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Hi! I'm just curious about the drain. My surgeon never said anything about a drain, but I never asked either. I didn't even think to ask about it. So now I would like to ask if all get a drain or only select surgeons require you to have a drain. Geez, I learn new things every day on here to prepare me...so glad this is available to us! Thanks!!

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I did not have a drain.

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Thank you!! Good to know that I may not need to have one. :)

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I will be sleeved on 3/20 and will have a drain in until my 1 week postop visit (so not looking forward to this, but my surgeon is adamant about it). I know a lot of people have their drains removed before they leave the hospital or don't have one at all.

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Some do some don't. I did. It came out on the second day post op.

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I had a drain while I was in the hospital overnight, the nurse removed it about 15 min before I went home. However, the fellow patient that was sleeved the same day I was did not have a drain at all. I asked the nurse why I had one and she said, "You just needed it, but the drainage all looks really good." What that meant I still don't know. LOL!

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During my research phase I remember asking what a drain was on the board, but I completely forgot to ask the surgeon. Such a long time passed between my question on the board and the appointment when I finally got a date for the surgery that I completely forgot about it until I woke up with one. Mine stayed on until my first post-op week.

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My surgeon said he doesn't do them anymore so I did not have one.

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Its a as needed per surgery case. I had one...wasn't a big deal. Its really nothing to worry about. You don't know its there unless you look down at it

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Its a as needed per surgery case. I had one...wasn't a big deal. Its really nothing to worry about. You don't know its there unless you look down at it

Or you getting it hooked on something around the house, that happened to me alot precisely because I forgot it was there ^_^

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Oh they removed mine when they discharged me to go home. I was only in the hospital over night...

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I've been told I will have one, and that I will have a catheter.

When I had my band put in (same surgeon) I was told I would have one, and that I would have a catheter, and I had neither.

So I'm cautiously optimistic. I'm not afraid it will hurt, I just think it's kinda creepy.

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I won't see my surgeon until my surgery day...guess I won't know until then. Oh well, won't worry about it too much! Just knowing it is possible that I may have a drain and a catheter will mentally prepare me enough. Thanks for all the responses.

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