Hives

[ToddG 2]

Ok ever since i got sleeved my arms have been breaking out with hives at random times. I have never had them before and have never been allergic to anything in my life. But now I get them almost every day and dont know why. I read somewhere that some people become allergic to the sergical tape after surgery and i thought it didn't happen to me, but yesterday I had a bandade on my arm and it started to itch so i pealed it off only to find it was swollen and bumpy underneith. Just wondering if this might have something to do with the acid reflux in my body?

[Lissa 2,631]

I don't think that a tape/latex allergy is related to reflux. I've had mine since some minor surgery to remove a mole on my back years ago. They taped bandages to me and the pain from that tape was worse than anything I had from the surgery! On my surgery day, I was the first surgery because it requires special cleaning of the OR for a latex allergy patient, plus everything that contains latex must be removed from the operating theater. You need to be sure your doctor and any future surgeons know that you are allergic to latex. It's pretty common these days.

[IowaAndy 95]

Sounds like you may have an allergy to the glue or adhesive in the tape or bandaids. You can try and use paper tape as that is usually more gentle on the skin. We used that a lot in the doctors office and it seemed to work great.

[TinkerToyz 45]

I doubt that you are having a reaction to anything associated with your procedure this far out. I think you said you were 6 weeks post sleeve. I definitely don't think it is remotely related to acid reflux.

Try boosting your zinc intake to see it the hives resolve. A lady I work with was having issues with hives at random times, and allergy testing did not find an allergen. Labs finally showed very low zinc levels. Once she increased her zinc the hives began to abate.