Removing dressings?

Hey girls,
I’m 5 weeks post op tomorrow, but had a re op at 2 weeks due to a blood clot. Saw the nurse last week for my second week check up after my revision op, and she said I’m fine to leave my dressings off, but I asked to have new dressings on just to be safe. Anyways I’ll be taking them off in the next few days and I’m really worried about having my bra rubbing on my incisions and whether it will hurt, or make them bleed? Has anyone experienced this or am I just worrying over nothing? Grateful for any advice as I’m such a wuss over things like this!
Thanks xx

Hey Stacey, hope your feeling better after your revision surgery, sorry to hear you had problems!
I had my strapping off on Saturday at 1wpo and my nurse said i don’t need to put anything on my incisions but if i want i can put the steri strips over them. Its not necessary but I’m also a big wuss so she gave me a pack so i can keep them on for a while, just have to put new ones on after showers but she kinda emphasized on the fact i don’t need to.
I haven’t even looked at my incisions yet cos I’m too squeamish so regardless I’m gonna keep them covered until i run out of steri strips lol. It wont do any harm to your incisions whether you cover them or not 🙂 xxx

Hey Jess, thanks for replying! I’m glad it’s not just me haha, I only looked at my incisions last week for the first time and they’re not as bad as I imagined in my head but they still freak me out lol. I hope your recovery is going well 🙂 xxx

HI I Had my dressings off after seven days, and they bra did rub on the incisions and made one saw .. im 15dpo today and ive got my incisions covered with just soft gauze to stop the straps rubbing. Im gona keep them like that too until all healed and no risk of rubbing x

Hey Sabrina, hope your recovery has been going well so far! I Never thought about doing that so I’ll give it a go, thanks so much xx

Hi Stacey my recovery is going great thanks im 15dpo today and feel great, just slightly sore every now and then, and not that comfy in macom or ms sports bras lol role on the next few weeks, i cant wait to feel back to normal and not have to worry about lifting or walking to fast etc,, i bet we all feel like that x

Hey that’s great to hear! It seems to drag doesn’t it when even walking makes you tired really quickly. I finally feel myself again and not as fragile lol but I still have to limit myself with reaching up and lifting, I can’t wait to actually be able to buy pretty bras too! Being stuck in sports bras etc 24/7 isn’t the best, but it’s all worth it for our new boobs! :p xx

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