Hi Stoongal,

I've been thinking of you and wondering how you got along. Did you make a post that tells all about your trip and such? I've been looking and didn't find one.

Curious minds want to know!

Nancy

I wouldn't exactly describe it as being "tickled from the inside" - it was a very strange feeling- it didn't hurt but I was glad when he FINALLY stopped removing it!!

It was indeed a very strange feeling and you felt like he was a magician with a scarf trick - the tubing just kept coming and coming...LOL

One of the ToonTowners here

Sure, meeting someone face to face is more convincing than a bunch of messages. Meeting someone with an RNY put me off that surgery for life! (Yes, I know it works for a lot of people, and for them it is the right choice.)

"Magician with a scarf" lol that's exactly what I thought too!

Ivy

To me it felt as though I was being tickled from the inside.

That's how it felt to me too, Rosebud. It sure was long! I understand that some surgeons don't use a drain. I 'm sure glad I had it, because it seemed to drain out quite a bit of blood-tinged Fluid every day, even on the day it was removed...I might be wrong but think it might have been uncomfortable to have that much fluid inside just waiting to resorb eventually.

Thanks for posting your experience there Mom!! It WAS really helpful having you call every night from Mexico to keep your over anxious daughter feeling better! Haha!

I TOO am a person that requires a LOT of detail like you Nancy! So I appreciate hearing all the little details about what I can expect when I go for my surgery in January! With the photos posted by superppp, the MILLIONS of questions that I have, and continue to ask my Mom, (and lurking on the site here too!!) I feel like I know pretty much EVERYTHING that's going to happen!

VERY VERY helpful info to an inquiring mind like mine!!

Thanks! And I look forward to posting about my own personal journey in the future!!

Hey, Time-For-Me, welcome to the forums! We love your mom, she is such a sweetheart. We look forward to taking this journey with you and getting to know you better.