Im almost 4 weeks post op & almost all of my strips are still on. There are some that are loosing up, but for the most part, they are still intact. Am I supposed to take them off at this point or leave them? I cant imagine having to pull them off as my back is superduper overly sensitive, and Paul did take one off last week while I was in the shower & it really felt like he ripped layers of skin from my back..it was horrible!! What did everyone do?
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steri-strips....when do they come off???
Lynn -30.... something
DxD @ 8 yrs old: 10* curve-no brace-no nothin'!
At age 26: Thorasic 48*/Lumbar 50*
At age 34: Thorasic 58*/Lumbar 60*
Posterior T5-L4 Fusion Jan 14th, 2009 w/Dr Tribus
UW Madison, WI Hospital
**AFTER: less than 10* Thorasic/15* Lumbar**Tags: None
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My surgeon removed the loose ones at my 2 week check up. My daughters had been putting alcohol on them as instructed by the home health nurse. As they loosened up they removed them. I was allergic to the glue on the steri- strips and the nurse brought an adhesive remover from the hospital to remove all of the glue so the rash would go away.Geish
47 years old, dx at 13
+30* to the right, +60* to the left, +30* to the right
Surgery 12-13-07 - fusion from T4 to sacrum.
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...tachmentid=267 Pre surgery
http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/attac...tachmentid=268 Post surgery
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/DSC01091.jpg Xray from the side
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...1089-1-1-1.jpg Xray from the back
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My daughter's were on for about 7 weeks. At that point, I told her I had to remove them or a nurse would at her check-up. She chose me. Carmell has mentioned sometime ago a cream that you can put on the steri-strips (sorry I don't remember what it was) before bed and the strips come off easily the next morning. I ended up using a spray bottle of water to soak the strips and they came off easily.
Mary LouMom to Jamie age 21-diagnosed at age 12-spinal fusion 12/7/2004-fused from T3-L2; and Tracy age 19, mild Scoliosis-diagnosed at age 18.
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Originally posted by Geish View PostMy surgeon removed the loose ones at my 2 week check up. My daughters had been putting alcohol on them as instructed by the home health nurse. As they loosened up they removed them. I was allergic to the glue on the steri- strips and the nurse brought an adhesive remover from the hospital to remove all of the glue so the rash would go away.Lynn -30.... something
DxD @ 8 yrs old: 10* curve-no brace-no nothin'!
At age 26: Thorasic 48*/Lumbar 50*
At age 34: Thorasic 58*/Lumbar 60*
Posterior T5-L4 Fusion Jan 14th, 2009 w/Dr Tribus
UW Madison, WI Hospital
**AFTER: less than 10* Thorasic/15* Lumbar**
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Originally posted by LynnMarie74 View PostIm almost 4 weeks post op & almost all of my strips are still on. . . What did everyone do?
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Originally posted by Snoopy View PostMy daughter's were on for about 7 weeks. At that point, I told her I had to remove them or a nurse would at her check-up. She chose me. Carmell has mentioned sometime ago a cream that you can put on the steri-strips (sorry I don't remember what it was) before bed and the strips come off easily the next morning. I ended up using a spray bottle of water to soak the strips and they came off easily.
Mary Lou
Mary Lou--you would think the showers would help loosen the glue. Im pretty sure my surgeon will want to see underneath & will take them off for me...but its just to painful to do it at this point. I will google the creme you are talking about....thanks.Lynn -30.... something
DxD @ 8 yrs old: 10* curve-no brace-no nothin'!
At age 26: Thorasic 48*/Lumbar 50*
At age 34: Thorasic 58*/Lumbar 60*
Posterior T5-L4 Fusion Jan 14th, 2009 w/Dr Tribus
UW Madison, WI Hospital
**AFTER: less than 10* Thorasic/15* Lumbar**
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I had mine for about 6 weeks. Right before my 6 week appointment they all fell off within a few days. If yours are loosening up they should come off soon.25 years old
double 70+ degree curves before surgery
Anterior on 11/11/08
Posterior on 12/2/08 with titanium rods
nearly perfect correction
fused t-10 to pelvis
with a hemi-vertebral osteotomy at L4
Broke right rod at L4-L5 on 06/26/09
Broke left rod on 10/24/09
Revision surgery on 11/5/09 with vitallium rods
Broke both rods again
Had posterior than anterior revisions on 03/11 at the Twin Cities Spine Center
Declared "FUSED" on 12/6/11
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Like Geish, mine were taken off at my 2 week checkup, when they took out my 2 external stitches.__________________________________________
Debbe - 50 yrs old
Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
Told by Dr. my curve would never progress
Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees
Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees
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I see.....I guess I will just wait it out then. Maybe try the alcohol thing right before my appointment. Thanks everyone!Lynn -30.... something
DxD @ 8 yrs old: 10* curve-no brace-no nothin'!
At age 26: Thorasic 48*/Lumbar 50*
At age 34: Thorasic 58*/Lumbar 60*
Posterior T5-L4 Fusion Jan 14th, 2009 w/Dr Tribus
UW Madison, WI Hospital
**AFTER: less than 10* Thorasic/15* Lumbar**
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I was told that they would just fall off eventually and not to worry about them. The stragglers that held on longer were removed at my first appointment. You might want to check with your surgeon, as sometimes they don't want you fiddling with them before it's time for them to come off...71 and plugging along... but having some problems
2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
Corrected to 15°
CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring
Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me
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Originally posted by LynnMarie74 View PostMary Lou--you would think the showers would help loosen the glue. Im pretty sure my surgeon will want to see underneath & will take them off for me...but its just to painful to do it at this point. I will google the creme you are talking about....thanks.
Lynn,
Yeah, you'd think the shower would help, but Jamie wasn't excited about getting her back wet, so I always gently washed her back outside of the shower.
I did a search and found Carmell's recommendation. She suggested using either Bacitracin or Neosporin on the steri-strips. She said they loosen the glue and by putting it on before bed, they will sometimes fall off by morning. You might need to repeat the process a few times.
Mary LouMom to Jamie age 21-diagnosed at age 12-spinal fusion 12/7/2004-fused from T3-L2; and Tracy age 19, mild Scoliosis-diagnosed at age 18.
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I never touched mine and I think most of them came off by 8 or 9 weeks. You definitely don't want to pick at them and/or irritate the scar.Chris
A/P fusion on June 19, 2007 at age 52; T10-L5
Pre-op thoracolumbar curve: 70 degrees
Post-op curve: 12 degrees
Dr. Boachie-adjei, HSS, New York
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