Itchy

[Irish Ladybug 0]

I am healing up nicely from my 6/5 banding but now the healing is soooooo ITCHY! Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas on how I can make it better? It is driving me nuts!:redface:

[sailingirl 0]

My skin really itched also. I rub some cortizone-10 onto my skin but not directly on the incisions just all around it. It seems to do the trick.

[gina s. 0]

I got banded on June 12th and I have the same problem! I haven't tried anything to relieve it though, I thought I'd ask at my next check-up.

[Chunkymonkys 0]

Scratching relieves it lol

I was banded 5/29 and omg my stomach STILL itches something fierce! I've drawn blood on a few stretchmarks lol. Nothing helps though....

nothing but a nice set of fingernails :redface:

lol

[Eeyore 0]

I picked up some Benadryl itch stopping Gel in extra strength. Its supposed to be used for poison Ivy, oak and sumac but I found it worked great for my itchy skin around my incisions! Better than the hydrocortizone cream that the nurse at my office gave me. I put it around the incisions until it healed shut and now when I get itchy I put it directly over them and have no issues. I'm still not sure if it was the adhesive from the bandages or the glue they used to close the incisions that I'm allergic. Check with your doctor first but this stuff worked great for me.

[marinemom 0]

This is one of those times when I thought it was only me. I called my physician's assistant and she told me to use the Benadryl gel around the incisions - not on. It worked for me. The itchiness was gone after about 3 days.

[lalaredd 0]

After I had my c-section my skin was itching too and the dr. told me to buy a small bottle of Vitamin E oil. It works.

[Irish Ladybug 0]

Thank you for your responses! It is nice to never feel alone! :biggrin2: