Drain slipping out on a Sunday morning; is this an emergency?

I am 3.5 weeks post-op with 2 drains. I had developed an infection 2 weeks post op and am on antibiotics (normal temperature for a week now) so the surgeon wanted to leave the drains in longer than usual until sure the infection was gone. The drainage has been clear and low, about 5 cc/day, for the past week. It is now Sunday morning and I noticed that during the night one drain has slipped about 7" out of me. The site is a bit uncomfortable but not too bad and certainly bearable. This is even though I keep the bulbs pinned to the underside of my clothes at all times to make sure there is no tension on the site. It seems not to be slipping further and I have done what I can to tape it to me to relieve any weight or tension on the site in addition to the bulb being pinned to my skirt. My question is can this situation wait 24 hrs until the doctor's office is open on Monday morning or is this an emergency room situation? Does the answer change if it manages to slip out entirely?

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