Anyone had splotchy rash after surgery?

[wannabesleeved21 4]

I'm almost 6 weeks out but I've developed this splotchy rash all along my waist line and lower stomach...Anyone else had this issue?

[mommyjamie 83]

Me! What the hell is it? Itchy thing too!

[SportCub 28]

I had it also! I showed it to my surgeon at my two week post op and he seemed to think it was just a reaction to the bedding at the hospital or a heat rash of some sort (contact dermatitis). Good news is at 3 weeks post op it is gone now!

[O-Town Body Rock 148]

I had it! Mine was a reaction from the tape cuz the rash is all in rectangle shapes. It was horrible and my skin is still healing from it.

[Ready2tryagain 23]

Omg! I had that too! They were raised, red circles where the heart monitor leads were. They have healed after 2 weeks, but the skin has dark circles where the rashes were.

[jodyjetson 72]

I'm 3 days post opt and my left leg was red. I did notice it in the hospital but kept forgetting to pint it out to anyone. I don't have a fever and it looks like today it's back to normal. Did anyone else have that? Eating is a slow process but going reasonably well. I too am having a hard getting Water in my body. I'm down almost 10 pounds to date.

[Texasmeg 568]

I had a rash where there were skin folds - it was a yeast infection. The doctor had me use jock itch powder and it cleared right up. It came back a couple more times, but I was able to quickly treat it. The use of antibiotics allows yeast to grow more easily.

[RSifers 39]

I had a horrible rash around all of my incisions and was told it was an allergic reaction to the glue they used in my incisions. They gave me some cream and it eventually went away. But omg the itching and burning could have driven me crazy!! Hang in there. Robi~

[azinuit1 12]

Use Calamin Lotion, it helped remove the itch and decrease the red area in about 2-3 days...put it on faithfully after bath and at night... I was told it could be from the tape or the iodin from surgery ..good luck

[beeteroo 166]

I got a yeast infection under my pannus (man I hate that word). Couldn't figure out why I was so itchy. Started putting monistat cream on it today and it's already getting better. Those antibiotics wiped out all my bacteria and left me with yeast! I also have red spots everywhere there was tape. And it itches! I've been putting steroid cream on them.

[sblissp 16]

I got hives on the tops of my thighs and the backs of my upper arms 1 week post-op and it was from the Centrum chewable vitamins.