Itchy

[brlgirl 112]

I was banded a week ago and removed the "steri-stips" the dr. used to close the incisions after 5 days. I know that I am healing but my belly is so very itchy. Does anyone have any tricks to stop this never ending itching??

[running_scared 125]

An ice pack works sometimes. All you need to do, is change the sensation. My husband has a 4 inch incision on his shoulder, and when he was healing, the ice pack thing helped the itchiness a lot.

Good luck!

[brlgirl 112]

Thanks. i will give that a try when I get home.

[latisanava 12]

omg i have been sooooo itchy lately,its driving me nuts!!!!!

[brlgirl 112]

Ok everyone...I wanted to share a "cure" for the belly itching. I woke up at 2:30am on Sunday morning with my belly/incisions itching so bad that I was afraid that I was going to tear off all my skin because I was itching so much. I did an internet search on "itcy incisions" and was directed to a website there people were talking about incisions--really a kinda wierd "place"--as I read I found one person said to try some Benadryl. Well, my son had some chewable generic benadryl and I chewed 2 of them (an adult dose is 4). The itching was GONE...one "dose" and the itching was gone all day long. I took 2 more before I went to bed so I wouldn't wake up scratching...and when I woke up this morning the redness around each incision was lightened.

I wanted to share this because it was such an easy fix. I know that not everyone can take benadryl...and if that's the case then I'm sorry...but if you can take it...it is amazing.

[gale_1016 18]

For those that cannot take Benadryl, try the Benadryl cream...I haven't yet, but the itching is killing me so I will be getting some today. I can only take oral Benadryl at night bc it knocks me out!

[AmandaBelle75 14]

I woke up at 3 a.m. itching like crazy! I took 2 Benadryl and applied Hydrocortisone cream and went back to bed. When I got in the shower I pulled off the "glue" on each of my five incisions and I had blisters all around them. I am definitely allergic to the adhesive they used. I've taken four more Benadryl during the course of today and have applied the hydrocortisone cream. I am praying it's better when I wake up tomorrow because if it's not then I have to drive the 2 hours to see my surgeon.

[latisanava 12]

all around my incisions i blistered also from the glue on the bandages, so i stopped covering and just starting putttin neosporin