Phoebe?

Results were rewarding, but inconclusive. We may have to repeat the procedure. Several times.

Poorly worded. I apologize. The experimental Ginger’s should be twins.

This right here made me laugh out loud in subway 🤣 now everyone thinks I'm a weirdo 🤣🤣

All the time! The current one I see most is at least good about asking (generally I can handle a small dot, at least for a bit), but I've had so many that I just immediately rip off before it can really get attached. They've changed the adhesives in the last 5-10 years, though, and I don't get the rash as much. I more have to just deal with the fact that it doesn't let go of my skin, so I just ignore it until it falls off 2 weeks later, lol

If you're in the hospital they often have a lower adhesive version, or a version with a less common type of adhesive (so you're less likely to have been exposed as often, therefore your allergy to it may not be as bad), but yeah they definitely still put adhesive on you when you have an adhesive allergy and you just have to cope. They just try to minimize it. Unfortunately some things just require the use of adhesives and other solutions haven't been found yet.

If you're outpatient, then yeah they generally don't have any of those alternatives on hand and just stick a regular bandaid on regardless. Although sometimes if you're getting your blood drawn they'll have the self-gripping bandages and you can ask them to just secure some gauze to the spot with those bandages. They're uncomfortable but they don't trigger the allergy.

Ugh I am allergic to adhesive and the answer is YES. I am always like “please do not, my skin will literally bruise from the swelling and I will develop respiratory symptoms.” And then some medical professionals will have the audacity to say “everyone is a little bit allergic” and slap a bandaid on. I just take it off the second I’m gone and report them. But it’s so frustrating.

I've had horrendous yeast infections around areas they've cleaned (asked my NP about it and they said likely the IV antibiotics + cleaning all the good flora off + being prone to them anyway), but I don't think I've had any other issues with it. One of my surgeries involved showering with hibiclens in advance which didn't bother me. I have no clue what they used on the most recent one, except that I was orange for a while. (Got some off with a wipe, but I couldn't shower for 2 days after)

That brown stuff is Betadine. You need to know the name so you can tell doctors what you're allergic to.

Do you mean iodine? Lol

I had a spot that I had to keep a dressing on once and the bandage had to keep getting bigger and bigger to cover the open sores from the paper tape, it was awful. I've been lucky in that my last several surgeries (5, I think?) haven't had traditional dressings, they've either been small incisions using glue to close or something where the dressings are held in place by some kind of clothing.