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Saturday night I woke up at about 11 PM and my stomach was soaked and through my pants were soaked I called the surgeon to let him know that I had serous drainage. As a nurse I know that this is common however I have never seen it so bad in all my years of nursing. So he stated to just put a dressing over it and it should be okay. So the next morning I wake up still draining. By after noon is was draining so bad that the dressing was soaked within ten mins of changing it and I don't mean just wet I mean soaking through pants shirt and hoody. So my husband said I think u need to call the surgeon back. Long story short he said met me at the office on a Sunday which was wonderful since he was in the operating room all day anyways he said. So he looked at it and said everything looks okay and it may take a few days to stop draining. Today it's still draining super bad. I've been nauseous today a lot and now started with diarrhea. I'm hoping not related . I just don't wanna develope seroma. Or any infection as a nurse I do great with patients but not with my kids or myself bc I fear the worse. Lol. Which I know co workers have told me they're the same way when it comes to them or they're family probably bc of all the things we see in patients. Anyways I'm still soaking through dressings like crazy changes them atleast ten times today already. They have me comming back in tomorrow morning. I guess my biggest fear is that everything has gone sooooo smooth is this where I start having complications? Has anyone else had this?

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From a medical standpoint, that sounds incredible! I have heard of drainage, but not by that much! That sounds life a horrible experience. Has the Dr offered up any reason as to such severe drainage?

DS performed 11/28/16. SW/HW 380 lbs.

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Just that when they need to drain they will exit any pin while they can find. I go back again tomorrow so we will see I've never heard or saw drainage this bad either!!

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So I have a senoma under the skin that is draining and I just have to wait till it stops draining no infection and everything else looks great!!!

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So I have a senoma under the skin that is draining and I just have to wait till it stops draining no infection and everything else looks great!!!

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seroma* just realized I made a typo. I call that fat finger typing!!! Lol

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They were going to put a drain bag there to collect it but they did not have any in the office so I'm stuck to just redress it every half hour. Thanks!!!! Me too!!!

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