Stitches

**zetagirl210** · 08-12-2011 07:16 PM

Hello fellow Mexico sleevers! I think it's time for my stitches to come out. Did any of you take your own out? If so, how did you do it? I youtubed "how to", but I don't think I'll be able to do it myself & my husband is having no part of it. lol
Thanks in advance~

**cindylutz** · 08-12-2011 07:21 PM

errrr umm none of my stiches had to be taken out. ?

**zetagirl210** · 08-12-2011 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by cindylutz

errrr umm none of my stiches had to be taken out. ?

I had my surgery in Mexico w/Dr. Almanza and he doesn't use the dissolvable stitches....that would've been nice. lol So I'm on my own. I guess I could go to the dr. and have them take em out. Just trying to avoid that if I can.

**splendaaa** · 08-12-2011 08:10 PM

You can snip them with tiny scissors then use tweezers to pull them out, or go to the doctor. What can they say? What's done is done!

**Angel1** · 08-12-2011 08:36 PM

Hi Zetagirl, I took mine out today because they started to embedded in my skin. Like spelndaa said go to walgreens and look for a suture kit with a scissor and a tweezers and you can do it yourself in the mirror. It's better if you do it after you have taken a shower. The small ones look fine the two big ones are still oozing a little bit and the one where the drain was is not totally closed up yet it's almost there. I wished he had used dissolvable stiches. Good luck girl let me know how it turns out.

Originally Posted by zetagirl210

Hello fellow Mexico sleevers! I think it's time for my stitches to come out. Did any of you take your own out? If so, how did you do it? I youtubed "how to", but I don't think I'll be able to do it myself & my husband is having no part of it. lol
Thanks in advance~

**Dana** · 08-12-2011 08:41 PM

I agree with Linda. You can take them out yourself. Just google how to. Its like she said but make sure you wait long enough. I didn't have stitches, I think they super glue on me!

but I've seen enough rednecks do it that I know how to!

**cindylutz** · 08-12-2011 09:35 PM

Ohhhhh yeah i am glad i had disolvable stiches.. you can take them out yourself its not hard. just snip them and pull with tweezers. The person was right that said they will prob come out easier right after a shower. I had a few stick out of my incisions while they were healing. looked like fishing line. lol

**zetagirl210** · 08-13-2011 12:19 PM

Thanks for all the replies! I took them out this morning after my shower....everything is "A" ok! Feels sooo much better....aaahhhh!

**connie** · 08-13-2011 12:46 PM

I once got bitten by a dog - on the job - (I worked for the telephone company--I was a installer and lineman Ok--for you politically correct PERSON) I took my stitches out and am so looking forward to the ones from my sleeve. Taking them out myself will keep my medical license current that I got from watching HOUSE!!!!!
BAAAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHHAHA

**cindylutz** · 08-13-2011 01:33 PM

You are so hilarious

**yankegal** · 08-13-2011 02:54 PM

My dr. used desolvable stitches, glad he did, don't know if I could have done it.

**MrsPiggy549** · 08-13-2011 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by connie

Taking them out myself will keep my medical license current that I got from watching HOUSE!

Connie~ You absolutely kill me...Glad my stitches are long gone or all your comments would've popped them by now! OXOXO Terry

**Dana** · 08-13-2011 07:03 PM

Hahahaha! That's awesome. I wish I had gotten a medical license from House instead of a smart alec license. You are so funny!

Zetagirl, well done! You get your tough girl redneck badge!