Anyone have experience with suture granulomas?

I am almost 9 weeks out from my open RNY. I've had no complications other than some irritation around my navel, where my incision is. Several weeks after surgery, I noticed a "bubble" growing next to my navel. It was the only place in my incision that was still open and that was where all my post-surgery drainage came from. The home health nurse who visited me said that it would probably close soon and I'd be done with it. Well, eventually it burst and that seemed to be the end of it, or so I thought. I saw my surgeon the next day and he looked at it and said it was a suture granuloma. He said that the body tends to reject foreign objects like sutures and since that was the last open area of my incision, my body was trying to push out a couple of the internal sutures they used to close me up. He said they were common and since the sutures were self-absorbing, the problem would resolve itself without any intervention. That was a week ago. Now I have two more of these things. They don't cause terrible pain but they are very irritating. Has anyone else had experience with them? I'm wondering how much longer I need to put up with them before I call my surgeon again. He said they are no big deal but they are to me! Any input would be appreciated!

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