Pre-oper afraid of drains!

[futuremrsparker 288]

All of my post op friends. I haven't been nervous for anything since I started this process. I have surgery on June 5th. The only thing I'm fearing is the JP drain. Holy moly does that worry me! What does it feel like??? Does it hurt?? What about when they pull it??

[mzshay35 215]

i should have a june date im getting scared to i meet my surgeon last week soon as i saw his face i got sick lol but imma get it together i was thinking did it hurt and how bad will i hurt but imma do watever it take good luck

[ElleG 394]

When I woke up from surgey it was in. I had to come home with it a few days. It was annoying showering and everything but no pain. NOW when they take it out doc said take a deep breath he cut the stitch and pulled it out. It's really far in u will b surprised and u will feel it being pulled up in your chest area. It's the strangest feeling ever. It's not really painful just shocking its in so far and up so far. It's over really quick and I was happy to have it out.

Don't worry about it, it will b okay and come out quick

[askinnyme1 25]

I didnt have a drain or a pain pump.

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

I had it when I was in surgery must have done it during surgery. It hurt when they pull it out. But it was over once it was pull out.

[norasinclair 19]

I just had surgery on May 24th and had a drain put in didn't know I had one until the nurse came to empty and record the amount in it ,doesn't hurt, not in the way ,it's cool with me I have some swelling and pain on my left side , I don't know if its gas or what but omg it brought tears to my eyes!!! I've been walking I've notice the pain gets really intense about an hour before my next dose of pain meds so I'm I think I'm letting the pain get ahead of me .i suppose to take 15ml every four hours ,well that scenario isn't working so I'm either going to up the dose or move the time up Any suggestions?

[Nel 189]

I never had a drain. The catheter was bad enough! I still miss my pain pump.

[heather200202 73]

My drain didn't bother me unless I was up walking but it wasn't pain just an annoying feeling. When they pull it out....the strangest damn feeling ever. It feels like its unwrapping your insides. I was told to just keep breathing and it was over in 10 seconds. Didn't hurt just weird. One feeling I may never forget.

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[Dorian 683]

No drain here either.

[OleHippieGal 275]

No drain here either had cath and pain pump just day of surgery and they took them both out the next day before I was discharged that evening all was good.

[deaddemmama 474]

Not pleasant but over in 5 seconds...I had chest tubes in for an open heart surgery in 2000 ( about 5x the size of the JP drain) and those were an adventure to get pulled! Don't let the fear become the worst part. It helps if you bear down a little and breathe our when they pull them. And you'll feel better when it's out.

[AmandaD 44]

No drain, catheter or pain pump here. I had surgery 9 weeks ago and haven't taken so much as a tylenol since the day after surgery. I'm fascinated by the differences in procedure from surgeon to surgeon I've seen on these boards.

[terry1118 1,274]

No drain' date=' catheter or pain pump here. I had surgery 9 weeks ago and haven't taken so much as a tylenol since the day after surgery. I'm fascinated by the differences in procedure from surgeon to surgeon I've seen on these boards.[/quote']

I forgot to ask my surgeon about a drain. I know I won't have a catheter. They stopped using a catheter because the surgery doesn't take long, only 1-1 1/2 hours.

[hockeymumzie 181]

I had two of these and they duff not hurt unless i forgot about them when i was getting out of bed and they fell with a drop.

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[askinnyme1 25]

I just had a catheter til the next morning. No drain or pain pump thank god. My surgeon likes his patients up and moving and thats exactly what i did. I stayed in recovery for 45mins. Got to my room around one something and wad walking the halls at 5. I only adked for pain meds once. I really didnt have any pain. It was just uncomfortable. I didn't have any nausea whatsoever. My surgeon said i was his dream patient lol