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thanks, I am not sure I'm gonna live through this now. I was at Urgent Care AGAIN yesterday--2 sundays in a row. Well, I kept feeling this 'thing' in one of my sutures on my back. I can't see it by using a mirror. Yesterday mornign I felt it and thought 'that's not a scab like i thought since all the others are healed.' so i pulled on it. It felt like a STITCH left in! So then I freaked, googled it ..saw it can cause more scarring etc like that matters now lol..so I went to our OTHER hospital's urgent care....thinnk i am done w/ deaconess now!..and the NP wasn't sure WHAT it was! She said could be a subcutaneious stitch that didn't dissolve or tissue...ugh...so she just cut it off and gave me antibiotic creme since she said it is red and inflamed. Well, now i am freaking out. I thought all my sutures were glued. I went to surgoen last week to get the one stitch out of chest tube cut and another one out of my back so I did have at least one in my back. How do i find out what this is??? I don't ever want to see the surgeon again so i don't know how they find out if a stitch that was supposed to be removed is under there causing that lump and redness or what? i am so sorry guys. I am here alone and already crying before 6 am again. Holidays and i can't even get out of here. Watching the animal feces pile up. losing weight i see from no appetite. i don't think i am gonna live thru this
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@julie67, I'm sad to hear that you are continuing to struggle with this list of things. You did the right thing by seeking care when any surgical site appears red and/or puffy. It's not unusual to have some complication, and I'm glad that you've received some antibiotic cream.
You are under a great deal of stress. The diagnosis and treatment are hard for anyone to deal with.
In my case, I was diagnosed stage IV right from the start. It was devastating, but I continued to work and powered through (likely in serious denial) for two years. When the reality finally set in, I was a puddle, not able to get through much of anything without crying. I needed help to get my mind back on track, to focus on looking forward, and looking ahead to the possibilities of brighter better days. It's not easy, but I knew that I couldn't continue to remain in that dark place. Please don't take this as a criticism, it's shared as a concern for your well-being and future happiness. Have you sought any help for your mental health in the past? A psychologist or psychiatrist that specializes in cancer care may be helpful now, do you agree?