Staple Removal

[motherof4 0]

Ya I had regular staples but they are gone now. Now I am just waiting to drop the weight will start working out next week.

[i1Linda 15]

Some doctors use staples for the skin incisions, others use dissolvable sutures and still others use surgical glue. If I remember correctly, Dr Nick uses glue.

I had staples with one of my c-sections, tiny pinch when they clip the staple and a slight tug when they pull it out. Not horrible.

[shylady318 0]

i1Linda,

What about the drain? He said I would have surgery on Monday 2/22 and have the drain out the next Tuesday or Wednesday. How bad is this drain?

[i1Linda 15]

The drain is a little uncomfortable and a nuisance but not horrible. Having the drain lets your doctor know what's going on inside by seeing what's coming out. When they took it out, I was surprised at how long it was. I was always worried about accidently pulling it out. Yeah, that wasn't going to happen.

[johan22 0]

for how long did you had the drain?

[i1Linda 15]

for how long did you had the drain?

About a week post-op.

[Sabrina 0]

I had surgery on Monday and the drain came out when I was released on Wednesday... or was it Thursday? One of the surgeons took mine out before he put the discharge order in. I had 2 drains during my last surgery too (when my band eroded and put a huge hole in my stomach). I hate, hate, hated getting those things out. It is just an icky feeling. It hurts a little bit while you're getting them pulled out, but as soon as they are out no pain at all.