I am 6 weeks post-op and have had allergic reactions since my Lap-RNY.

I have done the prednisone treatment twice in the last 6 weeks, but as soon as it's out of my system, the hives return. ALl the blood allergy tests come back normal - that I have no food allergies. I have not changed a thing (ie. soap, detergent, etc.) since the surgery. I am reacting to the sun, to perfume I always wore, to almost everything on my skin. The allergist says that since the surgery, my body is in a "hyper-sensitive mode". I just can't take it amymore though. Does anyone think that I might be allergic to the staples or the (bovine pericardium) steri-strips inside me? Is that possible? My surgeon says that she's never heard of it. You can email me privately at [email protected] Thank you... Joanne Means

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