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I go Thursday to have my drain removed and have my first weigh in. It will be on week post-op... I am so nervous about both! Its going to be like Christmas Eve tomorrow night! *wish me luck!*

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Oh my goodness. I remember that feeling when I had my drain out. I hated that thing. It caused me so much discomfort. It felt VERY strange coming out (kind of feels like a snake is being pulled out of your belly) but it goes fast. As soon as it is out you will feel SOOOO much better. Good luck and I hope it all goes well.

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I go Thursday to have my drain removed and have my first weigh in. It will be on week post-op... I am so nervous about both! Its going to be like Christmas Eve tomorrow night! *wish me luck!*

It is like 15 seconds, if that fast! You will find such a sense of relief! The drain is EVIL and must GO!

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Take a pain pill before you go to get your drain removed! For some it doesn't hurt and just feels creepy. For others it hurts a great deal, mine was not fun at all, it hurt and was beyond creepy.

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I had mine out Tuesday and I'm telling you, I feel like a new woman! I slept on my stomach that night and it was A. Ma. Zing. :) The doc told me it'd take 3 seconds and it pretty much did. You can do anything for 3 seconds! I had lost a lot of weight by then too but I'm super big so it was normal. Good luck today and keep us posted.

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Wait, what drain? I don't have a drain!! What's it for?

Its sort of a extra measure. Not all docs do it. It is basically a tube that collects all the fluids the body may form in reaction to the surgery (small amounts of blood for example). The body will naturally absorb this if it is not removed, so don't be concerned. I *think* it may also be a way to alert docs and patients of a leak as well (I think this because only a certain amount of Fluid is normal) but I am not sure on that part. Some don't get a drain at all, some only use one for a day or two and some use it longer. Its more about the doctor and his/her preferences than anything.

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I go Thursday to have my drain removed and have my first weigh in. It will be on week post-op... I am so nervous about both! Its going to be like Christmas Eve tomorrow night! *wish me luck!*

Good luck! Keep us posted!

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Can't wait to hear the good news on your WL. The drain was not painful for me, but they removed it before I left the hospital.

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