does everyone have one of those tube things hanging out for drainage?

No, it depends on your surgeon. I did not have one and was thankful.

I had a JP Drain..no big deal..don't worry about it

I did have one. I hated it at first but after seeing what came out of it I was thankful to have had it. Glad that stuff was not floating around inside of me! It wasn't painful just kind of awkward. It was only in for the 4 days I stayed in the hospital, I didn't have to wear it t home.

I had to wear one for a week post op. it wasn't painful. More slightly annoying than anything. U feel like a new person once it's removed..

I had a jp drain for 3 days while in hospital it was taken out right before i left hospital.

Only at the hospital...it came out the next am before I went home.

My surgeon will leave mine in until my 1 week checkup. Also a JP drain.

I had a jp drain for 3 days. It was no a biggie for me.

I also had a jp drain. it did hurt, just seem to get in the way. Doctor took it out at my 1 week post-op appt.

I also had a jp drain. it did hurt' date=' just seem to get in the way. Doctor took it out at my 1 week post-op appt.[/quote']

That's the perfect description... It definitely gets in the way!

At my pre-op support group last night, they said you could clip a JP drain to a lanyard to free up your hands, especially while in the shower. Good tip.

At my pre-op support group last night, they said you could clip a JP drain to a lanyard to free up your hands, especially while in the shower. Good tip.

I use a long shoelace around my neck and clippped the jp drain to it for showering.

I had a drain.........didn't bother me till one nite the nurse did some sort of tugging thing on it and all of a sudden........oooouuuuuccccchhhhh! It never stopped hurting until the doctor agreed to remove it the next day. OMG...talk about pain!

It hurt sooo bad coming out!!! Pretty sure I felt it scraping my insides coming out

It was a nuisance but necessary. My catheter bothered me more, because apparently they put it in wrong. That was no fun.