On-Q Pain Management

Did anyone have an ON-Q system? I had one and it was great! The scary part for me, was taking it out on Sunday. I tried to pull the catheter out and my tubing started to stretch! That is obviously not good. I paged Dr. Kole on Sunday. In the meantime, I told myself that I would try 1 more time to remove it. Guess what? After the initially hesitation, it came right out! Dr. Kole called me about 45 minutes later. I told him everything was fine. He was so kind! He remembered me and asked me questions based on my case. I will be seeing Dr. Wood for my follow-up appointment, since Dr. Kole is going to the Bariatrics Seminar. http://www.askyoursurgeon.com/howitworks.php ON-Q is put in place by a surgeon during the operation. The small balloon is connected to a tiny specially-designed tube that the surgeon places near the surgery site. ON-Q begins soaking the site with pain-numbing medication immediately after surgery and works continuously for up to five days. The ON-Q system can be worn discreetly and may accompany you home. ON-Q works automatically. ON-Q keeps the incision site "numb", thus reducing pain. The doctor, nurse or you easily removes the pump and tube when all of the medicine has been delivered. You can get back to normal activities and body functions faster than with pain-relieving narcotics

I had one on the last SX. It ws great. This cut was not nearly as bad so I didn't need one. Dr. Kole is the bomb. kp

Sound similar to the stryker pain pump............sounds like a good deal, the main thing is you have GREAT pain control.

I had one. The darn thing leaked. I ended up with a small area that did not heal. I had to pack it for about two weeks. I can say though I was quite pain free during my first week of recovery. Of course, I sipped on my lortab like it was a fine wine. Megan