Drains post RNY

Hello all,
I'm currently prepping for the possibility of WLS. Can you tell me if drains are used post op for the RNY proc? The thought of this makes me cringe. Any feedback ?????


Thx,
Rei

Hi Rei,

I did not have drains but they are more messy than painfully.. I had them when I had a mastectomy and it was just an adjustment. I guess it matters on the surgeon if you have drains.

Some surgeons do use them, some don't.  In my practice I recently found out I am using the only surgeon that doesn't. So you may want to ask around at your intended practice.

Thank you for the feedback!!! 

Before I had my surgery, I too was concerned about the drains that would be used. The drain turned out to be no big deal at all. The only part about the drain that turned out to be uncomfortable was when they removed it, It went fast when they took it out so it did not hurt it just felt strange.

I didn't have a drain but you should ask your surgeon if you will have one or not.

I didn`t have any drains.  However, my biggest incision started leaking at approx 1.5 weeks post op for about 2 weeks on and off.  It is the serous fluid that is inside our bodies post-surgery that needs to come out.  That is what the drain is for.  So I used gauze and had to change it frequently some days.

 

Judy

I had a drain for a week. It wasn't painful but annoying. Mine leaked around the site, I had to measure how much liquid was in it when I emptied it. I was very thankful when it was gone.