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Has anyone experienced any rashes after surgery?

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More pictures. It’s so painful and itchy

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More pictures. It’s so painful and itchy

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I had a reaction like that to a surgical glue once. It was awful. I used hydrocortisone and it went away in a few days. Oral Benadryl too. Of course I'm not a surgeon so you should definitely get their opinion. But I have had his happen in a prior surgery and every other surgery since I told them I had this allergy and they used something else and I've had no issuws.

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I was gonna say the same thing. You may be allergic to the glue. Have you contacted your surgeon’s office?

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yep - it looks like you might be allergic to the surgical glue. I had that after my plastic surgery. Call your surgeon - they'll probably put you on something for it.

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Oh no, I feel for you. I had the same problem, and it was an allergic reaction to the surgical tape I had on my incisions. I ended up going to the doctor for a steroid injection (I am also allergic to benadryl...) and felt better after a few days once the adhesive was off.

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My first thought is that it's allergic reaction to either surgical glue or steri strips. From the pictures, it certainly looks that way.

However, we are not doctors. I recommend you call your doctor and let them know. Maybe even share your photos with them.

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Thank you all, I had surgery 2/14. and the glue that they used was gone by 1.5 weeks. This developed at 4 weeks out. I sent the photos to my surgeons office because they are not seeing pt's. The nurse told me I'm allergic to my Vitamins. However if I was the rash would be everywhere not just around my incisions. So I went to urgent care Sunday, and got some steroids. it's helping a little.....

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I did break out in hives during week 3 post=surgery. We thought it was the ursodiol, so they took me off it for a couple of weeks. The hives cleared up. Although when I got back on the ursodiol after a couple weeks off it, no hives - so I have no clue WHAT caused those hives...

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