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Oct 28, 2012, 08:57 PM
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Okay, so on Wednesday morning, I had a punch biopsy to determine the source of some strange, non-healing, infected skin sores I have been getting. Things were going okay until Saturday. On Saturday evening, I took a shower, and got out and dried off. The doctor had instructed that I could shower after 24 hours; and all I had to do to care for the stitches wash gently clean them, pat the area dry afterwards, and then apply a little Neosporin. When I was patting the area dry after my shower, I noticed that the stitches were VERY, VERY infected. Like seriously- it was NASTY.
So, I thoroughly (but gently) cleaned it with warm, soapy water and put on the Neosporin. Well today, I got up and was checking out the stitches, and I noticed that it must have bled a lot during the night, because it was very matted with blood and looked even MORE infected than yesterday. So I did the same thing as yesterday- gently washed it, and was GOING to apply Neosporin.... but then, when I went to pat it dry, one of the stitches came pretty much all the way out. It was just hanging on by a little dried blood. So, I just tugged a little and it popped right out. Well, you know how stitches are supposed to bond the skin together so that the wound stays closed and heals? Well, the second stitch was only hanging on me inside the wound. I don't know if I'm describing it in a way that makes sense.... like, the wound is a "crater", and the stitch was only attached inside the wound, in the deepest part of the "crater"- it wasn't actually bonding the skin together. So I just thought that it was pointless to have a loose loop of string hanging off off my arm if it wasn't doing anything, so I just clipped it and pulled it out. So now I'm left with a gaping hole in my arm (it's not very big around, but it's deep) and it's really infected. It's only bleeding a little bit. I don't know what I'm supposed to do for it now, and it REALLY hurts (and it feels kinda weird). I just covered it with a band-aid, and now I'm gonna go take a shower. But if anyone has any advice on how to care for this wound, I'd appreciate it a lot. Is there anything I can do to care for it until I can go back to the dermatologist? The stitches aren't supposed to come out for another seven days.
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Oct 28, 2012, 09:00 PM
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If your stitches are coming off that early I would be calling your doctor and seeing if they can fit you in quickly.. Fixing the stitches shouldn't take long and when something similar happened to me, my doctor just got me to come down and fit me in among appointments.
In the mean time I would keep it covered and continue to use the antiseptic cream to stop infection. Also try to not use your arm too much or bump it as it could make the injury worse. |
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Oct 28, 2012, 09:29 PM
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I'd be more concerned about the infection than the stitches coming out. Though I would be worried about that too. Definitely keep it lightly bandaged and clean. I would use something like sterile gauze and tape to protect it. Keep using the antibiotic ointment. Call your doctor first thing Monday morning.
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Oct 28, 2012, 10:01 PM
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I'd be heading to the ER by now.
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Oct 28, 2012, 10:15 PM
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lol.... well it's only two stitches.....
*sigh* I should have known something like this would happen. I can't even get a simple flu shot without some kind of complication. Seriously- I got a flu shot on the other arm the same day, and now the area is red, itchy and bruised.
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Oct 29, 2012, 12:03 AM
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Even though it's only 2 stitches, there's an infection and the stitches are coming undone well before they should (suggesting they were done incorrectly). If I were you, I'd go to the ER, tell them you got stitches from a punch biopsy and now you have an infection that may be due to the initial infection sores or from something else.
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Oct 29, 2012, 12:10 AM
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if you are very sensitive you should mention that to your doctor, and i think it would be best if you go back to the doctor, it might only 2 stitches but if it get infected it could be fatal.
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Oct 29, 2012, 01:29 PM
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If you have an infection, you need antibiotics, period. The fastest way to get antibiotics is to go to the ER. The sooner you get the antibiotics, the sooner the infection will clear up. Infections could spread to vital organs including the heart, and can be fatal. It isn't something to take lightly. You should be at the hospital instead of posting here.
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