Guest guest Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Actually I did too, I just couldn't stand having them on me! LaWanda At 10:52 AM 7/14/05, you wrote: >All of mine were off before I had my 2 week checkup. In fact, the >outer stuff was off within a couple of days and then the steri >strips started after that. By probably 1 to 1-1/2 weeks out, all the >steri strips were off (they were annoying me and irritating my skin >so I " helped " them along). > >Tina >Surgery: 5/24/05 >7 weeks out >-38 pounds > > > > HI Post- opies out there, > > Can you please answer this question if you had lap done? > > How long did it take before your steri-strips started coming off? >I > > have lost half the outer bandages. > > I had one come off and others starting and now I am afraid to >shower, > > since they are exposed... > > the skin still looks like it is fusing together, there is that >puss > > stuff that will turn scabby if exposed to air, but the strips are >still > > hanging on by a thread. I don't want to pull them off.... > > Help? > > Sorry if it is too graphic. > > > > Kay > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I have always tolerated all kinds of food well since about the second or third day out. Before that, I just didn't care to eat or drink. There were only a couple of things that caused me a slight problem--steak and Chinese food. Now I can eat both of those things, in fact I really wish I had a more difficult time eating food so that I wouldn't so willingly eat it! Sugar doesn't even make me dump, I found that out soon after I got home, when I had an insulin reaction during my first week out. Of course I don't eat sugar, just because I don't feel the need and there is Splenda, my monster is carbs. I love them! LaWanda At 12:13 PM 7/14/05, you wrote: >Thanks for the tip LaWanda! >I will see what those incisions look like under the strips. If I need >to I can replace them then! I feel SO much better now! >Can't wait to get home and shower now! >You know, I had a pimple type thing that got infected just a day ago >and I bet that is because all my energy is going to healing my >wounds. It turned almost boilish right at my bra line, of course, so >it was driving me nuts. >I used some anti cream on that and it is already better. > >How are you tolerating your foods now that you are a ways out from >surgery? >Anything that isn't working out anymore? > >Kay > > > > > >HI Post- opies out there, > > >Can you please answer this question if you had lap done? > > >How long did it take before your steri-strips started coming off? I > > >have lost half the outer bandages. > > >I had one come off and others starting and now I am afraid to >shower, > > >since they are exposed... > > >the skin still looks like it is fusing together, there is that puss > > >stuff that will turn scabby if exposed to air, but the strips are >still > > >hanging on by a thread. I don't want to pull them off.... > > >Help? > > >Sorry if it is too graphic. > > > > > >Kay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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