OK, my skin's been out of control since about 1 week post-op - my face is constantly covered in red, itchy, dry blotches and no cream/scrub seems to make it better. I keep waking up at night scratching my face. :bored0:There doesn't seem to be any link to what I'm eating, so I wonder if this has something to do with quick weightloss. Anyone else having skin problems post-surgery?

maybe it's a reaction to the anesthia (sp) I know that I had some side effects until about 3 weeks post op

Are you getting in all your fluids? I know when I struggled with Fluid intake, my skin dried out, and I was itchy. I just had to lotion up daily, and really concentrate on my fluid intake.

I hope it gets better soon.

I'm drinking a lot of fluids, so I don't think it's a problem. Plus it's not just dry skin, it's more like hives or eczema.

might be worth showing the doctor. Are you drinking protein shakes? If so you might be having an alergic reaction

Yoiu probably should ask your doctor just in case. Are you taking in any dairy? Maybe a strange reaction to milk intolerance? Skin changes are not that uncommon and they talk about hair lose and the two are the same in their make up. Are you doing your B Vitamins?

Nancy

Just an update, my surgeon said it's very unlikely that this is some sort of delayed reaction to anesthesia or a side effect of speedy weightloss. I did lots of sleuthing on MD Consult and Dynamed, where I proceeded to diagnose myself with eczema rather than hives. I then did some more research and discovered that the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine I received 2 weeks ago has been linked to hundreds of cases of severe eczema.:scared0: Treatment is just topical steroids (10-12 days), and I have some steroid skin cream at home, so I've just been slathering that on since last night. The itchiness is gone and I have tons of skin flaking off, but the redness is still there. When I first put the cream on, I had pus dripping out of my pores within half an hour, it was the sickest thing ever! I went to this social event today and everyone was STARING - I had to preface every conversation with "This isn't contagious, just so you know..." LOL.

I hope this goes away soon...I couldn't find any info on the timeline for this stuff.

I have had severe skin problems in the 2 weeks since my surgery. The first was a severe allergic reaction to the Lovenox injection, the second might be a reaction to the hydrocodone. The thing I have done that I'm not reading in your post, is that I WENT TO THE DOCTOR. I didn't try to treat myself, and I am a nurse. Go to the doctor. Good luck.