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Anyone else itching around surgical sites? I'm one week out and I'm going to lose it! Benadryl not helping. I know my mom's always said that means healing. But this is nuts!!! :(

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i had really bad itching too. benedryl helped some, and i also swabbed it with alcohol and kept nesporin on it after the surgical glue fell off. i just had to keep reminding myself that they were healing. it sucks, but it doesnt last too long.

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Yes, I'm 5 days out and itching as well. I know better than to scratch them though. I have scratched around the sites and also used a q-tip with rubbing alchohol around it. Hope it lightens up for u soon...

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I had terrible itchiness too. I spoke with a nurse and she suggested ice packs (wraped in coth). It worked great. She recommended 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. She also recommended gently scratching a few inches away from the surgical sites. Apparently, the itching is caused by the healing processs. The good news is that the itching will go away in a week or so.

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Yes, almost three week out and itchy, very itchy. I'm going to try calamine lotion (works for the itchy of poision ivy) and aloe Vera gel ( itchy from sunburns) to see if it helps as I'm sensitive to Bendryl.

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My incisions are having some kind of allergic reaction and have been unbearably itchy so I've had to apply creams and gels. Not infected but I was allergic to either the prep solution or adhesive. Today seems a bit better but it isn't gone yet.

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Usually when you have itchiness around a wound it's because it's healing. It's pretty normal for the incisions to be itchy for awhile.

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That allergic reaction sounds similar to what I had after my sleep study. Luckily, the hydrocortisone cream is helping a little. Thanks for all the replies!

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@@hrhlaurie I had the same reaction - allergy to the glue, I think. The itchiness about drove me crazy but it doesn't last too long, luckily. Everyone, hang in there - it will pass. :)

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3 days post op and mine are very itchy too. I am afraid to put anything on the incision itself for fear of infection. I have tried the ice packs and that seems to be helping a lot.

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Ice worked well. But I finally got so nuts at night that I put sunburn lotion on since it has lidocaine! My incisions look great. And boy do I feel better! I'm 9 days out now and it's not nearly as bad. If they used surgical glue, that's what's itchy. That stuff finally came off yesterday!

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I feel for you, I just about lost my mind and nothing worked until I got the Benedryl spray. Not 100% but helped me to not go insane good thing to have around.

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I had something similar. I broke out in hives and rash around the incision sites. The doctor said it could be a reaction after the fact from antibiotics in hospital, or something else. They considered it non-specified allergic reaction. Benadryl, cold cloths, hydracortisone cream helps. Took me about 3 days until they were gone.

Not fun! Hang in there....this too will pass! :-)

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I am 3 weeks out and still a bit itchy in those areas. I was always told that was caused by your body healing.

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My doc said I was allergic to the adhesive used to hold down the strips and the itching is feeling marginally better after driving me crazy for the last week!

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