Question:
14 weeks post - itchy skin making me crazy... any ideas?
I am 14 weeks post op and my skin itches contantly. My face, forehead, belly, back, neck... it's crazy!!! I look silly sometimes, like I have a serious problem. it's getting bad. My skin isn't flaky and dry, it just ITCHES!!!! Has any one had this problem and what did you do? THANKS! — glblgal (posted on March 28, 2004)
March 28, 2004
Rhonda, I have dry skin and then post-op with the drop in fat in my diet,
my dry skin got even drier. One product I swear by is Body Butter by the
Body Shop. This is a whipped cream that you apply to your skin. It is
much thicker than lotion. I used it every day have I showered and this was
the first year I didn't have rough dry elbows. They were so smooth. If
you don't hav a Body Shop Store near you, you can order it from their
website. -Janine
— jmusser
March 28, 2004
Are you on a pain killer? After I had my surgery and was sent home, my
surgeon prescribed Percocet for the pain. That stuff had me itching so bad
I could barely sleep. Once I stopped taking the meds the itching stopped.
— Niobe
March 28, 2004
Try Aveeno they have a line of products that work pretty good.Body washes,
soap, lotions, oils,bath additives,ect...
— Cathy G.
March 28, 2004
Are you using a protein supplement? And vite E? But in dry form? Not in the
lil gold balls? If you've got those covered, are you avoiding fats? We need
some healthy fats, but don't need to go crazy. Anything leap out at you?
— vitalady
March 28, 2004
This is common. also had this, and many other people I have talked to have
had it also. From what I understand it is becouse of the lack of fat oils
we now absorbe. I used an over the counter Vitamin E oil. It helped stop
the itch. You are lucky so far though, my skin became flaky, and dry. Maybe
if you catch it now, you wont get that dry flaky skin.
Good Luck,
Jennifer
— dustysmommy
March 28, 2004
thanks for the tips, all. Michelle, you mentioned a "dry" form of
Vit. E, can you recommend a resource for this, I don't think I've ever seen
it. I'm going to try increasing my "fats" a bit and add more Vit
E, to see if it helps. Thanks, again, to all!
— glblgal
March 29, 2004
I itched violently at about 3 months post-op, so badly, in fact that I woke
up frequently in the middle of the night to scratch and scratched my skin
raw. I used 2 things that saved my life--hydrocortisone cream and Aquaphor
ointment. You'll ruin your sheets, but it was worth it for me. The crazy
itching only lasted a few weeks, so hang in there! XOXO Jen
— jenpatalano
March 30, 2004
I had this problem at about 3 months also. After taking steroids (bad for
new stomach) with no relief, I was referred to an Allergist. She never
could figure out why the itching and rashes but prescribed Zyrtec and
Allegra to knock out the worst of the symptoms. Now I take a Zyrtec every
day which holds the itching at bay and have had no more rashes. Good luck!
I feel your misery!
— sherry H.
March 30, 2004
My first three months post op I had really ichy dry and rashy skin. I
iched all the time and had rash constantly. All I can recomend in drink
plenty of water and use lots of lotion. Nuetrageana, keri oil, baby oil
even gold bond medicated lotion worked. Good luck Jodie (1 yr post-op down
160lbs)
— Jodie S.
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