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Probably sounds weird but my tummy is super itchy! Surgery was 5/31. I still have 2 Steri strips in place and blotchy red marks around them and where the others were. Anyone else have a problem?

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Probably sounds weird but my tummy is super itchy! Surgery was 5/31. I still have 2 Steri strips in place and blotchy red marks around them and where the others were. Anyone else have a problem?

Yes, I had the same issue with the bandages post op, along with the anti nausea patch I had to wear for the 72 hours post op. It means that you have a sensitivity to something in the adhesive.

I would ask your surgeon what they recommend to use topically to soothe the skin. I just continued to take the Zyrtec like I have for years, which minimized the reaction. Another good resource to consult with is your pharmacist...

The steri strips will be off soon...all a part of the journey! :)

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Thanks, I've been using lotion around but no on the area and I was thinking about taking some benadryl. Thanks, I was starting to feel like a freak, lol.

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Probably sounds weird but my tummy is super itchy! Surgery was 5/31. I still have 2 Steri strips in place and blotchy red marks around them and where the others were. Anyone else have a problem?

yes here...I'm just a little over a week post-op but they do itch!

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I'm still pre-op but I have an adhesive allergy. Sounds like what I get...not looking forward to a week of itchiness!

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I am allergic too, i have 3 red raised rectangles on my stomach and they itch like mad! But it.s worth it in the long run, hopefully won't have to put up with it much longer.

Hang in there :)

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Funny I came across this topic a few days after my surgery one of my incision sites was itching wicked bad and my partner said that's a good sign means it is healing well when the steri strip came off slightly in the shower I had a small bister where the strip was and lots of redness.....come to find out I apparently have an allergy to the adhesive. Now I haven't had as bad of a reaction where the other steri strips are but itchiness and redness so what I was told by a couple of friends who are nurses is just apply hydrocortisone cream a few times a day and it relieves the itchiness and the redness is going away......hope this helps

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my itch was wicked bad . . . my doctor told me to put liquid benadryl on it and it worked like a charm ~ good luck~

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