Eczema After WLS??
Has anybody experienced it? Could it be due to vitamin/mineral deficiencies? Off to search on OH........
Christie
Referral August 18th 2011 Orientation Dec 7th 2011
SW Jan 12 2012 Nurse Jan 12 2012
Nut. Class Feb 8th 2012 Psych May 16th 2012
Dietician May 16th 2012 Meet The Surgeon Sept 21 2012
PATTS: November 19th 2012 Surgery: November 29th 2012
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I am getting the same thing... I am getting patches of it on the inside of my elbows and I am super itchy and have lots of dry patches. I was thinking for me it might be also a sign of me being slightly dehydrated at times. I do have a hard time getting in my water. Let me know if you find anything out.
Carol Ann
On my journey to rescue the healthy and confident me that is hidden within!
January 8th, 2013 - VSG with Dr Paul Sullivan (St Joe's Toronto)
I just got a big cold sore on my lip too ??? Not sick either. Weird and super super annoying !
Dry skin ? Yup, here too. I have been using coconut oil and it seems to help. Also I have a massage bar from Lush that smells delicious but has alot of oils in it that seem to help.
Nut/Psych/SW: Spring 2012 Surgeon Meet: July 6, 2012 Surgery: August 30, 2012
I have had it my whole life and after surgery I had a flare it is not due to vitamins because I tool the vitamins for months before surgery. It has to do with we do not have enougth fluids in our system to keep our skin moist so because our skin is much dryer the eczema is flaring up. I have been using moisturizer few times a day.
Referral- March 2012, Letter April 19, Orientation TWH- June 6, NP - July 3, Sleep Apena test July 16, Internist and SW - July 17, Nutritional class - July 23, Dietician appt. July 30th, Psych-Social appt - Aug 20th. Follow up with doctor sleep apena Aug. 28th Surgeons appt. - Dec. 14th Dr. Jackson. Surgery date - Feb 12 2013 - VSG
On my hands! Like crazy!
I hadn't tied it to WLS before, but last night I wondered the same thing about whether it's a vitamin thing. Because for me, it's way worse this winter than I've ever noticed before. I don't know if it's eczema or not - I'm getting very scaly hands, and just yesterday, the skin was cracking on the knuckle areas of a thumb and baby finger and actually bled! So strange.
I'm finding that rubbing a very little bit of Penaten Cream (a little goes a LONG way) on them a couple of times a day is really helping a lot. It's just what I happened to have on hand and that's why I used it, but I'm wondering if the zinc in it is the trick. The cracks have almost healed since yesterday after rubbing the cream on last night, this morning, and again this evening.
Referral to registry: Oct 21, 2011 Orientation (TWH): Feb 22, 2012 Surgery: Nov 7, 2012
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on 4/7/13 6:06 am, edited 4/7/13 6:07 am - Canada
My partner just bought me a tin of bag balm and the very big bad , crazy itching, three creams prescribed nor any over the counter nor home Meade cream has worked. In just two uses the patch is almost healed overnight for real. Udderly amazing lol
