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AFTER SURGERY NEXT DAY I HAD TO TAKE OFF THE BIG PRESSURE BANDAGE. THEY COULD HEAR ME SCREAMING 2 STATES AWAY.

THE TAPE WAS PULLING MY SKIN OFF....WOW DID IT HURT

 

ANYONE HAVE THAT PROBLEM

 

MIKE

4 Comments

Ouch

by anrev - 2017-07-14 08:58:45

My cardiologist removed the pressure bandage 24 hours after surgery. He did it rather aggressively and quickly. Yup...it hurt but only for a few seconds. Ouch

Nope

by The real Patch - 2017-07-14 11:47:17

I can honestly say when they yanked your bandage off I felt no pain whatever.

What pressure bandage. Mine was sealed with super glue and covered with no stick tape that came off of it's own volition the next morning Never had a bit of pain from any of my three implants

same

by daisylike - 2017-07-14 12:52:54

I had the same problem with pulling my skin off. I put argan oil on it and it did sooth it.

skin and tape

by islandgirl - 2017-07-21 23:10:00

I'm allergic to the typical tape and latex, so they use a hypoallergenic tape.  They took mine bandage off before I left the hospital--probably 24 hours--and put on a clear bandage that came off on its own after a week or so.  It protected it so I could shower. The incision was closed with glue.  My reaction to tape and EKG electrodes, if not hypoallergenic, is blistering.  

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