Do all RNY patients wake up with a drain tube??

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 3/3/12 6:10 am - OH

I had open RNY not lap, but did not have a drain. I did, however, have a gastric tube (goes into your old stomach) for about 3 weeks. I have had drains for a number of other surgeries, though. They are really jnot a big deal at all... Just a suction bulb attached to a tube that foes int your abdominal cavity. You just have to empty the bulb into the toilet periodically.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Laura in Texas
on 3/3/12 6:26 am

RNY on 09/17/08

My surgeon said the main reason surgeons use them is in case of a leak and since he has not had a leak in years, he does not use them anymore.

Laura

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

BugdocMom
on 3/3/12 6:32 am - CA

RNY on 05/31/11

I did not have one. But I have not heard any horror stories about them...

dianabelle12
on 3/3/12 6:57 am

no i didnt have a drain of any kind

(deactivated member)
on 3/3/12 7:14 am - Boston, MA

RNY on 03/14/11

I had one, no big deal. Didn't even notice it and they removed it the day I left the hospital. I was drugged up so I didn't feel a thing when they took it out. Don't sweat it!

Jenspunky
on 3/3/12 7:27 am

RNY on 01/16/12

I was told I'd have JP drain and that they'd remove it before I left the hospital, but my surgeon ended up forgoing it (yay!). He said not everyone needs one. You might want to talk to your surgeon and ask if he can put one in only if he sees that it's totally necessary.

~Jenna
RNY 1/16/12

Sunnygurl
on 3/3/12 7:53 am - VA

RNY on 02/28/12

I had a drain tube.... but they removed it before i was discharged.... it was weird... felt like a little snake wiggiling on my side.... Thankfully i didn't have to worry about it once i got home... i'ts not too bad,,,

Zeigled
on 3/3/12 9:03 am - Parkton, MD

RNY on 07/20/11

I had one and it is no problem at all. Mine stayed in til about 10 days after surgery. I had open and I went home with it. I just emptied it each day and kept it pinned to my shirt on the inside. It is small and doesn't hurt at all.

HW 357 SW 341

Lady Lithia
on 3/3/12 9:32 am

I didn't have one

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!

Amber Isbell
on 3/3/12 9:52 am - Devine, TX

When my daughter was 8 she had a major surgery and woke up with two drains. One was removed before we left the hospital and the other was left in for two weeks. We did not have to do anything but check the site for infection signs. When it was removed she said it didn't hurt at all! I hope that makes you feel less anxious. I worry about a nose tube for some reason! Good luck with your upcoming surgery!
Amber

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