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Anyone ever had this happen? I'm 8 days post op I have slowly been removing my steri strips as they loosen and I have a lot of itching I think I'm having a reaction to the glue on the strips. Anyways I took one of a smaller incision today the incision is healed really well looks good as I removed the steri strip a huge Water blister formed its about a finger width below the incision and really full of Fluid. I covered it with a bandaid and didn't pop it but has anyone else had this happen?

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yes I did it was an absess and I had to have it lanced for the Fluid to drain and then on antibiotrics for 10 days so go in to the doctor now b4 it get worse and really hurts

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Ugh yes. It sounds like you're allergic to the tape. Any time you have to go to the hospital or even doctor in the future, be sure to tell them you need cloth or paper tape, not the standard surgical tape. My skin will literally blister and bleed from that stuff. It's miserable.

Put a little Neosporan on the blister. A standard OTC antihistamine, like Benadryl, should help the itching and burning.

Hang in there, it sucks but it does seem to pass pretty quickly once the tape is off your skin.

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Thanks everyone!! Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I was supposed to have a chk up appt with my family doc 2weeks post op which was supposed to be next wed but I called and now she wants to see me tomorrow:)

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I had that when I had surgery on my ankle. They use a product called "Benzoin" to make the steri strips stay on longer, and I was allergic to it. My whole foot/ankle because full of those blisters. Dont pop it, as long as its not getting worse, let it heal

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It's definitely tempting to pop it lol but I didn't I just covered it with a bandaid.

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So yup I went to my family doc I'm allergic to the glue on the steri strips!! Which totally sucks now on top of healing from the incisions I have to heal up from all these stupid Water blisters ugh!!!

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