Stitches Showing?
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Topic: Stitches Showing?
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: Stitches Showing?
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 9:42pm
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Um, I was having a shower and cleaning my wound from the caesar, and noticed theres a few stiches poking thru the skin.. Is this normal from shrinkage of the wound or should I be going to see someone about it? It doesnt hurt or anything. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 10:49pm
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Are they dissolvable stitches (sorry don't know what they use in c-sects but I assume they are)? If so, you can just pull them out. I had them with my breast reduction recently and just pulled one when it came to the surface. All it means is that there's not enough fluid to dissolve them so the body spits them out.
I'm sick but I had fun looking for mine once I got over the ick factor! They just popped up every day. DH thinks I'm nuts, I don't disagree with him. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 11:15pm
I pulled out the knot at the end and OMG 
Most c-sections are sewn up with disposable stitches but I have heard of someone going back to hospital to get her stitches removed. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 7:15am
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Oh maybe thats what it is then? the knot at the end.. If I could get hold of my bloody midwife then i'd ask her, they are dissolvable ones :) ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 8:26am
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I had a knot at one end, I never did anything to it and then one day it was gone! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 8:33am
I had that knot too (some people have beads on that end) and like Peachy it was there one day and gone the next! I wouldn't worry too much about it if it's not bothering you 
You'll probably notice it more now because your scar is beginning to shrink too  -------------  
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 11:01am
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I had dissolvable ones and there were knots at either end. At 4 weeks the MW just pulled them taut and cut them so that there was no stitching above the skin.
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 11:04am
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I had a knot showing either end of mine to. Had mw cut them off as were causing discomfort (ended up with infection where one was) but they were disolvable and would have gone/dropped off by themselves eventually. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 8:29pm
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My body rejected my dissolvable stitches and pushed them to the surface. mw pulled them out. -------------  |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 9:00pm
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Turns out it was a knot.. MW removed it this afternoon for me as it was irritating. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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