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My dressing is stuck-please help!
I have a dressing on a fairly large wound that will not come off. I put it on 2 days ago, and had covered the sticky dressing in a bandage and then a pressure bandage to hold the first bandage up, as I was going out today.
It started soaking through all 3 layers this morning, but as I was just about to go out I didn't have time to change it so just shoved a wad of tissue under the pressure bandage to soak it up.
When I got home I went to change the dressing- the bandages have come off, but the sticky dresssing will not. It's supposed to be a non stick dressing, and I have tried dampening the dressing-I am sitting here with a towel, a cup of water and a sponge as we speak, but the thing still will not come off.
Normally I'd have a bath, but as my Mum is in, and we have no lock on our bathroom, I am really reluctant to in case she finds out. Is there anything else I can do to try and get it off, aside from just ripping it off? I really don't want to do that, as it is so sore.
Thanks in advance.
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