I am going today to have my drainage tube taken out and I was wondering if it is painful? and what do they do with the hole after the tube is out? I'm getting nervous about going but I want it out it's a pain in z you know what lol.

They took mine out as I left the hospital, it kinda tugged, really was a bit of a wierd feeling something inside moving about, but it did not hurt, just kind of like internal pressure or gas. They put a bandage on the hole said not to get the dressing wet for a couple of days, until is scabbed over and now it's just another one of the six scares that show that I had this surgery...

I had mine taken out yesterday. It is a very odd feeling and it took my breath away. I can't say it was painful but extremely weird, as if you insides are being pulled out.

Youre left with a pencil sized circular wound that heals over at about the same rate as the rest of your incisions. It feels really weird coming out, but not the kind of pain that would make you yelp or cry. No painkillers needed.