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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:35:27 PM EDT
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Some vicryl is dyed violet, I don't know anyone that uses it unless the circulating nurse grabs the wrong suture. PDS or prolene may be blue but i dont use that unless its an infection or possibly revision case with lots of scar tissue. Typically the vicryl I use is white and is braided - the cut end can fray and appear like a tiny piece of gauze. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sounds a lot like a stitch abscess with a vicryl suthttp://www.ar15.com/biz/engine/click.html?id=814&z=7ure poking out. I don't want to make any crazy suggestions like going to your follow up appointment and asking the surgeon about it, but...maybe you should go to your follow up appointment and ask the surgeon about it. Had a follow up three days ago, he never mentioned it, I didn't realize what it was at the time. I replaced a shoulder on Friday. There's not a lot of room to leave a sponge in there, although its conceivable. You likely have a subdermal vicryl suture with a knot poking through, it's relatively common and it's not hard to grab it and trim it down. I've only seen black or dark blue vicryl sutures, this is white. Just haven't seen a white vicryl. Some vicryl is dyed violet, I don't know anyone that uses it unless the circulating nurse grabs the wrong suture. PDS or prolene may be blue but i dont use that unless its an infection or possibly revision case with lots of scar tissue. Typically the vicryl I use is white and is braided - the cut end can fray and appear like a tiny piece of gauze. Thanks, no indications of infection, and I DO get suture abcesses, the ones in my knees were black/dark violet sutures though. I'll stop messing with it. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:36:03 PM EDT
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Are you sure it's not a Junior Mint?  LOL! |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:43:17 PM EDT
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Call the surgeon's answering service and have him or the surgeon on call paged, now. They'll probably want to fix it ASAP.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:43:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:47:21 PM EDT
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There's even a doc in this thread. Post a fucking picture already.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:47:44 PM EDT
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Call the surgeon's answering service and have him or the surgeon on call paged, now. They'll probably want to fix it ASAP. «tc2k11» 
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:49:52 PM EDT
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In for pics. Don't disappoint OP
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:54:56 PM EDT
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No pics, no care.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:56:54 PM EDT
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Rip it out then spit whiskey on the wound to disinfect.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:58:11 PM EDT
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Cut it open and pull it out, what's the worst that could happen See above. And then read stanag's post: have an urgent care PA rip it out before you get toxic shock or gangrene or something. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 9:58:56 PM EDT
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And this is why I fucking love this place
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:03:29 PM EDT
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1. post pictures
2. highly doubt it's "gauze" |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:05:27 PM EDT
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Where are the pics.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:06:45 PM EDT
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Dude thats some medical malpractice shit right thur! But seriously thats some fucked up shit, mate. That is straight up negligence on everyone in that OR because they do make counts of what goes in and what goes out. Not trying to freak you out, but that is a serious risk for infection which could lead to sepsis. Go into the ED, have them take a look, lawyer up, and enjoy the money that you will receive from the lawsuit! 
-Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:14:47 PM EDT
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What kind of guns DID you own?
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:20:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:21:10 PM EDT
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If it is you need to have it documented at a medical office, not messing around at home.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:21:18 PM EDT
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F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Dude thats some medical malpractice shit right thur! But seriously thats some fucked up shit, mate. That is straight up negligence on everyone in that OR because they do make counts of what goes in and what goes out. Not trying to freak you out, but that is a serious risk for infection which could lead to sepsis. Go into the ED, have them take a look, lawyer up, and enjoy the money that you will receive from the lawsuit!
-Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. Well, that escalated quickly. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:25:39 PM EDT
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At this hour I'd go to the ER. Seriously. Now. Your discharge instructions from your surgery probably say you should go to the ER. You are looking at a potentially life-threatening infection. There is NOT supposed to be gauze embedded in your tissue. Do it. All of fucking this. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:29:51 PM EDT
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Well, the OP is useless for not posting pics...
you guys really need to stop posting shit in these treads unless the OP provides pic's. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:33:18 PM EDT
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I got dibs on optics & ammo.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:37:08 PM EDT
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Soooooooooo, did OP die before posting even an iPotato photo?
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:39:02 PM EDT
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Without pics, I feel like I'm in one of those useless fucking safe threads.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:40:09 PM EDT
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Well, the OP is useless for not posting pics... you guys really need to stop posting shit in these treads unless the OP provides pic's. I agree, OP is a jerk for not posting a pic of a partially healed incision with a small piece of white material protruding from it (I promise, if it looked like a zombie bite I would go to the trouble!). Resolution was simple, probably a suture, will stop screwing with it. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:41:24 PM EDT
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Dude thats some medical malpractice shit right thur! But seriously thats some fucked up shit, mate. That is straight up negligence on everyone in that OR because they do make counts of what goes in and what goes out. Not trying to freak you out, but that is a serious risk for infection which could lead to sepsis. Go into the ED, have them take a look, lawyer up, and enjoy the money that you will receive from the lawsuit!
-Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. Well, that escalated quickly. No, the good doctor is right. phb1gt should document everything, get the surgeon/his PA/ or the ER to look at it. But unless it seriously goes south with his arm due to something the doctor did wrong he shouldn't sue. All this fuck head suing medical practitioners when they have done no wrong is why medical care is a cluster fuck and so expensive, and a nurse should know better than to encourage junk lawsuits. Especially a nurse in a high risk field. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:41:47 PM EDT
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His name was ThePatriot556
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:42:14 PM EDT
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He probably got septic in the joint and had to have it removed.
Can't hold the phone and type with one hand. Seriously, I have two friends without knee joints right now. They had replacements and got infections. Had to have the prosthetics removed while they clean up the infection. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:46:30 PM EDT
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F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Dude thats some medical malpractice shit right thur! But seriously thats some fucked up shit, mate. That is straight up negligence on everyone in that OR because they do make counts of what goes in and what goes out. Not trying to freak you out, but that is a serious risk for infection which could lead to sepsis. Go into the ED, have them take a look, lawyer up, and enjoy the money that you will receive from the lawsuit!
-Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. I love you man. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:56:24 PM EDT
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If the lump is at the end of a suture line, it might be a knot in the end of the suture line - with perhaps some inflammation - "grape" sized sounds too large for a knot without other issues thrown in though. Did you pull and get some stringy material? Anyway, if you think it is inflamed or infected, do not mess with it! Call the surgeon's weekend on-call system asap. Let them guide you. Especially if you have a new artificial joint (any surgical hardware/internal screws, staples, etc) you DO NOT want an infection to reach those.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:59:30 PM EDT
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Dude thats some medical malpractice shit right thur! But seriously thats some fucked up shit, mate. That is straight up negligence on everyone in that OR because they do make counts of what goes in and what goes out. Not trying to freak you out, but that is a serious risk for infection which could lead to sepsis. Go into the ED, have them take a look, lawyer up, and enjoy the money that you will receive from the lawsuit!
-Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. I love you man. I love you too, brother... 
What I don't love is somebody who should know better, encouraging people to run to the nearest PI lawyer. I'm not kidding when I say the nurses' employer would look VERY unfavorably on one of their employees speaking out of school, and encouraging random lawsuits... because that's is what that kind of talk does. That goes double when we are not even sure what happened, if anything was actually done wrong, whether there actually IS gauze in the arm (rather than just spitting a stitch, or some Surgicel), whether an actual injury has taken place, or whether its even legally actionable. It's this kind of litigious attitude that clogs up our courts, wastes everybody's time, and drives up the cost of EVERYTHING. Seriously... when I hear people say "yeah! Sue 'em!" before we're even sure there is a problem, I want to choke a b*tch. ETA: yeah, OK... I'm sorry. This is a sore point with me, for reasons I'm not permitted to discuss. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:01:20 PM EDT
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Pull out, pour gun powder on it and light on fire. Rambo did it right?
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:03:10 PM EDT
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Google Suture Granuloma.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:10:48 PM EDT
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I agree, OP is a jerk for not posting a pic of a partially healed incision with a small piece of white material protruding from it (I promise, if it looked like a zombie bite I would go to the trouble!). Resolution was simple, probably a suture, will stop screwing with it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well, the OP is useless for not posting pics... you guys really need to stop posting shit in these treads unless the OP provides pic's. I agree, OP is a jerk for not posting a pic of a partially healed incision with a small piece of white material protruding from it (I promise, if it looked like a zombie bite I would go to the trouble!). Resolution was simple, probably a suture, will stop screwing with it. C'mon OP, you're giving Idaho a bad rep!
btw...What part of Idaho? I had surgery last Monday to fix a herniated disc. I'll be out of work for quite a while and my post count will likely double. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:11:54 PM EDT
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Odds are that the OP will ignore any real medical advice. Then he will either:
1. Do nothing until his next doc visit. 2. Get half lit then grab some needlenose pliers and pull it out, then go to the ER to see if they can fix the damage.  |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:17:44 PM EDT
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Red-hot poker and problem solved.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:21:10 PM EDT
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No infection, just a foreign body in my arm. I'm still working on getting enough out to take pliers to it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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At this hour I'd go to the ER. Seriously. Now. No infection, just a foreign body in my arm. I'm still working on getting enough out to take pliers to it. Don't be stupid. Do it yourself = no proof the doc did anything wrong. Go to the E.R. = you getting paid for malpractice. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:28:57 PM EDT
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Pretty sure it is about damn near impossible to leave gauze/ pads in patients anymore unless they mean to (they actually scan you with a wand after the surgery is over). Could be a absorbable gauze (helps stop bleeding) like surgicel. Just call and ask tmrw or monday. You would think, but they left an 8" X 8" square gauze pad in my gut and didn't find it until 9 weeks later. Was in a lot of pain for the first 3 or 4 weeks and they couldn't understand why..... |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:35:10 PM EDT
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Dude thats some medical malpractice shit right thur! But seriously thats some fucked up shit, mate. That is straight up negligence on everyone in that OR because they do make counts of what goes in and what goes out. Not trying to freak you out, but that is a serious risk for infection which could lead to sepsis. Go into the ED, have them take a look, lawyer up, and enjoy the money that you will receive from the lawsuit!
-Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN F*cking choke yourself... if any of your attendings see that, you'll be looking for a new line of work. I hope you get sued. Yes. I'm quite serious. Well, that escalated quickly. Well, announcing that someone committed malpractice based on some sketchy info on a forum already was escalated. It was well outside his lane to comment anyway. Should any of this information be somehow relatable and identifiable, there is an element of defamation. Accusing someone publicly of malpractice is a very significant deal, and one that I've seen escalate through medical staff disciplinary channels. Also, OP, which part of Idaho? I know a doctor or two in that state. Depending on when & where you had your surgery, there's a small chance we may have crossed paths.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:38:25 PM EDT
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Document it, profit.
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:40:19 PM EDT
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Rub some dirt on it.
Seriously though....make a liveleak video. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:40:53 PM EDT
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C'mon OP, you're giving Idaho a bad rep!
btw...What part of Idaho? I had surgery last Monday to fix a herniated disc. I'll be out of work for quite a while and my post count will likely double. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well, the OP is useless for not posting pics... you guys really need to stop posting shit in these treads unless the OP provides pic's. I agree, OP is a jerk for not posting a pic of a partially healed incision with a small piece of white material protruding from it (I promise, if it looked like a zombie bite I would go to the trouble!). Resolution was simple, probably a suture, will stop screwing with it. C'mon OP, you're giving Idaho a bad rep!
btw...What part of Idaho? I had surgery last Monday to fix a herniated disc. I'll be out of work for quite a while and my post count will likely double. Hey, without trying to Arock you, do you remember what your anesthesiologist looked like or any particular jokes he/she may have made? |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:43:26 PM EDT
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Well, the OP is useless for not posting pics... you guys really need to stop posting shit in these treads unless the OP provides pic's. I agree, OP is a jerk for not posting a pic of a partially healed incision with a small piece of white material protruding from it (I promise, if it looked like a zombie bite I would go to the trouble!). Resolution was simple, probably a suture, will stop screwing with it. C'mon OP, you're giving Idaho a bad rep!
btw...What part of Idaho? I had surgery last Monday to fix a herniated disc. I'll be out of work for quite a while and my post count will likely double. Hey, without trying to Arock you, do you remember what your anesthesiologist looked like or any particular jokes he/she may have made? HAHA! IM on the way |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:46:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is good advice and you'd be wise to follow it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: At this hour I'd go to the ER. Seriously. Now. Your discharge instructions from your surgery probably say you should go to the ER. You are looking at a potentially life-threatening infection. There is NOT supposed to be gauze embedded in your tissue. Do it. This is good advice and you'd be wise to follow it. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:46:53 PM EDT
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Pics dammit!
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:48:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Pretty sure it is about damn near impossible to leave gauze/ pads in patients anymore unless they mean to (they actually scan you with a wand after the surgery is over). Could be a absorbable gauze (helps stop bleeding) like surgicel. Just call and ask tmrw or monday. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:48:18 PM EDT
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Well, the OP is useless for not posting pics... you guys really need to stop posting shit in these treads unless the OP provides pic's. I agree, OP is a jerk for not posting a pic of a partially healed incision with a small piece of white material protruding from it (I promise, if it looked like a zombie bite I would go to the trouble!). Resolution was simple, probably a suture, will stop screwing with it. C'mon OP, you're giving Idaho a bad rep!
btw...What part of Idaho? I had surgery last Monday to fix a herniated disc. I'll be out of work for quite a while and my post count will likely double. Hey, without trying to Arock you, do you remember what your anesthesiologist looked like or any particular jokes he/she may have made? HAHA! IM on the way Some of us have a pretty identifiable "patter" to our preop interviews and discussion of risks & benefits. 
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:49:54 PM EDT
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Thanks, no indications of infection.... by the time you see signs, it's too late. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:49:56 PM EDT
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Day 1
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:52:52 PM EDT
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Deer GD,
I'm trying my damdest to acquire gangrene. Should I waste 25 Smackers on worthless, undeserving ER Docs, or save it for booze and porno? Sign Me, Confused, Semi Conscious and Feverously Chinchy on the Gunboards. Dear Feverish Cheapskate, Get the hell over to the ER and have them irrigate your repulsive bacterial surgical incision. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 11:53:26 PM EDT
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Sounds a lot like a stitch abscess with a vicryl suture poking out. I don't want to make any crazy suggestions like going to your follow up appointment and asking the surgeon about it, but...maybe you should go to your follow up appointment and ask the surgeon about it. you're a fucking Wildman. |
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