Urgent - please help get the sticky stuff offa my new boobie!

[AnyDream]

Ouch AP - the cleaning aisle at the supermarket - you are scaring me now

[AngelPunks]

hehe - it isn't bad stuff. I just remember finding it where the cleaning stuff is. It is a citrus base and I've used it when I've been painting - a few drops on a hand covered in gloss paint, rub my hands together and then rinse. It is designed for skin!

[Turkish Delight]

I just rubbed mine off in the shower. I guess that isn't an option for you. I don't know hun. The girls have given you great advice.

It sticks to bl@@dy everything too. I had to clean the shower afterwards.

[Lulu]

how about putting a sorbolene in a medicine cup (or something small), dip a cotton bud into eucalyptus oil and stir it (the sorbolene) around a bit. Then use a new bud or ball to apply.
Eucalyptus will work very very well so it might be a good combination. You only need a teeny bit.

[~Raven~]

Be careful with that solvent stuff because some can have an allergy to it. When C had to have the fixamul removed from his burn they got me to take some home and do a small test patch to be sure that he didn't react to it first.

[christy]

At work we use stuff callled "Zoff" to remove the sticky stuff from bandages.... I "think" its similar stuff that is used in the little sachets that nurses in human hospitals carry with them. I have seen it in chemists, and its worth checking your local one. Just call them and ask if they have adhesive remover, they should know

[suse]

Ouch AP - the cleaning aisle at the supermarket - you are scaring me now

Heh - kinda reminds me of the time I dyed my hair purple and decided to rinse it in the shower because my neck was sore and didn't want to lean over the basin - then half way through remembered why it's a really bad idea to rinse hair dye in the shower. Long story short, I ended up scrubbing both the shower and myself with Ajax - ouch. Needless to say I was very, very well exfoliated. And still purple.

OK, so my story is really trivial by comparison but it's a good cautionary tale. It may be tempting when your boobs feel like superglue, but stay away from the cleaning aisle Be afraid, be very afraid...

[Junglemum]

teatree oil is great MD. i wouldn't use bi-carb..... Teatree is an antiseptic as well, you don't want to introduce any bugs......

[melbel]

I second the "Zoff". You can get it from most chemists and it is what we diabetics use to get the sticky stuff from the insulin pump adhesive off.....You just sit it over the sticky area and it sorta dissolves it if that makes sense. Some of us will use a bit of tea tree or eucalyptus oil on a cotton ball but zoff is definitely the gentler option.......from memory about $15 at most chemists......

[AnyDream]

Well thank you everyone. I had a shower earlier and tried a couple of methods. TD you have no idea how much I'd love to go hard with a good scrubber - I'm irritated everywhere and need to slough LOL. Part of the problem is that I have absolutely *no* sensation in the reconstructed 'flap' area, so I'm very aware that I could scrub myself raw and have no idea I'm doing it, so havta be very gentle.

First stop, sorbolene - forget it.
Then I scrounged around and found a couple a alcohol swabs - they did about a square centimetre before drying, ie I would need about 80 more LOL.
Then I got in the shower and tried the body wash - with a facewasher. It seemed to work a little, removed some of the really lumpy chunks, but there's still some thick patches, and one of them's a bit red anyway so didn't want to press the issue.
Abandoned effort, then thought I'd try some bio-oil (since I don't have baby oil) - well it was a good example of lateral thinking....but it didn't work.

I think now I'll hold over and get some adhesive remover (Zoff or similar) at the pharmacy (if I can). When the nurse used it I might've reacted or I might've had a problem with the dressing she used that day (hard to tell) so I will be very careful about patch testing and washing it off.

Suse thanks for giving us a laugh & a cautionary tale!

[Rouge]

OLIVE OIL!

It's gentle and it won't hurt you xxx