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Jumping_cat
Jumping_cat

Hi all 

Had op yesterday and was just wondering how long I leave the main bulky dressing on? any thoughts 

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  • shaz6098
    shaz6098 Jumping_cat

    Posted

    Hi, were you not given any advice from either your GP or Hospital?  I thought they would give advice on what to do following surgery? If not, then maybe you could contact them to clarify?
    • Jumping_cat
      Jumping_cat shaz6098

      Posted

      Yeah I was told to leave it on . But then another nurse told me to take it off after 3 days. I thought I'd just share my questions and thoughts with people who have had the same op. It's hard to remember everything that happened that day . Hope my question didn't irritate you too much

    • shaz6098
      shaz6098 Jumping_cat

      Posted

      Your question didn't irritate me. I was just surprised as I would have thought that you would have been given advice re wound care when you were discharged after your op.

      It probably will be best to either speak to someone at the hospital or maybe a nurse at your doctors surgery.

      Hope that the op went ok?

    • Jumping_cat
      Jumping_cat shaz6098

      Posted

      Yeah op went great the team that did the op where fantastic. I'm surprised I'm not in that much pain at all . So hopefully it will be a speedy recovery 😀

  • Indigogirlu
    Indigogirlu Jumping_cat

    Posted

    Hi. I got told to leave it on for 10days until stiches out less chance of infection. But a lot of people take it off of 3days and put a small one on until stiches taken out.
  • janet29399
    janet29399 Jumping_cat

    Posted

    I was told to take off after 3 days and given dressing to cover until stitches were taken out. It's important to keep it dry. All surgeons give different advice though. You might want to ring them to clarify. It felt good to have bulky bandage off.

  • terryj17
    terryj17 Jumping_cat

    Posted

    My post op information said to remove the bulky dressings after 2-3 days, but to keep it dry and covered with the inner dressing and bandage till the stitches come out at around the 2 week mark. Hope you are going on OK
  • kate1672
    kate1672 Jumping_cat

    Posted

    Hello..

    I had mine done last Thurs and was to take the bulky dressing off 48 hrs later.

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