Removing Stitches

Agent Zigzag · 24th February 2011, 12:19 AM

Have got 2 surgical stitches in my knee which are due to be taken out tomorrow whilst visiting the consultant. The hosp phoned this evening to reschedule the consultation but said I should still attend to have the stitches removed.

To save 2 journeys I want to remove the stitches myself. Is it as easy as just snipping the stitch and pulling it through the healed wound?

bongo · 24th February 2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent Zigzag

Have got 2 surgical stitches in my knee which are due to be taken out tomorrow whilst visiting the consultant. The hosp phoned this evening to reschedule the consultation but said I should still attend to have the stitches removed.

To save 2 journeys I want to remove the stitches myself. Is it as easy as just snipping the stitch and pulling it through the healed wound?

Fuck knows, i'm not a doctor and neither are you, so both of us don't know what suspect signs we should look out for.
Leave it to the people that do know.

Martin F · 24th February 2011, 12:23 AM

Can you not get your GP's practice nurse to remove them?

safc_graeme · 24th February 2011, 12:24 AM

Have a look on youtube for a video. I genuinely believe I could perform open heart surgery on myself if there was a how to video on youtube. I couldn't like.

PTR · 24th February 2011, 12:31 AM

I remember that getting the stitches out of my head hurt more than getting the gash in the first place.

There was about 10% of the blood, anarl.

safc_graeme · 24th February 2011, 12:34 AM

I once got a cyst removed from the top of my head and looked like Terry Butcher, but it didn't hurt at all, then they took the stitches out, and that was a bit sore. To be fair though, I think a couple of the stitches fell out by themselves that time though

dixonsafc · 24th February 2011, 12:44 AM

Just rip them out marra. I'm a GP anarl, so nowt to worry about.

tunstall birdman · 24th February 2011, 12:48 AM

Cut them out with a Stanley knife.

scraff · 24th February 2011, 12:54 AM

I've done it, hurts like fuck. Best do it really quick, personally I would get a nurse or doctor to do it.

Daydream Believer · 24th February 2011, 01:06 AM

I took my own circumcision stitches out because it was 2 days before heading off on a 6 month deployment & I was on a promise. Easy peasy if you can see them & reach them easily.