WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2002: Re: 2 year old stitches hurting or broken off needle ???

Re: 2 year old stitches hurting or broken off needle ???

From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 May 2002 05:57:21 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 27 May 2002, DiscountsGlobal wrote: >
>two years ago I had a blodclot removed from the left labia. The doctor did
>not use the correct sutures. One is still left internally, or something else
>is in there. They would not remove it. I went to 5 doctors who could not
>feel anything so they did not think it was there. I finally went to another
>doctor a few weeks ago who tried to locate where it was. They thought they
>found it as they found a very thin tiny piece of something...Lab said it was
>a "fiber"...nothing else. After the pain went away from the incision, I now
>find that the original "something" that is poking and hurting is still
>there. They just missed it by a fraction. I am beginning to wonder if this
>is the point of a broken needle...it feels and sticks just like metal, and I
>can feel it right under the skin but cannot get it to come through...
>I am at a total loss as to what to do. How do I find someone to get this
>out...It constantly is poking and sticking me all day and night. 2 years of
>this and I am about ready to figure out how to cut it out myself...thanks

You also could have a problem with scarring around a nerve--speculation, as the nerves are too small to be seen.

I doubt suture remains, unless non-dissolving suture was used, and that isn't likely. An xray can look for a broken needle, but this is doubtful.

Has anyone suggested an injection of cortisone/steroid into the area, even if that means going under anesthesia? It is off of the beaten path, but may be worth a try.

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Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA

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