Anyone have reactions to Band-aids?

[luvwinnie]

I took my bandaid off Sat. about 45 minutes after my blood test and he big red welts where the adhesive was. They didn't go away until yesterday. I did have a horrible reaction once to surgical tape, but never to bandaids before.

 

[carolfoy]

I'm very allergic to Band-aids, but not surgical tape, I'm also highly allergic to most waxes used to remove hair (I think they must be the same stuff!) so have to use sugaring.

 

[Pooh67_68]

My sister has this problem, so she uses the foam band-aids and doesn't have the welts.

 

[luvwinnie]

Thanks, I'll look for the foam ones and take that with me for my blood tests from now on.

 

[Poohbear123]

I ask for NO band aids of ANY kind, as when I take it off, my skin goes with it! I don't bleed after they stick me any way.

 

[DVC Sadie]

I am allergic to band aids, tape and the non smoking patches. I hate the inconvenience especially at the hospital.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

You're not alone! I have the same reaction. Whenever I use a band-aid for something..doesn't matter if it's a namebrand or the cheapo dollar store kind..I have the same problem. I have big red places on me where the adhesive was for at least a day or two afterwards.

It doesn't matter if it's a latex bandage (which I don't use often, because I'm allergic to latex), non-latex or cloth. I get the same reaction from all of them.

TOV

 

[asta]

I'm also very alergic to surgical tape and the adhesive they use to put monitors on during surgery. I get raised red areas that match wherever the adhesive is placed. They can be painful and itchy. I think the surgical adhesive is made by 3M. I didn't know others also had a reaction to this stuff.

 

[chell]

Yep, I sure do. Last week where the band-aid was looked so much worse than the puncture. I wasn't looking when she put it on and had forgotten to ask her not to use one.

Is your skin discolored for a while after? Not red but a brownish pigment? Mine only does that if the adhesive is on my belly. Was rather interesting after my gallbladder surgery.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Does anyone know if nurses, etc who take blood are offended if you ask to NOT have a band-aid. I might be donating blood on Saturday at our town health fair and I don't want to upset whoever is taking my blood.

Well..not more than I have to anyway. They always seem annoyed when I ask them for a butterfly needle because I have teenyweeny veins. If you attempt to use a regular needle on me, it's like trying to shove a PVC pipe into a hole the size of a drinking straw.

TOV

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

my sis is allergic to bandaids and everything that has laytex in them. She buys laytex free bandaids and they work fine.

By the way, if you ever need a bandaid in Animal Kingdom, they have laytex free bandaids at the first aid station. I assume the other parks do too but I know about AK for sure.

 

[chell]

TOV I have never seen them get offended. If you are donating blood they'll use the colorful crinkly stuff anyway so you won't have to deal with a band-aid at all. I have to ask for the butterfly too.

 

[llp479]

Count me and my youngest dd in as well. I'm allergic to all adhesives. I had surgery and while the scar looked great, the area completely surrounding it was blistered from the adhesives! The only tape that I can use for small periods at a time is Micropore.

 

[luvwinnie]

Well, I see I'm not alone!
I found out about surgical tape when I had a laparoscopy. When I took off my bandage i had this one hole that was oozing and disgusting. Went to dr. thinking my incision was infected. He said "Well, it's definitely infected, but I didn't cut you there." It was where the surgical tape had been!

 

[wvjovifan]

Certain band-aids do that to me...also the surgical tape really breaks me out.
YUCK!!!!!