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Surgical drain

I have a surgical drain that isn't being removed until Thursday 7/28. In the meanwhile, I have no plans to remain a shut in, so I'm wondering if any of you have ideas on how to conceal it. Would taping it to my belly with medical tape be ok?:cool0:

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I'd imagine it would be ok.... although I'm no nurse... but what I do know is that it MUST be lower than the exit point on your body, so the gravity will pull anything down and out from you.

I had some which stayed in for quite some time on a previous surgery and I used to carry mine around in a bag!!! LOL

When I was in the hospital mine was taped to my body, so if they can do it in the hospital then I'm sure you can do it after. They took mine out before I was discharged though--and what a weird feeling! Not painful, but like someone pulling a slinky through the opening.

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