what are you using to get the gooey stuff from your bandages off?

beautifultina · July 29, 2005

what are you using to get the gooey stuff from your bandages off? I have 5 incisons and lots of gooey residue from my bandages and my IV site etc i want to look clean with out injuring myself. any suggestions?

NJChick · July 29, 2005

Maybe peroxide?

Regular soap in the shower, can you shower them yet?

WOWEEEE you just got banded!!! congrats. How are you feeling?

giveyouthemoon · July 29, 2005

A cottonball and some rubbing alcohol worked for me.

Also a little baby oil or if you don't have that, a squirt of non stick cooking oil will also fix you right up...but then you are all oily.

edit: Forgot to add, HEY!!! You are a couple days out! CONGRATS on your surgery! How do you feel???

La_madam · July 29, 2005

rubbing alcohol worked for me on a washcloth

mousecrazy · July 30, 2005

Thanks for asking this question! I was going to ask the same one tonight...It's been exactly one week, and I want that sticky stuff off! It itches! Thanks, Cindy

nygrl · July 30, 2005

i agree with jack i had very little sticky stuff and it just came off in time...it wasnt like i was going to wear a bikini or anything so i didnt worry about it and it just came off in time

giveyouthemoon · July 30, 2005

I didn't have sticky stuff on my belly, they glued my incisions, but I had MAJOR sticky stuff on my left hand from the tape holding the IV in. I was going to let it go, but it got all dirty and my hand looked GROSS. My sister gently suggested I should do something about it.

beautifultina · August 1, 2005

thanks for all your replies and helpful suggestions. i am allergic to latex and to tape so they used latex free bandages on my incisons after the surgery and i have 5 squares of black gunk on my abdomen. I am doing pretty well. went back to work today. having some port incsion pain and the iv site developed phelbitis and is very sore. i will try the rubbing alcohol trick. my own mother had suggested i use WD 40 ...I said HELLO i have open incions on my body. i dont want to get them infected!! lol what a goof ball!

live2canoe · August 2, 2005

Oil free eye make-up remover and a cotton ball worked like magic for me.

debbie527 · August 13, 2005

you can also use acetone nailpolish remover on a q-tip. that is what is in the tape remover at the hospital

HarleyNana · August 14, 2005

I used ooops paint remover, VERY CAREFULLY, LOL. I tried polish remover, alcohol, Peanut Butter, olive oil, finally got tired of the tread marks on the tummy and got out the oops, put it on a q-tip and gone with the first swipe.

WARNING-DO NOT GET ON OR NEAR THE INCISION.