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Hey Belinda, I'm not surprised you were let go in 3 days, honestly. People who have babies are released like the next day unless it's a C-section, and then I think they go home in 2 days? So, 3 days, I'm thinking, is probably fairly standard, although it seems very early to all of us. And remember that the longer you stay, the more it costs everyone: you, insurance, and the hospital. Not that that should play into it, but sadly, it does. So long as you have healed well enough that you can be sent home, they'll usually cut you loose. Plus, if you look at most of the studies, they tend to indicate that most people heal better at home in their own environments, where they are more comfortable and can sleep better. It's kinda a fact of life--it's been proven both with pets and humans in studies. I'm not surprised to hear it's a little early to tell if the surgery worked out yet. Most back surgeries take a good 4 to 6 weeks minimum to get you even STARTED on being able to really get mobile again, so unless they did something pretty unique, I'd imagine you'll not have any real results to share for a good 2 to 4 weeks. But I bet you'll have some indication within a few weeks, at least if you're even starting to feel better, and that should be a good indication if things are going as planned. The HibiClens is pretty common for use with cleaning--Clorhex is the generic name for it, and it's unusual that people react to it, but if you're really sensitive, which if I remember correctly you're pretty sensitive to a lot of stuff, I bet you'd be the 1 to react! Poor hun. I'm sorry to hear that. Is your skin settling down by now from it? Did they recommend anything, like Benadryl or something for it? Can you take Benadryl? If so, I'd call the doc and see if you can take it up to 3 times a day, or your incision may actually rupture from the reaction. You really want to get that settled down (this is from experience, so make sure you get that situated as soon as you can). Usually oral is better than a cream, you usually don't want to put a cream on the incision, but they may advise it if the reaction is really bad and you can't stop itching at it. Hope that helps some! Hugs, Jen  Just because it's impossible doesn't mean it can't happen.
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