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Post by justme on May 11, 2015 9:09:32 GMT -5
I'm unclear on what your husband did wrong. You said "they" put vaseline and a band-aid on it. Who are "they"? Sounds like you should be pissed off at the doctor / medical staff. Do incisions usually bleed that bad when the stitches are taken out? Shouldn't they put something a little more on there if that is normal? If it isn't normal, should you get it checked out? Some doctors are now putting Vaseline on stitches/wounds instead of antibiotic ointment. Part of it has to do with the overuse of antibiotics. Also, Vaseline apparently offers decent protection of the wound, moisture to promote healing, without using often unnecessary antibiotics. My past two dermatologists have preferred that method unless the wound shows signs of infection. The bandaid would be to somewhat protect clothing and keep Vaseline in place.
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Post by thyme4change on May 11, 2015 9:11:40 GMT -5
So - what did her husband do wrong?
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Post by The Captain on May 11, 2015 9:12:00 GMT -5
I'm unclear on what your husband did wrong. You said "they" put vaseline and a band-aid on it. Who are "they"? Sounds like you should be pissed off at the doctor / medical staff. Do incisions usually bleed that bad when the stitches are taken out? Shouldn't they put something a little more on there if that is normal? If it isn't normal, should you get it checked out? DH had to have a chunk of flesh taken out (he's got a lovely history of skin cancer) and it needed several stitches. He went to the Dr's office to have the stitches removed. Apparently this time they put Vaseline on the wound to keep it from drying out and the Vaseline soaked through the gauze/bandage and stained his shirt. He didn't want the stain to get worse so he took the bandage off. I was pissed at my husband for taking the bandage off a wound that just had the stitches taken out. Honestly didn't care about the shirt, it can be easily replaced, DH not so much so. We've been through this drill several times and this is the first time they put Vaseline on after taking the stitches out (it is a new to us Dr. though) so I can understand why he wasn't expecting that. And no, DH's never bled from having stitches taken out yet.
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Post by cael on May 11, 2015 9:13:29 GMT -5
Are we selling husbands here? I have one to offer, he's attractive, he cooks and cleans, he's a charming people-person - BUT WAIT! Act now and get a discount because it's playoff hockey season and there's double the amount of screaming at the TV and carrying on as there usually is! Takers? I'll start the bidding low?
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Post by The Captain on May 11, 2015 9:13:54 GMT -5
I'm unclear on what your husband did wrong. You said "they" put vaseline and a band-aid on it. Who are "they"? Sounds like you should be pissed off at the doctor / medical staff. Do incisions usually bleed that bad when the stitches are taken out? Shouldn't they put something a little more on there if that is normal? If it isn't normal, should you get it checked out? Some doctors are now putting Vaseline on stitches/wounds instead of antibiotic ointment. Part of it has to do with the overuse of antibiotics. Also, Vaseline apparently offers decent protection of the wound, moisture to promote healing, without using often unnecessary antibiotics. My past two dermatologists have preferred that method unless the wound shows signs of infection. The bandaid would be to somewhat protect clothing and keep Vaseline in place. Thanks for explaining this. We'll definitely remember it for the next time. And *sigh*, yea, there will be a next time.
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Post by thyme4change on May 11, 2015 9:16:08 GMT -5
You made it sound like the shirt got bloody and ruined before he took the band-aid off.
I am not trying to be obtuse here. It sounds like he went in to do something he has done before, never bled, wore a shirt, the thing bled, he didn't want to be in a blood soaked band-aid and the t-shirt was already ruined. I really don't think he is so stupid or wrong in this situation. If he wound is going to bleed so bad, the doctor should put better bandages on. What was your husband suppose to do? His shirt was already covered in blood, right? Should he have gone back? I am clearly missing something.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on May 11, 2015 9:16:56 GMT -5
I never have any luck getting a band-aid to stick once I've used vaseline or any other ointment.
ETA: Sure hope your husband is doing ok.
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 11, 2015 9:24:51 GMT -5
I interpreted it as he took the band aid/Vaseline off because it had soaked through the band aid and got on his shirt. He didn't want more Vaseline on the precious jersey so he took it off. She thinks he should have left it on to protect the wound. I didn't see anything about blood.
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Post by The Captain on May 11, 2015 9:24:50 GMT -5
thyme4change - I don't remember mentioning any blood, it was all about the Vaseline stain ? My point was more about being pissed that he took off the bandage so the stain on his shirt wouldn't get worse. I really don't care about the shirt but don't want the incision to get infected. Sorry if I wasn't clear. Green Eyed Lady - thanks for your concern! Yea, DH is doing fine - the incision is healing nicely. He's had skin cancer (two different kinds - I don't remember the names at the moment) is several spots so we are very aggressive about monitoring his moles and he see's a Dermatologist once a year (or more if we find something). The last go-around one of his incisions did get infected. With all the crap going on about antibiotic resistant bugs I'd just as soon not have to go there.
