Im itching like crazy around the incision but had no staples! Now what??

I have seen many responses to allergic reactions to the staples and to morphine but I appear to be having a localized allergic reaction only at the sides of my new incision from surgery I had back on 9/28. Right after the bandage came off, I saw several blisters had erupted at the ends of the steristrips my Doctor used to close me up. While these did itch quite a bit at the time, I thought sure that when I took these darn strips off that it would stop...boy was I wrong! Here I am now, at 3am, ten days later, itching worse than I ever have in my life, but it is only at the sides of the incision!! Can anyone out there give me some relief?? I have tried peroxide wipe downs, A&D ointment, triple antibiotic, cortizone, and am now sitting here half insane with an icepack on my stomach that is giving me very little relief. I have just taken a gulp of benadryl, if Im lucky, maybe it will at least help me get to sleep for a little while! Please answer soon as I have now itched so bad that I have opened up a small hole at the bottom of my incison from all this itching! (I am amazed that at this point I have'nt completely ripped myself back open LOL!!) Thank you in advance for your help!

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