Allergic to dressing Help please

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by Chapter - 2019-06-22 17:23:33

Did you explain you were allergic beforehand, or was this new to you?  Do you have something that you are not allergic to to use in place?  My experience with allergies to adhesive is the allergic reaction takes longer to heal than the initial would.  Be careful.

Chapter

Thanks

by powlie - 2019-06-22 17:26:02

I didn’t realise I was allergic to the adhesive. Tried three different plasters but all giving me grief. Thanks for reply

Adhesive Allergy

by Grateful Heart - 2019-06-22 19:23:50

I have very sensitive skin.  I seem to be allergic to some adhesives, even some bandaids.  It looks like a burn mark when I remove some bandaids.  Fabric tape seems to be ok for me, although not all are sterile.

Anyway, I used a large gauze pad under my bra strap and used fabric tape to hold it in place, a good distance from the incision.

Grateful Heart

Allergic Reactions

by Marybird - 2019-06-23 13:10:31

Would it be any help to take Benedryl tabs (at least at night if they make you sleepy )to try and cut back on the allergic reaction to your bandages? I got my pacemaker 11 days ago,  the Tegederm bandage comes off tomorrow. But it's also been intensely itchy under the bandage (also indicates healing, I think), and I've seen a diffuse rash making its way along the sides of the bandage, I've been using Tylenol PM (which has 50 mg benedryl as the PM sleep agent) to help me sleep better at night. I really think that benedryl has helped to keep that rash from getting worse. 

Mary

Yes, take it off

by Gotrhythm - 2019-06-23 16:40:03

I'm allergic to adhesives too ---something I didn't know, but found out when I got my pacemaker. As Grateful Heart says, it looks like a burn. If it stays on long enough, it looks like a burn that has blistered.

I have learned that the sooner I can take the tape off, the less reaction I have.

When you take the bandage off, look at the wound. If looks closed, don't rebandage. Just don't get it wet.

If it doesn't look completely closed, cover it loosely with sterile gauze and tape with hypoallergenic tape--available at drugstore. Don't tape on top of already irritated skin. 

allergic

by SamanthaS - 2019-06-24 14:32:12

I was so allergic to the steri strips - when I had the revision, doctor left them off as I had 3 layers of sutures.  No cover.  Still itchy though from the wash they used.  Couldn't win and 6 months later I still itch a bit.

Thanks So much

by powlie - 2019-06-25 15:14:39

Thank you all for all your feedback. So I ended up taking off the plaster/dressing. I tried a gauze with tape and that caused a reaction. In the end I just took it off. So the wound is healing well as are the blisters from the plaster. At least I know for next time it’s no plasters for me

Thanks again