is it ok to get wet?
I had my surgery friday to remove my band. I have one big cut and one little one. they used something called seri strips ( I thnk) so there are not stichechs my nurse to me I could shower on Monday and believe me it was definately time for one. Well the strips coving my insisions got a little wet. I dried the off. The nurse said they would fall off when they were ready but I dont want them to fall off because there wet and im not healed all the way. Any ideas?
Steri strips will come off gradually, and will start to peel up at the edges after a few days. You can use scissors to carefully trim off the peeling edges and they will last a few extra days. You should be fine to get them wet in the shower under running water, but no tub baths, swimming pool, etc.
I came home from my RNY with steri-strips. You'll be fine! Let soapy water run over them to keep things clean, and pat them dry when you're drying off. They'll start falling off over the next couple of weeks.
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