is this drainage normal?

I looked through the Q&A archive, and I didn't find anyting pertaining particularly to my issue, though I could have missed it. After showering today, I was patting dry around my JP drain and dressed it. After I pinned the drain to my shirt I noticed a sort of whitish blob about the size of my pinky fingernail in the tube! It didn't hurt at all when it came out (whenever that was -- when I was showering, I guess). I'm a bit puzzled if this is something to be concerned about. My aftercare literature doesn't mention anything like this being a red flag to contact my surgeon immediately, but neither is there anything to indicate that this is normal. Any thoughts? Suggestions?

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