Not pregnancy related but need advice

MotherOfAllBoys
Last week I accidently ripped off my toenail 😲😲😲 I went to the doctor and he pulled off the rest of the nail and then wet the toe with water and wrapped it in gauze and a bandage. He said I need to take off the bandage and clean the area in two days. Well, after two days I took off the bandage, but I can't get the gauze off!! I've tried soaking it in warm water for a couple of hours till my toes were like prunes and tried slowly pulling off the gauze but it's literally stuck on the whole nail bed like hard cement and won't budge. I have a doc app booked to check up on it but I can't get in till next week. Has anyone had this before? Any tips on how to get the gauze off asap without ripping at the nail bed? 😣