Undissolved Dissolvable Stitch Caused Two Years of Infection Posted: 06-21-06 12:46pm
Hi,
i have just been discharged from hospital
for the fourth time in two years.
I had a triple pelvic osteotomy in april
2004, which had it's problems, but
ultimately fixed what it was meant to
fix.
But I have been plagued with infections
ever since and despite antibiotics I have
had a debridement three times, which
causes alot of pain, inconvenience and
delays me from college and life etc.
This time however the surgeon found a
stitch right at the bottom of the sinus,
which is probably the offending article!
But I am concerned , surely it would have
been a dissolvable stitch, why didn't it
dissolve?
My friends are always telling me to sue,
but I am not interested in that and I love
my surgeon, who has tried so hard to get
me back on my feet . I just want to know
who is to blame or is it just one of those
things.
If it is the stitch manufacturer's fault
or the surgeon, or mine or nobodys...
