I don't know why some docs even use staples these days. The skin glue works so much better.
Buy your own staple remover and do it yourself.
Collar bone fix
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Re: Collar bone fix
nothing to it. I always remove the staples after my wife's surgeries.thetable wrote:Worst part about staples...
When they pull out a big pair of pliers to pull them out.
When mine came out, I said something to the effect of, "WTF do you think you're doing!" It didn't hurt, but it did freak me out.
Ken
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Re: Collar bone fix
I need to see the doctor on Wednesday anyway to check xrays, ect... So I'll let him pull em out. I aint skeered ![Thumb Up :thumbup:](./images/smilies/thumb.gif)
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Re: Collar bone fix
Depends on location, depth, local protocols, etc. And what the Doc is comfortable with. I have seen the same procedure done by different Docs and all used different closing methods: sutures, staples, glue and/or steri -strips.juddspaintballs wrote:I don't know why some docs even use staples these days. The skin glue works so much better.
Speedy recovery J
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Re: Collar bone fix
Yeah, when they took mine out with the "special tool" which worked about as well as a crack addict with a letter openener, my skin being pulled looked like I was being attacked by an eagle. I hated it and said "this is really an improvement over sutures? This is the best you can do? How come this special tool doesnt' really work does it?'thetable wrote:Worst part about staples...
When they pull out a big pair of pliers to pull them out.
When mine came out, I said something to the effect of, "WTF do you think you're doing!" It didn't hurt, but it did freak me out.
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Re: Collar bone fix
![Huh? :huh:](./images/smilies/huh.gif)
I told you I aint skeered..... I'm trying to stick with that
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I still had so much bone pain from my plates and screws, I didn't feel much more than a tugging on my skin when the staples came out. I just had a freak out moment, with, "you're going to do what with what? Don't I get any numbing?"J&J wrote:![]()
I told you I aint skeered..... I'm trying to stick with that
Re: Collar bone fix
Jay - dude, come see me. I have this down to an art.thetable wrote:I still had so much bone pain from my plates and screws, I didn't feel much more than a tugging on my skin when the staples came out. I just had a freak out moment, with, "you're going to do what with what? Don't I get any numbing?"J&J wrote:![]()
I told you I aint skeered..... I'm trying to stick with that
![Deal :deal:](./images/smilies/deal.gif)
First the anesthesia (usually I drink 5-6 beers immediately before the procedure). Then I clean the removal tool (pouring beer over it seems to work well). Then I insert ear plugs (I hate to listen to the screaming). Then I use bike tie-downs to restrain the patient and remove the staples.
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Ken
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Re: Collar bone fix
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I'll be sure to pass along your proven methods to the nurse!
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Re: Collar bone fix
Staples are way better than stitches that have been in there for months. I cut a couple fingers off when I was a kid and some of the stitches were in for 10 weeks. Dr. told me to soak the hand for 2 days in warm water before coming in to get the last ones out. Hurt as bad as it did when they reattached the fingers. Bled like a mofo.
The staples from the last knee surgery were a breeze compared to that. Just made the last payment for that today as a matter of fact.
The staples from the last knee surgery were a breeze compared to that. Just made the last payment for that today as a matter of fact.