Drains / clothing question

jtsmom02
on 5/18/11 1:29 am - Mineola, TX

I have two drains coming out in my female hair line / very low abdomen. So far I cannot figure out how to put on any clothing other than a dress or gown. There are stitches at the exit sites and if I accidentally pull on the tube, it's very sensitive.

Does anyone have any tips on how to wear some underwear??? Or should I just give up and feel the breeze until they are out?

Thanks!

Laina B.
250 / 160
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(Dr Charles Beall, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
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cyndi U.
on 5/18/11 1:38 am - forney, TX

Sorry, I'm embarrassed to say I just went without & wore a "mexican dress". Could not put on panties. I just got out a few times tho so it wasn't bad until the time when the drains all came out! SO much better after that! Just hang in there!

Cyndi U
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(deactivated member)
on 5/18/11 3:03 am

Laina - that is an excellent question! I'm scheduled for a LBL on June 21 and have wondered the same thing!

I've been told I will have up to 6 drains and no compression garment. So, what to wear and what to pin them to is a big question for me.

sonnieN
on 5/18/11 3:13 am - grand rapids, MI

RNY on 05/14/08

Personally I went comando until I just had 1 drain in my right thigh left. Too difficult to try to get undies on before that. It can be done but it takes a lot of work and then remembering they are there when pulling them down to use the bathroom. No one beside you will really know that you're going w/o.

jtsmom02
on 5/18/11 3:20 am - Mineola, TX

RNY on 09/09/03

Thanks everyone. I was hoping I was missing something. I have a binder and pin my drains to that. It's all manageable but I have to get out tomorrow to go to the doctor and I was hoping to figure out a way, lol.

Thanks!
Laina

Laina B.
250 / 160
9/9/03 Lap RNY
(Dr Charles Beall, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
5/13/11 Cholecystectomy, extended abdominoplasty (anchor cut), and mastopexy
(Dr Charles Beall and Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
8/26/11 Abdominoplasty revision
(Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)

Johanna !
on 5/18/11 3:56 am - Formerly known as jdcRI, RI

RNY on 04/16/09

I wore underwear and sweat pants and opinned my drains to the pants waist - the onlt way i was comfy - my drains were in the same spot I would just carefully pully the undies over the spot where the drains came out...

Johanna - like Joe-on-uh, or that movie, Juwanna Man!

Sal2010
on 5/18/11 4:16 am - old forge, PA

I had my tt on the 16th and havent been able to wear underwear ....

NoMore B.
on 5/18/11 6:17 am

The most comfortable thing for me to do was wear men's knit boxers. I just threaded the drains over the top of the waistband. I wore an old bathrobe belt around my neck like a tie, and pinned the drains to that. It wasn't pretty, but it worked.

avidreader
on 5/18/11 7:39 am - Cary, NC

RNY on 03/24/08

I stayed in my compression garments (1 had a hook and eye crotch and 1 had a velcro crotch) and a gown until I went to the doctor to have them removed - and that day I wore a bra, the compression garment and a dress.

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on 5/18/11 10:00 am, edited 5/18/11 10:00 am - Brighton, MI

RNY on 10/21/08 with

I wore my underwear on the OUTSIDE of my compression garment. Worked well for me.

I made a cotton band that I wrapped around me and pinned my drains to.

Be careful with pulling on them.. mine started bleeding after awhile when that happened.

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