Having clips out on Monday

Bones, joints and muscles
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Hi all, i'm due to have my clips out on Monday, all 36 of them. What does it feel like having them out, any pain? Does the scar stay uncovered or is a dressing applied again?

Mike

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Hi , show off , I only had 26 ha ha !

removal was fine , some of them pinched a little bit that's all . 

Nurse put a light dressing on told me I could take it off next day but K kept it on for a few more for reassurance really .

good luck 

Mary

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Hello fellow hippy in the silly hours. Been awake since 1. Sorry I did have clips just one long continuous stitch. It tickled a bit on removal. Funny how each surgeon has their own little quirks. I had to have another 24 hour dressing after removal and then glory be allowed to shower. I was 5 weeks yesterday so almost there. On 8 week recovery due to fragile bone

Well think I will try and get some more of that elusive thing called sleep

Good luck

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Hi, I had a whole load of them, when taken out replaced by a long zip to prevent leg falling off !!!. ...  I had 26, removed at home in standing position. Just took about 10 mins and hardly felt a thing. Once completed the nurse quickly cleaned the wound then used a freezing cold skin protect spray on the area....that stung a bit, then have had it uncovered ever since. Informed not to use scented soap but just water for three days, touch wood now 7 weeks on going well. 

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I agonized over this for all the time before they were removed.  I am a total woose when it comes to things like that.  The clips came out very well with only a pinch or two ( eventhough I wore a shirt with a big crab on it that said No Pinching Allowed).  I was quite suprised how easy they came out.  Take heart and realize that you are on the mend.  My incision was fine and no further dressing needed.  I was however, advised to put on an antibiotic cream like polysporin for a few day.  Then after that a vitamin E cream to lessen the look of the scar.  My scar was very narrow and does not look too ugly  at least so far.

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Thank you all for your comments. I hope mine come out easy enough. Then I might be able to give it a good rub as the last few days underneath the scar has been itching a bit. My Wife says that's a sign of healing :-) I will be using Arnica gel on the scar once the clips are out as my dear Mother in law swears by it. (She has had 3 knee replacements).

Kind regards

Mike

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Hi

They come out easily......I had mine out standinbg up.They were taken out in 2 lots.

First lot she took out and then decided she was going to leave the rest for anoher few days. She wondered had it completely healed.   Back she came 2 days later and took the rest out and it was fine

I would check with her about the arnica as she take them out.

I think its fantastic stuff and use it frequently but if you remember its one of the things that you mustn't put on a open wound {not matter how litte it is open} You dont want to undo the good work that has been done 

I used bio oil to try and get rid of the scar {or to at least minimise it LOL}

Dont get me wrong....I'm not against arnica, as I look I can see 2 dikfferent lots,  one for bruising etc and the other one is for muscle ache and arthritis.

Good Luck

It doesnt hurt at all

Love

Eileen  UK

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all true  - some pinching that actually felt good ! a band-aid was put on it per my request but removed one day later - 

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I too had 36. It was fine. A couple were a bit harder to remove so hurt a little. I had steri strip as the two that were awkward bled a little but scar was fine. Good luck. It's another step forward x

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Ha ha thanks for making me laugh this morning 😄

Linnet x