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post laparoscopy dissolvable stitches

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i had my lap 3 weeks ago and they used dissolvable stitches but they don’t seem to be dissolving 😅 i just wanted to ask people’s experience with these because i assumed they would fall off by now and i'm not sure whether to go to the doctors or walk in centre for advice x

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Emmy31

mine lasted weeks. The nurse said some are designed to last 7 weeks or so. I panicked to but they came out in their own time. Hope the lap went well. X

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fl0w3rbloom in reply to Emmy31

this is so helpful thank you 🥺 i feel reassured :)) it did thank you, slowly getting back on my feet now, same for you lovely xx

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Callburro

I had surgery just over eight weeks ago. My dissolvable stitches are only just starting to disappear. I was a little concerned about the length of time, nurse advised they can take up to three months.

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fl0w3rbloom in reply to Callburro

oh wow 🥺 i hope you’re recovering well, thank you for your reply it’s so helpful xx

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Sunset-lady

Mine lasted weeks too. They will fall out eventually x

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KittyTherapy

Mine lasted for about 6 weeks x

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TheGreenMark

Me too, I'm seeing the nurse at the GP on Thursday to get them checked out 😕

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Anna_Franziska

I had the exact same thing - mine stuck around for ages !! Eventually they fell off in the end..

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nikogirl18

I had mines about 2 months almost before they fell out

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