what are you using to get the gooey stuff from your bandages off? I have 5 incisons and lots of gooey residue from my bandages and my IV site etc i want to look clean with out injuring myself. any suggestions?

Maybe peroxide?

Regular soap in the shower, can you shower them yet?

WOWEEEE you just got banded!!! congrats. How are you feeling?

A cottonball and some rubbing alcohol worked for me.

Also a little baby oil or if you don't have that, a squirt of non stick cooking oil will also fix you right up...but then you are all oily.

edit: Forgot to add, HEY!!! You are a couple days out! CONGRATS on your surgery! How do you feel???

rubbing alcohol worked for me on a washcloth

Thanks for asking this question! I was going to ask the same one tonight...It's been exactly one week, and I want that sticky stuff off! It itches! Thanks, Cindy

i agree with jack i had very little sticky stuff and it just came off in time...it wasnt like i was going to wear a bikini or anything so i didnt worry about it and it just came off in time

I didn't have sticky stuff on my belly, they glued my incisions, but I had MAJOR sticky stuff on my left hand from the tape holding the IV in. I was going to let it go, but it got all dirty and my hand looked GROSS. My sister gently suggested I should do something about it.

thanks for all your replies and helpful suggestions. i am allergic to latex and to tape so they used latex free bandages on my incisons after the surgery and i have 5 squares of black gunk on my abdomen. I am doing pretty well. went back to work today. having some port incsion pain and the iv site developed phelbitis and is very sore. i will try the rubbing alcohol trick. my own mother had suggested i use WD 40 ...I said HELLO i have open incions on my body. i dont want to get them infected!! lol what a goof ball!

Oil free eye make-up remover and a cotton ball worked like magic for me.

you can also use acetone nailpolish remover on a q-tip. that is what is in the tape remover at the hospital

I used ooops paint remover, VERY CAREFULLY, LOL. I tried polish remover, alcohol, peanut butter, olive oil, finally got tired of the tread marks on the tummy and got out the oops, put it on a q-tip and gone with the first swipe.

WARNING-DO NOT GET ON OR NEAR THE INCISION.