I can't believe that I am only 7 days out to surgery. The liquid diet is definitely getting easier. Thank goodness since I will be on it a while, right? I noticed though that i gained a few pounds this week. Thats kinda wierd since I'm not eating anything. kinda discouraging but I am pushing on. I keep hearing about this drain they put in. Can someone tell me how long they leave that in? Sounds painful.

I only had a drain after surgery and it was removed before I left the hospital. It wasn't too bad when they removed it but I do have a higher tolerance of pain. I just breathed in and out slowly while she did it. (lamaze if you ever had kids) I know others said they go home with one so you may want to ask your doctor what is their standard of practice regarding a drain.