Stitches

Did I tell you I had gum surgery??? . . . Probably did. Well, tonight, after a week and a half of stitches in the roof of my mouth I got completely and utterly tired of them, they were becoming sore and painful because sharp food would hit them and poke the ends of the knots into the roof of my mouth! So, what did I do? I got a compact, tweezers, some sort of unsanitary small scissors, and a scaler for teeth and went at them sitting on the bathroom counter with my face 2 inches from the mirror and somehow managing to use the compact mirror as a dental mirror. It was fun. And I got all 6 out. And I'm proud. My first stitches removal--done on myself, with only two hands and completely improper instruments. The negative of doing it on yourself: even the slightest twinge and your hands start shaking and when you are working backwards in two mirrors near a surgical sight that's not so great. But, the results: no bleeding, no puncture wounds from scissors and best of all--NO stitches!!! I am not sure the doctor will be thrilled later this week when I've done his job but. . . what can I say? I will NOT be attacking the stitches at the graft sight, don't worry. Plus, the stitches there are supposed to dissolve so hopefully no one will have to take them out.
So, if you need stitches removed, I'm your girl. Better yet: wait 3 years and you can pay me to take them out!