HELPPPPPP !!! hives an rash 13 days post op

hello all .... i had my vertical sleeve surgery done 12 days ago no complications no nothing came home the next day and started my new journey . well yesterday i woke up to horrible itching at my incision sites , when i looked my incisions & area around them were red an warm an had lumps on them like hives , i got up called my surgeons office where they advised me the doctor its okay and a normal allergic reaction to the glue they closed my incisions with and its normal for it to take up to 10 days for my body to react to it ... well today is day 13 and im itchy but when i scratch it hurts and i am miserable :-( has anyone else had this problem and if so what can i do ???? 

Benadryl and/or Claritin.  Get the Benadryl cream and pills.  You might get drowsy, but it will stop the itching and bring the hives down.

 If you had LAP surgery, you probably are bandage free at this point and this might be useless info.  I had open surgery and came home with a feeding tube that was in for 6 weeks, so I had bandages for a long time.   

I had a reaction to the adhesive on the tape that was used to bandage the incisions.  I found that a "paper type" tape was a little less irritating than the mesh or plastic coated tapes.  You will have to change the bandages more often with paper tape because it's not as sticky.  I also used a snug tank top to hold bandages in place so I didn't have to use any tape.  

I tend to be allergic to adhesives as well, it's absolutely miserable!

I second the suggestions for Benadryl and itch cream. I'm a fan of the Aveeno itch cream with oatmeal in it, it works well on skin allergies for me. The lotion should help you keep from scratching at it-- that'll only make it worse :(

Going thru the same thing!! I am 9 days out and went to see the doc today to find out I am allergic to the dermabond they used. I am also allergic to the steri strips so we thought the glue was OK, NOPE!! They told me 25mg of benadryl every 6 hours to help with the itches. All adhesives bother my skin and now we add one more to the mix. I told the doc that if I every have to have surgery again they will stitch me up and leave me alone!!

So glad that I'm not the only one . Congrats on your surgery hope your healing goes well . I feel like I'm allergic to life lol I should have thought I would be allergic to the steri strips being I'm allergic to the adhesive on the medical tape I can only use paper tape -.- I second your thought on just stitching me up and leaving me alone ! That's totally going to be my motto from here on out as far as surgeries are concerned . They called me in a cream called mometazone it's supped to take down the  inflammation an stop the itching so far it just burns and feels like it's drying it out, *sigh* story of my life ... But again thank you for making me feel like I'm not alone xoxo