With mine, by the time everything was said and done, all my return visits to the doctor, visits to urgent care and the wound specialist I saw didn't cost me anything. The Medical Director decided it was in their best interest to remove all the charges that occurred because the doctor removed the stitches too soon and didn't handle the situation properly. Also, after this incident, the doctor left to practice medicine in another state. I am very glad he is gone, but I wouldn't want anything like this to happen to anybody else because the doctor decided to remove the stitches way too soon.
My suggestion to you is this: If you believe the stitches were removed too soon, contact the Medical Director where you had the stitches done and see if they can't remove some of the charges because you didn't do anything to make it split back open. I always heard that stitches should be in a minimum of 10 days. In some cases where people take longer to heal stitches should be left in longer. I know this from past experience.. I sincerely everything works out okay for you.

Thank you for noticing. i have been kind of busy since I got out of the hospital . been really happy, too. How's your summer going?

Thanks; hope you're ready for a lovely weekend. I don't get to express this too often, but it was an awesome week - went up to Anaheim to see the RED SOX/Angels game, visited with a dear friend, and ate some wonderful food. Now that it's the weekend, I don't know what to do with myself!!

I have been busy with home improvements and now that things are finally winding down I am able to focus more time on this community. I am having fun reading all the different discussions and adding my 2 cents worth where I can.

I read your post about your wound... I am so sorry! I had surgery on my ankle in early 2008. The surgeon removed the stitches 6 days later, and the incision gaped open. They put steristrips on it, but it got infected somehow.
I was on different antibiotics trying to eliminate the infection and ended up in worse shape! I learned to NEVER take antibiotics for extended periods of time! They kill the good bacteria in your intestinal tract. The antibiotic needed to get your system back in balance is very expensive ($1500.00 or more for 40 pills)
Luckliy, I have insurance, but we still had to pay $50.00 for a 10 day supply.
He eventually re-stitched the site and kept the stitches in for a month. Unfortunately, when he removed the stitches, it gaped open again. I ended up being on crutches for 7 months and going to a wound clinic twice per week to have it cleaned out and bandaged up again. After 3 months of visiting the wound clinic, it finally healed, but now there is an indentation at my ankle where it had to fill in from the bone up.