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Post op itching

Hi all! 1 week post op, 10lbs down and started itching all over my stomach last night. Sent pics of incisions to PA this morning who said all looks great. Probably nerve endings healing. Anyone else experience this?

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  • I am dealing with the same thing!!! I am itchy all over my stomach! I was hoping it had to do with healing, but it is so itchy!!!

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    Take a Benadryl maybe that will help. Is it just your stomach?

  • Yeah, itching sucks. The old tattoo trick of slapping it helps. Allergy meds can help as well.

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I am dealing with the same thing!!! I am itchy all over my stomach! I was hoping it had to do with healing, but it is so itchy!!!
Take a Benadryl maybe that will help. Is it just your stomach?
2 hours ago, findingme65 said:

Hi all! 1 week post op, 10lbs down and started itching all over my stomach last night. Sent pics of incisions to PA this morning who said all looks great. Probably nerve endings healing. Anyone else experience this?

Yeah, itching sucks. The old tattoo trick of slapping it helps. Allergy meds can help as well.

It is very common. There are many incisions (wounds) on your body and they are healing.

Mine is itchy too and there is a hard knot under the big incision.

I experienced that too. My doctor said it's part of the healing process and not to be concerned unless they start to get red/inflammed and/or pus oozes out which can indicate an infection. I'm 5 weeks out and my incisions still occasionally itch.

I’m 2 weeks post op sleeve, and my stomach itches something fierce! I have an abdominal binder that I wear, and that does not help the situation! I also believe it’s just the healing process, but that doesn’t make it any less irritating!
7 hours ago, photogirl70 said:

Mine is itchy too and there is a hard knot under the big incision.

The hard knot can take sometime to disappear. It is the main area where the surgery took place. Mine finally disappeared after a year.

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