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thall04    11

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Hey! Tomorrow I will be one week post-op! I am getting my drain taken out (hooray!!!) but I'm afraid it's going to be painful. My doc said it's 'uncomfortable', but how uncomfortable are we talking about here? This is definitely my anxiety kicking in... :)

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Steph W-O    75

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I would say more weird than uncomfortable! Not bad at all-very quick too. Don't stress. :)

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hopeful2 be slim    121

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no pain at all...dont worry..they will remove it and just put a dressing on top.

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Sassy Pants1    186

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I would say uncomfortable is accurate, but it's so fast, it's really a non-issue. You'll be happy to have it gone!

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thall04    11

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Awesome. Thanks guys!! I've been having major issues! I developed an infection from the vaccine they gave me at the hospital. I was running a fever, and my arm hurt worse than the actual surgery. Crazy! Also, I haven't been taking any pain meds because I'm allergic to codeine. Occasionally I have taken Tylenol for the fever, but I'm just trying to get through it. Hasn't been too bad! Hahaha! I seriously can't wait to get the drain out and be able to shower normally! Hahaha! Sorry if that's tmi!

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FitnFabfor2014    358

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When my drain was removed it HURT like HE!!. I was already in PAIN because the drain overinflated during the night. I was laying on the table in the room and he yanked it out. I screamed. :o He's lucky I didn't kick him! It was quick and I felt 80% better almost instantly.

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leo0704    48

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Weird yes. Uncomfortable yes. Painful no! Was so relieved to get it out and felt so much better after the fact. Good luck you will do great!

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thall04    11

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Hahaha wow! I really hope it goes quickly! About how fast are we talking here? Like, 5 seconds? Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes! ;)

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leo0704    48

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I would say 5 to 10 seconds is about accurate. It was really quick! I held my husbands hand and squeezed my eyes closed. My husband started laughing and told me I could let go of his hand it was over lol!

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SuperFab    689

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Have you ever been in a car and went over a hill too fast and got that flip flop feeling in your tummy? Or the drop in a roller coaster feeling? That's what it felt like when the pulled my drain. Not painful just weird.

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thall04    11

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Interesting comparison! I'll let you guys know how it goes! At the office now!!!

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FitnFabfor2014    358

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Hahaha wow! I really hope it goes quickly! About how fast are we talking here? Like, 5 seconds? Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes! ;)

Less than 5 seconds. It was really quick for me.

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taylokat    180

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Honestly it was the worst pain I felt, it felt like he was pulling my intestines out! But it was over in 5-10 seconds and instantly I felt better.

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thall04    11

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Sad!!! That sucks! It wasn't bad. My instinct was to put my hand close to it, so he had my mom hold my hands. He was like, "are you ready?" I said, stalling "....wait...how fast are we talking about here?" And he said, "Like one, two, three!" He was pulling it out as he was talking! It felt soooo weird!! I felt it a lot on my right side. Then it moved to the left..... Hahaha! It hurt a little bit but wasn't that bad!

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