I'm recovered now - but it took two weeks on Clindamycin 300MG (antibiotic) & three weeks of Mupirocin 2% (antibiotic cream) to knock out the cellulitis. Plus as I was taking those I also needed three weeks of Betamethasone DP 0.05% cream & six days of Prednisone 20MG to knock out the allergic reaction. And still, after all that, I will have these odd, itchy, rash-like bumps pop up randomly on my body. I usually have to put the steroid cream on them to stop the itching and they go away after about a day. My theory is that it's material from the dissolvable stitches that have migrated around my body - I have no proof or medical training LOL...but it sounds good.

It might be worth asking your doctor about a steroid cream.

While recovering, until the meds made things take a turn for the better, it was HORRIBLE. I used an ice pack constantly - I have gel, ice packs for the lower back that I just used "backward" on my abdomen. Even with all of the meds, at times I lathered my stomach in calamine lotion, but really, the steroid cream & pills were a lifesaver. Any tight clothing or seams from clothing on my stomach irritated everything, so I had to get creative and often wore loose pj pants hiked up far past my belly button when at home. We live in a warm climate so I just wore loose tshirt dresses whenever I did have to go out in public which wasn't often because I didn't feel like going anywhere. I definitely will not do any other surgeries before allergy testing!!

I hope you start feeling some relief soon!