Anyone ekse break out in a rash from the adhesive used in surgery? I have this really irritating rash. Full of water blisters. I have been applying hydrocortisone cream but its still driving me crazy. What should I do?

Benadryl, hydrocortisone, time....sounds like you're allergic to adhesive. It's freaking miserable!!!! Make sure if you have any other procedures you tell em you're allergic to adhesive. If its getting nasty, swollen, red, with puss you need to see your doc!

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2

Benadryl' date=' hydrocortisone, time....sounds like you're allergic to adhesive. It's freaking miserable!!!! Make sure if you have any other procedures you tell em you're allergic to adhesive. If its getting nasty, swollen, red, with puss you need to see your doc!

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2[/quote']

Thanks I told them I was allergic to the adhesives. They still used them. Its a red raised itchy burny rash full of Water blisters. Other than gas and the pain on my left side. This stupid rash is the worst part

I had a rash right after my surgery, too. I was so itchy that I couldn't sleep or wear anything except a loose dress. It started on my lower belly and eventually covered the whole area. I saw the PA twice and the surgeon once. At first they thought I was allergic to the internal sutures. Then they thought it might be bacterial. Then they had no clue. They gave me several different prescription creams that made it worse. Then I developed more rash on my thighs, my arms, and the small of my back. They sent me to a dermatologist who guessed that I was having an allergic reaction to something related to the surgery so he prescribed yet another cream to try and THAT didn't work either. I stopped using all the crap they gave me and ended up taking children's Benedryl liquid and using Benedryl cream. I got the most releif from those. After two weeks the itching eased up and after about three weeks it was gone. Good luck!

I had a rash right after my surgery' date=' too. I was so itchy that I couldn't sleep or wear anything except a loose dress. It started on my lower belly and eventually covered the whole area. I saw the PA twice and the surgeon once. At first they thought I was allergic to the internal sutures. Then they thought it might be bacterial. Then they had no clue. They gave me several different prescription creams that made it worse. Then I developed more rash on my thighs, my arms, and the small of my back. They sent me to a dermatologist who guessed that I was having an allergic reaction to something related to the surgery so he prescribed yet another cream to try and THAT didn't work either. I stopped using all the crap they gave me and ended up taking children's Benedryl liquid and using Benedryl cream. I got the most releif from those. After two weeks the itching eased up and after about three weeks it was gone. Good luck![/quote']

Thanks I'm gonna get some benadyl cream! Three weeks though ? this sucks

I have always been sensitive to adhesives and I have found just leaving it alone and not putting anything on it is the best thing for mine. However mine have never itched. Make sure the itching is not coming from your pain meds as that is a common side effect.

Oh also look into latex allergies as well.

I have a latex , adhesive , morphine , and codeine allergy ... Learned about the morphing after I have birth ...I wanted to rip my skin off cause I itched so much