Do It Yourself Minor Surgery...yae or nae

**Lionel Ritchie** · 06/07/2006, 11:53 AM

I was the victim of a freak BBQing accident last weekend that resulted in a deep puncture wound to my left hand. This required a trip to the A&E where I was in and out in 50 minutes and fine treatment I recieved there too. They only had to put one stitch in the wound which was deeper than long.

Now my wound is well healed -unlike the rest of me - so I'm rather reluctant to hand over 40 bucks to my GP to take out a single sutre when I've already left A&E 60 quid lighter.

It looks straightforward enough,
sterilised nail scissors -Check;
savlon spray -Check;
tweezers - Check ....

Any one here ever done similar.

BTW it's an actual non-disolving sutre as oppesed to a staple.

**beautifulrock** · 06/07/2006, 12:21 PM

Go for it....what the worse that can happen

**drinkfeckarse** · 06/07/2006, 12:32 PM

I can see your point and it's a bit of a dilemma but for the sake of €40 I'd get the Doc to do it. If it gets infected after he does you can sue him

, if it gets infected after you do it you could lose a hand

**Snoop Drog** · 07/07/2006, 1:37 AM

I got two stitches in my hand in 2002, 10 days before leaving for Japan and the World Cup. I removed them myself, whilst over there, with scissors (sterilised by boiling) and some savlon cream. Was no big drama really (but don't go trying it at home kids

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**carrickharp** · 07/07/2006, 7:23 AM

Or major Sugery

**A face** · 07/07/2006, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

I was the victim of a freak BBQing accident last weekend that resulted in a deep puncture wound to my left hand. This required a trip to the A&E where I was in and out in 50 minutes and fine treatment I recieved there too. They only had to put one stitch in the wound which was deeper than long.

Do it man ... one stitch no sweat .... if it were 8-9 i'd say something. Go for it !!