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Did It Hurt When They Removed The Staples?

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DisappearingDivis    36

DisappearingDivis
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I had surgery on Dec. 16th and I was suppose to have my staples removed on Dec. 30th (2 weeks post-op). But because of the holidays the soonest I could see the Dr. is Jan 9th (3 weeks 3 days post-op). Because of the extra week I'm a little worried about the staple removal hurting more. This was my first surgery and I have never broken anything so I'm still trying to gage my pain threshold. To tell the truth I don't even know the process used to remove the staples! Any suggestions? I just want to be better prepared so I don't see a weird tool and want to run, LOL!! bolt.gif

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blackanese25    160

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thats odd.. where are your staples.. never heard of them removing the staples. I hope everything goes well for you. sorry im not any help.

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Less of Leslie    90

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My mom had staples removed after a Tummy Tuck, it looked like a staple remover and she said it did not hurt at all. HTH!!

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circa    333

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staple removal doesn't hurt at all - its significantly less of an ordeal than suture removal. Don't worry!

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Ms skinniness    3,003

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Where are your staples? My staples are in my abdominal area. They will not be removed. ;)

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BamaXpress78    21

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I had the same fear going into the Dr's office for my followup. I can tell you I was amazed the I felt literally nothing when the nurse pulled them out. I had 4 small incisions with staples (probably 9 staples total). Of course the nurse told me that sometimes it depends on who and how they take them out but I'm sure you will have no problems.

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circa    333

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Where are your staples? My staples are in my abdominal area. They will not be removed. ;)

Some surgeons staple the incisions too :)

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DebiC    181

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I had about 24 staples. They gave me the tool to take home and said I could remove them myself-proving it's not a big deal. However, I had an appointment with my PCP so I asked him to do it. I was about 2 weeks out. There was some tugging, but not pain (and I'm a big baby when it comes to pain).

The tool looked like a staple remover.

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DisappearingDivis    36

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Thanks for all the replies! Feeling a little better about it now.

I have my incisions stapled. I know not all Docs do this but mine does.

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DisappearingDivis    36

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Ouch! At home?! Well I'm glad your PCP took them out for you. I don't think I could do it myself. Starting to feel better about it since you said they removed 24 and you felt no pain. Thanks smile.png

I had about 24 staples. They gave me the tool to take home and said I could remove them myself-proving it's not a big deal. However, I had an appointment with my PCP so I asked him to do it. I was about 2 weeks out. There was some tugging, but not pain (and I'm a big baby when it comes to pain). The tool looked like a staple remover.

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Candyman    38

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I had 30 staples in my leg and my wife took them out with a pair of side cutter. For some reason she likes it when I'm in pain. : )

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thebionicbroad    127

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My doc stapled the incisions. By the time I got in to see him, some of the staples had scabbed over. It did sting when those came out. The rest, it felt like scratching an itch having them out. The overgrown ones did hurt a bit, though.

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LGoz    4

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I did not have any staples only glue.. I still have a small amount of the glue 3 wks later..

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