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Curious how many of your drs did drains with the surgery...

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No drain.

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My doctor did a drain and a pain pump. It wasn't anywhere as bad as I thought it would be. I had been told that it would hurt when they took it out and I was soooo anxious about it. I held my breath when the nurse got ready to tug, and as soon as she pulled it out I started laughing. It didn't hurt at all, it just felt extremely weird! When the doctor took out my pain pump a few days later, he told me it would hurt and I got anxious all over again. I held my breath again as he started counting to three. When he reached three, I heard my dad laughing and I looked down to realize that the doctor had already pulled the hose out and I hadn't even realized it. So, basically, I think the lesson is to not stress too much either way because your imagination is probably much worse than the reality!

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No drain

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Thanks to you all for answering!

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I had a drain they removed at my 7 day post op visit.

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No drains for me.

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I had a drain, but it was removed two days post-op. I didn't leave the hospital with it.

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No drain. Thankfully

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No drain

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I had a drain and it was removed just before I was discharged from the hospital, which was the day after surgery. My doctor also gave me a pain pump which was AWESOME!!! My surgery was on a Monday and by Thursday the pain pump was empty. I had Lortab on backup and never had to take it.

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No drain

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Drain

Overnight, taken out after leak test. Before going home. Had no pain or discomfort from it, as forgot it was there really.

Hubby was sleeved in Mexico he had his for 3 days.

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