Shower Protector | 10x12 Inch Dialysis Catheter Shower Cover | Large Waterproof Picc Line Chemo Chest Port Wounds Dressing Shields Water Barrier Bandage (Pack of 25)

Permacath shower cover. Comes in various sizes. I purchased 12x12 initially, which was too large and unwiedly to handle. After one use, I down-size to 10x10 which was perfect. Let's talk design as to why it is functional and protective. Essentially there is a non-stick center with medical grade gauge to cover the ports of a permacath (dialysis catheter). If you search for this, you already know you're supposed to protect the 2 ports, which the dialysis center will wrap with medical grade gauge and specifically tell you to keep it dry under optimal condition to avoid infection. WETNESS of any port will promote infection, which needless to say is potentially disastrous. Some dialysis center will go as far to tell you they recommend sponge bath ONLY. The outter edge of this unit extend the perimeter by at least 2", which consists of sticky tape (also known as TEGADERM - made by 3M). The non-skin contact (outter surface) is lined by slightly thicker plastic, which you'll need to peel off (thickness of packaging tape) to appose the sticky tegaderm to your skin. The skin-contact (under surface) is lined with medical grade parchment paper (at least twice the thickness of packaging tape) to expose the sticky surface for placement. So the procedure to apply the shield for safe-showering is as follow: Peel off the parchment paper to expose the under-side of the shield; this allow you to access the non-stick square center (medical grade gauge) and placement over the ports. For me using a 6x6" area center is preferable and more manageable, but does required me to fold the ports over the permacath to keep it center. You would do well with an extra pair of hands. Once you're happy with the positioning of the ports underneath the non-stick gauge center, press over the outter 2" sticky surface to your chest skin. It is okay not to have perfect alignment, stickiness to your skin as this is not the final positioning. Next you peel off the light-blue plastic upper covering of the shield (2 halves - to cover the entire shield), one at a time. This will expose the TEGADERM (thin plastic film outter edge of the shield). Take your time to peel the outter covering and make sure the sticky surface make good contact with your skin. This provides approximately 2" of nothing but glue-on protective film around the non-stick gauge center. Water would need to penerate this 2" barrier to get to the center of the shield where your ports are. The TEGADERM outter edge is VERY thin and sticky so do take your time to apply this very maleable film/shield to your chest skin and provide the maximum protection. Next peel off the 1" under-side parchment paper to completely expose the entire under-side of the shield. Apply same procedure for the other half of the shield. For women, a larger 12x12" might provide better coverage because of chest wall anatomy. The basic idea of this shower shield is a non-stick gauge center to cover your dialysis ports. The surrounding 2" of thin sticky film (TEGADERM) provides 2" worth of water-proof edge to prevent water from wetting your ports. Peeling off the parchment under-side paper expose the underside of the shield so you could guide placement of the shield over the ports. Peeling off the upper-side plastic cover expose the thin film (TEGADERM) so you could press and guide placement of the water-proof shielding surrounding the port to provide 2" of barrier against water penetration. Good luck. Finally

Honest review - I purchased this product for my father. We were worried about how my father was going to shower because we heard that if the port area gets wet, it could be life-threatening (due to infection). The shield really works!! and keeps the dialysis port area from getting wet. I had to use 2 shields and cut into it to fit the site but nonetheless it kept the area dry. Thank you. I will be purchasing this product again.

I've tried multiple other shower covers for my line and I've found that even the best her only about 75% effective. There's still a tendency to leak and needs to have screws backup. So as I was searching for alternative products, I came across these ones and decided to give them a try. They are the best that I've tried so far and I have not had any problems with leaking. The only caveat is that the whole film is sticky, so if you don't want it to stick to your line, you need to use something like a piece of glad press and seal or something similar over your line first before putting the shower cover on. But even doing that is virtually hassle-free compared to what I normally do to make sure my line doesn't get wet from the shower. Highly recommend. Also, if you didn't know this already, if you use alcohol swabs around the outside of your line on your skin wher the barrier is going to come in contact with your skin, it helps remove dead skin cells/sweat, etc, and the cover sticks better.

This product is good overall, though it can be a bit tricky to apply—especially around the abdominal area due to the curves. Sometimes it doesn't stick properly if the blue backing hasn’t been fully removed, but once that’s off, it fits much better. What I do is add a second strip over the top edge because if I use just one layer, a little water can still get in. With the extra layer, I avoid that issue. It does its job and provides about 90% waterproof protection, which is pretty effective.

I used these to cover my ZIO patch that I am to wear for 14 days to shower. I was struggling to find something to cover my patch effectively as I cannot get it drenched. These work super great, were waterproof, and stuck really well. These did not come off or lift when there was soap as well. Did make my skin a little red, but that is to be expected with things that are sticking to your skin. I cut these up to my desired length, used a piece of napkin as a barrier in the middle so it wouldn’t stick to my the actual patch itself and worked like a dream!

These have been a life saver while on dialysis with a chest catheter. I have been able to shower most of my body with ease and without worry thanks to the tight seal. These are sticky all over so gauze may be needed to keep it from sticking to the actual bandage or port.

The adhesive on these is SO skin irritating. It’s like shelf contact paper. We used them daily for one week and they caused open wounds and bleeding everywhere the adhesive touched the skin. One star was because they do keep out the showering water.

The water proof clear part rolled up during shower, adhesive was not strong enough so bandage got wet. The bandage part was not long enough as pictured. I wasn't very happy, so until I find the one that is pictured with the man with a longer white protective part on it, I will continue to use these, hopefully it won't be long.

Not as large as i expected but good quantuty and sticks well

Keep pic dry in shower easily. Could have quicker delivery.

Bought these to cover some tattoos while it was healing.Easy to apply and stays on.Tip for removal add a bit of warm water and peel it downwards slowly.

Perfect

This product is no good