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Is anyone else or has anyone else experienced this? My entire body is itching like its on fire!! I'm not dehydrated and my husband and I are constantly putting lotion on me. Even calamine lotion in the really itchy places (behind my knees). I don't know what else to do. It's like I'm being attacked by mobs of fleas. No rashes or anything. I figure it was because of losing the weight and skin changes. Anyone have any ideas? I'm desperate!! Thanks, Mandy

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How far post op are you?

I am almost 3 weeks and have had itching and burning on my thighs. I was told by the nurse that its normal from the anaesthetic. Due for my post op check up in 2 weeks so will chat to my surgeon

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I had surgery 4/16 so almost 4 weeks.

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Ive had the same thing and was wondering what was causing it

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I don't know. Between this and a gout flare up in my left knee and left ankle 3 days after surgery, it's about to kill me!

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Do you take any meds that could be causing this? I know HCTZ makes me itch like crazy. I can't take any of the blood pressure meds that have that in it. Just a thought....

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No meds

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That's awful!

Would be be cleared to take a Benydral?

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This happened to me about 3 months out from my skin tightening from the weight loss the only reason I knew that was because it happened to me in basic training but just on the belly from the weight loss and toning so quick

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I think it's because of skin changes. I don't take any kinds of those meds mentioned above. It seems to happen more at night than any other time and my legs are the worst.

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I'm not sure if Benadryl is a drug we can have. Anyone else know?

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My Dr. Had me take Benadryl about a week after surgery do to a reaction to the glue that they used.

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The pain meds they gave me made me itch and they gave me Benadryl in the hospital.

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I itch like crazy with narcotics it's like internal hives I have to take Benadryl I didn't know other people had this problem...

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