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Re: Gauze

Written by Damian at 22 Mar 2005 20:23:59:

As an answer to: Re: Gauze written by Andy at 22 Mar 2005 17:10:51:

Hi Guys,

Gauze is a BAD idea for dressing a recently circumcised penis! Reason - the wound can ooze lymphatic fluid for as long as three to four weeks and when this dries in the gauze it sticks to the wound making its removal somewhat uncomfortable, shall we say! :-(

However, if you are unfortunate as I was, to have a couple of stitches pop followed by a considerable amount of bleeding, something FAR WORSE is in store for you. The blood dries and fuses to the wound bonding the gauze with it. Taking that off required me to return to the doctor, and after a lot of soaking which only helped marginally, he yanked it off!!!! I can assure you, that was NOT PLEASANT! I should add that the gauze was my own idea - not his. His nurse told me if I wanted to redress it, I should use tissue paper. If the wound bleeds, the tissue can be soaked off in water in which it disintegrates whereas gauze maintains its fabric integrity. It is a DISASTER to try and unwrap several layers of blood-fused gauze!

Best thing to use is Melolin non-stick dressings. They have an absorbant inner section which draws moisture away from the wound and keeps it nice and dry to promote healing. This is my single most important piece of advice to anyone having a circumcision. I wish I had know about it before the surgery! This may be too late for you James although I have posted this elsewhere in this forum. I hope to God you don't get any bleeding. Andy, be warned.


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