Itchy Belly Button

@Lolaze (5092)
St. Louis, Missouri
June 20, 2019 7:56pm CST
That odd picture, my friends, is my belly button (with some stickers photoshopped on). Looks quite strange doesn’t it? That’s because when I had surgery a week ago it’s one of the places where the doctor made an incision. So I have a a nice big bruise. All that nasty looking stuff inside is NOT belly button lint, I swear! It’s surgical glue. With one exception, they glued all my incisions closed. The only problem is that right now the incision in my belly button is itching something horrible and there isn’t anything I can do about it!!! A lot of the glue is peeling off but I can’t pick at it. At least I’m told the itching means it’s healing.
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@LindaOHio (192350)
• United States
21 Jun 19
Yeah, it's going to itch while it heals.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
Just took some Benadryl so maybe that will help.
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@LindaOHio (192350)
• United States
21 Jun 19
@Lolaze I hope so.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
@LindaOHio It helped a bit.
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@wolfgirl569 (118207)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jun 19
That has to be uncomfortable. Hope the itching stops soon.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
Still a bit itchy this morning. Trying to just ignore it.
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@yanzalong (19041)
• Indonesia
21 Jun 19
It's a healing process.
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@Shavkat (140463)
• Philippines
21 Jun 19
It is indeed a sign of healing.
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@Shavkat (140463)
• Philippines
23 Jun 19
@Lolaze I do agree on that. It is not easy to control oneself if being disturbed.
@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
Yep. It’s a good, but annoying, sign.
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@rakski (140545)
• Philippines
21 Jun 19
it is said that when a wound is itching, it is healing. just be patient
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
Trying to be!
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@rakski (140545)
• Philippines
21 Jun 19
@Lolaze then for sure it will heal in no time at all
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@RasmaSandra (86341)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jun 19
Yes, that is right. Anything that has had an injury or has had surgery itches when its healing.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
Yep. When I had a broken ankle and it was healing - the itching was awful.
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@Juliaacv (54080)
• Canada
21 Jun 19
You are quite bruised here. I think that you are right-the itching means that it is healing and hopefully this stage will pass and you'll be back to normal soon.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
That is not the worst! The spots lower on my stomach look worse.
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@paigea (36101)
• Canada
8 Jul 19
Hope it is all healed by now. Interesting that the incision can be in the belly button.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
10 Jul 19
That has healed up. I have one other incision that is being problematic.
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@Hannihar (130204)
• Israel
30 Jul 19
@Lolaze It is so hard not to ich it. I have heard too when something iches it means it is healing.
@debjani1 (7202)
21 Jun 19
Yes during healing, itching is more. Can ice help? You can try once.
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@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Jun 19
It helps a bit.