LAVH One week post hysterectomy: Steri strips

hello I am one week post op and had the DiVinchi I have 4 little holes from the steri strips, which the darn things are still stuck on! They don't want to leave. The dr. Said the bandages on top I could take off but to let the steri strips fall off on their own. I have been showering every day and using soap on them... I could do the band-aid commercial. "Stuck on band-aid ..."
I also can not get the darn adhesive off of me without scraping it with my nails. Alcohol and coconut oil did not work. Am I the only one with very "stick well" skin?

Hello I did not have sterile strips with my TVH, but had them with my laproscopic gallbladder removal and the sterile strips fell off in their own after about 10-12 days. You should just leave them on until they fall off because they really hold the poke holes closed. I found I was allergic to them when a blister formed under one so I took the others off if they did not already come off on their own. I hope this helps. Kim

I have the same issue. I am a nurse as well. Just be patient they will come off. Don't rub or scrub.

My doctor told me yesterday (6days post op) that I could take them off in the shower and clean them up cause the skin would already be closed and they aren't doing good anymore.

My Dr told me they'll fall off in 2 wks and trust me. I can't wait! I have them all the way across my abdomen due to a very large incision. The edges are coming off so we are getting closer