Staples removed

When I had my staples removed I too worried knee would open BUT that never of course happened plus was told knee was sutured underneath too. This stitches would dissolve. 

You will be alright if you get too nervous call your doc office and have them answer your questions. I called a few times with my concerns. 

Continue on its a long journey but it will work out in the end at least that's what ppl say! 😬

Not sure how long it's been since your surgery, but the first month is the worst.  I had knee revision surgery 8/28 and due to abnormal swelling Doctor did not remove staples for 3 weeks.  Therapist suggested silicone strips and also used vitamin e capsule (poke a hole and massage just outside the scar gently pushing scar together).  It helped. Also keep doing the therapy and exercises a few times a day and icing leg.  Also continue to elevate leg.  Time heals. Also weaned myself off pain meds and used only for therapy.  The weepiness seemed to be from lack of sleep and pain meds.  I was waking up every 2-3 hours. Once I could sleep 5 hours or more much better.  Was much better after 8 weeks and returned to work 10/25. Hang in there!

You close your eyes, bite the bullet and get the staples out.  Done.  Over.  In the past.  Nothing is going to come apart.  Take the rest of the day/night and just relax.

Tomorrow morning, you get out of bed with your "game face" on and start kicking some serious ROM a$$!!!  You will conquer this...period.  The implant is in there...you have no choice...

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Failure is not an option...

I TRY to be strong and TRY to act like something like staple removal is no big deal. I was doing quite well. I had survived Knee #1 staple removal several months earlier, so I was prepared for #2 (or so I THOUGHT!!!) Apparently my second knee had healed faster than my first, so the staples HAD BECOME EMBEDDED pretty deep.😮 I made it through the first ten by looking away and breathing deeply. The second ten hurt even more than the first ten. I soldiered on. Just nine more to go! The nurse finished. The next thing I knew I was hearing my name from a far away place. I HAD FAINTED!!!

Well, my nurse SAID it looked like a SEIZURE. She called 9-1-1 !!! In a very short time THREE RESCUE GUYS were at my house followed by FIVE of my neighbors!!! (SO EMBARRASSING!!!😱😰😨

I felt fine, just SORE from all those staples being pulled out. I guess sometimes you can TRY all you want to be strong, but your BODY will say, " Enough of this! I'm checking out!"

I convinced the Rescue Guys I was fine, and they left. My nurse STILL wasn't convinced, but since there were now FIVE of my neighbors there to "watch" me, she was able to leave for her next patient.

My neighbors and I had a nice time. I made tea, we ate cookies, and they caught me up with all the neighborhood news. They stayed until my husband got home from teaching his class.

I learned a lot that day about how strong I WASN'T. I also learned that a lot of people who WERE strong and helpful and caring were there for me. Staple removal SUCKED, but the after-party was AWESOME!💃👯???😁😊🍪???

When I had mine removed the top ones were fine and the ones near the near cap. It was a few below the knee cap that were putting up a fight. I nearly bit a hole in my top. The nurse said I could swear if I wanted so it sounded like I had tourettes from that point on. The wound looked great it just became a bit lumpy at the top which caused the scar to become wider but it never burst open. So don't worry about that happening because it won't. Carry on with your exercises and massage around the wound when it's completely healed get the scar massaged. I used bio oil and my scar looks great x

Reading some of these messages I must have been very lucky having my staples removed Some were embedded and l was terrified it would be really painful The nurse was lovely she had some special clips like scissors that just pulled a little. It didn't hurt at all. She started removing from the top then the bottom returning to the knee after l had a breather. Naturally l was scared stiff my wound was going to come undone it didn't I trusted the nurse and her advice totally. My knee felt so much better after the chips were removed and l felt like l had moved on another step. I think sometimes your nerves can take you over and without you realising it turns you into a weeping soggy mess I've don't it myself I'm sending you the biggest hug and hopefully your feel more cheerful tomorrow A new Day x

 

Thanks everyone for your replies. My staples are out and my leg is slightly morecomfy. Altho im gettin shooting or jolting like pa8ns i can be sittin on the spfa , reckiner up and resting and suddnly its a like a streak of pain and jeez it hurts. My foot also keeps twitching a bit ... im 2 and half weeks post op now and still walking with 2 sticks, 8n fact today ive not had a great one for some reasons when i walked or got up my legs were like jelly i didnt feel confident and was shaky, 8 have just put it down to a bad day... i do walk about but i can only do about 5 mins and thats it . I feel progress is slow ,  ut baby steps and all that. Ive had quite a lot of surgery during my life im 58. But this i have to say has been my hardest , i feel useless and so vunerable.. but im still better now than that first week i know ill get there... i live in northamptonshire . And people on the estate where i live dont seem that friendly, shame no one talks really, and i love company and making new friends . So being stuck indoors dont help ... my partner does take me put bless him and i have a moby scooter , but i miss my friends in essex where i come from. Would have been so much better had i had this surgery and beeen nearer t9 them and my boys .. but hey ho ... onwards and upwards... by the way does anyone know if we also hvae any dissolveable stitches underneath too xx

I had my staples out today after partial knee replacement 2 wks ago. The removal itself was uncomfortable. More so as she moved up my knee cap. Burning was the most intense feeling, possibly from alcohol the nurse used to clean the site. Afterwards, the pain is much more than it's been in days. I thought it would be less. I too have taken my pain meds and am weepy since getting home from surgeons office. Go figure