Loneil 25 Posted March 9, 2012 I'm itching like crazy around the wounds. I's this normal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1shauna1 129 Posted March 9, 2012 I believe that means they're healing! Annoying, but normal! 1 flab u less reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowrose88 43 Posted March 9, 2012 Yes. How long have you been post op? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cazzy 725 Posted March 9, 2012 Try some mild anti-septic cream on the skin around the wound, not on it... its a sign of healing but sometimes our skin gets very dry and needs a little moisture to help .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarahbear0429 25 Posted March 9, 2012 I was banded on the 1st, and mine are itchy, too! It seems to be the worst at night, and I'm worried I will scratch my scabs off in my sleep. During the day, I just itch around them, being careful not to touch the actual incision site, so as not to introduce infection. But, yes....it's perfectly normal. We're healing up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loneil 25 Posted March 9, 2012 What a relief! I'm doing the same just itchInf around them. I had my surgery on wed the 7th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfromirvine 22 Posted March 9, 2012 i broke out in the rash from hell from that damn glue they use and tape... drove me nuts.. but i put hydrocortosone 1% cream all around the wounds, not on them.. and that soothed the itch enough for me to live with it.. took 3 weeks to clear... DON'T whatever you do scratch.. if you do you can make striates.. which will stay with you a long time.. women do that in pregnancy and leave awful marks on their tummys.. just rub through your clothes lightly if its becoming nightmarish.. check with your docs too.. maybe they have some ideas for you. benadryl didn't work..calamine lotion didn't work...i just had to ride mine out.. when it finally abated.. i just used aloe or oil of olay lotion on my torso to cool it and to get the skin back to normal... oh the joys of lap band.. welcome to the club Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mandagay 93 Posted March 9, 2012 Lady from Irvine, I was banded on 3-1-12. How far out r u? R u from Irvine, CA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kim Whiteman-Enos 0 Posted March 10, 2012 i am having the same issue this week i was told to use cortisone 10 around the incision site but not on it and let it air out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfromirvine 22 Posted March 10, 2012 i was bandedon feb 9th.. it wasn't bad enough to have the bloat, the gas, the burps the pain.... then i got the ITCH... i was wondering if i had been banded under an unlucky star. well the good news is, ITCH or no itch.. i lost 20 pounds and i' still haven't had a fill... my first fill is march 22nd.. im dying to know what being filled will really mean. I'm told I will feel full quicker.. that i won't want to eat large portions. etc etc.. i never knew it took so long to get some sort of HELP from this band.. up til now its all been white kknuckle dieting.. just like the old days.. only this time with the burps, the bloats, the pain.... and oh yes, the itch from the planet lapband. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mandagay 93 Posted March 10, 2012 Lady from Irvine, as I read all the posts on here I feel exactly the same! I was banded on the first and isn't have an appetite because of all the things u just mention for the first four or five days but boy that is not the case now! Can't wait to actually feel like I am getting some help! 1 XOXOXO reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfromirvine 22 Posted March 11, 2012 and yes i live in irvine, ca...counting the days to get that fill.....eating my egg whites and dry toast...going to the gym... being good.. but i sure am feeling like this is taking an awfully long time. i guess i have the next 30 years to live... so waiting another 11 days for a fill is reasonable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mandagay 93 Posted March 11, 2012 I'm in irvine also. Had my post op visit today. Have lost 15 lbs! Course when ya can't eat..... Anyway, they set me up a two week app tent for my fill. I'm excited as I have been pretty hungry the last few days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EReuter 1 Posted March 11, 2012 I was really itchy too. My incisions got all iritated. My Dr said I had a reaction to the strips they use to cover the incisions. I took Benadryl and felt a lot better. I know its had but try not to scratch the more you do the more it will itch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honk 780 Posted March 11, 2012 "I broke out in the rash from hell from that damn glue they use and tape... drove me nuts.. but i put hydrocortosone 1% cream all around the wounds, not on them.. and that soothed the itch enough for me to live with it.. took 3 weeks to clear... DON'T whatever you do scratch.. " ME TOO. I should have expected it my mother also had horrible medical adhesive allergies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
