Question:
Okay I've got a good one!!

An inch or so from my incision...There is a sore spot that feels like a pencil head trying to come through the skin?? The area has been sore for awhile now. Any suggestions. At two weeks I ask the Dr. and he laughed and said he probably left something in there...Could this maybe be staples??    — Mary H. (posted on July 13, 2002)

July 13, 2002
mary was ur incision closed with internal stitches? if so, it could be a stitch that has not dissolved & is trying to work its way out. my surgeon tells his patients that if this happens & the stitch makes its way to the top & outside of the skin, NOT to pull it out but to take very sharp scissors & cut the protruding end off as close to the skin as u can get without cutting urself. i had 2 stitches do this but before they were able to work themselves out of my skin they finally dissolved. good luck!
   — sheryl titone

July 14, 2002
Probably sounds like a silly question, but... how long after the surgery before you can shower? Does that happen at the hospital (I'm looking at RNY open). Thanks..
   — Shirley J.

July 14, 2002
Hi! I too, have this pointy little pokey thing about an inch above my incision. My doctor says that he *thinks* it is just some fluid accumulating, and to not worry about it. It will either be absorbed, or burst, at the top of my incision and drain. I have had this since I was 2 weeks post-op. (Now 4 weeks) and it seems to be reducing in size. Checking with your Dr. would probably be a safe bet, and if he jokes, tell him to be serious! :) Best of luck to you!
   — Dawn M.