I was sleeved on 05/02/11 and as of 05/12/11 have been on pureed foods and seem to be doing well with that. My questions are as follows and any suggestions or advise would be appreciated.

I still feel a little weak and tired. I am following my doctors orders to the tee and taking my vitamins as prescripted.

Secondly, the itching is out of control and making me crazy. The areas are healing nicely and I am avoiding scrathcing, but how have others handled this phase.

Thanks for the input all!~ Ann

It's normal for you to still feel weak. You just had major surgery. Just try to get some rest when you can. Hopefully this feeling will go away soon.

As for the itching, I just dealt with it. Yes, it drove me crazy. But I was worried about what I could use.

Sorry I cant be more help

The itching did drive me crazy for awhile and then one day it stopped. I made sure I did not scratch at them because I wanted them to heal.

It will go away but for now it is just a fact of life.

Go to GNC, get some Vit E cream for your incisions. That will help healing and should prevent itching. As for weakness, consult your dr to see if some iron supplements are in order for awhile. After all, you had major surgery, your body was traumatized by that, so it seems that you may be needing some more nutritional support. Check with your doctor first, tho. Good luck!! Glad you had your surgery.

I used hydrocortozone cream over the steri strips to stop the itiching.

As long as there is no swelling, redness or rash, itching means healing. I itched too, but it went away pretty quickly and all was better.