If you had a JP drain or Franch Blake drain, how long was your recovery?

There was a misfire of the stapler so that site had to be sutured. From the operative report a French Blake drain was installed. The nurse called it a JP drain. The drain was a more of a nuisence for a couple of days and then it went to pain a couple of days before it was taken out. Day 8 it was taken out. I have been running temperature in the 99's but the night the drain was taken out my temperature continued to rise until it got over 101. My physician called in a antibotic. I'm now 2 weeks post-op and starting to feel a little better every day but I'm wondering how long this exteneded my recovery time. I'm still very sore where the drain was and my stomach is still swollen. I would appreciate your comments.

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