affected was the port one but that was already opening up anyway. I had my incisions draining for days before they finally closed on their own.

YEs I was told to let the Water drain over the incisions and to not be aggressive with cleaning those areas. Pat them dry. And let them air dry.

princess_n_thep · April 9, 2005

I took a soft spongie and washed them (VERY gently) with antibacterial soap. At 14 days I started putting Vit E oil on them. I am waiting but I am going to post my 21 days after pic in a few days and I am VERY happy with them.