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Post by justme on May 11, 2015 9:29:53 GMT -5
Depending on the bandage and how much is put on, Vaseline can soak through a bandage quickly. That oilyness to it makes it permeate easily and also can leave oil/grease stains on clothes.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 11, 2015 9:30:44 GMT -5
@rockit and Opti - I don't think he was counting on them putting Vaseline on the incision. He had a 7am appt and went in to work straight from there. Yea, hindsight being what it is, it would've made sense to bring an extra shirt. and, AND, AND - he can't understand why I'm upset with him. yea, I said "I do" 20+ years ago so he's still my guy, but at this moment he's a knucklehead! I just didn't know what all I was saying "I do"to! Why... exactly... are you upset with him, if you don't care about the shirt? You're upset that he went to work with a stain? You're upset that he isn't more anxious about the 10-minute-in-and-out surgery? ETA: Never mind. You're apparently upset that he took off the bandage. I'm pretty sure he'll live.
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Post by justme on May 11, 2015 9:33:41 GMT -5
Because when you get your stitches out it's still an open wound. The Vaseline is put on to protect the wound (so nothing nasty gets in) and to promote healing. If it gets infected it's a big pain to deal with and it being a deeper site than just a surface biopsy means an infection could be even more of a problem.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on May 11, 2015 9:38:20 GMT -5
thyme4change - I don't remember mentioning any blood, it was all about the Vaseline stain ? My point was more about being pissed that he took off the bandage so the stain on his shirt wouldn't get worse. I really don't care about the shirt but don't want the incision to get infected. Sorry if I wasn't clear. Green Eyed Lady - thanks for your concern! Yea, DH is doing fine - the incision is healing nicely. He's had skin cancer (two different kinds - I don't remember the names at the moment) is several spots so we are very aggressive about monitoring his moles and he see's a Dermatologist once a year (or more if we find something). The last go-around one of his incisions did get infected. With all the crap going on about antibiotic resistant bugs I'd just as soon not have to go there. I understand your frustration. My grandmother used to do things like that all the time. Put on a dressing...she takes it off. Decided when to stop meds without medical approval...stuff like that. It was frustrating as all get-out when you want them to stay as healthy as possible and they don't follow doctor's orders.
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Post by thyme4change on May 11, 2015 13:01:30 GMT -5
Because when you get your stitches out it's still an open wound. The Vaseline is put on to protect the wound (so nothing nasty gets in) and to promote healing. If it gets infected it's a big pain to deal with and it being a deeper site than just a surface biopsy means an infection could be even more of a problem. So the Vaseline is providing protection. I guess I never thought a normal band aid could really do much - especially for a larger cut. I still think it sounds like the dr office did not give adequate wound dressing.
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Post by justme on May 11, 2015 13:53:19 GMT -5
Because when you get your stitches out it's still an open wound. The Vaseline is put on to protect the wound (so nothing nasty gets in) and to promote healing. If it gets infected it's a big pain to deal with and it being a deeper site than just a surface biopsy means an infection could be even more of a problem. So the Vaseline is providing protection. I guess I never thought a normal band aid could really do much - especially for a larger cut. I still think it sounds like the dr office did not give adequate wound dressing. Yea, I usually ended up putting two bandaids or putting the tape over the bandaid to try and stop it from leaking through onto clothes.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on May 11, 2015 14:31:10 GMT -5
I had a breast biopsy last year. It left a very small wound - maybe 1/4 inch across...but it bled through and ruined 3 bras. I couldn't get anything to stay on it. There has to be a better way for wound dressing than band-aids.
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Post by siralynn on May 11, 2015 15:00:10 GMT -5
For what it's worth, I've found that Dawn dishsoap is the best for getting greasy/oily stains out of clothes. Whatever proprietary surfactant they've got in there is basically magic.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 11, 2015 15:27:26 GMT -5
Because when you get your stitches out it's still an open wound. The Vaseline is put on to protect the wound (so nothing nasty gets in) and to promote healing. If it gets infected it's a big pain to deal with and it being a deeper site than just a surface biopsy means an infection could be even more of a problem. I guess so. You'd think the doctors would learn to use decent bandages. Vaseline is hardly useful if it's to heck and gone over the patient's shirt rather than insulating the wound.
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Post by MJ2.0 on May 11, 2015 15:27:39 GMT -5
I just got rid of one - I'm not ready for a new one just yet!
