OK...last tuesday i smashed my finger...it tore through the flesh and down to my bone...the bone chipped but wasnt bad, the nail was ripped out, and the flesh was pulled away i went to the ER and they sewed it up for me and sent me to an ortho doctor who took some xrays and said the bone is fine. he wanted me to come back in on wednesday for a follow up appointment the issue is, my insurance sucks....i spent 250 on an ER copay, and then my insurance couldnt be verified or something so i spent 250 at the ortho doctor....the issue is resolved, but they cant refund me for 30 days for some reason....my copay is 60 .....after spending as much as i have, i cant even afford the 60 to go back in unless its absolutely necessary (im moving across country in 2 weeks and dont have a job lined up yet....money is tight) my main question is about the stitches.....i read that leaving them in too long can cause problems with muscles and tissue....but i dont want to remove them too early either heres how it looked the day it happened and here it is today, 5 days after im reading online 7-10 days to remove the stitches.......should i wait 10 days and then remove them? how do i remove them? is there anybody in central ohio with experience doing this (nurse, doc, etc?)...id buy you a 6 pack to pull them for me... i dont wanna mess it up because i cant afford more trips back, but i dont wanna pay 60 dollars for a doctor to look at it and say its healing fine, and maybe pull the stitches (probably not...probably schedule another apt to do it, so i have to pay again) advice?