Drains and things
Good Morning, Pam..... Can't speak for those who had lap, but if you are open RNY, you will come home with drains. I had mine for I think about 7 days. WOW! To think back, it seems SO long ago..... Do NOT worry! Everything will be fine....
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only 7 days??? ugh Dr.Clark makes you keep them for 2 weeks now and it was horrible for me. Very painful and I couldn't feed myself protein through it like they said I could, tried but it didn't stay in no matter what I did. I'm a wimp with pain so I had to stay on pain meds until they took it out, my body didn't like the foreign object in it.
Good am Pam, I didn't come home with any drains. (I had LAP RNY) My hospital stay was longer so I had mine removed the day I came home. Other folks (my dad & a few friends) had one stay in for a few days nearing a week after coming home. Don't worry! Its a GOOD thing! All best....
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Hey Pam -
Ask your doctor/surgeon if they do... that's how I got some of my questions answered. I had it LAP RNY and I had no drains when I came home, they removed it right before I left the hospital.
No question is silly, the more you ask the more you can prepare yourself.. email or call your surgeon or PA or coordinator, I am sure they can tell you.
Good Luck!
Amanda
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No matter what you're going to have to make sure he doesn't jump on you. Most surgeons won't let you lift anymore than 10 lbs. for a period after the surgery. The worst thing that could happen is that you lift and tear your pouch. I have a 1 1/2 year old daughter and the first thing they said is no holding her. It was hard, because you don't think about it, but even sitting on the sofa holding a child strains the stomach muscles.
Nope, No drains for me! I was feeling pretty well and back to work in 13 days. My girlfriend with the same surgeon, no drains, was back to work in a week and a half! we were easy ones! Another friend of mine spent only one night, that was new since my surgery or I would have gone home early too! We all had mini open gastric bypass and are doing very well!
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