I'm just curious if this is standard procedure, if its a "doctor's choice", or if you get it because something is wrong.

@@GreenEyes604 I had one..in fact I ended up taking it out myself last week but not everyone has one and some people only have it while in the hospital and they get it pulled before they leave...My surgeon wanted me to have it for 10 days But that didn't happen. It's up to your surgeon.

My Dr. doesn't use a drain, some do, some don't.

I had a drain, it was just a little thing, and they removed it when I was discharged from the hospital. It was really no big deal.

Not everyone gets one. I had one because I had gotten a really deep abscess from a previous surgery. I didn't want to risk that again. However mine was pulled when I was discharged.

My doctor didn't use one.

No drain for me.

I had a drain. It was only in for about 23 hours post surgery.

No drain for me either. My surgeon doesn't do 'em.

I had one. They removed it on Day 3.

I had one but it wasn't needed. It was the weirdest feeling when the pulled it out too. Not really pain, but plain weird.

I had one but it wasn't needed. It was the weirdest feeling when the pulled it out too. Not really pain, but plain weird.

Yeah, you feel that tube zipping through you. Not painful, but weird.