crushed hand sutures out 13 Nov 09

13 Nov 09

The sutures were ready to come out.  It seemed another step away from the accident toward recovery.  I did not expect it to hurt.  I had removed my own and other people’s sutures on occasion.  At most there’s a tug and a pinch, but usually no pain.  More often there’s a sense of relief when the strings are pulled.

But, I’d never had so many sutures removed from fingers and these were stuck, pulling and painful.  Continue reading →