Is a drain needed after surgery or catheter?

(deactivated member)
on 3/30/15 11:38 am, edited 3/30/15 12:07 pm - Jacksonville / Doctors Inlet

Is a port for a drain after surgery and a catheter. My surgery is going to be sometime in June or July 2015 😊 I'm having the Gastric Sleeve done.

cheyenne000
on 3/30/15 11:43 am

VSG on 03/25/16

What type of surgery ?

Lapband - Jan 2009 weight goal reached with lapband. Revised to VSG- 1/25/16

(deactivated member)
on 3/30/15 12:06 pm - Jacksonville / Doctors Inlet

Gastric sleeve surgery

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 3/30/15 12:27 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

You will almost certainly have a catheter, but it will be put in after you are already "out" in the operating room, and it may be removed before you ever wake up. More frequently, they leave the catheter in for a number of hours post-op.

Most surgeons do not do a drain, but some do. The only way to know for sure is to ask your surgeon what (s)he does.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

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(deactivated member)
on 3/30/15 12:33 pm - Jacksonville / Doctors Inlet

Lora thanks for your detailed reply! Enjoy your evening 😀

NikkyBeauty
on 3/30/15 5:43 pm - Sacramento , CA

VSG on 02/18/15

I made sure to ask right before I headed to the OR! My surgeon said no for the catheter and it depends on if a drain is needed for the drain. I had neither so pretty much it depends!

HW: 465lbs SW: 387lbs CW:??? GW:175

twinmom914
on 3/31/15 1:05 am

I had the RnY done on the 12th, and had neither.

RNY - 11/18/14 2 hr info class, 11/20/14 referred to GB, 12/4/14 phone interview w/psych, 12/16/14 4 hr orientation, 12/30/14 hr psych visit, 12/30/14 visit with surgeon & given goal weight of 248, 12/31/14 nutrition class HW 257 Dec2014, SW 3/12/15 243

Fleur
on 3/31/15 3:26 am - Eugene, OR

VSG on 03/10/15 with

Looks like the OP is already deactivated?

Anyway, no drain or catheter for me. Yay!

Gwen M.
on 3/31/15 7:03 am

VSG on 03/13/14

Depends on your surgeon - I had neither.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
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Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
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Luvmygs
on 3/31/15 8:52 am

VSG on 12/04/14

All cases are different. Before they would let me leave the hospital, I had to urinate into a measuring bowl and because I didn't meet the requirements they sent me home with a catheter. It was no big deal. Had it removed after 3 days. I didn't have a drain.

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