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Re: Stitches
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Apr 23 18:40:11 2008
Hey, thanks for your feedback. I was afraid it was going to grow into
the skin for good. I'm glad to hear it will go away one way or another
eventually. Thanks again and best wishes!
At Wed, 23 Apr 2008, heavenlygarcia wrote:
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>HI, I left the little bit sticking out of the skin alone to fall off at
>frist. I waited like 3 weeks and it was just too annoying to me and it
>got pulled on by clothes which didn't hurt really it just felt really
>gross. So, after like 3 weeks, when the wound was healed, so no
>infection possible, i took some nail clippers and trimmed it off. It
>felt alot better after that. Just don't do it unless you are healed
>enough. I did have just a bit i could feel sticking out but i couldn't
>get close enough to cut it that far down and it eventually went away but
>it took a pretty good amount of time.
>
>At Sun, 20 Apr 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>Hi Ladies,
>>It has been 5.5 weeks after my Lap and the stitches are now burgundy
>>color. My question is - what do I do with the white loose ends that are
>>sticking out slightly from the skin? Do they fall off on its own
>>eventually? Has anyone experienced this? Thanks!
>>
>>At Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Leah wrote:
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>>>At Sun, 30 Mar 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>Hi Ladies,
>>>>
>>>>I just removed the bandages from my Lap after 2.5 weeks. The
>>>>dissolvable stitches are still black and blue with a tiny clear stitch
>>>>sticking out (from just on one end). The largest incision is a little
>>>>red with a few clear stitches sticking out. I put some Neosporine on it
>>>>and it seems to be getter better.
>>>>
>>>>I was wondering if you ladies have experienced the same after your lap?
>>>>Is this normal? What else should I do to protect it and make sure it
>>>>recovers well?
>>>>
>>>>Thank you!
>>>
>>>It sounds pretty normal--usually the main things they tell you to watch
>>>out for are severe pain or swelling and redness around the site
>>>(indicating infection) and also of course, if you get a fever....any of
>>>those things, and be sure to call your doctor. Every time I've had the
>>>surgery, they check me about one week post-op to look at the stitches
>>>and then about one month after the surgery for a full exam. Keep it
>>>clean and dry, but it sounds fairly normal!
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