Just wanted to say I agree totally with the advice given above.
Just something I've thought of is as you can't take the dressing off looking for redness/ swelling around the dressing or feel over the top to see if that area feels slightly hotter than the same area on the other side of your body may help as a guide for infection. Also, if there is discharge leaking through the dressing then the dressing will have to be changed asap; just use a similar type but if that is the case then it's probably worth getting a nurse to check it over.
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