M
MountainReader
Guest
As I have posted in the past, I started developing an adhesive allergy a few years ago. At first it just started with a certain brand of bandage. Since then, I have started having reactions to other branRAB as well. Over the summer, I had a 6 week rash- which required a prescription steroid cream to heal- from wearing one of my "safe" bandages overnight. I've tried most branRAB and types, including latex types, cloth types, foam types, the new no gauze 'breathable' types, 'sensitive skin' types, paper tape and the plastic tape in hospitals and lately they have all given me reactions of some sort. I recently had a laproscopic surgery. I ended up with steri-strips on my 6 incisions. I had never had any problems with them before and 3 of them gave me no reaction. With the other 3, I ended up with rows of blisters where the strips had been. It is becoming pretty frustrating trying to find a bandage that I can actually use. For some things, gauze and coban work well. For other areas like my back, torso, neck and face that just isn't a realistic solution. I had a couple inches of stitches in the groove of my back this summer and trying to keep it covered like the doc required was actually worse than the stitches themselves. I've also tried the liquid adhesives. The type I get at the doctor's office works well, but for smaller cuts I don't want to go to the doctor. I've tried the OTC liquid adhesives, but they just don't work as well. Any suggestions for other things I could try would be greatly appreciated. I would love to be prepared for the next time I might need some sort of bandage.
Thanks,
MR
Thanks,
MR