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Post by justme on May 11, 2015 15:51:33 GMT -5
I had a breast biopsy last year. It left a very small wound - maybe 1/4 inch across...but it bled through and ruined 3 bras. I couldn't get anything to stay on it. There has to be a better way for wound dressing than band-aids. I had a mole removed under mine. I used an advanced healing bandaid that's made to stay put for seven days. It stayed for most of that (just put a new one on when it came off) and I'm probably the only one that can see the scar.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on May 11, 2015 15:53:04 GMT -5
I've not seen those, justme, but I really haven't looked. I now have a bad burn on my hand from the oven that I can't keep covered. I'm going to go look tonight. Do you know the brand? And thank you for the tip.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 22:13:44 GMT -5
I might be interested if you ever come across some spare wives...
ETA: I'm willing to ask The Wife of she wants a spare husband though... if he's still "on offer"...
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Post by The Captain on May 12, 2015 8:01:22 GMT -5
I didn't notice a stain or anything on my shirts after using Vaseline for running. Basically what happened was that I went for a long run, and at the end of it got some weird looks from people and wondered what that was all about, but when I got home noticed that my white running shirt had pinkish blood stains on it from rubbing on my nipples. And it wasn't pretty either - it looked like I hit a freakin' deer or something - so I discretely asked around about what to do. And after all the normal razzing and whatnot the conclusion was to put Vaseline on my nipples. That didn't seem to work because then I just got Vaseline all over the bathroom and my body (which is hard to get off) and the shirt which did seem to wash out but I don't know the specifics on that. It was like a Vaseline factory exploded in our bathroom. That's exaggerating a bit but I'm trying to be funny . The Vaseline just smeared all over the inside of my shirt and got messy, but it's kinda cool watching the water bead up on your chest once it gets smeared around after a run so you look like Tom Cruise or something with the water glistening all over your body...I thought my wife would respond better to it when I showed her .
The other trick was using these little round bandaids. Another friend gave me those on a run and they actually worked very well. I wish they made them with little tassles though . The bandages are really small though, so I don't know that it would work for everybody as well.
Ummm, I really don't know how to process this visual and information...
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Post by MJ2.0 on May 12, 2015 8:24:27 GMT -5
I didn't notice a stain or anything on my shirts after using Vaseline for running. Basically what happened was that I went for a long run, and at the end of it got some weird looks from people and wondered what that was all about, but when I got home noticed that my white running shirt had pinkish blood stains on it from rubbing on my nipples. And it wasn't pretty either - it looked like I hit a freakin' deer or something - so I discretely asked around about what to do. And after all the normal razzing and whatnot the conclusion was to put Vaseline on my nipples. That didn't seem to work because then I just got Vaseline all over the bathroom and my body (which is hard to get off) and the shirt which did seem to wash out but I don't know the specifics on that. It was like a Vaseline factory exploded in our bathroom. That's exaggerating a bit but I'm trying to be funny . The Vaseline just smeared all over the inside of my shirt and got messy, but it's kinda cool watching the water bead up on your chest once it gets smeared around after a run so you look like Tom Cruise or something with the water glistening all over your body...I thought my wife would respond better to it when I showed her .
The other trick was using these little round bandaids. Another friend gave me those on a run and they actually worked very well. I wish they made them with little tassles though . The bandages are really small though, so I don't know that it would work for everybody as well.
Ummm, I really don't know how to process this visual and information... my advice: don't.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 12, 2015 8:35:43 GMT -5
Geeze, I wish we had had the internet 33 yrs ago. I could have auctioned off my husband. He really was a good guy - just had the misfortune of being married to me But he was slow to call repair man to fix the dryer
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Post by ArchietheDragon on May 12, 2015 8:58:46 GMT -5
Geeze, I wish we had had the internet 33 yrs ago. I could have auctioned off my husband. He really was a good guy - just had the misfortune of being married to me But he was slow to call repair man to fix the dryer I like him already.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 12, 2015 9:06:05 GMT -5
Geeze, I wish we had had the internet 33 yrs ago. I could have auctioned off my husband. He really was a good guy - just had the misfortune of being married to me But he was slow to call repair man to fix the dryer I like him already. How could I forget about you and the dryer. Only difference is your wife has the patience of Job. I filed for divorce
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 13, 2015 9:19:33 GMT -5
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Post by The Captain on May 13, 2015 9:32:42 GMT -5
Nah, NancysSummerSip - it's all good. After all, patience is rewarded, right? DH's incision is at that wonderful stage now where it's just healed enough to itch like mad but can't be scratched less he tear it open. Soooo....every time I walk by him I have to smirk and scratch my head.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 13, 2015 9:34:21 GMT -5
Nah, NancysSummerSip - it's all good. After all, patience is rewarded, right? DH's incision is at that wonderful stage now where it's just healed enough to itch like mad but can't be scratched less he tear it open. Soooo....every time I walk by him I have to smirk and scratch my head. I feel his itch - and pain. I have four incisions around my eyes.
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