Drain

How did your dr tell tell u had fluid bulid up after taking drain out? My dr took my drain out after six weeks cause it was starting to get infected. It was still draining i full darin a day. He said if fluid builds up will have to put another back in next week. Any help would be great thanks guys.

 I could tell due to swelling in a specific area.  He watched it and said if it didn't reabsorb that we would then need to drain it.  I could press on the area and it was like a waterbed.

Gracie150

 I just had to have one reinserted on my right hip. I could feel the fluid moving around and if the room was quiet, other people could even hear the liquid, too. 

The original plan was just to drain it with a syringe, but I had a little separation in my lower body lift incision and when I stood up, the fluid started pouring down my leg. At that point, the surgeon just got a sterile drain and inserted it into the open part of the incision and stitched it closed around it. No big deal at all. 

I hope your re-insertion isn't a big deal, either. 

Bethany