Hey everyone, I got banded on the 19th and have nothing imparticular to report...EXCEPT...I'm itchy. Around the edges of my lips, on my chest, my arms, my legs. Im not taking any pain medication. Could this be an after shock to anesthesia (did i spell that right? probably not). Anyone else having this experience, or am I all alone in my itchyness?????

What meds ARE you taking? do you have a rash? swellilng?

Im taking my mulit vitamin and zantax, both of which i was taking before surgery. No swelling, Im not sure if its a rash on my legs or is it little red spots from me scratching them so much. no rash like areas anywhere else. Im on full liguids, so Ive been drinking fat free based milk products, the same ones I was drinking pre surgery. the only new thing to my diet is protein powder and Isopure drinks, amd my lips are really dry!

I was itchy for a week I was convinced the dogs gave me fleas LOL but we are all flea free and the itch is gone

You can become allergic to something at any time so just because you were taking things preop doesn't preclude an allergic reaction. I say monitor it very closely and call your surgeon on Monday. Itching where you say isn't "normal". The dry lips and mouth are normal for a while post op (they give you something to dry you up)

IF you develop more symptoms (swelling, itching in more areas) or difficulty breathing call 911 or get to an ER ASAP. I am NOT a pro! (student! LOL) but it isn't normal to itch everywhere like that (esp around your lips) so you need to keep an eye on it!

Ill keep an eye on it for sure, and will defintely be calling my doc on Monday morning.

I am 8 days post-op and I noticed little red spots that itch under my arms, close to my arm pits. They itch once in a while. It's weird. I have an appointment with my surgeon in a couple of days and I am going to show him. I will post here if he tells me anything that may be helpful.

I had my surgery Nov 5th and up until about now I was sooooooooo itchy everywhere they put the Iodine. All over my stomach and especially around the incisions. I had little bumps pop up all over my stomach.

Surgeon said its normal for the incisions to itch as they heal and I think my stomach in general itched because they shaved me.

It gets better

can someone help me.. i had the lap band on jan 7th and i have red bumps on my back and chest .. did anyone else have that.. and if yest what is it

I've not been itchy, but I have to say that I read the subject and thought it said, "Is anybody BITCHY?" I was about to reply, "Yes, but that has nothing to do with the band!" LOL

In response to the REAL topic...have you tried taking a little benedryl to see if that helps the itch? If it is an allergy to something, that may help the reaction.

I was banded on 12/18/08 and was itchy for the first 3 weeks. Itchy all over, no spots, just general itchiness. It went away and I have not had it reoccur. The doctor could not give a reason.

oh the itch!! i was banded on 1/20 and recovering ok (some port pain) which got better every day. I started itching all over my stomach area about 2 days ago, no changes in vitamins.today i noticed redness around my incision sites. i'm not on pain meds anymore and i'm itching myself all day long. i'm supposed to return to work on tuesday but i don't know if i can work and scratch my stomach all day long! i will call my doc in the morning. i wonder what this is all about???

I was itchy too - but the physician's assistant said I had an allergic reaction to the adhesive in the bandages. I was banded 1/22 and still have red squares on my stomach outlining where the bandages were. I was scratching the edges and ended up with some sores and scabbing there. :tongue2:

I was banded 2 weeks ago and I have recently got so itchy!

My legs and my arms - but mainly my legs. Little red bumps, but not sure if they are from the scratching or from the actual reason I am itchy! The more I scratch the worse I get!!!!

I get itchy after every general anesthesia and pain meds. i've never narrowed it down to which one is causing the itchiness, but sure a shootin'....i have it again after being banded on april 14.

Has anyone tried an antihistamine? i'm tempted to try one, but afraid of being nauseated from too many drugs in my system. I'd rather have the itches than the nausea.

I was banded on 3/27 and JUST now the itchiness has started to subside around my incisions. Another problem I had, was apparently I am allergic to the surgical tape/glue that they used to put me back together with. Therefore, I broke out with tiny itchy blisters everywhere there was tape. Basically, I've been one itchy disaster!