An interesting side to this story is that last week I went in for the first time after the operation (3 weeks) to have the bandage removed over the incision. So the nurse looked at it, declared it ok, and removed part of the covering. I thought she did her job. (What do I know?) But then I began wondering a few days later, how come some of the covering is still there? Is it supposed to come off by itself? So I called the office and they asked me to take a picture of the covering and send it to them. I did. And then they called me back and said no, it's not supposed to be left there. So I said, how did that happen that she didn't take the whole bandage off? And the woman answering said, "I don't know, but you need to come back in asap." So I'll be going back in Friday.