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mandyrenee82

By mandyrenee82, in The Gals' Room

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mandyrenee82    59

mandyrenee82
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Is anyone else or has anyone else experienced this? My entire body is itching like its on fire!! I'm not dehydrated and my husband and I are constantly putting lotion on me. Even calamine lotion in the really itchy places (behind my knees). I don't know what else to do. It's like I'm being attacked by mobs of fleas. No rashes or anything. I figure it was because of losing the weight and skin changes. Anyone have any ideas? I'm desperate!! Thanks, Mandy

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Rayna    4

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How far post op are you?

I am almost 3 weeks and have had itching and burning on my thighs. I was told by the nurse that its normal from the anaesthetic. Due for my post op check up in 2 weeks so will chat to my surgeon

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mandyrenee82    59

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I had surgery 4/16 so almost 4 weeks.

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Chas74    56

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Ive had the same thing and was wondering what was causing it

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mandyrenee82    59

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I don't know. Between this and a gout flare up in my left knee and left ankle 3 days after surgery, it's about to kill me!

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nervousnellie    50

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Do you take any meds that could be causing this? I know HCTZ makes me itch like crazy. I can't take any of the blood pressure meds that have that in it. Just a thought....

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Chas74    56

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No meds

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newat52    1,613

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That's awful!

Would be be cleared to take a Benydral?

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Mexico    16

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This happened to me about 3 months out from my skin tightening from the weight loss the only reason I knew that was because it happened to me in basic training but just on the belly from the weight loss and toning so quick

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mandyrenee82    59

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I think it's because of skin changes. I don't take any kinds of those meds mentioned above. It seems to happen more at night than any other time and my legs are the worst.

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mandyrenee82    59

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I'm not sure if Benadryl is a drug we can have. Anyone else know?

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washffpm    56

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My Dr. Had me take Benadryl about a week after surgery do to a reaction to the glue that they used.

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Leleboo    104

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The pain meds they gave me made me itch and they gave me Benadryl in the hospital.

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hwarren01    57

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I itch like crazy with narcotics it's like internal hives I have to take Benadryl I didn't know other people had this problem...

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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