Anyone else itching around surgical sites? I'm one week out and I'm going to lose it! Benadryl not helping. I know my mom's always said that means healing. But this is nuts!!!

i had really bad itching too. benedryl helped some, and i also swabbed it with alcohol and kept nesporin on it after the surgical glue fell off. i just had to keep reminding myself that they were healing. it sucks, but it doesnt last too long.

Yes, I'm 5 days out and itching as well. I know better than to scratch them though. I have scratched around the sites and also used a q-tip with rubbing alchohol around it. Hope it lightens up for u soon...

I had terrible itchiness too. I spoke with a nurse and she suggested ice packs (wraped in coth). It worked great. She recommended 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. She also recommended gently scratching a few inches away from the surgical sites. Apparently, the itching is caused by the healing processs. The good news is that the itching will go away in a week or so.

Yes, almost three week out and itchy, very itchy. I'm going to try calamine lotion (works for the itchy of poision ivy) and aloe Vera gel ( itchy from sunburns) to see if it helps as I'm sensitive to Bendryl.

My incisions are having some kind of allergic reaction and have been unbearably itchy so I've had to apply creams and gels. Not infected but I was allergic to either the prep solution or adhesive. Today seems a bit better but it isn't gone yet.

Usually when you have itchiness around a wound it's because it's healing. It's pretty normal for the incisions to be itchy for awhile.

That allergic reaction sounds similar to what I had after my sleep study. Luckily, the hydrocortisone cream is helping a little. Thanks for all the replies!

@@hrhlaurie I had the same reaction - allergy to the glue, I think. The itchiness about drove me crazy but it doesn't last too long, luckily. Everyone, hang in there - it will pass.

3 days post op and mine are very itchy too. I am afraid to put anything on the incision itself for fear of infection. I have tried the ice packs and that seems to be helping a lot.

Ice worked well. But I finally got so nuts at night that I put sunburn lotion on since it has lidocaine! My incisions look great. And boy do I feel better! I'm 9 days out now and it's not nearly as bad. If they used surgical glue, that's what's itchy. That stuff finally came off yesterday!

I feel for you, I just about lost my mind and nothing worked until I got the Benedryl spray. Not 100% but helped me to not go insane good thing to have around.

I had something similar. I broke out in hives and rash around the incision sites. The doctor said it could be a reaction after the fact from antibiotics in hospital, or something else. They considered it non-specified allergic reaction. Benadryl, cold cloths, hydracortisone cream helps. Took me about 3 days until they were gone.

Not fun! Hang in there....this too will pass! :-)

I am 3 weeks out and still a bit itchy in those areas. I was always told that was caused by your body healing.

My doc said I was allergic to the adhesive used to hold down the strips and the itching is feeling marginally better after driving me crazy for the last week!

My doc said I was allergic to the adhesive used to hold down the strips and the itching is feeling marginally better after driving me crazy for the last week!

This is 100% right. Its the adhesive. Once it comes off things will get better, but it took a good 2 weeks for the skin soreness to subside for me.