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Rosiepix
Rosiepix

I can feel a stitch just inside which digs Into me at times especially when I walk . I'm 4 weeks post op, I hope it comes out soon as I'd be much more comfortable 😖

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  • karen08997
    karen08997 Rosiepix

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    Hi rosiepixit I am 5 weeks post op and have the same feeling something sharp inside when I walk and sometimes I can feel it when I sit have had it for past few days not lst many stitches yet 
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  • Jan999
    Jan999 Rosiepix

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    Hello Rosiepix. If it's still there after the Bank Holiday weekend ask one of the nurses in your GP surgery to remove it. It will only take 2 minutes x
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    • Rosiepix
      Rosiepix Jan999

      Posted

      Thanks Matron

      I'll ask but not sure I'll get anywhere going by my past experience x

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    • Jan999
      Jan999 Rosiepix

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      Oh sorry I forgot. You could always go to one of the walk in centres I suppose x
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    • Rosiepix
      Rosiepix Jan999

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      Thank you X I have my appointment with the gynae urologist nurse on 13th so if I get no joy I'll have to wait til then. I'm assuming the stitches are soluble as no one advised me to have them removed x
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    • Jan999
      Jan999 Rosiepix

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      Yes they dissolve but every now and then you get a stubborn one that just won't fall out. I've removed several on ladies who have come back up to the ward worried because they could feel a stitch causing discomfort. Those were the days of course when we looked after ladies even after discharge x
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    • Rosiepix
      Rosiepix Jan999

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      I'll be 5 weeks post op on Tuesday so maybe I'm being impatient , thanks for the info xx
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    • phyl_40063
      phyl_40063 Rosiepix

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      Hi Rosie pix,

      I too had a loose end of a stitch jagging me at posterior end (not internal), not sure if I should have but went ahead and put some germoline on it, it did soften the end up and not so uncomfortable. Blasted the area in the shower, that was last week but that particular bit occasionally spot bleeds when I over do things. Impossible to get app tents at GP surgery on short notice.

      Phyl xx

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    • Jan999
      Jan999 phyl_40063

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      Sometimes appointments with one of the practice nurses are much easier to book phyllis. Sutures that refuse to dissolve are fairly common unfortunately. 
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