Do you doctor yourself whenever you can?

I had surgery on my wrist one week ago, and it had four stitches in it. I put my daughter in charge of pulling my stitches out OW OW OW OWOW ow OWwowowowoWOW today.

My follow up check up wasn’t until Monday, but something about the stitching just didn’t look right. It was really puckered like he’d pulled too tightly. In fact, as of the 3rd day two stitches at the top had broken. I just babied it a little more so I wouldn’t break the incision open, and it was fine. Well, the top of my wound, where the stitches broke, flattened out and healed very nicely, whereas on the rest, the skin appeared to be swelling around the stitches that were left. I decided they had to come out now, not five days from now.

Called the Dr’s office who did the surgery, closed all week.

Called my Dr, I’d have to pay $20 office visit. Fageddaboudit.

I’ve done lots of Doctor things that leave people scratching their heads. I don’t think stitch removal is a big deal, though. What’s the most doctory thing you’ve ever done, or had done?