Re: Taking Stitches Out & Injections

June 11, 2003

These stitches are dissloving stitches that should disappear or fall

off with time. I believe mine lasted five weeks and at 10 weeks the

stitches were no where to be found.

Also the injections are blood thinners, and I do not remember what

the drug was called. And as the others have said, the shots are not a

problem since the needle is very small and thin. Once your fat is

pinched, you will only feel a very slight prick if at all. Also, you

are to take two injection the day before you travel, two the day of

travel, and two the day after travel. And of course, you are to clean

the area before hand with an alcohol pad which are given with the

shots.

Michigadar Mike

bilateral, Dr.DeSmet, April 1, 2003

> I am now 3 weeks Post-op from Dr. De Smet and the outer stitches

are still in my 12 " wound, ready to come out.

> My family doctor refused to take them out (I promptly refused to

pay for the visit and promptly started looking for another doctor)

because he said it looked like a single long nylon stitch (12 " long)

with the other end of the wound as the other end of the stitch. He

suggested going to the emergency room! No wonder surgery cost 1/3 in

Belgium what it is here!

>

> Has anyone taken their own stitch out, and can you give me some

directions. Dr. De Smet, as great as he is, was very garbled and

general about all of this, and gave me no confidence to remove them

myself (with help, as opposed to a doctor).

>

> Thank you for any help.

>

> Blum LBHR De Smet 05/20/03

>

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