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Advice on Hibiscrub please!

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Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by carolyn77 on Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:32 am

hi girls,

i've been advised by my surgeon to use hibiscrub before my op. On the instructions it says to use it the day before the op and to wash my hair in it too, which i will do. It then says to use it the day of the op too. So do you think i need to wash my hair again on the morning of the op?

I was planning to shower the night before my op and wash my hair and then have a quick shower on the morning of the op but not wash my hair again.

Also, does anyone know if it will be ok to use conditioner after using the hibiscrub on my hair? will be bad enough not wearing moisturiser or make up on the day of the op, let alone having hair like straw too! i would like a small bit of dignity left. :tears:

thanks!

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by alfie on Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:57 am

I wouldn't have thought you'd have to re-wash your hair hun, I'm not sure about the conditioner though. Only some hospitals require that you wash with the hibiscrub anyway. x

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by carolyn77 on Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:14 am

thanks alfie.

will use the conditioner anyway i think. can't find anywhere that says not to!

x

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Crystal on Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:24 am

I used mine the night before and didnt bother the morning of my op....I did wash every little bit of me thou including my hair! lol i looked like a bubble monster.....good thing the hubby didnt walk in as he would have wandered what I was doing! Rolling Eyes

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by lindylou22 on Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:45 am

Hi hun,

I actually found that the hibiscrub did a really nice job on my hair!!! I was surprised and pleased. I didn't realise you were supposed to use it the night before (as I didn't bother to read the instructions until the day of my op), so I just used about half a bottle (lol) on the morning of my op.

I'm sure you'll be fine to wash your hair the night before with it, and then skip your hair on the day of your op.
LL
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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by carolyn77 on Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:25 am

thanks girls. all these little things i have to remember before boob day!
xxx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by flowergirl on Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:30 am

Hi hun,
you can use Hibiscrub and then wash yourself with your normal shower gel/ shampoo / conditioner after, that's absolutely fine. Just had a mandatory update at work about it so it's all fresh in my head :grin:
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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by carolyn77 on Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:39 am

thanks flowergirl!

Just the information i needed! We are booked for the same day too, do you know what time you are going in?xxx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Looby Lou on Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:39 am

Hello all, I have a lot of experience using Hibiscrub at work. You need to shower and wash hair the night before surgery and again the morning before surgery - including a second hair wash. Do not use shampoo or conitioner or moisturisers as this deactivates the protection of the Hibiscrub. The reason for doing this is to remove all the bacteria etc living on the skin and in the hair. If bacteria that normally live on skin and in hair have access to a wound - it will cause infection. This is why it's important to do this properly. You are protecting yourself from getting an infection. The Hibiscrub also leaves an invisible layer of protection on the skin that stops the skin regrowing the bacteria and also stops you picking up bacteria from the hospital / clinic. You need the 2 showers as 2 showers have been shown to be the most effective. Hope that helps you all x

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Jaderowlands on Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:15 am

This info is so so useful. Do you use it on your face?? Oh and can you blow dry your after using it in op day In the morning before surgery or does the hairdryer/straighteners deactivate the hibiscrub too?? Any clarity would be great please??? Xxx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Looby Lou on Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:44 am

Hello there! Yes, do use it on your face - avoiding eyes and ears - pay special attention to the nose as this is where a bacteria called Staph Aureus lives - it is this bacteria that causes most wound infections.
Yes, you can blow dry and straighten hair - no problem at all. For breast surgery - pay particular attention to washing the armpits and the area under the breast - the highest amount of bacteria is found in warm moist places on the body. Hope that helps! x

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Jaderowlands on Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:55 am

Thank you so much. U have really good information. I'm gonna do exactly that when washing with it. Scrub scrub scrub. This also helps cos I'm having nose job so will have to wash my nose and boobs really well. Thanx again xxx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by flowergirl on Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:54 am

Hi looby lou and welcome to the board.
Not really sure why my mandatory update said it was fine to advise patients to use their own shower gel / shampoo after using hibiscrub, perhaps it's different Trust policies (I'm guessing you work for the NHS?).
Anyway I can't find anything definitive on the internet, other than this link here click here
which is not my Trust but under the mrsa treatment it says it's fine to use your own shampoo after.
I guess it doesn't matter that much, but best to ask your clinic to clarify x

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by caz on Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:06 am

I was not told anything about this when i saw my PC and surgeon ???
Im having my BA with Transform Riverside, do you have to do this and if so where do i buy Hibiscrub from ? xx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Klakitty on Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:40 am

I think it all depends on your clinic and PS too.

In the NHS (in my trust anyway)

There are strict guidelines about hibiscrub, if were using it on a patient it cant be used in conjunction with anything else, were not to rinse it off either just wash then dry (must be itchy).

All so confusing, I don't think I have to use hibiscrub before my op.

K

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Jaderowlands on Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:45 am

So we should just wash body and hair with hibiscrub. Dnt use body wash or shampoo before using it. It's all so confusing?? Xx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by bettyboopo on Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:24 am

I just used it alone the night before my op and on the day. Washed my body and hair. It actually made my hair feel quite soft! I didn't use any conditioner either xx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Jaderowlands on Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:06 am

Thanx beeth. U get it from boots?? How much is it?? Xxx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by bettyboopo on Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:11 am

Superdrug chemist, i've still got loads left if you want it. It was only like 2 quid xxx

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Re: Advice on Hibiscrub please!

Post by Jaderowlands on Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:37 am

Ooh yeah that'd be good hun. Cudnt find it in boots. Thanx xx

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