Soap

So I'm wanting to shower and get the rest of the sticky stuff off my stomach but also clean my staples. What's a good soap to use would dial be ok I tried the soap from the hospital but it doesn't suds up what so ever so I can't see if it's working and I know it's not because I'm still sticky. 

I used antibacterial dial (actually a hand soap) just to be on the safe side immediately postop, but after that I just used my regular soap.  My surgeon gave me no restrictions.  

I've had several abdominal surgeries and I never had an issue with soap. I use my daily Dove "Cool Moisture" soap. So I would say whatever you normally use.

The pediatrician recommended baby Phisoderm for my newborn. The adult version would be  good one -  often recommended by drs. b/c it's gentle

I was glued and discharge instruction were to not use any lotions or lotion soaps but other than that did not specify. 

I think you'll be fine with what ever soap you use.  Just be gentle

I was given some Detachal medical adhesive remover from my NP.  My steri-strips stayed on until my 4 week appointment (tough buggers!).  So she took them off, and gave me that stuff to remove the adhesive.  It worked great!

What I was given were the little tubes.  She gave me 4 of them, but one did the trick.

The adhesive tends to give me a little rash.  It's so annoying trying to get that stuff off.  With the remover it came right off and I didn't aggravate any of the incisions.

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Ended up buying dial antibacterial soap body wa**** worked great and it made my incisions look better than before. 

My surgeon recommended nail polish remover to get rid of the gunk left on my stomach from all the tape and steri strips!

I used dial anti bacterial soap also.... and i did what Eliza said her dr told her I used nail polish remover to remover the glues spots they drove me crazy and I didn't feel clean till I got that blackish gunk off lol... . :-)

♡ ♡ Kelly

I washed with Hibiclens--same stuff used in hospitals and nursing homes.