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So I am 8 days out of surgery. I have my tape still over my incisions. The tape is lifting but I am breaking out in welts and itching like crazy. I can't stand it.

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I have steri strips and am itching like crazy. My strips are lifting but don't look like they are budging any time soon. No welts though. I would call the Dr. Good luck!

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I have steri strips and am itching like crazy. My strips are lifting but don't look like they are budging any time soon. No welts though. I would call the Dr. Good luck!

Are you taking anything, Benadryl?

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Looks like a reaction to the tape. Id call md ask if u can take them off or and apply some dermabond.

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No. I think that my itching may be from healing, nothing is inflamed, no redness, just itchy at the sites. Hoping they heal soon. You might just want to touch base with your doctor before it worsens - he may be able to prescribe you something for the inflammation/reaction.

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I would take a Benadyl and can my doc in the morning. Maybe some anti itch cream around the site (Not directly on it.)

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I just cant stand it anymore. It's making me irritable. I'm going to call tomorrow.

8 days is a bit long for tape and even steristrips. I'm sure you'd be fine if it was taken off. We remove staples 5 days out. The itching is most Likely the healing but the redness and welches look like an allergic reaction to the tape. Hope u get better soon!

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I had the same problem. I trimmed the lifted areas that were no longer sticking. To quell the itch, I swabbed a little rubbing alcohol on the red areas. It felt cooling and removed the tape residue that was making me red and itchy.

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Same problem. As soon as steri strips fell off, I washed all the residue (adhesive). It took a few days after that for the itching to go away. Now it's better and almost all redness is gone. Surgeon said I could take Benadryl.

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I have an allergy to adhesive and yours looks very similar to what i had last time i had a reaction. Even after the tape came off i had a red hive the size and shape of where the tape touched for like a week after.

Sorry that benadryl isnt helping that would be my only advice besides a cool damp cloth on the hives to maybe help ease the discomfort. Just careful on the incisions.

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