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I am one week four days post op from surgery. Yesterday I noticed my incision sites were beginning to itch a little, well this morning I am in FULL ON ITCH mode. I know this is a sign of healing and good news, but I can barely stand it. I know I can't scratch the sites (and I still have some steri strips on incisions). Some of you surgery veterans ahead of me...did you have this issue and how did you get through it? Any suggestions are appreciated.

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Sorry I posted to the wrong thread! But some people on here have suggested Benadryl.

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If it doesn't hurt, try lightly slapping the incision and see if it makes the itching stop. Same thing works with new tattoos. Interrupt the signals going to your brain with another and it can "reset" the itching signals for a while.

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I got a very bad rash around all 5 incisions. I think they probably used clue or it must've been the staples that have me the rash. I used cortizone 10 and also benedril. It worked wonders but before buying it I wanted to rip my stomach out!

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I was allergic to the glue, too. I'm 3 weeks out and some still have evidence of the rash around them. :(

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I was allergic to the glue' date=' too. I'm 3 weeks out and some still have evidence of the rash around them. :([/quote']

That happen to me..it was bad!

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