My Stitches Itch!

**Veronica** · 07-02-2007, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by mimitabby

yoW! i missed a story, i can see. what happened to your elbow?

Details about my various mishaps while on "vacation" are on our website.

http://www.tandemhearts.com/wordpres...fic-northwest/
Veronica does an endo...

http://www.tandemhearts.com/wordpres...ath-in-oregon/
Veronica tumbles down a 20 foot cliff.

I'm so happy I'm "sturdy"!

V.

**SadieKate** · 07-02-2007, 02:12 PM

Pardon me. I know you'll understand when I celebrate the fact that I got away with only the imprints of rocks all over my butt from my last trip. OK, you could actually see all the details of the rocks, but at least no blood was spilled.

Yes, you need to keep the wound moist. It's probably the scar tissue and the scabs as they're drying out.

Andy Pruitt had a good article on this. I'll see if I can find it for you but ask your doc about 2nd skin or Nexaderm type stuff. The risk of infection should be over.

**SadieKate** · 07-02-2007, 02:17 PM

Voila! I think there was some good info in this thread.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ght=saran+wrap

**maillotpois** · 07-02-2007, 02:34 PM

I always take my stitches out early and I never go back to the doctor to have them do it. Does that make me a bad person?

Comfort tip:

When I had a huge strip of stitches on the inside of my ankle, I learned that if you tape it REALLY tight, it doesn't hurt as much when you're riding. I found every little bump excruciating after I had this - 8 connected stitches, about 3 inches long incision. Your probably isn't as bad because it's on bony not soft tissue and farther away from the shock absorbers (feet/pedals).

**yellow** · 07-02-2007, 03:07 PM

V, I just read your reports and about your mishaps. So glad that you are overall OK, if not mentally and physically bumped up a bit. OK, so maybe we're all mentally bumped up a bit, so I'll change it to "if not bumped up a bit".

SK's imprints were quite impressive, by the way. All different shades of blue, purple, and yellow. Quite attractive.

**snapdragen** · 07-02-2007, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by yellow

SK's imprints were quite impressive, by the way. All different shades of blue, purple, and yellow. Quite attractive.

And festive too!!

**maillotpois** · 07-02-2007, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by snapdragen

And festive too!!

Yeah - sounds like fireworks. How seasonally appropriate!

**singletrackmind** · 07-02-2007, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by maillotpois

I always take my stitches out early and I never go back to the doctor to have them do it. Does that make me a bad person?

If you are then so am I.

**maryellen** · 07-02-2007, 07:17 PM

I used Neosporin Scar Solution for my scar following shoulder surgery after my crash last August. It looks like a big band aid with silicon on the wound side and you can use as many as needed to cover your scar.

It can't be used until the wound has healed. Not only did it seem to help the scar heal (even my surgeon and physical therapists were impressed and asked what I used on it), but it also felt really nice (without it I felt discomfort when the incision came in contact with anything, including my own clothing).

Downside--even more expensive than Mederma. But I'm worth it!

**Veronica** · 07-02-2007, 07:23 PM

Thanks! I've got at least another week with the steri bandages or whatever they are.

I am so itchy! I have a little bit of poison oak on my left arm and all the scratches from various plants are itchy. My owie is itchy. My eyeballs are itchy because I've been up since 3:45.

I'd take a bath, but I get bored after 5 minutes and feel like I've wasted the water.

Thom should be glad it's itchy and not b itchy.

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