Does anyone have red itchy bumps on their arms and stomach after surgery> It's really frustrating!

Yes, I do! On my breasts, stomach and legs, all the time now. I thought I was going crazy!

I didn't have a rash on my body, but I did find that I was allergic to the wrist band the clinic used. I had it on for about two hours when DH said he noticed it, but of course, he didn't say anything to me. Later that evening at home, my hand itched, and I noticed I still had the band on. My entire hand was in hives! :omg: Yuk! Took days for it to settle down.

I was allergic to the adhesive they put on incisions. Had big red itchy painful whelps for about 4 weeks. I still have slight red scars all around the incision sars! What fun!

They always ask if you have allergies before surgery - adhesives, latex, etc. Sometimes you just don't know until it's over!:faint:

thanks i hadn't even thought about allergic reactions to the tape but that makes sense what did you do to stop the itching?

I started breaking out in hives int he hospital they stopped my antibiotic and changed the pain meds gave me a shot of benadryl and everything was fine...until I got home. The day after I got home I was full of rashes on an old insision the new one and then on my thigh.

Take benadryl NOW largest dose and don't stop for a few days. I had to go on predisone which really stunk. My Dr wants me to go to an allergist to see what I'm allergic to. It was not the glue because the small insisions had nothing on them.

Good luck I know this is terrible. Take that Benadryl! Call the doctor tomorrow if you still have it and go in to the office to see him.

Depending on your symptoms, Benedryl would probably be good. Although my hand was pretty red, I just used hydrocortisone cream on them. It was only a few days and other than a little itchy, not a big deal.

I've taken benadryl and cortizone cream but nothing seems to help. I am going to make an appt with the dermatologist tomorrow and my surgeon to change pain meds... thanks everyone.

Ask you surgeon what they used for antibotics. I had a bad allergic reaction on my face of itchy red bumps that still re-occurs after almost 10 months post-op. They first presented 3 days after surgery and I get them now under heat and high stress - same problems. They used the following antibotics on me: Gentamycin and Vancomycin. I'm highly allergic to penicillin and the cyclin antibotics with similar rashes on different parts of my body. They advised me to go to the Dermatologist and see what they can do for me. No amount of Benadryl or topical ointments have been able to help me. I hope you find something that works really well for you!!! Best of luck!!!

I itched for a few weeks afterward but it gradually went away. Hope yours does the same!!

Thanks Texas and Rose.... I went on the steroids and they seemed to help... .but I will have some scars just from these darn blisters- or it will take a while to get rid of them. The doc has no idea what i was allergic to during the surgery, but he told me to make sure it is known to the next surgern when I need another operation.

Thanks for you support and stories!

I had a horrible rash on my stomach and arms starting two weeks after my surgery. I was starting to think that I was allergic reaction to the band. the surgeon assured me it was not. Turns out i was having a reaction to a new medication I was taking (Progesterone for premenopausal hormone imbalance). It darned near drove me crazy!! Try to rule out any medicines you are taking or new food or detergent, etc. It's a real nightmare. Hope you find something that helps!!

A lot of people can have an allergic reaction to the anesthetic or pain meds given after the surgery. some benedryl and some calamine lotion with help take care of it.

Hi guys..I actually havent had a lapband but was online searching " itchy red rash after surgery" and it linked me here to your website. I have read what you guys have written and it sounds exactly like what I have been experiencing since day three of my hernia repair surgery. I have had it break out twice now..the first time I went to the ER it was so bad and surprisingly they gave me a pepcid AC tablet. They said it was a histamine blocker and worked faster and better than benedryl.

They sent me home taking 1 clariton (over the counter medicine) and two pepcid AC tabs(aolso over the counter) a day.

Within a few minutes of taking the dose in the ER the I could see the bumps going away.

I stopped taking it this past Tuesday( two weeks post op) and three days later I have it all over my thighs, stomach, chest, and arms again I have just restarted the clariton and pepcid. Hope maybe those meds will help someone I TOTALLY know how frustrating this is!

Angel

I'm so glad to see your post. I thought I was the only one with a rash after surgery. I am a bit allergic about coming in contact with things so I shouldn't be surprised.

I was banded on May 20. I developed an absolutely awful rash on my chest and neck that was not only very painful but itched and had bumps with clear Fluid. The rash came out the day I came home from the hospital (May 21). I almost went to the emergency room. I initially thought I had shingles. I talked to my internist and dermatologist the day the rash came out. I took over the counter things but they didn't touch the pain or itching.

I had to go to the dermatologist several times afterwards. I had to put on a steriod cream several times a day and take pills two or three times a day. My doctors thought it was the antibiotic that was given to me in my IV. I requested the hospital records and the antibiotic was the same one I was given many times in the past.

A doctor friend suggested I might have developed an allergic reaction to the band itself! I have had one other break out a few weeks later but not as severe but I still had to return to the dermatologist. She thinks my body may be getting used to the band so that is why the rash was not as severe as the first time.

I really don't know if that is true or not but I have never had a rash like that before. I'm going to avoid taking antibiotics just in case it was that. If its the band, hopefully my body is getting used to it because I have no desire to take it out at this point.

How are you doing now?