Okay by heal i mean scab over so they arent gaping anymore. I was surprised my doc took my staples out just 5 days after surgery..hgowever 2 of the smaller ones were just scars by day 7, two others were scabbed over shortly after the steristrips fell off. HOwever the larger one (5 staples) wwhich is where the port is, is still gaping..its not real deep, but its not scabbing over or anything, and the steri strips were off 5 days after staples removed.

i have two friends that are nurses..both looked at it and said its not infected, and they dont think it needs to be closed back up..but i have to keep using bandages so if anything comes out of it (its not draining or oozing but there is some wetness from the wound) it wont get on my clothes, then at night, i sleep in just a tshirt so nothing is on my waist ( the incision is right at my waist so my pants set right on it) and i let it "air out" but even that doesnt help it scab up.

just curious how long some of you had to wait for things to start to clear up so to say

5 days does seem a little quick for staple removal but then i never even had staples i had the glue closure on mine, when i was nursing we used to leave stitches 10 days before we removed them which is roughly the time it takes for the skin to start knitting together .. u can buy steri strips in chemists/pharmacy nothing to stop u putting more on if the others came off quite quickly

5 days does seem a little quick for staple removal but then i never even had staples i had the glue closure on mine, when i was nursing we used to leave stitches 10 days before we removed them which is roughly the time it takes for the skin to start knitting together .. u can buy steri strips in chemists/pharmacy nothing to stop u putting more on if the others came off quite quickly

ty cazzy, i didnt know you could by the steristrips over the counter..i just may do that..thanks

I was banded on 4/26 and I took my steri-strips off after 5 days because they itched so much. My were a little oozy the first day or so and then they started itching...which caused me to rub off the "scabs". After I have finally been able to stop the itching mine have scabbed over and are doing well. I have one right under my bra line which has been somewhat of a problem...but when I checked it this morning the scab is gone and it is now a scar. Don't worry...it'll heal.

I was banded on 4/16 and my doc told me to let the steri-strips fall off on their own and to not worry about showering with them on either. All but the big one came off on its own. I went in for my post op follow on 4/24 and the Doc removed it to investigate and said all looked fine. Everything has since healed up nicely and already starting to fade. I did not have staples either.