Steri Strips itching

[asmith011289 7]

I am 5 days post op and most of my incisions are healing well. My port one gives me the most pain still and the three on top but mainly the two little ones on the right and left of it are itching me like crazy. I am constantly having to stop and remind myself not to mess with them. I know that itching just means they are healing but I feel like they would itch less with the steri strips gone but I am a big chicken and don't want to mess up any medical type stuff. Obviously, they are there for a reason. Did anyone else experience this??

[SageTracey 608]

Normal.

Yeah, probably not what you wanted to hear, but rest assured, this is normal.

[dee21 47]

Yes. I experienced this. Mine started to fall off and were so itchy. I would just lightly itch around the area. That seemed to help. Luckily at my 1 week post op my dr removed the steri-strips. I would not remove them yourself. They are there for a reason. :-) I'm 2 weeks post-op and the scars are healing nicely. They are still a bit itchy at times but I resist scratching as I don't want to mess anything up!!

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

yes, like with scraps or what not, itching is a sure sign of healing..its a good thing

[taylor1989 131]

Ooooooo I hated that and my glue stayed on four weeks because of how I was glued(skin was fully together on to of them so it was also preventing my from healing-those two never itched)

[kll724 3,055]

I hated the fact that they would just hang there for days, and not fall off. I was a "good girl" and did not pull them off even when they were hanging. Hang in there, they will fall off on their own time!