My surgery date is September 30th in Ypsilanti, MI.

who else is in september? what are your thoughts? are you excited??!!! Nervous?

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The clear part of the tube was located outside my stomach....If my doctor wasn't out of town, it would have came out this Monday. I figure my body was pushing it out anyways because its ready to heal. And I'm feeling so much better healing can now continue to take place around the incision.

Doing better today?

Yes much better!...I have a little update above. Thanks for asking.

It's not meant to harm or offened anyone, and I wasn't being funny......its not gross, its just a long tube with a bulb at the end.someone may want to see one that never seen one.....because I haven't until I seen mines.....you can just imagine what people want to see on pictures out curiosity....I myself searched many things on google that I want to see such as people that have plastic surgery, before and after weight loss surgery etc...

I wasn't offended. I used to work on the surgery ward and I saw those things up close and personal every day. I had one after my surgery and it felt sooo good to get that thing out.

I wasn't offended. I used to work on the surgery ward and I saw those things up close and personal every day. I had one after my surgery and it felt sooo good to get that thing out.

Ok. And yes after was such a big relief. I wonder if tonight I can lay on my right side....my favorite side. We shall see!

It's not meant to harm or offened anyone, and I wasn't being funny......its not gross, its just a long tube with a bulb at the end.someone may want to see one that never seen one.....because I haven't until I seen mines.....you can just imagine what people want to see on pictures out curiosity....I myself searched many things on google that I want to see such as people that have plastic surgery, before and after weight loss surgery etc...

I wonder why some have tubes and some don't. I didn't have one. I find it so interesting.

I wonder why some have tubes and some don't. I didn't have one. I find it so interesting.

It's some doctors use them and some don't. Before surgery my doctor told me he uses them, the main reason is to keep a eye out for possible leaks. I've read that leaks happen to people unknowingly and they find out after they get sick. And to drain out fluids that are there after surgery. Your body absorbs the fluid without a drain anyways. And it also reduces infection. Some doctors only use them for 2 days, some one. I've read yesterday about a lady who had 6 after undergoing a full body lift to remove extra skin after weight loss surgery...some people also get them after gall bladder surgery.

They also use them if there is a lot go bleeding so a hematoma doesn't form under the skin

The clear part of the tube was located outside my stomach....If my doctor wasn't out of town' date=' it would have came out this Monday. I figure my body was pushing it out anyways because its ready to heal. And I'm feeling so much better healing can now continue to take place around the incision.[/quote']

Cool, thanks for sharing

I had a drain like that, but they removed it before I left the hospital. The bulb kept getting in my way. I am amazed and impressed you could remove it yourself!

I am so happy to hear that I am not the only one that has been , to say the least MISERABLE! Incision pain, chest pain (hard to breath), heart burn that is so intense that I WANT to vomit. Hard to get on an eating plan when you are feeling like this.

I had my first post-op apt on Thursday. Met with my nut, nurse practitioner, & surgeon. I'm down 11 pounds since surgery, but all 3 of them told them that they don't even focus on the amount of weight lost until 3 to 4 months down the road. They want me to focus on getting used to the new diet, and making sure I get my 60g protein a day and 48 to 64oz of fluid a day. Everything is going great...still having muscle pain at one of my incision site and he said that would probably last several weeks while the muscle he sutured back up heals. And I got to move to my pureed/mushed diet!!! A scrambled egg never tasted so good....could only eat about half of 1 large egg, but it was still something to chew!! Hope everyone's journey is still going well!!

I had a drain like that' date=' but they removed it before I left the hospital. The bulb kept getting in my way. I am amazed and impressed you could remove it yourself![/quote']

Once I removed the tape, it started coming out on its own. A few light pulls and voila, it was out! Didn't feel a thing.

I had my first post-op apt on Thursday. Met with my nut' date=' nurse practitioner, & surgeon. I'm down 11 pounds since surgery, but all 3 of them told them that they don't even focus on the amount of weight lost until 3 to 4 months down the road. They want me to focus on getting used to the new diet, and making sure I get my 60g protein a day and 48 to 64oz of fluid a day. Everything is going great...still having muscle pain at one of my incision site and he said that would probably last several weeks while the muscle he sutured back up heals. And I got to move to my pureed/mushed diet!!! A scrambled egg never tasted so good....could only eat about half of 1 large egg, but it was still something to chew!! Hope everyone's journey is still going well!![/quote']

Way to go.

I' was sleeved on 9/24. I had a slow first week including a day of crying and total breakdown. I mistakenly watched the Food Channel without any thought to what that was going to do to my mind.

Once I realized I was sabotaging my recovery I nipped the tv and started doing projects- work a little, rest a little. It has worked for me!

I didn't have any drains so I can't imagine how much fun that would have been but I totally relate to laying on my right side. I still use a pillow to help support the incisions. The left ones were doozies - I never even had pain from any of the ones on the left.

My surgeon does five incisions but I got lucky with an extra one due to a large hiatal hernia that required two staples to repair!

I' was sleeved on 9/24. I had a slow first week including a day of crying and total breakdown. I mistakenly watched the Food Channel without any thought to what that was going to do to my mind.

Once I realized I was sabotaging my recovery I nipped the tv and started doing projects- work a little, rest a little. It has worked for me!

I didn't have any drains so I can't imagine how much fun that would have been but I totally relate to laying on my right side. I still use a pillow to help support the incisions. The left ones were doozies - I never even had pain from any of the ones on the left.

My surgeon does five incisions but I got lucky with an extra one due to a large hiatal hernia that required two staples to repair!