[Jemian]

I am suspecting that it isn't all that rare. It isn't serious but the body identifies the suture fragment as being a foreign body, it sends the defense mechanisms against it, forms a cyst and expells the particle outward through the skin. It is much like a splinter which is too deep to remove and has to fester.

I'm praying for your complete recovery.

[Guenevere]

Thanks hon.....How long did it take you to recover?

(and your description is spot on!)