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lisa52462
lisa52462

Hey people, so I'm 15 days post posterior repair, I had an infection on day 5 which caused a couple of my vaginal stitches to pop due to a build up of fluid and have been told it will close by itself and I feel fine from that perspective...however, the very first stitch just inside is causing me a great deal of pain and irritation, (the two stitches following this are those that popped) could it be the stitch is coming away / dissolving as its should and catching / rubbing?? What can I do to ease this? Paracetamol isn't easing the pain and neither is diclofenac, I'm still on metronidazole and I've just finished taking co-amoxiclav so I don't think it's another infection...any ideas?

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  • Laura3333
    Laura3333 lisa52462

    Posted

    Oh that stitch is the worst one I found.

    Felt like a needle sticking in me.

    I sat on memory foam, and walked from the knees down, like a duck for a couple of weeks.

    You have my sympathies.

    I finally found that bending two sheets of thick toilet paper in half, and gingerly placing it at one side helped stop it prickling.

    I got through a lot of toilet rolls before it finally broke up an disappeared.

    It will go, really it will, but it's so sore, poor you :-(

    • lisa52462
      lisa52462 Laura3333

      Posted

      Yes it's exactly like a needle! How long did it take for yours to go? I'm debating seeing if a dr wil remove it, it's drivin me mad!
    • Laura3333
      Laura3333 lisa52462

      Posted

      It took around two weeks, it was the end of the stitches where they were knotted, and about half an inch had been left, and was going sideways, and ridding in. IT felt a lot better once it had dissolved.
  • Jan999
    Jan999 lisa52462

    Posted

    The safest thing to do is make an appointment with the Practice Nurse at your GP surgery and see if she can snip the ends. On no account do that yourself, you're already recovering from an infection she will have the sterile equipment to deal with it.
  • Gillian22766
    Gillian22766 lisa52462

    Posted

    Hi Lisa, I feel your pain I couldn't sit on my bottom till 4 week with the stiches, I tel you what helped me, i got a cotton pillow case and ice pops x3 rolled them in it laid on the bed twicea day put tem through my knickers, I bet your thinking why ice pops because they are thin and movable, it numbed the area.

    the bloody stiches pricked that much it was making me bleed.

    happy healing

  • moira13817
    moira13817 lisa52462

    Posted

    You can safely take both paracetamol and diclofenac - that's what I did post op.
    • Jan999
      Jan999 moira13817

      Posted

      You have to be careful now with Diclofenac and a lot of doctors have actually stopped prescribing it and it's been withdrawn from over the counter sales.
    • lisa52462
      lisa52462 Jan999

      Posted

      That's interesting, whys that? I went Drs this morning and a kind gentleman snipped the ends off, omg what a relief, it's sore from rubbing/catching but no more spiking sensation each time I move 👍🏻
    • Laura3333
      Laura3333 lisa52462

      Posted

      Diclofenac. Was linked to cardiac problems.

      I was taken off it.

    • Jan999
      Jan999 Laura3333

      Posted

      That's correct Laura it was the drug of choice for many particularly for back pain and it was given regularly to women following childbirth as well. My husband found it was the only thing that helped his backache but our GP stopped it as soon as the concerns were raised. 
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