I had my JP drain removed yesterday and it caused a lot of pain.

Not immediately, but in about 30 minutes, I almost couldn't stand up, almost as much pain as when I woke up after surgery. I am 12 days post op, and I have felt pretty good up until now. I called the surgeon's office and they said to take pain meds and monitor the wound site for too much seepage. I guess having this pain is not normal. There was about 18 inches of drain in my abdomen that was pulled out so the pain is literally clear across, above my belly button but below my rib cage. Did anyone else experience this?

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