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Pain after staples removed

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cheryl47408
cheryl47408

I had my staples out yesterday scar is quite long but only very slim. Am pleased with the appearance but av soreness there now. Feel very achy. Is this normal? Can i put any cream such as E45 on it I meant to ask the nurse but having staples out was it painful and all I wanted to do was get out ov there. Any advice welcome!

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  • crissy_wissy
    crissy_wissy cheryl47408

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    Hi Chery..you need to get Bio Oil....or Rescue Oil is the cheaper version.

    As soon as most of the scabby bits have gone ..or even before. massage the oil in as much as poss...I did it every time I went to the loo and used almost 2 bottles. Do it round in small circles ..you'll probably have some areas around the scar that feel hard and tender...It was probably around week 8 or 9 that mine was more or less OK. Now its still a bit tender if I turn over too roughly in bed and the skin still feels stretched if I sit awkwardly.....I had dressings on after the staples for a week too and then had a waterproof one on some little bits of the scar while I had my hydrotherapy physio sessions.  Anything else just ask....as you know I'm now almost normal!

    • cheryl47408
      cheryl47408 crissy_wissy

      Posted

      Is it too early to use bio oil I bought some before op! whats your scar look like now? mine is long but very neat so hoping will fade in time as dont want to give up my bikini!!
    • crissy_wissy
      crissy_wissy cheryl47408

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      Use the bio oil as soon as there are no open bits on your scar...it helps to soften any remaining scabby bits. Mine looks like a feint thin red line...sort of a dog leg ( a bit begger than normal because if the femur cracking I suspect).... would send you a pic but it would put you off your meal!!
    • cheryl47408
      cheryl47408 crissy_wissy

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      haha!! mine is quite straight but longer than hoped. Have put quite a day ov it in with it today! Also feelin depressed as my friends all out bank hol sunday an i'm stuck here with a flipping grabber stick and raised toilet seat! wow hope this time soon passes. on upside got my lovely daughter keepin me company. What did you do occupy some time? I know were not the same age so pubbing it prob not your thing????? lol
    • crissy_wissy
      crissy_wissy cheryl47408

      Posted

      You're right about the pub....I got some box sets on ebay and some really bad films to watch....spent lots of time on my ipad.....checked work emails every day too! We went to Cornwall for a week so got away from the house....I was driving around 7 weeks so could saunter round the shops for a while......other than that just slobbec about..plenty of voisitors 
    • crissy_wissy
      crissy_wissy cheryl47408

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      dont know what happened there...sent before I finished! should have said slobbed about and plenty of visitors! 12 weeks was the absolute limit at home...had to get back to work....how old are you...a soring chicken??? Ha!!
  • crissy_wissy
    crissy_wissy cheryl47408

    Posted

    Damn ipad....its a Spring chicken!!!
    • cheryl47408
      cheryl47408 crissy_wissy

      Posted

      I am 39 Chris but bin struggling with hips for bt 7 yrs so even tho didnt want this op had no choice in the end. What do you do for a living. I'm a care assistant so hope will be ok when return to work as have to help lift patients etc at times. I've bin watchin a lot ov tele become addicted to come dine with me!!! haha wouldnt av believed it a few months ago but i love it lol. visitors perk me up but i wish they wouldnt bring chocs i will end up size ov a house if i carry on!
    • crissy_wissy
      crissy_wissy cheryl47408

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      I'm 63...taught for 30 years but now manage the education support services for Bury Childrens Services...hoping to finish next year. I put a stone on over the 12 weeks I was off but been doing Exante diet now and lost 17lb in a month!! 
  • Shinan
    Shinan cheryl47408

    Posted

    Hi Chery, Acupuncture on around scar tissue is able to break down scar tissue and help circulation, then prevent future pain. 
  • Jodi-France
    Jodi-France cheryl47408

    Posted

    I had my surgery April 30th and today te visiting nurse just removed my final staples.

    Friday a nurse removed every other one, and today a nurse removed the remaining.

    I fel quite fortunate that the inision has never caused me any problems, no itching, redness or anything. i have had a nurse come every other day to change the dressing. They always put that red iodine stuff on it.

    Today I have no staples, jsut a big bandaid and the nurse said in 2 days I should remove it and then I am done, no need to cover it.

    Can you tell us what day you had your surgery? Looking to find out how long your staples were in.

    • crissy_wissy
      crissy_wissy Jodi-France

      Posted

      My 36 stapes were in almost 2 weeks..like you no problems...I kept a small dressing on ..waterproof for when I was using the hydrotherapy pool.

      I used Bio Oil several times a day and now..14 weeks from the op its a feint red line!!! Hope yours does as well!..

    • cheryl47408
      cheryl47408 Jodi-France

      Posted

      i had op 9th May. Didnt have dressing changed> I asked when I left hosp if I would have to go to get it changed but they said no just phone if became sore or blood appeared. so was 15 days. Funny how we all get told different. I have no dressing or anything now and been told after a shower to dry scar area with a hairdryer! How old are you Jodi-France?
    • Jodi-France
      Jodi-France cheryl47408

      Posted

      I'm 60.

      Odd how the practices hange country by country isn't it?

      I had my staples in almost a month. Just 4 days shy of a month.

  • Jodi-France
    Jodi-France cheryl47408

    Posted

    Since you only had your surgery May 9th I wouldn't worry about it overly much, however I do feel empathy for you.

    I don't have any scabs with the scar, probably that every other day cleansing by the nurses wiped them off. I confess that I first looked at it today, never before. There was one little scab on the very last staple, just a little chunk of dried blood, she said to not pull it, jsut leave it until it falls off naturally.

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