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January 2020 Surgery Date

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Taj    125

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On 02/02/2020 at 19:04, BadWolfGirl said:


Not gross! Looks good! Here's my knife wounds. Snapchat-547187774.jpg

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Looking great!! Reminds me I need to take a pic of my belly. One month post-op tomorrow but better late than never!!

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Slownstedy    210

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4 minutes ago, BadWolfGirl said:

When do I get to take the rest of the steri strips off? They're so itchy!

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If Steri-Strips are used to close or support an incision then they should fall off in about a week or so. If they are still in place after 10 days, usually it is safe to be removed by the patient, unless the healthcare provider has said not to, as some wounds might need more time to heal properly.

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Taj    125

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On 02/02/2020 at 20:21, BadWolfGirl said:


When do I get to take the rest of the steri strips off? They're so itchy!

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You don’t take them off. They will all fall off this week on their own. I’m from the south and believe in the power of Vaseline so I was putting a layer on my incisions from day one and all five of my steristrips fell off in a couple of days and incisions were completely closed before my first post-op appt. my surgeon was so impressed with her surgical skills. I didn’t want to burst her bubble so I didn’t tell her the rapid healing was mostly due to my mother’s old wives remedy of Vaseline. 😬

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Taj    125

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Why do you both have an incision above your belly button? Just curious because I only have the five in a straight line below my belly button. My daughter had RNY and she only has five incisions in the same straight line.

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BadWolfGirl    245

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You don’t take them off. They will all fall off this week on their own. I’m from the south and believe in the power of Vaseline so I was putting a layer on my incisions from day one and all five of my steristrips fell off in a couple of days and incisions were completely closed before my first post-op appt. my surgeon was so impressed with her surgical skills. I didn’t want to burst her bubble so I didn’t tell her the rapid healing was mostly due to my mother’s old wives remedy of Vaseline. [emoji51]
How do you not get it on your clothes?

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Taj    125

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On 02/02/2020 at 19:04, BadWolfGirl said:


Not gross! Looks good! Here's my knife wounds. Snapchat-547187774.jpg

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Your belly looks so small!!

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Taj    125

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On 02/02/2020 at 20:29, BadWolfGirl said:


How do you not get it on your clothes?

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I wear a tank top under my shirt. It soaks up the Vaseline and also gives the incisions some extra protection from the waistband on pants. Washes right out of the tank tops. I have one tank top for each day.

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TattooedSeaStar    139

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40 minutes ago, Taj said:

Wow! You look great!! I’m sure you already said but did you have vsg or RNY?

RNY.

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ChrisXStitcher    13

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I know this is gross but 1 week out tomorrow and I’m healing nicely- looks bad but it doesn’t hurt!!
Also check out my side by side- left is Monday night after surgery and right is yesterday! All the Fluid is gone! My glasses even got better.
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Wow!! Looks real good for 1 week PO. And your side by side - already what a difference!! I am still very bruised (robot-assisted RNY 1/28). Mine is ugly as I've had multiple abdominal surgeries, laparoscopic and full open, so they had to pick and choose where they made their incisions. Might be the robot side that's so bruised, but don't know. Best wishes to you and happy healing!!

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TattooedSeaStar    139

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15 minutes ago, Taj said:

I wear a tank top under my shirt. It soaks up the Vaseline and also gives the incisions some extra protection from the waistband on pants. Washes right out of the tank tops. I have one tank top for each day.

Mine has glue- no Vaseline to worry about.

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Just now, ChrisXStitcher said:

Wow!! Looks real good for 1 week PO. And your side by side - already what a difference!! I am still very bruised (robot-assisted RNY 1/28). Mine is ugly as I've had multiple abdominal surgeries, laparoscopic and full open, so they had to pick and choose where they made their incisions. Might be the robot side that's so bruised, but don't know. Best wishes to you and happy healing!!

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Thanks! I’ve had my appendix out, 2 c-sections, and a hernia surgery. What hurts the most is all the scar tissue the surgeon cut out from previous surgeries.

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