Removing Steristrips

[There should be an emoticon of scooping innards up from the kitchen floor]

Ewwwwwww!!!!! I just got a horrible visual on that!!!

Ok ladies... enough of that!

I stripped my steries but I think I will be ok afterall. I just wish I could see my incision better. Can you ladies see your incision site, or is there BELLY in the way for you, too?

I can't see my incision site ... but that's because it's INSIDE my vagina!! had a suprapubic catheter and I can see what's left of that tiny hole - when the gas isn't too bad. I can see a stitch at my introitus but only with a mirror (I am not a contortionist!)

Oh how cool! How has your recovery been?

uneventful, really. I have been very good about staying in bed for the full two weeks following surgery. Now I am struggling to build my level of activity towards normal. I think my BP may be low - I feel 'off' when I am up and about - pain sometimes but I've had worse period pain, yanno. The only answer for that, I think is to push it a little.
The morning poo still has horns and so does the gas when it moves past something (not sure what but it HURTS).

Not entirely related but I had a tummy tuck 2 yrs ago and had strips from the back of one hip to the back of the other (no stitches or staples) . 7-10 days sounds about right. they were peeling up and the ends and I would clip the edges off but about 10 days I got tired of messing with em and just pulled them off You did have time for the incision to adhere under staples so Im pretty sure yer doin A OK!

Tiff

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Originally Posted by Blyss The morning poo still has horns and so does the gas when it moves past something (not sure what but it HURTS).

LOL that made me giggle.. Horns?

I could see my incision site very well lying down. I had a roll over top the incision when I stood up. Now there is a slight roll over top when I stand but I can see the incision so the roll is going away slowly.

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Originally Posted by ToadalChaos Ok ladies... enough of that! I stripped my steries but I think I will be ok afterall. I just wish I could see my incision better. Can you ladies see your incision site, or is there BELLY in the way for you, too?

I have a belly in the way, although I can see the top vertical incision (I have an inverted T incision, I can't see the horizontal one, grrrr!!!!)

I had to have a double incision, due to the fact my uterus weighed quite a bit, and the other surgeon assisting didn't want to have to do a second surgery repair on my already repaired hernia.

I'm wondering if there's anything cream-wise that would reduce the scars from all three incisions. They're quite ugly, iykwim