Drainage Issue :( Any Help?

[ineffably_yb 8]

I'm 13 days post op and still have drainage from an incision everyday. There's no infection, swelling, or pain so the surgeon says it's still normal at this stage and to keep airing it out. It seems to me that drainage from the incision should have stopped by now. Am I crazy? Is there a usual time when drainage stopped for any of you? Any & all input is appreciated

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[Genr2d2 21]

Has your drain been removed? Mine was removed 24 hrs after surgery. I had slight drainage. What I can say was that the drain incision took the longest to heal out of all the other incisions and healed as a raised scar. If you don't notice your wound dressing smelling or any off colored drainage, it should be ok. If you're still worried, have a wound care specialist look at it. Hope it heals well for you!

[ineffably_yb 8]

Yes, it's the incision from drainage. Still getting small amounts of pink and yellow Fluid weeping from the incision. I just want it to stop so I can wear something other than a black shirt. Can anyone tell me when their incisions finally stopped draining?

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[gemigirl 134]

I had nasty brown drainage from one of my lower incisions 2 days after my staples & drain were removed. It freaked me out but I called the bariatric nurse and she said it was totally normal and to put a bandaid on it. I also put gauze because I didn't want to ruin my clothes. After 4 or 5 days it finally stopped - I was about 14 days out.

Are you allowed to put a bandaid on it?

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[ineffably_yb 8]

@@gemigirl Unfortunately I can't use bandaids cuz they pull a lot of the wound off with it. Dr recommended wet gauze with dry on top of that but even that pulled the scab too. I'm 14 days out now and it still hasn't stopped but it definitely lessened. I'm really praying it stops soon

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