WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2000: Re: Allergic reaction to sutures

Re: Allergic reaction to sutures

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:08:07 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Apr 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>(I got my e-mail address wrong the first time so I'm posting again.
>Sorry if it got sent twice.)
>
>Eleven weeks ago, I had a TAH/BSO appy. I'd been complaining about
>bladder & rectal pain ever since, but was told by the doctor and nurse
>that it would go away. In addition to this pain, I began having severe
>muscle fatigue and weakness about 2 weeks ago, and have been
>experiencing a stinging sensation intermittently throughout my body,
>primarily in my legs. My hips and back hurt also, and my stomach is
>swollen. I was so miserable this week that I insisted on seeing the
>doctor, who immediately diagnosed an allergic reaction to the vaginal
>sutures and started snipping away. I was placed on a one day antibiotic
>in case of a UTI, and am on Flagyl for a few more days. My question is,
>is an allergic reaction to sutures limited to just the area around the
>sutures, or is it a systemic reaction that would account for this muscle
>weakness and other problems? I don't return to the doctor for two weeks,
>so any additional insight would be greatly appreciated.
>Thank you.

An allergic reaction can indeed be systemic as well as local. Usually severe allergic reactions are treated with steroids, especially if they are systemic. Since you have these questions, it would be best for you to call your physician's office tomorrow morning and ask to have him call you back tomorrow, so that you can ask these questions of him. Not knowing all of the details, really makes it dificult to give you a better answer.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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