Bizarre Stitches
Not sure if any one else has experienced this but I have 3 sutures hanging out of my bottom stab wounds. They were not there when I had my 2 week follow up with Dr Hagen. I showed the nurse at my 1 month follow up and she was like "yeah , they will dissolve". Any way I feel like a damn 3 wick candle. I see the surgeon next week to get some paperwork done for work so I will ask him as I would like to hit the pool since I hurt my knee.
Referral Summer 2012, Orientation June 10/13 HRRH, Dr Hagen July 3/13, Dr Glazer, RN/RD/SW September 19/13, Dr Hagen October 10/13, Surgery January 21/14
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HW 290 Opti Start Weight 280.9 Surgery Weight 264.8 CW 207
I had one in one of my incisions, it got annoying and I was worried it would get pulled accidentally, so I just took a nail scissor and cut it off close to the skin. It went away. As long as the incisions are closed, and not seeping, you should be able to go in the pool. Since you are going anyways, they can double check for you.
Cathy
Thanks Cathy. I know that one is definitely the dissolvable material, but the other I'm not so sure about. I'll see what Dr Hagen states about my candlewick
Referral Summer 2012, Orientation June 10/13 HRRH, Dr Hagen July 3/13, Dr Glazer, RN/RD/SW September 19/13, Dr Hagen October 10/13, Surgery January 21/14
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HW 290 Opti Start Weight 280.9 Surgery Weight 264.8 CW 207
Haha Monica M, I don't think it would smell as nice as my new candle from Bath & Body Works if I did. There are just irritating me as the stab wounds have not closed fully and I have probably tore my meniscus in my knee so I want to do aquafit instead of walking as the pain is crazy!
Referral Summer 2012, Orientation June 10/13 HRRH, Dr Hagen July 3/13, Dr Glazer, RN/RD/SW September 19/13, Dr Hagen October 10/13, Surgery January 21/14
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HW 290 Opti Start Weight 280.9 Surgery Weight 264.8 CW 207
My one incision would not heal right and the others were fine, healed and perfect. In cleaning the would one day my stitch poke out. I just took it out and that resolved the healing issue and everything was fine. It was one of the internal stitches that was just not dissolving and irritating the wound.
Referral: July, 2012 Orientation TWH: November 12, 2012 NP/SW: March 25, 2013 Sleep Study: April 15, 2013 Nutrition Class: April 16, 2013 Dietitian: June 19, 2013 Psych: June 25, 2013 Dr Okrainec: August 2, 2013 PATTS: August 9, 2013 Surgery Dr. Urbach: August 30, 2013