Spitting Stitches is what they call it

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Spitting Stitches is what they call it
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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 9:02am

I have some kind of infection on my thyroid incision (4.5 weeks post op mind you!!) that they think is from the internal stitches not disolving properly (body rejecting them) and, thus, they are trying to come out thru the incision and got infected along the way!!

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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 10:26am
Okay, that sounds positively HORRIBLE! You poor thing. Now I've got the willies. I hope that it gets a bit better over the weekend and that you can get it taken care of properly Tuesday.

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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 11:23am
(((Cheryl))) ouwie!!!!!! I'm so sorry the stiches are

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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 10:38pm

EEK Cheryl, that sounds painful!


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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 11:26pm

Ouch! I had the same exact problem after my breast reduction two years ago. The stitches weren't dissolving.. instead they were coming out of the incision. I had to go into my surgeon and have him pull them out. It hurt something fierce. I had one that ended up infected. It was terrible.


I hope you're feeing better soon. :)


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Edited 2/18/2007 11:28 pm ET by earnhardt.jr.fan
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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 8:26am

I'm not sure. I am going to call today for an appt.

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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 8:29am

Yeah, hurts like a huge splinter .. that is the pain, right?

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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 3:46pm
& it is a stitch abscess. He said it is looking pretty good but is really perplexed how this has ocurred so far out from surgery (started @ 4 weeks post op) .. he said they "usually" happen much earlier and it's been a very long time since he's seen one like this and said, "look @ it .. it happened".

Gameplan is to continue with hot soaks and antibiotic and go back again in a week. If it erupts again or gets worse again he is definitely going to drain it (lance it) without hesitation. I agree.

My two lymph nodes at the Adam's apple are getting bigger daily and are red, tender to the touch. He said that is all part of this.

It was actually good he wasn't in the office when this started on Thurs or he would have lanced it then LOL! I told him so .. told him I "lucked out" and we laughed.

Cheryl
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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 4:31pm
Cheryl, my continued prayers for fast healing are with you. :)
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