Itchy!

Jennifer L.
on 7/20/13 5:52 pm - Dayton, OH

VSG on 07/10/13 with

So my whole stomach is itchy... some around my incisions, but mostly where I was wearing bandages... apparently I am allergic to the adhesives used. What should I do to relieve the itching? I normally take warm baths... I cant do that now. lol

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Calking
on 7/20/13 6:23 pm

VSG on 05/31/12

The aromatic substances in a lemon contain anesthetic and anti-inflammatory properties, which may help reduce itching. If nothing else, you'll smell good. Squeeze undiluted lemon juice on itchy skin and allow to dry.

Aloe Vera ... Trader Joe's sells this in a 99% pure form and Target (with the sunburn stuff) sells a 100% pure form of aloe vera.

Also you can try a benadryl cream ... Walgreen's sells a generic form using there own name as the brand name. When thinking of allergies I think of benadryl.

Just some thoughts.

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Jennifer L.
on 7/20/13 6:27 pm - Dayton, OH

VSG on 07/10/13 with

Thanks! I will give these a try.

HW: 275 SW: 265 CW: 200 GW: 135 Month 1: -25 Month 5: -65lbs total
On the fence about self-pay options and if Mexico is the right choice (or scared of that option)? Let my experience (first time ever in Mexico) be your guide. Don't let fear hold you back!

"You make me new, you are making me new" Gungor

Atl_Gadget_Grrl but u
can call me Charlotte
on 7/20/13 10:15 pm, edited 7/20/13 10:15 pm

VSG on 06/12/13

I had a rash on the front and back of my abdomen about at the same point you are at. Others have reported the same. I peeled off what steristrips I could and put on non reactive band aids. Topical treatments like Benadryl gel did me no good. I got approval from doc to take liquid Benadryl. Two nights of that at bedtime and it was well on its way to going away.

Sleeved 6/12/13 - 100 pounds lost to get to goal!

CyndiGail
on 7/21/13 12:40 am - Charlotte, NC

VSG on 06/17/13

Yes, I'm itching around my IV PICC line site and nurse said to take Benadryl and also, Walmart has $.88 Scar Gel that's awesome!!

VSG (6/17/13) HW: 266 SW: 250 CW: 159

Chrissy W.
on 7/21/13 2:12 am - Indianapolis, IN

VSG on 07/01/13

Benadryl cream is perfectly safe. I had to take oral Benadryl for a reaction to my pain meds that made me itch!

VSG 7/1/13 with Dr. Jack Rutledge 28 y/o female - 5'10" - HW: 298 - GW: 174 - SW: 290 (-8) - M1: 262 (-28) - M2: 247 (-15) - M3: 235 (-12) - M4: 228 (-7 ~First Stall: almost 2 wks~) - M5: 218 (-10) - M6: 209 (-9) - M7: 199 (-10) Onederland on 1/31 - M8: 196 (-3) 100 lb total loss on 2/2 - M9: 192.6 (-3.4) - M10: 188.6 (-4) - M11: 182 (-6.6) - M12: 175.6 (-6.4) - M13: 173.8 (-1.8) CW (7/8/15): 167 - GOAL reached in 1 Year and 25 Days! - TOTAL WL - 131 lbs

mickeymantle
on 7/21/13 2:30 am - Eugene/Springfield, OR

VSG on 07/22/13

I was told no creams onthe einsistions call the doctor for an antihitomin

175 lb lost,412 hw 336sw,241 cw surgery July 22 2013,surgeon Dr Colin MacColl,

linzeelee
on 7/21/13 2:36 am - Omaha, NE

VSG on 05/17/13

Happened to me too at the hospital. Got a lovely benadryl shot.

Lindsay ~ 5'4" ~ HW (5/6/13): 280 ~ SW (5/17/13): 273 ~ CW: 140
Losses by month: pre-op: -8 M1: -18 M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -9 M5: -10 M6: -12 M7: -14 M8: -12 M9: -2 M10: -8 M11: -9 M12: -2 M13: -6 M14: -7

defygravity
on 7/21/13 3:37 am - NE

VSG on 07/10/13

Sorry about the itchies! I would try some type of aloe gel or spray. I'm afraid of rubbing too hard on my incisions. Do you have any bandages left on? My steri-strips are still on my incisions.

~ Colleen

"It is our choices... far more than our abilities that determine who we are."

HW 232; SW 223; 1stGW 199; 2ndGW 170

denisedufrene
on 7/21/13 12:28 pm, edited 7/21/13 12:28 pm - Oak Hills, CA

VSG on 04/04/13

Take a bath in olive oil (if you can bath) about a 1/4 cup with warm to cool water not to hot...but be very careful getting out you will be a slippery little thing...it helped me a lot...

HW: 287 SW: 285 CW: 176 GW: 150

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