questions about wound dressings - advice needed!

[k4t]

I would go to a pharmacy and ask if they can give you the same/similar type of dressing to replace the neck one, otherwise reinforce the edge of it with the tape - doesn't matter if it's not 100% waterproof so long as he keeps it dry.

If there's a sutured down dressing on the ear that will keep the graft covered and clean. The outer layers sound like they're mostly cosmetic if you know what I mean. The sutured down dressings on the grafts can look very crusty and ugly.

Of course if you're really worried there's never any harm in getting it checked.

[briggsy's girl]

Took a photo and sent it to the fabulous Feeb. She suggested ED. So I called them to see if it was a bust Friday night where is need to get mum to watch kidlets. Very quiet come on in! Packed up DH, DD and 12yo niece, and took them to ED. The dressings were replaced and checked by doctor. No signs of infection. Dressings on again. Spare dressings sent home but told to come back if I'm not happy changing them. I'm really not keen on changing things myself. Infection risk is just too high. I wasn't happy with how things went. The dressings are changed but even before we left one had started to lift. I came home and added tape to try and help keep the neck wound sealed. He has a pressure bandage around his head at the moment. Looks like he has had a fight or something lol

[feeb]

Took a photo and sent it to the fabulous Feeb. She suggested ED. So I called them to see if it was a bust Friday night where is need to get mum to watch kidlets. Very quiet come on in! Packed up DH, DD and 12yo niece, and took them to ED. The dressings were replaced and checked by doctor. No signs of infection. Dressings on again. Spare dressings sent home but told to come back if I'm not happy changing them. I'm really not keen on changing things myself. Infection risk is just too high. I wasn't happy with how things went. The dressings are changed but even before we left one had started to lift. I came home and added tape to try and help keep the neck wound sealed. He has a pressure bandage around his head at the moment. Looks like he has had a fight or something lol

Glad I could help hun and glad you took him and got dressings checked out. Hugs hope you can sleep easy (easier) tonight now. xoxox

[briggsy's girl]

after the hospital trip on friday night, they put a different type of dressing on his wound. i told them it didn't look like what the specialist had put on - he had a dressing that breathed, not a plastic one. the nurse on ED said it was what the doc had recommended. i wasn't happy but trusted them (as you do) - i should have trusted my gut. he got an infection, probably from the dressing trapping moisture in near the graft. the specialist isn't happy with how the graft looks

i just want to cry