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After a long flare, I had carpal tunnel surgery last Thursday. Of course, this continued the flare... Anyway, the ITCHING is driving me CRAZY!! The incision is healing and itching and the elastic bandage I have to wear is causing a really irritating rash everywhere else on my hand. I called the dr office and, yes, I have to keep wearing the ace bandage, no, I can't put hydrocortisone cream on the incision but I can put it everywhere else, yes, I have to keep a small bandage with Neosporin on the incision until the stitches come out next week. She told me to take Benedryl for the itching. On top of the vicodin for the pain... This is going to be FUN. I hope I stay awake long enough to rebandage my hand since I just tore it all off to, um, rub the stitches a bit...aaahhhhh (add funny face here).
Anyone else have advice or interesting post-op stories?
Anyone else have advice or interesting post-op stories?
Aside from taking your doctor's suggestion and putting yourself into a coma with Benedryl and Vicodin, that's about all I've got. Hope you find some way to get it under control - itching is just an awful feeling when you can't get relief!
Take care gentle hugs
hope this helps....
healing prayers