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I just had my preoperative appointment and got the nitty gritty on my Surgery and what to expect, now I'm getting a little nervous. My surgeon said I will have a drain tube. anyone eles been thru this and can give me words of encouragement.

NOW let's be clear I am not chickening out I am just ready to get it done so I can finally be on the other side of this waiting game. SEPT 4TH 2020...

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I didn’t have a drain tube but I did have surgery last week. It’s normally to be nervous but it will be worth it in the end. You got this.

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I didn't have a drain for my WLS, but I did for my plastics. It wasn't that bad. You can definitely deal with it!

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10 hours ago, DwGirl said:

I just had my preoperative appointment and got the nitty gritty on my Surgery and what to expect, now I'm getting a little nervous. My surgeon said I will have a drain tube. anyone eles been thru this and can give me words of encouragement.

NOW let's be clear I am not chickening out I am just ready to get it done so I can finally be on the other side of this waiting game. SEPT 4TH 2020...

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The same thing happened to me but she said it is most of the time removed before leaving hospital. Mine is supposed to be aug 28

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it's normal to be nervous before a surgery. I've had several at this point and I still feel nervous before them.

I didn't have a drain tube, either. I know some people do with WLS, but most don't. I DID have them with plastics.

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I am having my surgery on Sep 2nd and yup I’m definitely now nervous but excited about this new chapter in life. We got this!

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