His response was he'd consider it but I would need to use my feminine wiles to convince him.
If this happens to you, I can report that if the next thing that happens is you ask for your boyfriends help taking a shower*, that will be all the wiles you need.
*I really did need help, the various tape and stickies the hospital uses left a lot of residue this time and most of it was on my shoulders / back where I couldn't see it.