Yes, as the sutures dissolve the load is redistributed through the adjoined skin on either side of the wound. As the skin adjusts to the load it aches.
Sometimes, part of the circle the suture makes dissolves first. When this happens, the body will often express the remaining suture matierial before it dissolves.
Stitches that normally dissolve sometimes do not completely dissolve because: 1) You haven't waited long enough (common) 2) the doctor used the wrong kind of thread (very unlikely) 3) part of the...
Medication Dosing.
This depends on what type of pain medication you are using. Hydrocodone 5/500 mg can be taken every four to six hours. Duragesic patch is changed every 72 hours. Oxycontin is...