Nasty clogs in JP drain
Warning: I am going to type about my nasty findings that were clogging up my JP drain. So....hit the back button unless you have a iron stomach. Ok..so I am thinking about 15 hours has gone by and I am not draining any serous fluid and I am thinking yay! No more fluid woohooo. My SO who is a paramedic says he wants to look at it. Lo and behold it was clogged with some kind of "white stringy" substance. So then I am thinking ok that'll get it flowin again....nope. He looks again...waaaaaaay down towards the filter where PS had stitched it in good and secure, there was another clot like substance. So askes how long since its drained...I tell him about 15 hours maybe? He says it aint gonna drain anymore till the clot is cleared. It's really late to call PS....SO gets some surgical scissors and we wipe down the area with alcohol preps and he cuts the stitch holding he JP drain in place and manipulates the clot out. I am not grossed out by much ok...but this was nasty folks. Whatever was blocking it was not fatty tissue I swear to you..this can come through the drain somtimes. It was not a blood clot. The only thing I can describe it as is rubber cement with blood streaks running through it. It was VERY hard but pliable. Anyone wanna guess the mysterious clog?? I called PS and he said with my hx of seroma he wants to keep the drain in till I see him on tuesday to have it out hopefully. So in the meantime I am gonna secure it with some medipor tape and 4x4's (hey i just happend to have those layin around my house from the back of the ambulance *cough cough* of course I don't swipe them how dare you think this!!!) I describe the "OMGWTF is this"clot to nurse and she is like...hmmmm I don't know. I have to say I've never seen this before. Any takes on what it might be?
brachioplasty 7/11/07
Breast reduction/lift and axilla repair 9/5/07
Mons reduction and L arm brachioplasty repair 01/02/08
Tummy tuck with Anchor cut 3/12/08
Lower body lift TBA
322/157/170 Reached Goal on 7/30/06
LBL w/o outer thighs on 9/11/06
BL/BA, brach, lipo on 5/16/07
Medial Thigh lift on 01/23/08
brachioplasty 7/11/07
Breast reduction/lift and axilla repair 9/5/07
Mons reduction and L arm brachioplasty repair 01/02/08
Tummy tuck with Anchor cut 3/12/08
Lower body lift TBA
10+ years post op and still maintaining!!! surgery 9/25/2002 260/134
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brachioplasty 7/11/07
Breast reduction/lift and axilla repair 9/5/07
Mons reduction and L arm brachioplasty repair 01/02/08
Tummy tuck with Anchor cut 3/12/08
Lower body lift TBA


10+ years post op and still maintaining!!! surgery 9/25/2002 260/134
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bariatric_journey/welcome/ if you send a friend request on FB make a note that you are from OH - thanks http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=586438255&ref=profile
also www.facebook.com/valshealthykitchen