Blood soaked through my bandage, and dried, now sticking to wound, how do I get !
Question: Blood soaked through my bandage, and dried, now sticking to wound, how do I get it off!?
Do I need to get it wet again, what do you think if I used hydrogen peroxide!? I had surgury 2 days ago and suppose to remove the bandage today but it's sticking to my stitches:(Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Just soak it long enough to get to off then dry it well!. I would do the peroxide as well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I would dampen the outside of the bandage enough for it to soak and loosen it!. By that I don't mean to saturate it as general you are not suppose to get your stitches wet!. Just enough so that it comes loose!. Also you might want to contact your doctors office and ask them if there is something you can apply to the sutured area to keep it from sticking!. I would say an antibiotic ointment!. However, again you don't want to apply anything to this area without your doctors approval!. Hope it heals soon!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes - warm water to remove it then cleanse it with warm, soapy water!. Hydrogen peroxide if you really want to!. You can also add liquid honey over the wound then reapply the bandage!. If you have some comfrey you can chop it/powder it and add it to the honey-paste - great for healing wounds!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The troble withsoaking is that it might open up the rest of the scabbing!. If you can't get a real medical opinion, then I'd cut off the unstuck bandage and leave the rest there, covered with a new bandage!.Www@Answer-Health@Com