Re: itching under the bandages

[Guest guest]

Hi Cosima,

Could also be the tape that's making you itch. I tend to get itchy

from surgical tape.

Sis

>

> oh man, i think i just discovered something worse than pain:

itching

> that you can't scratch. i've started itching under the bandages

down

> the center of my chest. i know itching is a sign of healing but

this is

> pure torture. i even contemplated using a pencil, erasure side

down of

> course, to reach down the middle and relief myself but i didn't

have a

> clear path the whole way down. felt like something in the way and

i

> didn't want to chance it being anything important like tubing.how

do

> you manage to relieve the itching if you can't scratch it? i'm

tempted

> to take some pain medicine for the first time if for no ther

reason

> than to be knocked out and therefore not conscious of the

itching.it's

> been bothering me nonstop for several hours now.it's driving me

crazy!

>

[Guest guest]

Itching can be worse than pain! Have you tried Benadryl? Benadryl might

help. Also, the active ingredient in Tylenol PM for sleeping is Benadryl so

if you have any Tylenol PM on hand, it could help.

Kenda

12/31/05 4:52 PM

> oh man, i think i just discovered something worse than pain: itching

> that you can't scratch. i've started itching under the bandages down

> the center of my chest. i know itching is a sign of healing but this is

> pure torture. i even contemplated using a pencil, erasure side down of

> course, to reach down the middle and relief myself but i didn't have a

> clear path the whole way down. felt like something in the way and i

> didn't want to chance it being anything important like tubing.how do

> you manage to relieve the itching if you can't scratch it? i'm tempted

> to take some pain medicine for the first time if for no ther reason

> than to be knocked out and therefore not conscious of the itching.it's

> been bothering me nonstop for several hours now.it's driving me crazy!

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I wonder if a benadryl would help with the itching??? Probably better than

a pain pill.

Lynda

At 03:52 PM 12/31/2005, you wrote:

>oh man, i think i just discovered something worse than pain: itching

>that you can't scratch. i've started itching under the bandages down

>the center of my chest. i know itching is a sign of healing but this is

>pure torture. i even contemplated using a pencil, erasure side down of

>course, to reach down the middle and relief myself but i didn't have a

>clear path the whole way down. felt like something in the way and i

>didn't want to chance it being anything important like tubing.how do

>you manage to relieve the itching if you can't scratch it? i'm tempted

>to take some pain medicine for the first time if for no ther reason

>than to be knocked out and therefore not conscious of the itching.it's

>been bothering me nonstop for several hours now.it's driving me crazy!

>

>

>

>

>

>Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

>licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

>health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>

> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

>Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live

>a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

>two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>

>See our photos website! Enter " implants " for access at this link:

><http://.shutterfly.com/action/>http://.shutterfly.co\

m/action/

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cosima,

If the itching is more than you can stand, remove the

bandages and replace them with ACE bandages (the

drugstore has them) . . . You will probably need some

help in wrapping it around you, but, if there's

something in the bandage that's causing you to itch,

you will be getting rid of it.

You might apply some anti-itch lotion - ask the

druggist for recommendations. Just keep the lotion

away from the incisions!

Hugs,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

the post-operative instructions say not to remove the bandages for

any reason without consulting the doctor but under the circumstances

i don't think she'd say not to do anything at all. i'm going to email

her and see if she'll let me switch to the ace bandasge or maybe even

put on the sports bra i bought instead. it could very well be

something in this wrapping they put on me. i hadn't thought of that!

>

> Cosima,

>

> If the itching is more than you can stand, remove the

> bandages and replace them with ACE bandages (the

> drugstore has them) . . . You will probably need some

> help in wrapping it around you, but, if there's

> something in the bandage that's causing you to itch,

> you will be getting rid of it.

>

> You might apply some anti-itch lotion - ask the

> druggist for recommendations. Just keep the lotion

> away from the incisions!

>

> Hugs,

>

> Rogene

>

[Guest guest]

except i can't tolerate benadryl at all. is there a substitute?

--- In , Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@c...>

wrote:

>

> Itching can be worse than pain! Have you tried Benadryl? Benadryl

might

> help. Also, the active ingredient in Tylenol PM for sleeping is

Benadryl so

> if you have any Tylenol PM on hand, it could help.

>

> Kenda

>

>

>

> 12/31/05 4:52 PM

>

> > oh man, i think i just discovered something worse than pain:

itching

> > that you can't scratch. i've started itching under the bandages

down

> > the center of my chest. i know itching is a sign of healing but

this is

> > pure torture. i even contemplated using a pencil, erasure side

down of

> > course, to reach down the middle and relief myself but i didn't

have a

> > clear path the whole way down. felt like something in the way and

i

> > didn't want to chance it being anything important like tubing.how

do

> > you manage to relieve the itching if you can't scratch it? i'm

tempted

> > to take some pain medicine for the first time if for no ther

reason

> > than to be knocked out and therefore not conscious of the

itching.it's

> > been bothering me nonstop for several hours now.it's driving me

crazy!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice

given by licensed

> > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

health care

> > professional before commencing any medical treatment.

> >

> > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians

mislead you.

> > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about

how to live a

> > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

two-time

> > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

> >

> > See our photos website! Enter " implants " for access at this link:

> > http://.shutterfly.com/action/

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Here's what I found regarding ingredients in Benadryl:

Per caplet

Medicinal Ingredients: Acetaminophen 500 mg (Analgesic),

Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 12.5 mg (Antihistamine),

Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 30 mg (Decongestant).

Non-medicinal Ingredients (alphabetically): Celluloses, D & C Yellow

No. 10, FD & C Blue No. 1, FD & C Yellow No. 6, polyethylene glycol,

polysorbate, starches, stearic acid, titanium dioxide, wax, zinc

stearate

Sis

>

> Just curious . . . Is there silicone dioxide in

> Benedryl?

>

> I hope today is better!

>

> Rogene

>

[Guest guest]

Cosima - if the bandages are tape, I wouldn't remove them yourself.

After one of my C-sections, the doc came in and quickly removed the

tape, only to pull blisters open which had developed underneath due

to an allergy. It was horrible. So if you are itching under tape,

I would wait for the doc. By the way, CONGRATULATIONS!!

Cherie

>

> the post-operative instructions say not to remove the bandages for

> any reason without consulting the doctor but under the

circumstances

> i don't think she'd say not to do anything at all. i'm going to

email

> her and see if she'll let me switch to the ace bandasge or maybe

even

> put on the sports bra i bought instead. it could very well be

> something in this wrapping they put on me. i hadn't thought of

that!

>

>

>

>

> --- In , Rogene S <saxony01@y...>

wrote:

> >

> > Cosima,

> >

> > If the itching is more than you can stand, remove the

> > bandages and replace them with ACE bandages (the

> > drugstore has them) . . . You will probably need some

> > help in wrapping it around you, but, if there's

> > something in the bandage that's causing you to itch,

> > you will be getting rid of it.

> >

> > You might apply some anti-itch lotion - ask the

> > druggist for recommendations. Just keep the lotion

> > away from the incisions!

> >

> > Hugs,

> >

> > Rogene

> >

>