How long should I wait before I pull the stitches out?

[Orrex]

It's important. Honest!

[Aristus]

1. Wait until your medical provider pulls them out for you.

The person who acts as his own doctor has an idiot for a patient...

[Orrex]

2. But what if I'm re-upholstering a chair?

[Aristus]

3. Fine, then.

But if the chair hemorrhages and then bleeds-out, it's your own damn fault...

[Orrex]

4. Doh!

You and your fair-weather compassion.

Damn you!

[In_The_Wind]

5. Didn't you get the type that will dissolve?

[Orrex]

8. Yeah, but they're not dissolving fast enough!

I haven't got all day, for pity's sake!

[In_The_Wind]

10. Have you thought about clipping the exposed stitches just above the skin?

just sayin' cause I have no medical training.

[Orrex]

11. Nah. Mostly I just want to gripe about it

They'll most likely come loose on their own by tomorrow, but they give me something to complain about in the meantime.

[In_The_Wind]

12. cool

thank you [img][/img] I have just been played.

[Orrex]

13. mea culpa

You gave a sincere answer in good faith; I didn't mean for you to feel played. Thanks for expressing concern!

[In_The_Wind]

14. It isn't a problem. I enjoyed our chat.

We'll do it again on another thread.
It seems as if I am in a serious mood today instead of the airhead everyone is used to.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

6. Depends on where they are and how long they've been in.

[marzipanni]

7. Don't do it!!! Under penalty of law!

[RiffRandell]

9. Has the gangrene kicked in yet?

I don't that's a good sign, but they were a great band!

[applegrove]

15. If you were the one who had your wisdom teeth out, I pulled my stitches out after a day. The

stitches hurt so much. I then ended up with a hole in my mouth because the gap where the tooth had been didn't close over for a year.

[Orrex]

16. Yikes! Good luck to you!

My ordeal is nothing at all like your sad tale!