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Had my JP drains removed today, and was pleasantly surprised

Posted by msandbreastcancerwarrior @msandbreastcancerwarrior, Oct 26, 2023

There wasn’t pain! I had expected it to be very painful. One blogger I read had indicated it was painful for her.

But for me I barely felt anything at all. It was just kind of an odd feeling for a couple of seconds and then it was all done.

Now I just need to keep the area clean with fresh gauze for a few days until the holes close and the slight oozing stops. No big deal.

And boy do I ever feel WAY more comfortable without those drains in!

I had continual burning pain from the drain on the right side, and a kind of skin irritation pain, that wasn’t bad, but it was noticeable and unpleasant.

As soon as the drain came out, the pain left and hasn’t come back since. Hurrah!

I am feeling very happy today to not need drains any longer and to have them out!

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dmjude | @dmjude | Mar 11, 2024
In reply to @sequoia "@dmjude Hope you are doing better. If the drains weren’t draining properly, this may be the..." + (show)
@sequoia

@dmjude Hope you are doing better. If the drains weren’t draining properly, this may be the result. I had two drains for at least 2 weeks. We kept track of the amount of drainage each day. The removal was based on this. Blessings.

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I had the drains removed after seven days and 25 mL output for two days straight. I am at the Mayo clinic by myself so they think maybe I overused my right arm and that caused the fluid buildup. I just had a drain put in on the right side in the doctors office today. 40 mg of fluid came out using a drain I won’t have to keep going back if we use a needle to remove fluid there’s no guarantee. It a pain to start over with a drain but being out of town I did not want more complications.

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Miriam, Volunteer Mentor | @mir123 | Mar 11, 2024
In reply to @dmjude "I had a double mastectomy on February 27 My drains were removed yesterday woke up this..." + (show)
@dmjude

I had a double mastectomy on February 27 My drains were removed yesterday woke up this morning with swelling and leakage. I went to surgical nurse that removed the drains yesterday This morning she told me that she had never seen the drains pull out the way My drains did she drew me a picture and explained They were wrapped circular, and when they were removed, the drain pulled along the chest wall in a downward scooping this now is making my body try to heal the new damage that was done to my skin . I may have to go in and have an ultrasound and fluid removed with needles. I was told to rest today don’t lift my arms and call them tomorrow if the swelling increases. . Anybody had this problem?

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Thank you for checking in. I hope this works smoothly. Seems like you are getting attentive care--here is to a positive outcome!

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