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Is tis true...

So I been hearing that after the Gastric sleeve they send you home with a drain..What's that about..omg...How long u keep it in...Is this true....Getting sleeved next month...

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    • Bufflehead
      Bufflehead

      I had a drain but only for 24 hours. It was gone well before I left the hospital. Also, it was not a big deal!

    • Waler
      Waler

      No drain here either but I have heard of people having them. It is only to help and trapped Fluid or blood in your abdominal cavity out, this helps lower the risk of some complications for people wh

    • Ruby1
      Ruby1

      I had a drain. They removed my drain before I went home. It did not bother me. Don't let it bother you. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using the BariatricPal App

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    Band to sleeve revision and I had a drain but they removed it before I left the hospital.

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    No drain here. It was one of the questions I asked in my consult. The thought of a drain scared me so I was so glad I didn't need one. I'm sure asking your doc would put your mind at ease. Good luck!

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    No drain for the sleeve surgery but im having drains for skin removal :(

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    I didn't have a drain, another person on my floor that had surgery with a different Dr had a drain. The only difference I can see it that she seemed to be in a lot more discomfort than I was.

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    hearing that after Gastric sleeve they send you home with a drain

    @@TanishaP

    luckily no drain here!!

    DOS i wasn't even aware of a possibility of a drain

    (i hadn't seen/read anything about drains at the time on the board)

    i did have two drains later when i had plastics

    didn't hurt, or give me any problems

    sleeping was fine too

    just a nuisance!!!!

    anything that gets you to the finish line of

    WLS procedure being done - is worth the couple of

    aches and pains pre- and post-op

    good luck with sleeve

    speedy recovery

    kathy

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    little hijack

    @RJ'S/beginning

    this is supposed to highlight @RJ'S/beginning

    cleaning my eyeglasses....

    hey bud is that realllllly you?!!!

    soooooo nice to see your smiling face again :rolleyes:

    been too long

    hope things are going well for you

    3 year surgiversary next month

    try, try, try again - you'll never catch up to me ;)

    please visit and "show" your cute self more often

    hope to see you around the neighborhood

    kathy

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