Does everyone get a Drain after Gastric Sleeve Surgery ?

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

i hope i'm posting in the right place.

i want to ask you all since you've already been sleeved, does everyone get a drain ,

i thought the answer was yes - but i think i heard from the nurse briefly that the dr. doesn't use drains. Is that possible?

My DOS is 12/15/11 - can't wait

kathy

[MeMeMEEE 206]

my dr doesn't use drains on sleeves, only on bypass.

[his2my2our4 120]

This is a tricky question because I've read where some people don't get one, others have one and have it removed before they wake up, some people keep it for a few days and others (me included) keep it about a week post op. I think this varies depending on the doctor. Not much help I know lol

[IslandGrrl 11]

I didn't have a drain.

[Ian 3]

I had one, but it was gone before I awoke

[UXgrrl 29]

No drain at all, and no sutures on the outside (as I am discovering, now that the scabs are starting to peel off). My incisions were closed with adhesive and I woke up with five regular-sized band-aids on my stomach.

[missjanab 3]

i didn;t have one, i woke up in my room with my incision medically super glued together and the biggest one had a band-aid on it.

[Forensikchic 528]

I didnt have a drain either. Not all doctors use drains. You would have to ask your surgeon if he is going to use a drain and how long they keep it in. Good luck!

[*susan* 1,709]

I did have one. As others said, I guess it depends on the surgeon. It wasn't really a big deal though, in my opinion.

[gracemarie 6]

Usually not, because there is not all that much drainage with this procedure and there is a higher risk in my opinion as a nurse to have a reverse chance of bacteria going in...

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Thanx for the great responses. i was afraid my dr. was the only one not performing without a drain, relieves me to know thats not the case.

I can figure what a drain is, don't really understand why a dr. would not use, but oh well, our is not to question why.....

kathy

[mullet head 18]

No drain at all, and no sutures on the outside (as I am discovering, now that the scabs are starting to peel off). My incisions were closed with adhesive and I woke up with five regular-sized band-aids on my stomach.

Ditto!!!

[gettingtohappy 23]

I had quite a bit of drainage with mine 10 days ago. Dr. Garcia kept in on for two days and we needed it to do the blue dye test to check for leaking. The drain was emptied about 6 or 8 times the whole time I had it. Even had a little clot of blood in it once. Dr. Garcia also used diabetic socks to reduce possibility of blood clotting. I hated having it but was grateful that that Fluid came out instead of being in. Seems as if it would have irritated me as the first night was a little rough.

HTH!

[Lissa 2,631]

The drain I had for 8 days post-op wasn't that big a deal, IMO. But, some docs use them and some don't. I haven't seen any evidence that one way is better than the other. It comes down to the doc's personal preference.

[mchez1986 6]

My surgery is on thursday, and I was already informed by my surgeon that I will have a drain, and it will be removed on my one week follow up appt.