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Re: tained suture material

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:07:27 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 15 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>At Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>>
>>At Tue, 14 Mar 2000, anna wrote:
>>>
>>>To make a long story short, I delivered my baby 8 months ago and
>>>suffered internal tears from the ichial (sp?)spines to the perineum.
>>>Despite reassurances that these sorts of tears hear wonderfully, I've
>>>been in a great deal of pain.
>>>
>>>This past week I lost what appears to be suture material and have
>>>started to bleed a small amounts of red blood from one of the areas
>>>where I have scar tissue. (Nope, the blood is not from the
>>>cervix--positive on that one.)
>>>
>>>Is it really possible that dissolving sutures could last almost 8
>>>months?? Any chance that the suturing material is/was what has been
>>>making me so miserable?
>>
>>Suture material that is dissolvable usually does so in 1.5-3 weeks.
>
>Does this include Vicryl? Seemed more like 5 weeks.
>
>>Don't know how much that helped.
>>
>>>I'm happy for feedback from medical and non-medical types--basically
>>>anyone who has any experience with "dissolving" sutures.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>A
>>
>>--
>>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
>>Great Neck, New York
>>
>>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
>>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
>>and/or interventions.
>>
>>**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints,
>>consequently no private emails will receive a response.
>>
>>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
>>



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