Travelling with stitches/sutures in left hand

I need the wisdom of the travelers in this NG.

I had a mishap with a hedge trimmer on Sunday, Oct.12th.,
and ended in the ER. Lacerations in fingers of left hand,
could have been a lot worse. The doc. stitched
it up, and indicated that the stitches would need to come
off in six days. I am scheduled to fly Newark-New Delhi
on Oct.15th.

Is it advisable to fly with stitches in my left hand?
It's still a little painful, so I have to baby it. The
ER doc. said I could travel. I would need
to seek out a doctor in New Delhi to remove the stitches.

Any downside to traveling? Risk of infection? Finding a
competent doctor to remove the stitches? Finding a
safe health care facility? Please advice.

Thanks in advance for your kind help,

-Vik
vxraptor@

"Velociraptor" <vxraptor@> wrote in message
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> I need the wisdom of the travelers in this NG.
>
> I had a mishap with a hedge trimmer on Sunday, Oct.12th.,
> and ended in the ER. Lacerations in fingers of left hand,
> could have been a lot worse. The doc. stitched
> it up, and indicated that the stitches would need to come
> off in six days. I am scheduled to fly Newark-New Delhi
> on Oct.15th.

Ouch! Look on the bright side, they'll not let you take hadge trimmers on
board aircraft, so you'll be safe for the duration of the flight.

Kind Regards, Howard

"DALing" <daling43[delete]-at-m> wrote in message news:<HMr1v7.Bu3@news.boeing.com>...
> your main problem will be if the hand starts to swell. Depending, if you
> have a nail scissors and a bottle of alcohol and a pair of tweezers, you can
> pull them yourself (it's not rocket science - snip, grip, pull gently from
> the knot end - quite painless actually)

It itches like crazy while you're doing it, though!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

mnc@admin.u.nu (Miguel Cruz) wrote in message news:<Cf4jb.27843$Hl2.7088@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>.. .
> > It itches like crazy while you're doing it, though!
>
> This is probably a little weird, but I REALLY enjoy taking my own stitches
> out. The feeling is so weird - I'd call it tickling more than itching.

And I thought *I* was the one missing a knob off my Etch-a-Sketch!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

"The Bill Mattocks" <bmattock@> wrote in message
news:a534b8d4.0310152121.5dfe95f6@c om...
> mnc@admin.u.nu (Miguel Cruz) wrote in message
news:<Cf4jb.27843$Hl2.7088@nwrddc01.gnilink.net>.. .
> > > It itches like crazy while you're doing it, though!
> >
> > This is probably a little weird, but I REALLY enjoy taking my own
stitches
> > out. The feeling is so weird - I'd call it tickling more than itching.
>
> And I thought *I* was the one missing a knob

LOL - two nations divided by a common language.