Removing Stiches.!

[thetruedream 54]

I was sleeved Aug. 25 with Dr. Almanza.

They told me ti remove my stiches or fi to a doctor for that in 10 days. Which my 10th day was yesterday.

Well I removed them today. I didnt had a problem to .removed them. But I just notice my two big incisions opened.

Now I'm freaking out.!! I just put a bandaid for them not open more or get infected.

The rest of them are good .

Any ideas sugestión pls.

Reason I didnt go to the doctor is because I have no insurance and the ones I can afford they dont want to deal with it.

Thank you guys.!!!!!

[Bronxbubbles 36]

Im definitely not a doctor, as contacting a dr would be my advice to you but i understand about not having insurance... So i suggest getting some butterfly closures at your local pharmacy. Theyre a bit better than band aids cause they hold the wound together a bit tighter. Good alternative to stitches. But like i said at first, if there is any way you can talk to a doctor, please do!

[Nate 292]

After my surgery one of my large incisions were wide open because it wasn't healing properly when they applied the glue to it. I went to my surgeon and had him look at it because like you I was freaked out to have a large hole open and exposed.

His instructions were to shower every morning, then to clean the incision with peroxide, apply a very small amount of antibiotic ointment, and then cover the wound with a absorbent dressing sponge or pad and some tape. I was to continue doing this until it was healed most of the way and able to scab over like any normal cut or abrasion would. He said any redness around the immediate area would be normal, but if it spread out from there and felt warm to the touch to get to my regular Doc because it would probably be infected. I followed his directions for a couple weeks and everything was just fine, it closed up nicely and just recently healed all the way.

Hope this is some help to you.

[bubles089 35]

Get steri strips from the store and one of the cleaning sprays. Peroxide kills healthy tissue too and will cause it to scar worse.

[bettyanne6249 50]

I took my strips off today and one of mine is open too!!! It's not bleeding but I can see one of the stitches on the inside ewwww. Im seeing my surgeon tomorrow but keeping it covered with a bandaid tonight, cleaning it with antibacterial soap tomorrow. Gross gross gross!!!

[thetruedream 54]

Thanks guys.. I am using some butterfly bandaids antiseptic spray.

I feel much better with your opinions .. thanks.!!

[Cheryl Lawler Phillips 5]

My husband was sleeved with Dr. Almanza on August 23rd and one of his incisions were open as well. One of the stitches popped prior to being removed and therefore the wound didn't close. He wanted me to remove the stitches and I just wasn't comfortable doing that. He went to our regular care physician today and he removed the stitches and them put three staples in the open wound. He gave us a staple remover and the staples have to be removed on Sunday. Hope this helps. He also put steri strips on the other incision sites.