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Re: Question about laparoscopy incisions/sutures
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Dec 28 16:15:57 2006
Julie,
They usually use stitches that dissolve on their own. After my last
surgery the stitch in my lower incision did the same thing you describe.
The tail end stuck out for about six weeks. One day I gave it a gentle
tug and it came out on its own. It looked like it had dissolved just
under the skin and just hadn't fallen out.
Alyson
At Thu, 28 Dec 2006, Julie wrote:
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>Hello everyone--I know I should ask my doctor this but I have called the
>office repeatedly and no one will ever call me back. I have my first
>preoperative appt on January 17, so I haven't seen a doctor since my
>surgery.
>
>I had a laparoscopy on November 16 and three incisions were made in my
>abdomen. The incisions were closed with tape and I was instructed to
>leave the tape alone until it fell off, which I did. However, the nurse
>did not mention sutures, and there is a knot of white thread that looks
>like silk embroidery floss sticking out of the bottom of the bellybutton
>incision. My question: Am I supposed to get this suture removed, or
>does it dissolve, or what? Has anyone else had one of these stitches,
>and what did they do with it? It doesn't hurt or anything, I'm just
>curious and impatient to ask the doctor. Thanks a lot for reading my
>question.
>
>--
>Julie M
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