String Out Of Port Site??

[thebestmom 1]

HELP! Banded 7-18-12 developed hematoma ( gathering of blood) under my port site bled out bout 3 wks. Closed up for the past week & a half. Been having severe pain at port site. Today port site came back open and bleeding some A STRING is coming out of the opening at PORTSITE. My portsite is very tender anyone experience the string thing?? I'm so nervous going to call Dr in am but just wanted to know if anyone has experience with this and what the string could be?

[Heathermarie0407 67]

I had that happen to me around the time that I went to the doc for my 2 week check up. It was a stitch they told me to use fingernail clippers and clip it off. They are dissolvable but take forever to dissolve. But if you are have alot of pain you may need to call your doc.

[thebestmom 1]

Thank u!

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It sounds like a stitch that hasn't dissolved and worked it's way up.

I had similar happen around one of my incisions. I just gently tugged it out with a pair of tweezers and it slid right out. Had it tugged/not slid out, I'd have cut it with nail clippers.

It's more common than you'd imagine. Just watch for signs of infection.

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I also had to have a stitch clipped off. It's no biggie.