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I had ankle surgery back in April to remove a bone spur. The surgery went well, but there were a few small issues for the recovery. The incision closed for the most part, but there were two small spots that would just not heal completely.
I went back to the podiatrist, and found out that two of the internal sutures never completely dissolved and were irritating the area. He went back in and took them out, then closed things up with two small external stitches. The stitches came out this past Monday, after 10 days at Disney World with no problems at all.
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Since removing the last two stitches, I've found that the scar is incredibly sensitive to touch and hurts almost all the time. It seems to be completely closed up (at least there's no evidence that it's still open), but anything other than a bandage touching it has me practically screaming. If I roll over at night the wrong way, I wake up with a yelp.
I know scar pain happens, and if it doesn't improve in the next week, I'll talk to my regular doctor as well as the podiatrist about it, but has anyone else experienced the sme thing? I'm not looking for advice as much as personal experiences...
I had ankle surgery back in April to remove a bone spur. The surgery went well, but there were a few small issues for the recovery. The incision closed for the most part, but there were two small spots that would just not heal completely.
I went back to the podiatrist, and found out that two of the internal sutures never completely dissolved and were irritating the area. He went back in and took them out, then closed things up with two small external stitches. The stitches came out this past Monday, after 10 days at Disney World with no problems at all.
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Since removing the last two stitches, I've found that the scar is incredibly sensitive to touch and hurts almost all the time. It seems to be completely closed up (at least there's no evidence that it's still open), but anything other than a bandage touching it has me practically screaming. If I roll over at night the wrong way, I wake up with a yelp.
I know scar pain happens, and if it doesn't improve in the next week, I'll talk to my regular doctor as well as the podiatrist about it, but has anyone else experienced the sme thing? I'm not looking for advice as much as personal experiences...
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