Anyone else have this happen?

[klutzyazhel 0]

Last night I went to bed, when I rubbed my incisions and what I thought was a little scab was actually my internal stitches coming through...And I was like it felt like that on the other side too, and sure enough the stitch had come through that incision too! I was told just to clip them off, but it's just weird to me....Was told that they would dissolve in about 3 months..It felt like fishing line to me..Was wondering if this happened to anyone else??!OH, had surgery dec 19th..:cursing:

[susan1961 0]

Yes. Happened to me too. It's a dissolvable suture. It's no big deal. Clean it, clip it at the skin site, and don't worry about it unless there are signs of infection.

Best wishes!

[SunnyRachel 7]

I think it's just the body's way of pushing out foreign objects. Kind of creepy though!

[starcrystal444 0]

The same thing happened to me. I was scratching the incision when this clear, hard stitch came through. It scared me but I just pulled on it and clipped it. The rest disappeared inside.

[BgB9 9]

Same here. I cleaned some nail clippers with alcohol and clipped it. When I went back, the doctor was able to cut it closer. It stayed for almost 2 months before it finally dissolved It does go away.

[kiz 1]

I had a couple of the sutures pop through too. They were snagging my knit tops and were uncomfortable. My doctor's office said I could come in for them to cut them off, or I could do it myself. They said to never tug at the sutures though. I took a pair of nail clippers, sanitized them and my incision with alcohol, and snipped them off. It was no big deal, and it felt much better. The site healed great, and I didn't notice the little bits of sutures that were left after I clipped them.

[klutzyazhel 0]

The nurse told me to pull a bit and to cut, well one of them had/has the knot coming through my skin. Well I cut it past the knot. So far o good.LOL! Then the other side I didn't cut short enough so now I have an irritating stich poking me,clothes.It's to short to cut again.. I know it kinda freaked me out at first..

[doodleallday 0]

Oy! This sounds like such a common problem! Hopefully I'll avoid it!

[kiz 1]

Well, doodle, if you're going to have ONE problem, this is the one problem to have. lol