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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Starcrossed · 41-45, F

Oh man, I had surgery 3 weeks ago I wish I was healing half as fast as you. My incision is half under my foot. 😫

Yours is a little pink but doesnt look super infected. I wish you continued healing! I wouldn't sweat them digging out your stitches.

Mardrae · 61-69, F

Thanks! I hope you heal quickly too! That’s got to be a painful area to have stitches! How many did you have to get?@Starcrossed

Starcrossed · 41-45, F

@Mardrae no clue, mine were all on the inside except where it was tied off and they missed it during my postop follow up so I just clipped it after I had soaked my foot and washed the dried blood off.

Mardrae · 61-69, F

@Starcrossed ouch! And lucky you @ the dissolving stitches! Heal quickly!

Starcrossed · 41-45, F

@Mardrae thank you. You as well.