Drain Tubes?

[missybrown44 8]

Bebulz

Check with your doctor first to see if he does do one.

Remember it is a tool to make sure your not leaking Fluid into your abdomen. Not all doctors do them.

If he does then it just becomes something that you say ok I want a healthy life, a drain tube for a week, doable. To me this is a small thing to endure for the long term of my health and having a kick a*s body!

~Missy~

[PittGuy 201]

Ha. I am such a pansy. I am early in the process and this is the first time I have been nauseous & it is from just reading this thread. I have a long road ahead.

[pebulz 135]

Ha. I am such a pansy. I am early in the process and this is the first time I have been nauseous & it is from just reading this thread. I have a long road ahead.

I couldnt agree more...except my surgery is next month and Im sooooo nauseus right now

Bebulz

Check with your doctor first to see if he does do one.

Remember it is a tool to make sure your not leaking Fluid into your abdomen. Not all doctors do them.

If he does then it just becomes something that you say ok I want a healthy life, a drain tube for a week, doable. To me this is a small thing to endure for the long term of my health and having a kick a*s body!

~Missy~

I know if its needed its to help me have a healthy life its just i literally have the weakest stomach with stuff like this Im sick just reading about it lol

[missybrown44 8]

I have been a nurse for aaallllooonnngggggg time. Nothing grosses me out!

[pebulz 135]

Yeah i could never be a nurse i cant even listen to a story about something semi gross or i'll be sick lol

[pebulz 135]

Ok called my Drs office this am cause this is all that i have been able to think about and thank god he does not use drainage tubes....whewwwwwww relieved lol

[brandnewme 20]

Interested to know what else they could use in it's place?

[pebulz 135]

They said nothing so idk maybe somehow they drain it during surgery

[Marla 35]

I did not have tubes, but I do remember that I turned over in recovery and Fluid leaked out on both sides , and they wraped me up in bandages.......I was so drugged up for three days it is all a blur, the ivs being changed and the blood clot shots were my worst thing.......the heparin shots every 4 hrs for three days in my stomach...... Bruised me pretty good.....

[brandnewme 20]

Ok, sounds interesting as I was in Hospital for 2 days and Fluid collected all the time. Would like to hear from anyone who had a tubeless operation.

[Marla 35]

I also had a bruised tail bone, fell down my sisters steps in her house the month before and was so sore sittin still on bottom for 2 months......I had th keep Turing from side to side.....on my hips, I was so glad whe I could sleep on my stomach again, I also had no staples this time which was great, I had staples, when I had lap band, they were irritating......

[toothdoc 2]

Im so scared about the catheter

Ten days before prostate surgery I had a cystoscopic exam. After the procedure

i had urine retention and had to have a catheter for 10 days. A drain can't possibly be worst that that.

[toothdoc 2]

Mine was removed the day after surgery. I kinda wish it was in for longer because yesterday I pulled a hanging piece of scab off my incisions site and a bunch of Fluid poured out!! For about 10 mins a brownish liquid came out then it got more red and bloody! I applied pressure and it stopped. Now I'm worried I have Fluid still inside of me :-(

My younger sister didn't have a drain but older sister did and she had less problems with gas. She swears that the drain made the difference.

[missybrown44 8]

I agree toothdoc a JP drain is not worse than a cathater.

I had breast reduction and I had a tube on each breast. It didn't hurt just felt weird when they came out.

[missybrown44 8]

I agree toothdoc a JP drain is not worse than a cathater.

I had breast reduction and I had a tube on each breast. It didn't hurt just felt weird when they came out.