Mike, I am in the same situation as you. Had about 20 staples removed yesterday and they put on some steri-strips. I normally react to tape and have to be very careful with what I use, but steri-strips don't bother me.
Now saying this, once they remove staples, I always go through this crazy stage of itching. Even woke me up last night. The itching is a healing process. Sounds like you might be reacting to the steri-strips, and you will know soon if the other bandaids do the same.
Steri-strips can often be thought of as temporary stitches. They go on to hold the skin together. Once staples are removed the skin relaxes some, sometimes too much, so they put these on in transition. I let mine fall off as the do. After I shower, sometimes I might loose one, otherwise I keep them on for about a week.
I go in to the hospital in an hour to have more staples removed. They remove every other staple and put on a steri-strip in between. Then on Monday they do the same when the last of the staples will be removed.
Keep an eye on it..redness is not good, itching can be good or bad depends on the situation.
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