Have you ever needed stitches?

I have only ever had stitches as a result of surgery -I have not had stitches due to falling over or due to an accident.
Even when I had my big accident and broke half the bones in my body, I did not need any stitches -then again, I was so "high" on drugs they gave me, I would not have known what was going on!

by Finy

I have had more stitches on more occasions that any human being should ever have a right to!!! I reckon these things should be nicely shared around!!! Falls,operations,biopsies,you name them,I have had them!! And I have had staples too,when I had my brain tumour out,so I felt somewhat akin to Frankenstein's Bride for a long while!! But hey!!! It is all just part of a very interesting life,and I am so glad to still be alive to share it!! Scars are always great conversation starters.......

by Jules

Yes I have cut my wrists on glass twice (NOT INTENTIONALLY) and had stitches. I am ashamed to say this is from my rather dramatic past when much younger...once I threw a brick thru the window ) as had been locked out and the other time I fell over with a glass of wine (hic) Oh dear! Apart from that only from surgery.

by fran

Yes, I split my hand open pretty bad while rock climbing...I think that's the only time though.

by DamienR

I'm a walking stitch-athon.

I came into this world with a hernia and needed to wait until I was 9-10 months to have surgery and repair the hole. That consolidated into a nice 3-inch scar.

After wearing braces in my teens, my wisdom teeth began to develop. I had an overcrowded mouth situation and to ensure the wisdom teeth didn't displace my newly straightened teeth, I was off to hospital to have them removed. The crowns had only just started to develop and needed surgical removal as opposed to being in a dentist's chair. The surgeon was able to extract 3 of the 4 leaving my face like a puffer fish (and about the same colour) and with many many stitches.

I shattered my ankle in my twenties which required a couple of screws. Another surgery and another bout of stitches and scar.

A benign fibroid in my back was removed and stitched ... key hole surgery through my belly button also required stitches.

I've also had a few dissolvable stitches along the way.

One would think I was a motor moron !

by Annalisa Brown

I think you deserve a medal....and what a beautiful smile your have!

LOL -they should have just put a few zips in!

I feel so bad for you ! But you know what - No one can tell looking at your pretty face !

Annalisa, do you 'go off' at Airport Security Machine?
Bells & whistles' somewhat? Lol!

Yes, several times due to cuts etc, but scarily once to remove skin cancer. The last one could have been avoided if I was more sun smart when younger

by Steve

I've had plenty of stitches..... as I've had a lot of operations. I reckon you could draw dot-to-dot on my torso from one scar to another!

No stitches for accidents though, despite on one occasion ripping my arm open from wrist to elbow on a rusty nail. My mum just told me to hold the arm up until it stopped bleeding.... it was a tough love approach in our house!

by VerityG

I have had them in my mouth, knee, big toe and my shin

by gbrow

No never thank goodness.

by Maria

Yes i did

by Dalida luna

No but I have had a cut on my head glued

by Claire Winlow

Two stitches. I was terrified of having them, but the 'injury' was only superficial, thank goodness!

by Vee

I have only needed stitches when I have been operated on (appendectomy and when a screw had to be put in a broken bone).

by Marie Vonow

Yes, post operative & getting lesions removed.

by donjo

I've had stitches from birthing my 2 darlings and from skin cancers. The most fascinating was a skin graft - Watching it heal and the skin graft on was amazing.

by lynne

I split my chin open playing with the boy next door when younger. I jumped out of a tree retrieving my underwear my uncle had hoisted up there and cut my foot open badly. It should have been stitched but wasn't and I couldn't put it down for over a week without massive bleeding.

by helga

Yes a few times. The most I ever had was when I had a 14 hour op to remove a brain tumour and I had 20 staples up the side of my head. Sounds awful but in fact the nurses who removed them were very gentle and all I felt was a slight tug.

by norma

Yes after Heart surgery, back surgery, and various other times after accidents.
Farley

by farle

Oh way to may incidents, but I still make more blood, I still cut and require repairs to my body. At last count I think about 40 times and roughly 250 stitches. Some people never learn.......

by Doctor Dave

Sadly yes, and have major scarring from operations for the heart, back, and hip.
Farley

by farle

Yes, I started early by smashing my head open and it's been stitches for sundry ops every few years since. I don't think any of my scars are visible, not that I'd care.

by Rice

No I've never needed stitches! (Nor have I had any accidents either.)

by Miro