1st post op appt
Got my drains out
. Got my drains out!!!!!
RNY 2/24/14. HW 274ish. SW 259 GW 135
I didn't have drains - just little steri strips over my incisions, so I have no idea what that is but NOT having one sounds awesome!!! Congratulations and I promise every day is better than the last. Except for those hormones early on...don't feel bad if you feel bad or sad...that passes too :) Grat job and welcome to your new life!
No, not everyone has drains in my program. In my case I was a revision from a lap band removal earlier i the year and had massive internal scarring plus a surprise hernia and part of my stomach was pulled up into my esophagus. My surgery took 5-6 hrs with my dr struggling not to have to turn a laprascopic procedure into an open one. Two drains were placed on either side of my abdomen and left in for 10 days, until my first post op appt. one of my drains was touching my diaphragm which caused inability to take deep breaths and caused quite a lot of pain in my left shoulder that is similar to the gas pains one gets post surgery. I had to do dressing changes 2/3 times a day and empty them as well. on the 7th day one of my drain tip drooped and started brushing along my pelvic wall. THAT WAS THE MOST EXQUISITE pain ever!!! I could barely move around and sitting, lying were torture. The day before my post op I could not get all of my liquid/protein in. My friend had to drive very slowly when taking me to the office as going over every bump was not fum and I couldn't even sit down at the office while waiting. Then the drains came out and instantly i could breathe deeply and my pain went from a 10/10 to 2/10. Life was good. And life is still good.
I didn't post much while I was going thru this cause I didn't want to complain or scare newbies to death. Just know, my situation was not common and people have drains all the time with very little issues. I just like to be extreme in everything....At least thats what my Dr says
HW 350 CW 251 GW 160
so ready for this journey to continue!
