A Letter To My Drains....

temporarynicole
on 3/22/10 2:38 am, edited 3/22/10 2:39 am
Dear JP Drains,

You suck! Or rather, you don't  and that's the problem. You, on the left have never been much use to me - you just sit there and look kinda nasty. You are only fun for scaring away the people who say, "lemme see your drains" I pull you out with all your chunky clotty glory and that stops the questions fast. You have also managed to ruin everyone around me's taste for Hawaiian Punch.
You on the right, you used to suck so well! Now you dont yet you somehow manage to leak around the bottom and soil EVERY pair of sweat pants own - thanks - alot.
Both of you tug and burn, and sting even when Im not moving and I know that you AREN'T tugging!
You may both go to hell...

Sincerely,
Emerging Beauty


Okay - silly little note- but these drains got me depressed. I can deal with the yuck - factor - but the burning, tugging etc no matter what I do is beyond annoying. If I had to tell you right now the most painful part of this surgery (abdominoplasty, boobs, and lipo) I owuld have to say it's the drain sites for me.
Tell me Im not the only one happy to see these things go???
Surgery Date 1-29-09
Surgery Weight
317
Lowest Weight 175
Current Weight 195
Surgeon Goal
180
Personal Goal
165

Total lost since surgery 142 pounds!!
susie64
on 3/22/10 4:20 am
Love it!  Thanks for sharing.

Highest Wt 278/Surg Wt 246/Current Wt 148.6/Goal Wt 145 (initial goal)   
Leigh Ann G.
on 3/22/10 4:35 am - Bunker Hill, IN
That was too funny. You give me something to look foward to.
Leigh Ann (Momof3ds)   OH Support Group Leader
Pre-op: 346/Current: 144/ My Goal: 165/ Dr. Goal 160/ My New Goal: 145, Surgery Date:  March 12,2008
Panni Removal May 28, 2010, Revision to Panni Removal December 23, 2010 with Dr. Thomas Southern, Indianapolis, Indiana

 
 

GOAL REACHED 11/29/2009

 
New GOAL set @ 146 pounds!!!! Reached second goal, now at 144, it's all a number game now!!!

    

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txAngela
on 3/22/10 6:58 am
Yes, the drains were the worst part for me too. Mine never lost suction and only one started to leak at the entry point the day before Dr. Lo removed them...but I STILL hated them. They were a general pain in the ass. I was very happy to see them go...and boy does it feel weird when they pull them out...I thought there would only be like a few inches of tube in me... not an entire garden hose reel of it!! (OK, so that is a little exageration...but it was WAY longer than I thought!)
Michelle W.
on 3/23/10 1:40 am
I love this...I had LBL and brachio last tuesday on 3/16..I just got one drain pulled yesterday...5 more to go!!!  They are such a bother!!!

RNY  10/21/08...140 pounds lost
LBL and Brachioplasty 3/16/2010
Medial thigh lift, BL/BA, revision to my abdomen and left arm 1/18/11

 

temporarynicole
on 3/23/10 3:11 am
How did it feel to have it pulled? I had my surgery on 3/16 as well and am hoping to have them removed tomorrow!
Surgery Date 1-29-09
Surgery Weight
317
Lowest Weight 175
Current Weight 195
Surgeon Goal
180
Personal Goal
165

Total lost since surgery 142 pounds!!
purpletb
on 3/23/10 3:47 am
i just got back home from my 1st post op.  I got 4 of my 6 drains pulled this morning.  It didn't hurt, just a little pressure and some stinging.  Just felt kinda weird. 
temporarynicole
on 3/23/10 4:03 am
but after they were gone was the stinging all gone like when you went to sit etc?
Surgery Date 1-29-09
Surgery Weight
317
Lowest Weight 175
Current Weight 195
Surgeon Goal
180
Personal Goal
165

Total lost since surgery 142 pounds!!
HeatherMac
on 3/23/10 6:57 am - FPO, Italy
I just had one pulled yesterday and it was such a relief!  I didn't even know the nurse had pulled it out until all of a sudden I noticed it didn't hurt anymore!!!!  I still have two more.  I think one will come out tomorrow and perhaps the last one on Friday.  I also had my surgeries on 3/16.
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