So I have this weird fear about stitches.
After my second abdominal surgery, the surgeons were planning on using dissolvable stitches in my stoma incision, but they accidentally used a normal one. So my scar had healed quite a bit before we realized that the stitch needed to be removed... and it had gotten all tangled in one of my abdominal muscles. I eventually had to use a scalpel, tweezers, and mini-scissors to dig out the stitch myself. Safe to say it was a very unpleasant experience.
The stitches that are in my incisions now have little pieces sticking out that are catching on clothing... but basically I was freaking out about potentially having to go in and dig them out again...
I saw my GI specialist today - who is thrilled that my IBD has been only mildly irritated because of this latest surgery - agreed to assess my incisions. He put my mind at ease - they ARE dissolvable, so they will simply dissolve or fall out when I am fully healed.
On the way home we stopped to get some great food and baking to have a romantic dinner tomorrow night for Valentine's Day.
:)