Hey everyone. I'm new to the board. I had my surgery on 6/30/09. I've been doing absolutely GREAT! I feel well, I've been doing my walking. A new symptom for me is I have what I feel are hives. My sides itch and I'm doing everything I can to avoid scratching. It started yesterday which is about 1-1/2 weeks out of surgery. I'm so nervous that I might be allergic to the band!! Has anyone at all had this itching and does it go away on its own? Of course, today is Friday night so I will have until Monday to fret over this and I'm really scared about it. Nothing hurts but my incisions are all really red, too. I WILL NOT SCRATCH! Help anyone?

Trish

banded 6/30/09

It could just be dry skin . Remember you have just had an op, anaesthetic etc and these can affect your skin. Also you have had a major change in diet which also impacts on your skin.

let us know what the outcome is.

maybe you are allergic to the adhesive on the tapes on your incisions I was. After I had my gallbladder out my incisions were soo itchy due to the tape/glue.

If you can, take some benadryl. It should help. If it doesn't go away call your doc on Monday. The odds of you being allergic to the band (made of an inert plastic) are REALLY REALLY slim.

I had bad itching after my surgery. The anesthesia can do it sometimes but that was not my problem. I was allergic to the glue they used to close the incisions.

It lasted about 2 weeks but I took benedyl to help the symptoms. The itching gradually lessened and all is well now.

I had surgery oct 2007

So, don't scatch, take a soaky back in oatmeal, ask doc about denedryl and take care!

So, don't scatch, take a soaky back in oatmeal, ask doc about denedryl and take care!

Soak newly healing incisions in a bath? Most people are told no tub baths, swimming pools, etc., until the incisions heal.

I was told no baths or swimming for 3 weeks. They basically scared me away from my friends pool and the idea of 'what my surgeon doesn't know won't hurt him' with a sneak swim. They told me that Water can enter the incision and cause an infection. This could cause the whole band to be removed.

So, talk w/your doc before you take a soak. I agree w/the benedryl. You bay wan to get some of the benedryl ointment to rub where you have hives, taking care not to put any on the incision.

Hope you feel better, soon!

There is a thread on the May 2009 board about hives. Some are allergic to whey protein. Check it out to see what they have done about it. GB