Anyone else have hypersensitive skin?

It's been two years ... I still have it. Can't seem to get relief from anything. :( Suggestionis welcome.

I have had this. I just started using Scar Guard and Scar Away sheets on my scar this week. I did not realize how irritated my scar was until using this stuff made the irritation instantly stop. It has also helped tremendously with the hypersensitivity I had been feeling all over my body. Not sure why, just glad I feel better. I got the Scar Guard at Walgreens, and I ordered the Scar Away sheets on Amazon. I got the 7X1&1/2 sheets and cut them in half longways and use one of them to go all the way across. I have to stretch it a little but I can make one sheet cut in half fit my whole scar. If I am swimming or going to be active and sweaty, painting on the Scar Guard is better, but at other calm, dry times, the Scar Away sheets work. The sheets are skin tone and when I wear them, it is nice to see more what things will look like one day without that red line :) So glad I found something that made me feel so much better so fast :D I hated spending even more money on stuff for this surgery, but the relief I got was worth every cent!

I am 7 weeks today from a Tt and finally decided to search for an answer about my skin being so super sensitive! I am glad this is fairly common as its driving me crazy! I feel like I have a sunburn just as Gandil6 said. I have been wearing smooth thin camis under my cg. Skin to skin contact nearly sends me over the top! 6 months of this could kill me! Lol!

Thank you so much for your response ~ any input is greatly appreciated, and yours has been most helpful. I agree that the surgeons do not prepare us for what to expect. That is why this forum is so important! I actually started this whole thing by needing a breast reduction for back pain. I thought, 'why not get the whole mess taken care of at the same time'. So, glad that I did. I'm just down to the nuisance discomfort. I'll continue to use the spanx. Just so glad to know that this isn't uncommon to be experiencing!

Hi there Miander, the skin sensitivity is because of all the nerves cut at the time and the recovery varies from person to person. If you had a muscle repair knots are a reality as your body learns to move and use the newly tightened muscle. I am at about 7 months now and in reality I didn't feel back to almost myself until about 6 months. Whether that is "normal" or not I guess depends on how much repair was done and our age and fitness beforehand. My lower back problem is the main reason I had the surgery done (so that the abdominals would have a chance of working again) but if not careful my back will still get in trouble. As a physiotherapist going through this the best advice I can now give is to progress slowly with fitness and use compression for as long as you feel you need it. The surgeons give a serious lack of insight and guidance!

I, too, am crazed with the skin sensitivity. I wear Spanx to keep my clothes away from my skin. I don't sleep with the spanx, but do need to hold my nightgown away from my stomach before retiring for the night. Currently, I'm 7 weeks post-op. I also get a knot that sometimes goes along with the sensitive skin. I'm assuming this is my abdominal muscle. Any ideas? Anyone experience this?

I, too, am crazed with the skin sensitivity. I wear Spanx to keep my clothes away from my skin. I don't sleep with the spanx, but do need to hold my nightgown away from my stomach before retiring for the night. Currently, I'm 7 weeks post-op. I also get a knot that sometimes goes along with the sensitive skin. I'm assuming this is my abdominal muscle. Any ideas? Anyone experience this?

Yes LadyDiamond totally normal. I am now at 9 weeks and sensation getting better. Not normal yet but better. My BB was the worst area. Swelling still improving but I think will be around for a while longer.

I'm 4 wks po and I'm still having weird sensitivity on my tummy. Certain material just does not feel good nor skin to skin contact. I don't know if it's still somewhat numb or what it is. I hope it's just temp and will eventually go away.

Thank you Gandil6 & Heathpt for the replies. Yes, it is lessening but still there. Working on wearing "normal" clothes as I'm sick of not trying on regular non-stretchy clothes. It is worse at night but is IS improving. I'm 20 weeks now. Swelling is much better too. Night again is the worst for swelling but it isn't anything like it was in the beginning. No supertight awful feeling. Hope you continue to heal & feel great!

I am at 8 weeks and sensation is normalizing but still not normal. I also had a BB hernia repair at the same time and that is the worst area. Also have lots of swelling what about you?

I'm only 3 weeks PO TT, I feel like I have a sunburn! Has this gone away for you?