So I had my surgury on friday august 16th and I was so loopy from the morphine and stuff that I dont remeber how long they said I had to wait to take a shower and peel off my dressings anyone have any ideas

Call your doctor and ask because they all seem to have different instructions. Plus, only he knows of any limitations or necessities specific to your health needs.

Call your doctor and ask because they all seem to have different instructions. Plus' date=' only he knows of any limitations or necessities specific to your health needs.[/quote']

Lol tried to local office is haveing phone issues the other office/hospital where I had it all the nurses are busy so I guess im waiting for a call back then lol

I didn't take a full shower for about 1 week after my surgery and the strips should not be peeled off, let them come off on their own. If they are still there in week 3, then call your doctor. If you take them off too soon you risk infection and your incisions not healing as neatly as they could have if you'd left them alone. Mine have all but disappeared on their own - with the exception of the port incision. That one will likely need mederma, but I'm still giving it time before I do that,

I had waterproof bandages on my incisions (Tagaderm film patches). My surgeon said I could take a shower the day I went home from the hospital as long as I didn't take the bandages off. I waited another day though. He also told me to let the bandages stay on as long as they were still in tact. They lasted just about a week and then I replaced them with the same exact thing. The hospital gave me a supply to re-apply them 2 or 3 times.

I called they said it was 3 days and I had the butterfly stip looking things with a gause looking patch that was clear all the way around they said take thouse off and let the others fall off on their own

I had glue. Stood backward in shower and let water run down my back and used wash cloth for the tummy area and chest where the little holes were. Took about a week before I could get them really wet.

I take a shower now I peeled off the big bandaid but the surgi bandaids are still there they said just let them fall off on there own... so im doing that I go Thursday to see my doc and make sure they are healing well... and hopefully find out when I can maybe go see a chiropractor because at some point after surgury I guess getting in and out of bed I poped my back out of place and my lower ribs wont let me take too deep a breath without a sharp pain which sucks