JennyT 11 Posted October 12, 2014 Has anyone else broken out in hives? I got my sleeve 9/29/14. Dr has allowed soft foods. I am taking slow but have broken out. I have had anything unusual to eat. Any advise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunflowerchild 146 Posted October 12, 2014 I broke out in hives 1 month after my surgery. They never found out for sure what caused it, but it was suspected that I had a serum sickness like reaction to one of the antibiotics my surgeon gave me when I was under anesthesia before he did the surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSGAnn2014 12,992 Posted October 12, 2014 I'm 8 weeks post-op. I didn't break out in hives, but until a week ago I did have some pretty big bumps (maybe 15-20) that showed up on my arms, legs, chest and even face. They itched a lot and reminded me of enormous mosquito bites. I finally called my surgeon's office and spoke to the long-time bariatric PA who's well educated about WLS phenomena. She said my maladies weren't familiar to her, but then said that the skin is our biggest stress-absorbing organ. She told me to take Zyrtec or other allergy meds and that they'd probably go away. I wound up not taking any meds. And this is the week that the bumps went away. Just another WLS oddity, I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annie68 27 Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) I had a horrible case of hives a few weeks post-op! Ended up in the ER because of them . They gave me IV steroids and Benadryl, then sent me home on oral- nothing helped. After a week of misery, a doctor prescribed oral Zantac and Certizine- hives went away within 12 hours!! No problems since May . The Dr suspected the hives were a reaction from the Thiamine (B1) shot they gave me 5 days before the breakout. He said people react to the red dye in the injection. Edited October 14, 2014 by Annie68 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
