Tubes and such

SukieSookie
on 2/19/12 11:05 pm

Does everyone who has the DS come home with feeding tubes and draining tubes? And if you do, and you had to travel for your surgery, who takes these out?

MajorMom
on 2/19/12 11:09 pm - VA

DS on 08/09/07

I didn't have a feeding tube just 1 drain. The PA at my surgeon's office took it out at 10 days post-op.

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SukieSookie
on 2/19/12 11:10 pm

REALIZE Band on 08/05/09

But I will definitely have to travel to get the surgery done...will I go home with the tube or will they take it out before I go home. My worry is that I will go home with it and then I'll have to find someone here to take it out.

MajorMom
on 2/19/12 11:13 pm - VA

DS on 08/09/07

I think, when you travel, they want you to stay close by for 14 days. They will remove the drain before you travel home.

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SukieSookie
on 2/19/12 11:16 pm

REALIZE Band on 08/05/09

Thank you!

clpeltz
on 2/19/12 11:54 pm

Revision on 04/26/11

I didn't have any tubes when I went home. I was in the hospital for 7 days. Everything was out by the time I left.

RNY to DS Revision 4/29/2011
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WowMomLol
on 2/20/12 3:43 am - MI

I just asked the PA at my doctor’s office about tubes, Friday. He said that the surgeons there almost never put tubes in anymore. He also said some surgeons are still using them on every patient for every surgery. Don’t know if this helps, but thought I would through it out there.

teachmid
on 2/20/12 7:58 am - OKC, OK

Revision on 12/15/10

I had a RNY to DS revision and traveled to CA for surgery (I'm in OK). I was discharged with 2 jp drains and a feeding tube. My surgeon took out the drains at about 10 days and I pulled my own feeding tube at 6 weeks with his ok.