Me: "I need chlorhexidine soap for surgery prep, do you have that somewhere?"

[miriamrobern@dice.camp]

Me: "I need chlorhexidine soap for surgery prep, do you have that somewhere?"

Stock Clerk: "We do not carry that."

Me: "Chlorhexidine soap?"

Pharmacist: "I don't know what that is."

Me: "Chlorhexidine soap?"

PetValue Clerk: "Yeah, that's right here, no problem."

And that, dear reader, is how Mimsy ended up bathing in dog shampoo the night before her procedure.

#MimsV

[eleanor@chaosfem.tw]

@miriamrobern My surgeon gave me a bottle of it during my consult two months before surgery and expected me to keep track of it.

[captmikeyates@tech.lgbt]

@miriamrobern Good luck!!

[eleanor@chaosfem.tw]

@miriamrobern I guarded it with my life, but I didn't know you could buy it at pet stores.

[miriamrobern@dice.camp]

@eleanor Yeah I thought it was going to be provided and then found out today, two days before I fly to Montreal, that I needed to source it myself. PetValu to the rescue!

[eruonna@chaosfem.tw]

@miriamrobern Important tip about where to find it at short notice, I guess

[internet_ryan@lgbtqia.space]

@miriamrobern Most places, especially pharmacies, have it but hide it! And sometimes folks will recognize the brand name "Hibiclens" over "chlorhexidine soap."

But hey, if the concentration is the same, the pet version is 100% okay.

(Signed: Someone who has had to buy this *far* more than the average person.)

[pastathief@indiepocalypse.social]

@miriamrobern I literally have some of that (made for humans) in my shower!

[emilyenough@hachyderm.io]

@miriamrobern the brand name for the human version is Hibiclens, and is usually found near the medical supplies. Thankfully my first surgeon called it out by name.

[monicarooney@mstdn.ca]

@miriamrobern we did that little dance to before our Montreal trip. I ended up getting it at one of those Wellness stores attached to a Shoppers. Good luck!