he feeling is like itchy, burny, tingly, pulling, sensitive, numbish - all in one. It's very irritating and my thumb can't 'rest' - like restless legs - if you've ever had that.
Yea, I got restless legs alright...
I recall the feeling of stitches most of all after an appendectomy at age 10. I vaguely recall waking up a few hours after the operation and feeling a stitchy itch which I promptly scratched, as one might do. Of course the haze of anaesthesia or whatever was still in effect and I, not knowing what I was doing, pulled most of them out. Not irie. Some noise ensued and I was soon attended by a blurred flurry of uniformed people who administered immediate sleep and a patch up job, naturally. The rest of my stay was uneventful and when the stitches finally came out, I'd say it tickled a bit, despite the soreness of the incision. Good thing it wasn't an operation that needed blood methinks.
But I hope you heal quickly. Hand injuries are limiting.