just found a staple coming out of the side of my stoma.
8 weeks since op. Soreness and leakage all week. Hospital says it’s not unusual. Seriously!
Mazzle
Nov 03, 2017 9:34 pm
Mrs.A
Nov 05, 2017 7:21 pm
Wow Mazzle,
A metal staple, I would of thought it was unusual. I had the ones that deterioate on their own over time.
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Bill
Nov 06, 2017 6:34 am
Hello Mazzle.
It's not unusual - compared with what? A scalpel? forceps?, a swab? All these things have been found inside people after they have been operated on so maybe those who are neglectful in their surgery just view it as an inevitable part of their working practice to leave their tools lying around when they have finished. Or, maybe they feel that sewing them inside feels like they have put them away somewhere safe, ready for the inevitable return trip.
Best wishes
Bill
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