9 mo. ago • 96%

I need to buy better band-aids

Non-Political Memes @lemmy.ml I need to buy better band-aids

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There are ones that can withstand getting soaked.

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- Yeah but I ran out of those unfortunately. The ones I have left get a drop of moisture and the glue completely dissolves
  
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  Yeah, I know the feeling...
  
  I usually add something like electrical tape over them if they fall off.
  
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Just going to leave this link here for anyone coming into this thread looking for answers:

https://a.co/d/5Ct0pIB

They’ll last through showers and they’re strong enough to hold your pee in. Don’t ask me how I know.

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- You know we all have to know now. You can't say some wackadoo shit like that and not expect questions. Let's have it. Come on now.
  
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  Ok well…I sustained an injury to the tip of my dick and it turns out that’s a location that rubs on the material of your boxers or pants all the time. So I was in pretty constant discomfort. Decided to try a bandaid, and of course the standard ones really don’t sit all that flush and they would just snag and pull off inside my underwear. Then I tried one of those waterproof ones and it conformed to the shape perfectly. “Don’t worry, you won’t forget about something attached to the tip of your penis,” I told myself. But damn if those things don’t sit so comfortably you completely forget they’re there. And by god let me tell you, the absolute shock, fear, and confusion a man can feel when he’s dick in hand, has relaxed all his bladder muscles, and fully expects to start peeing, only for some phantom-handed chokehold to hold it all back a half second after release…well it’s not something you’re likely to forget.
  
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- I assume OP is talking about bandages on fingers, and it’s much harder to get a good seal on your fingers even with these :(
  
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  Spoken like someone who’s never tried to pee and been blocked by a bandaid before
  
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These are the shit:

https://www.band-aid.com/products/adhesive-bandages/hydro-seal-all-purpose-bandages

I can go on forever, but they do more than just stick well.

You can get hydrocolloid bandages from other makers, But Band Aid is the best.

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- But you can only use them on new wounds. If one fails, for example on a finger abrasion injury (the only place I have ever had those fail) you need to replace it with a different type of dressing.
  
  They do stick better than any of the alternatives I have tried and that provide the best healing environment
  
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Buy kids bandages, they're usually much stickier.

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You can always use a bit of saran wrap if no finger cots are at hand

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