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They gave me a steroid shot and a steroid prescription for home. The rash is gone but I'm still itchy in some places. I switched to muscle milk because it's dairy free.

My rash and itching started a week after surgery and was caused by an allergic reaction to the glue used to hold the steri strips in place. It was like poison ivy all over my abdomen and drove me crazy. I used an anti-itch gel and a prescription creme but just had to get through a week or so of the craziness.

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steroid shot and a steroid prescription for home. rash is gone - still itchy - I switched to muscle milk - it's dairy free.

@@Sassypants92201

"sounds" like things are moving along for the better

glad rash is gone!!! :)

sorry about the itching :(

hope that starts to improve also <_<

you are obviously a "smart cookie"

changing your Protein shake to muscle milk - non dairy :)

take care

good luck

kathy

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So glad to find this thread-- I'm two weeks post-op and the skin on my abdomen is covered with some sort of rash! I'm wondering if perhaps it's a reaction to the take-home prescription they gave me in Mexico?

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I had this so bad, lost my mind for about 3 days. Benedryl spray helped a bit but time was really the thing

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At our first meeting before surgery..there was a woman there that said she was allergic to the brown liquid they put on you to cleanse your skin prior to surgery. After her surgery she developed rashes and Water bubbles. So much that her whole stomach peeled off and she had to wait for the skin to grow back.

That looks more like a rash from the adhesive. Your skin may be sensitive to it and you may have developed a rash from the allergic reaction. It doesn't always show up right away. My skin is allergic to neosporin. Sometimes I forget and put it on a cut and then almost a week later I develop a rash followed by blisters. I'm also allergic to medical tape, my skin will peel right off with it. You may be going through something similar

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