Itchies

I had my DaVinci hysterectomy on 1/17/13. I am having a major case of the itchies around my incisions....Not the incisions themselves, but the surrounding skin. Any idea of what I can do to calm things down? I'm afraid I'm going to scratch in my sleep and open something up.

Not only do my incisions itch, but my entire torso. My skin is so dry, it's like my body has dandruff. I've been putting vitamin e (squeezed from the capsule) around (but not on) the incisions, and at the two week follow-up, the doc said I could start putting it on the incisions. Those areas aren't dry at all. I need to find a good lotion for the rest of my skin...something not irritating or perfumey

I haven't had the itchies (yet?) but someone mentioned putting cold packs on the incisions to reduce the itching. And for sleeping, maybe wearing cotton gloves and/or tucking a sleep shirt into your pj pants (very attractive, I know) will make it harder for you to do any damage by mistake in the night.

I put some lotion on my tummy this evening, not on the incision but the surrounding skin, and that has helped some. I like the idea of wearing some cotton gloves to bed, might try that tonight. I will be glad when the steri-strips come off and I can start putting stuff on the actual incisions too.

Just got back from clinic because of itchy rash. Doctor suggested topical Benadryl to help ease the itchies. So far it working OK. Better than nothing, that's for sure.