Rash around incisions

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ambava33
ambava33 Member Posts: 74 Member
in Kidney Cancer #1

Hi all, so I am 4 weeks and 2 days post surgery. Last Thursday I noticed a small rash forming around 2 of my incisions. Didn't think much of it because truly it's not that bothersome. It's not really changed much on either incision, but I am just curious has this happened to anyone else? The surgical tape has come off one of them but one of them still have the tape on. I am not running a fever, they do not feel warm to the touch, so I am thinking just a little reaction to where the tape was, or possibly just part of my healing process?! I am going to call the doctor tomorrow about it. 

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  • icemantoo
    icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
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    This is what doctors are for

    ambava,

    Could be nothing or 1 of those free perks which come with a neph. Or it could be an infection. Check it out. Hopefully nothing out of the ordinary.

     

     

    Icemantoo

  • stub1969
    stub1969 Member Posts: 966 Member
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    allergic reaction?

    A month after I had my partial nephrectomy I had my thyroid removed because of papillary thyroid cancer  (The thyroid cancer was found during my pre-op for my partial).  The sugical tape they used on my neck really became bothersome.  In fact, I remember a small rash develop around the area where the tape was.  I can't tell you how happy I was to finally have the tape wear off.  On a side note, they didn't use tape on my incisions for my partial.   They did the Da Vinci so the cuts were small--perhaps that's why.

    Take care, Ambava

    Stub

     

  • ambava33
    ambava33 Member Posts: 74 Member
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    Iceman

    The incisions look great. I am not concerned with them being infected, but then again I guess you never know. Ughhh one more thing to deal with. LOL Thanks for the response.

  • ambava33
    ambava33 Member Posts: 74 Member
    edited April 2017 #5
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    Stub

    Actually I didn't mean tape, surgical glue. I had the Da Vinci as well, it's just a clear surgical glue I guess that's what it is anyways, and it's off all of my incisions except one of them, but the glue is loose on that one, so it's almost off. I am not sure what in the heck this is. I did also get a new lotion last Thursay that I used and I am almost thinking that may of caused it. I have sensitive skin, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was the lotion. I haven't used it since but the rash is not getting better, but it's also not getting worse. 

  • JerzyGrrl
    JerzyGrrl Member Posts: 760 Member
    edited April 2017 #6
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    While things were healing...

    In the six weeks after my surgery, I went through experiencing hyper-sensitivity, sore, oozing, swollen, itchy, sticky, red, blotchy, and more -- all to do with my incision areas, none of it an infection. Plus, my skin is sensitive to lots of lotions and such. I can't imagine what trying something new might have brought on.

    And -- of course -- it's not as though we're suddenly hyper-attentive to our surgical areas or anything?!

    Do you have something that you normally take when you want to get an allergic reaction to "chill"? If that doesn't take care of it, it might be worth following up on. At any rate, I hope you can get some more of your previous tried-and-true not-rash-producing lotion!

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