My skin grew over my stitches overnight!

I had a skin cancer removed from my calf 12 days ago and am scheduled to have them removed in 5 days. The last few days it has been very red and looking infected, but I have continued using the antibiotic cream and oral antibiotics the doctor prescribed. So I got up today and looked at my stitches, and my skin is almost completely grown over the stitches! I tried to get them out myself, but even the knots are under the skin now! Has this ever happened to anyone else here? It’s the weekend, so my doctors office is closed. I can’t get off work to go in the doctor on Monday, and they don’t have any appointments until Friday, which is my appointment to get the stitches removed. I’m really terrified. They will have to dig them out and I’m scared of that pain if they won’t deaden it- and those shots hurt like Hell anyway! Night before last I was stressing about it so much that I couldn’t sleep all night and kept imagining the doctor trying to dig them out. I’m freaking out now.

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sspec

Calm down. I made mountains out of some 20 odd moles and doc just removed those stitches within seconds. Skin part in your case must be having a solution. Let them do their job.
You do yours. Just keep calm n chant or distract self via your best possible tried way though it is easier said than done.

I will return to check on your update. Post once you feel You can.
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Mardrae · 61-69, F

Thanks for the support. Like I said, my appointment to get the stitches out is next Friday. Since skin has grown over, they will have to cut them out now. I’m diabetic and normally don’t heal near this quickly, so I was expecting it to not be ready for removal when I go back, so it was quite a surprise to wake up and not be able to get them out myself @sspec

sspec

@Mardrae Please wait for the experts to deal. Just try relaxing thru your best tried ways and the site with its colorful posts are there for your rescue. Blessings.