Should I see the Surgeon about my incision?

I am 2 1/2 weeks RNY Lap post op. My incisions were itching like crazy and I took the steri strips off. Now around two or three of the incisions I have red rings around the sites. They itch like crazy. I called the surgeons office yesterday and the nurse and I discussed that probably I was having an allergic reaction to the tape of the steri strips. She told me to use hydrocortisone. The incisions look like they are healing well it is just the skin around them that itch and are red. My surgeons office is a two hour drive so I don't want to make an unneccesary trip if I don't need to. Any ideas or suggestions?

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