I am exactly 1 week post op... Still having pain, so flipping tired.. My main support person says "you're too far from surgery to still be in this much pain...". Um, no.. I'm hurting, I have a drain that is constantly being tugged on.. PAIN!!! C'mon Mom!! Let me rest.. ugh!

Sorry you're going thru that.

I live alone so slept pretty much the 1st couple of days I was home and then long naps the rest of the week.

Didn't have little ones to take care of, meals to prepare, etc...and didn't have a drain.

Can't imagine having to do that right away.

You need to get some rest to heal which may be hard to do.

Ask that main support person to take over so you can get some needed rest.

You will feel so much better when that drain comes out, I promise

I am exactly 1 week post op... Still having pain' date=' so flipping tired.. My main support person says "you're too far from surgery to still be in this much pain...". Um, no.. I'm hurting, I have a drain that is constantly being tugged on.. PAIN!!! C'mon Mom!! Let me rest.. ugh![/quote']

What is draining out? I didn't have a drain after my surgery. Hope you feel better.

What is draining out? I didn't have a drain after my surgery. Hope you feel better.

Its Fluid that accumulated from swelling in the area of surgery.

my drain was out 24 hours later. I didn't go home with it. Weird they still have that in.

Anyone know why so people have drains and some don't ,I didn't have a drain either with my surgery

Poor thing having to go home with a drain. And for that long- yuck! I'm only 10 days out and I still get tired pretty easily. Saw the doctor at 7 days out and she said that the tiredness is very normal! Your body is trying to heal and you realistically aren't eating that much to power your body.

Now the pain, I was down on my pain by quite a bit by 4-5 days out. However, if you are trying to do too much too soon, it will likely slow down your healing process. I was lucky to just be able to sit at home with basically no responsibilities but myself, so that may be a huge difference.

I am exactly 1 week post op... Still having pain' date=' so flipping tired.. My main support person says "you're too far from surgery to still be in this much pain...". Um, no.. I'm hurting, I have a drain that is constantly being tugged on.. PAIN!!! C'mon Mom!! Let me rest.. ugh![/quote']

I had a drain too! It's supposed to be better for you to remove all of the Fluid from healing and it if you have a leak you will know sooner. You will feel a 100 times better when that thing is out. Tuck it into your underwear or a pocket so it's not hanging. You will be okay! You got this! It only gets better from here