Getting Over the Fear of Stitches: A Winter Accident (Dramatic Health)

"I was just really afraid of infection, but because I kept up with the medicines, everything worked out great." An NYU student relays his story of receiving stitches at a free clinic near his house. The service was excellent and the procedure painless. His advice: if you are worried about scarring go get stitches, they aren't as bad as they seem!

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[Mindraker1]

I'm pretty much held together with needle and thread. Mostly "playing too hard"-injuries as a kid, heh heh.

[lightshadow22]

You had to wait 6 hours because it's not a serious injury compared to the other peoples injuries at the time.

[JordaannSchieman]

people who have to wait 6 hours are waiting so long because people with more serious injuries are coming in. I work at a hospital and i am sometimes in the ER and at the front is the walk ins but near the back are the seriously ill the trauma section is usually full. and only so many ER docs are on staff. if you want quick service in canada, take an ambulance and say you had no other way to get there

[mryellow123]

In other words........ the stiches were poorly done.

[FatCat199]

wish i watched this last night i fell of my golfcart and got five stiches in my forehead when the doctor came with basically needle and thread i freaked out but i shut my eyes and it really didnt hhurt

[pixuma]

hah i broke my wrist in 8 places, which needed surgery, and didn't get xrays until a week after i broke it

[dopafeind1]

500 dollars. Thats a deal! I broke my arm and I wish it were 500

[Mindraker1]

True, it's "triage". Triage may sound harsh, but in a crisis, or in large operations like hospitals or emergencies, it's necessary.

[AngusYoungFan1994]

so its better then waiting ten minutes and paying 500 dollars lol

[yolordo01]

lol hospital in canada have horrible services

once i broken my arm and i had to wait 6 hours