REALLY leaky drain

So on Wednesday I had my second, of 4, drains removed. Since then my third drain (still intact) has been leaking from the site where it leaves my body. And when I say leak, I mean LEAK. As in, if I stand up, it will drip down my leg. It has soaked through 2 sheets of gauze, my compression garment, a long white t-shirt and my pants.

I called the surgeon this morning and have an appointment to see him tomorrow morning. I know this isn't terribly uncommon, but I'm wondering what, if anything, they can do to fix this? Does anyone know?

I had a leaky drain too.  I ended up wrapping gauze around the hole and taping the whole thing.  It looked like a crazy white growth on my hip.  I feel your pain.  I hope Lee will chime in.  I think she found a way to use feminine hygiene pads to help.

My doctor took my drain out when it started leaking, but it should have come out based on the low fluid production anyway. 

Kay

 Yeah, I forgot to mention this is my most active drain. I would've guessed it would be another 2 weeks before this ones comes out... If they were to just remove it, I think I would have problems with fluid build up...

 I'm here!  Take a maxi pad and cut a notch in it that will allow you to put the drain in the center.  When it leaks, the pad will catch it.  Put the non absorbent side against your garment so that it will stay dry.

I hope this helps.  I had a leaky leg drain that didn't come out until three weeks when I yanked it out.

Thanks! I was hoping that I wasn't going to be dealing with a leaky drain until it comes out (my guess - in 2 weeks), bug it sounds like maybe that's exactly what I'll be doing. Thumbs down.

its happened to me too, i have just one drain in right now and its leaking sometimes. I put a maxi pad on and it seems to work well although i think if it kinks through my clothes or if i sit a certain way and turn my body thats when it starts to leak,ughhhhh, cant wait to get rid of this, Hang in there

I had 3 mons drains that all leaked from the lipo I'd had in the area.  The gauze did nothing but drip.  Cutting notches in pads, did trap the leaking.  Dr S did try pulling the drains out just a bit, but it was annoying, but the pads help.

Thanks all! After a couple of days of really heavy leaking it seems to have corrected itself, at least for now...