Bad Breakouts caused by steri strips

[ahb08 0]

I was just banded on 6/19 and last night i had to go ahead and rip off the steri strips b/c it has caused very bad irritations on my tummy...now each incision site is an inflammtory rash.....and the residue of the strips (adhesiveness) is still stuck on on my skin i have been trying to rub them off as gentle as possible, but its hard b/c it just teases the itch that the rash has caused....im getting frustrated with all this crap....i have no restriction and my will power is about to bust...and these damn strips have screwed my belly all up....ahhhh sorry i just had to vent yall....Im gonna start medicating the rashes with cream and hopefully the inflammation will go down...not how i imagined things to be :rolleyes2:

Edited June 29, 2009 by ahb08

[sandokat 9]

Sounds like you are allergic or sensitive to adhesive. I have had some surgery after the band and have had a bad time with anything with adhesive. My surgeon used a glue instead of the strips and that worked really well for me.

You want to make sure the lotion you are using does not contain formaldehyde (I know I spelled that wrong!).

If you have to have the strips reapplied, ask them to use skin prep. It puts down a barrier between your skin and the adhesive.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Definitely an allergic reaction to adhesive. I ruptured my achilles tendon in my right leg in July 2007; got a terrible infection in the surgical site in November 2007 (almost lost my leg) .... and wound up totally unable to use anything with adhesive on it anywhere near that part of my leg. What I experienced sounds a lot like what you've just been through. An allergy treatment cream (I believe Benadryl makes one) should help. There are several products that remove the adhesive residue. Just ask your pharmacist.

[ahb08 0]

Definitely an allergic reaction to adhesive. I ruptured my achilles tendon in my right leg in July 2007; got a terrible infection in the surgical site in November 2007 (almost lost my leg) .... and wound up totally unable to use anything with adhesive on it anywhere near that part of my leg. What I experienced sounds a lot like what you've just been through. An allergy treatment cream (I believe Benadryl makes one) should help. There are several products that remove the adhesive residue. Just ask your pharmacist.

Oh thanks parrot i didnt know about the adhesive removals..ill definitely ask the pharmacist..thanks!!:rolleyes2:

[ahb08 0]

Sounds like you are allergic or sensitive to adhesive. I have had some surgery after the band and have had a bad time with anything with adhesive. My surgeon used a glue instead of the strips and that worked really well for me.

You want to make sure the lotion you are using does not contain formaldehyde (I know I spelled that wrong!).

If you have to have the strips reapplied, ask them to use skin prep. It puts down a barrier between your skin and the adhesive.

yes ur right sandokat..its most likely and allergic reaction...i tend to get rashes easily and i knew deep down before i had the surgery that this was probably gonna happen....but thanks on the advice about what i need to watch out for in the lotions...:rolleyes2:

[Weigh2Fat 0]

I had the same reaction but only after I pulled off the steri-strips. I was about 2 weeks out and all 5 of my incisions got red around them and itched like crazy. I used caladryl around the incisions to help control the itch and it worked well. (Just be sure not to apply directly on your incisions if you use some). And no restriction is very common. You're in that bad stage between eating food again and your first fill. A lot of people will gain weight back in this period, but it will come back off. Stay committed. You're going to be so gald you did!

[ahb08 0]

I had the same reaction but only after I pulled off the steri-strips. I was about 2 weeks out and all 5 of my incisions got red around them and itched like crazy. I used caladryl around the incisions to help control the itch and it worked well. (Just be sure not to apply directly on your incisions if you use some). And no restriction is very common. You're in that bad stage between eating food again and your first fill. A lot of people will gain weight back in this period, but it will come back off. Stay committed. You're going to be so gald you did!

hey jamie, thanks for ur support..but yes the same thing u just described about the red around the incisions is whats happening to me..and they're puffy, i put on some prescription rash ointment tht my doc prescribed me for my mile eczema so hopefully that will work...my incisions are doing good for the most part, they seem to be sealed up pretty tightly...i appreciate ur input again......thank u!:tongue2: