Saline Spray Alternative - Post HT Care

[Josh Hu]

Hello, I just finished HT surgery at HLC and travelled back to my country. I only have 2 small bottle of Saline spray solutions to spray on the receiver area every 2 hours, and it's running out. I am wondering what kind of Saline spray I can buy here in pharmacy in Canada to replace this. Any suggestions would help!

[Hayden87]

Saline solution is nothing special, you don't need to search for a particular brand, it's literally just salt water. Just ask your pharmacist. You can probably even find it in your local supermarket.

[Josh Hu]

1 hour ago, Hayden87 said:

Saline solution is nothing special, you don't need to search for a particular brand, it's literally just salt water. Just ask your pharmacist. You can probably even find it in your local supermarket.

I see thanks. 

[ANDYMAL]

Hi,

would regular summer dips in the ocean, be a proxy for saline sprays, if you are careful not to get wiped out by waves?

 

[Hayden87]

23 minutes ago, ANDYMAL said:

Hi,

would regular summer dips in the ocean, be a proxy for saline sprays, if you are careful not to get wiped out by waves?

 

Saline solution is a sterile solution with salt levels similar to what is found in blood. Sea water has about forty times more salt in it as well as micro-organisms, bacteria, etc. As well as that, going for an ocean dip is likely to expose you to the sun's rays, hardly ideal for a fresh HT.

Just stick to your surgeon's instructions, it's really not that hard.

[ANDYMAL]

Brilliant assessment. No surgery has been done yet, just learning about this, so no surgeons instructions to stick to as yet. Doesn't sound too hard at all.

[DrTBarghouthi]

Saline solution is fairly universal and can be bought in any pharmacy. You can usually prepare something similar at home too using salt and water if needed.