Question:
anyone have problems with their tube
10 days post op and my tube is really bugging me, painful to walk and everything...anyone else — sweetdarling_ab (posted on October 8, 2003)
October 8, 2003
Oh I can definitely know what you are talking about.. once that disgusting
appendage was removed.. I was a new woman. Yes, it hurt me whenever I
moved.. and it hurt coming out..just know once it is removed...there is
light at the end of the tunnel. 10 days tho?? I had mine removed at 6..
would have had it out at day 3 if my doc made his rounds before I left the
hospital.... Chris Stebbings
— chris S.
October 8, 2003
Dawn, Ihad mine in a little over 3 weeks, It was HELL!!! But I ended up
back in the Hospital and it ended up beiing a lifesaver. I had fluid in my
old pouch and I got so sick and could not eat are drink. So I had to be fed
threw the tube which got back on track, so ended up good for me .But It
ended up being good in its own way. But yes I hated it to! Good Luck and
you will feel 100% better once it is taken out and I didnt think it hurted
one bit taken out . It was about 3 seconds and done and over with for good.
@ onths post-op and 60lbs on the losing side. Best Wishes. christine
— blainejrjeni
October 8, 2003
sorry for the mistakes Iam met to say 2 months out and 60lbs on the losing
side.
— blainejrjeni
October 8, 2003
I don't know exactly which tube you are talking about. I had 2 drains, and
a peg tube that was used for fluids. I tied the ends of a long shoe string
to my tube and hung it around my neck. This took all the pressure and
weight that was pulling at my skin. I also wore a binder that I put holes
in so I could pull the tubes through. Good Luck. Let me know if this was
what you were asking about. --
— CohenHeart
October 9, 2003
Dawn, I could have kissed my surgeon's toes for taking out the
bulb-and-tube drain after the first week. It hurt a lot, once it leaked at
night (ewww) and was just generally totally disgusting. I still have a
small tied-off tube on the left side attached to the old stomach portion,
that won't come out for another week, dammit! Can't wait, it aches and is
generally misery-making. So hang in there! :) - Deborah Open RNY
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— Deborah M.
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