On-Q cathedar for pain? Did anyone else have this post op?

[megansmommy123 57]

I'm wondering how long it took for the bag to empty? Did you have more pain after you removed it? I've had minimal pain, and have maybe a day or two left of the meds in the bag. I'm afraid once it runs out I will have more pain. It's really doing a good job keeping everything numb, I can touch my abdomen and its partially numb, so I'm afraid of what it will feel like once the meds are gone.

[Ladydawg2009 39]

Mine was for three days. Didn't feel anything at all when it was removed and no hanged in discomfort level after it was removed.

[txaty08 2]

Had surgery on a Tuesday and pulled it on Friday. Didn't hurt to pull it, but was a little sore in that area for about 24 hrs.

[megansmommy123 57]

I had surgery on Tuesday, and its still full, definitely smaller, but about the size of a small mandarin orange. Hoping it will be gone soon. I'm tired of being hooked up to something.

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

I'm wondering how long it took for the bag to empty? Did you have more pain after you removed it? I've had minimal pain, and have maybe a day or two left of the meds in the bag. I'm afraid once it runs out I will have more pain. It's really doing a good job keeping everything numb, I can touch my abdomen and its partially numb, so I'm afraid of what it will feel like once the meds are gone.

I felt like a St. Bernard with that pouch around my neck.

I got sleeved on Tuesday and I think I pulled it out on Thursday. I was told that when the Fluid was gone from both sides of the ball that it was empty. As far as pain, the day of surgery it felt like a gas pain that would't go away and the pain meds they gave me helped. About a day later I only felt a little soreness (like I had done too many situps the day before) and the liquid hydrocodone made it all better.

[devonmae 56]

I had one placed during surgery. I was sleeved on Monday it got pulled Wednesday night.

[jsrmanatee 51]

what the heck are you guys talking about?

[tinahall 27]

Surgery on Thursday, removed on Saturday never had any pain after or pain meds. It was great !!!

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[DonRodolfo 1,416]

what the heck are you guys talking about?

"On-Q cathedar for pain? Did anyone else have this post op?"

[lookingforwardnotback 71]

Also had an On-Q. It was great. Surgery on Monday, pulled on Wednesday before I went home. No pain after but took some oral meds just in case!

[chinamama 104]

I had an onQ when I broke my ankle in 3 places and had surgery, LOVED IT!!!!

[NurseGrace 509]

My only regret surrounding surgery time was that the doctor told me I could pull that out whenever I wanted and I was feeling comfortable and I hated that thing so I took it out early. It was only after it was gone that I realized how much it was helping me.

I would leave it alone until it was empty/the doctor told me to pull it out if I had it to do all over again.

[Sumsuz68 53]

Mine didn't appear to be emptying at all for the first day and a half and then all of a sudden it started getting smaller. Had surgery on a Friday and it was empty by Monday. Didn't hurt at all to take out.