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LaBelle509

Gastric Sleeve Patients

My cath came out the day after surgery. I was walking more and in less pain so the Dr ordered to have it removed. The darn drainage bag was removed on day two as well ( OMG IT WAS PAINFUL )

Nicole76

LAP-BAND Patients

I only had a cath it was removed after my 2nd day went home on the 3rd day! wasnt painful at all! I dint have a drain.

Joni

Gastric Sleeve Patients

I did not have a drainage tube, only a catheter which was removed the day after surgery.

karenb4729

LAP-BAND Patients

I know I'm having both and my surgeon usually waits until the following week to remove the drainage tube. I think the cath comes out the day after surgery.

Jack Fabulous

Gastric Sleeve Patients

I did not have a drainage tube or a catheter. I was unable to pee for about two days, but I wasn't really uncomfortable because there really wasn't much in me.

Foxbins

Gastric Bypass Patients

I had a drain but no cath for my VSG. It came out on day 3. I had a cath but no drain for my gallbladder removal. Neither one of them hurt to remove; I didn't even know I had a cath until I was being discharged and they removed it. The drain just felt like something uncoiling from my insides--wierd but not painful.

Jenny2012

LAP-BAND Patients

JP drain, no cath and the drain came out the next morning.

skimmy197

LAP-BAND Patients

No catheter or drainage tube for me. It was hard getting up every hour on the hour to go to the bathroom the same day I had surgery, but I survived.

allmyjoy

Gastric Sleeve Patients

I had neither as well!

Thyckness718

LAP-BAND Patients

I really hope I don't have to use either one. I had a drainage tube when I had my gallbladder removed and it didn't hurt but was uncomfortable.

CJ_Redux

Gastric Sleeve Patients

Uhhhh...forgive me, but is a catheter that thing they stick up your tee-tee so you don't have to get out of bed to pee-pee???

Hold the phone! Are they doing that??? I can't have that situation going on... I hope I'm misunderstanding what a catheter is...

Thyckness718

LAP-BAND Patients

Uhhhh...forgive me, but is a catheter that thing they stick up your tee-tee so you don't have to get out of bed to pee-pee???Hold the phone! Are they doing that??? I can't have that situation going on... I hope I'm misunderstanding what a catheter is...

Yes, that is exactly what it is and trust me, I do not want one either*lol*

Lehg520

Gastric Sleeve Patients

I'm ok with the catheter. It doesn't hurt and it makes things so much easier when it hurts to get out of bed. I had one when I had a spinal block for my c-section and could get out of bed for 24 hours. That one went in while I was awake and before I was numb and it wasn't bad. At least they wait to cath you when you're asleep with this surgery.(At least at my hospital they won't)

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