Has anybody out there had an allergic reaction to their staples/stitches after surgery? I swear I am having one to my staples. My stomach is covered in hives as are the incision sites, which is driving me NUTS... I have tried antihistamine cream, but no relief. I plan on calling the doctor tomorrow morning because it's gotten to that point.

Do you have and can you take some benadryl?

I'm so sorry you are miserable. I did not have stiches or staples.. I had steri strips and tape. I was sooooo allergic to the tape I thuoght I was going to itch myself to death!!! My surgeon took it off at my one week appt. It has been almost 3 months, and you can still see the red marks where the tape was.(on all 9 incisions)

Try some benadryl...the oral type if you can..if not... get the cream. Hope you feel better soon!!!!

julie

I too have had hives, mystery rashes etc... since my surgery in May! I have had creams that sorta work...then it comes back...this week, I am going to the tanning bed to see if UVA light helps...so far it is helping...I think!

Good Luck and HANG IN THERE!

I was allergic to the adhesive sheets they covered my incisions with, and to the adhesives on steristrips. (I've yet to find any type of adhesive bandage or tape that doesn't cause some kind of a reaction for me). Do you have anything other than just staples/stitches? After my surgery I developed a hivey rash bad enough that I called my surgeon's office. I was advised to use Benadryl cream. It helped, but didn't solve. Sometimes the itching would wake me up enough that I gave up on trying to sleep. What gave me the most relief was either ice, or to literally pour/drip calamine lotion over the area. Blotting it on with a cottonball did nothing other than make it itch more, but if I let it freely run over the area, instant relief.