I'm getting sleeved Feb 18, and lately I've seen a few comments on here about a drain tube? I've considered myself pretty informed on this surgery, but nobody at my surgeon's office has said anything about having a drain tube. That just sounds awful. Is that just a normal part of the surgery?

It depends on the dr. I didn't have a tube.

It depends on the dr. I didn't have a tube.

Good to know...thanks!

I don't have one either. Iv'e never even heard of a drain tube for the sleeve surgery, but I have heard about one for the lap band.

I had a drain after surgery. It was really no big deal.

Wow, you learn something new everyday, that's why i love this site:)

I didn't have a drain tube.

I also did not have a drain tube

I have seen a few people on the site mention having drains. I didn't though.

I did have a JP tube after the surgery. I did not have to much drain and it was removed the next day. A couple of hrs later I was discharged.

I didn't have one with the band but at my pre-op appointment my surgeon said I will have one for this surgery.

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It's typical for some doctors. It is not nearly as bad as it sounds. Mine was only in for a week and a lot of gunk came out. No big deal. The week goes by so fast.

This may sound silly but what is a drain tube? I'm assuming it allows fluids and such out of your body after surgery, but I guess what I haven't found the answers to are questions like where do they put it? What comes out? Is it better to have one?

Thanks!

You know, I was relieved that I didn't have one after reading about them here, but in hindsight, I wish I would have had one. I had a huge mass of blood in my abdomen and I had a leak. A drain tube might have saved me a great deal of pain.

I didn't have one either.

I had a drain tube for a couple of days. It's really nothing to be concerned about. It all depends upon the doctor. Many doctors upon completion of the staple line, put Water in your abdomen and submerge the stomach as air is blown down your esophagus to check for leaks. The tube is left there post operatively, usually in the upper incision on your right side. I also had a timed release numbing medication pump in to the muscle area near the left side inicision.

Neither hurts a bit when removed.