I am 4 weeks post gallbladder surgery. My surgery and recover was better than textbook. I ran a half marathon on sunday. The day after the race, I had some itching around my belly button. the next day, I had a full blown rash/hives only on the side of my abdomen where my surgery was. They itch to no end. It doesn't hurt at all. Any guess? I'm thinking it could be the anesthesia leaving my body all at once and the half marathon was stress on my body and that has something to do with it. I could be completely wrong.