Has anyone had tension sutures?

I had open RNY on 06/23/03. I am so lucky to have had a wonderful surgeon. It turns out that my tissues are really poor. They are thin and tear easily. I lost a ton of blood and my surgery took an extra 2 1/2 hours. When my surgeon checked my pouch for leaks by filling it with air, the stiches/staples pulled right through! He had to sew me up a different way. To be safe he added tension sutures on top of regular ones when closing me. I have 6--4" plastice bars with screw heads in addtion to the regular incision and stiches. Each has a suture attached that wraps around the screw and can be adjusted (have to loosen them to change the wound dressing underneath) and retightened. They kind of look like the plastic pieces that manufactures use when securing products to a box with wires. The more I move the more my stomache seems to swell (1 week postop) so they really pull some times. My question is-- has anyone else had these and will they hurt as bad as I expect when they come out after a month of healing?

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