Post op Tip for Zipperheads

Just sharing what I discovered to be a valuable (though belated) tip for people with staples in their heads:
If you wash you hair, let it air dry. When you have metal in your skin, a hairdryer is NOT your friend.
35 staples heat up a lot. Note to self!

**Here's another freebie: AVOID the freezer section at the grocery store! Goosebumps on your stapled skin is not cool (pardon the pun). Skin contracts and pulls on that metal. My pain - your gain.
Hope it helps.

If not, at least you can have a laugh (if the chiari lets you).
:b  Abby

[selmaS]

OUCH...I guess not...they would get hot....not sure how u could stand the blowing on u regardless of the staples getting hot....I could not take the shower water hitting my head....lol....I had to wash my hair at the kitchen sink for a bit till I felt better.....

Thanks Abby : )


  "selma"

[zygy2]

:) LOL  Good tips... I had regular stitches the first time and now I am very happy about that.  Going to have to let him know that this time I want stitches again,  I hate wet hair, no blow dryer would be terrible :)

[Stephiec79]

LOL!!! Oh my gosh!! Things to think of after my surgery!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

[ajunebug]

I got dissolvable stitches....thank goodness because I NEED my freaking hair-dryer. lol.

After surgery, I couldn't lift my arms to wash my hair. So my husband put a folding chair in the shower, I sat in it, and he washed my hair for me. Then he blew it dry for me. He's a keeper.

[itsy1]

ajunebug - after my 2nd surgery in '08 my mom did the same thing for me as your husband did for you

Sabbynal, you just made me cringe.  I could almost feel your mistakes.  Yikes!

I was told no hair washing untill my stitches had come out - ick!  
I became a weird wobbly hat lady 'till then ~chuckle~

[sunnyset]

great tips!

[Rylanesmom]

Yikes ... Thanks for the tip I know I am getting staples because they made me call pcp to see if she would take them out or I would have to fly back to get them out. They said many pcp are freaked out lol mine is not.

[sunnyset]

I have no idea if I am getting staples or not!

[SilentSong101]

LIS - oh the things we have to think about. Haha, thanks for sharing, I will make sure to think of this when my day comes!

[Sexybare]

I had staples as well, 27 of them. I coulf barely was or pic my hair let aloneblow dry it. The shower alone was torcher lol

[Sabbynal]

I have to say that although the staples proved tricky in the beginning, I am so glad I got them. As much as I love having proof of my zipperhead, people often say to me that they can hardly see my scar.

For those of you going into surgery, my prayers are with you daily. I am so glad I had mine, and I am really hopeful for all our outcomes!

[deadmemory]

Thank you for the prayers.. I need all the prayers I can get. I am nervous for my upcoming surgery. My pre op appt is tomorrow morning! I feel very blessed to have gotten the wonderful NS that I did, and am so grateful that he was able to get me in as soon as I did. I have been battling with other Dr's, NS's, hospitals, radiologists... Basically hearing that I was fine, I didn't need surgery and my symptoms were not that of Chiari malformation. The NS that will be performing my surgery validated my symptoms and my feelings and the first thing he said is that he recommends I have surgery, and that the herniation was worse than doctors depicted it to be in Vancouver...
I pray soon that there will be a cure for Chiari.. I also pray that my DD didn't inherent it.

Thanks for sharing!!!
Krystal