HELP DRAGINAGE, POST OP! 16yrs old....

[reinker]

ok this is my first entire day post of and i can tell u from what i saw after the surgery my nips looked freat, but idk. Now i have the drainage, and i got a tubes for my drainage. Here is what is looks like...

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2174/surgery1ir8.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8435/surgery2fi5.jpg

ok so i drain the little bottle things once in a while, and i was told that they should let air get into them...whcih i am doing but it seems that the blood going through the tubes is not coming out, or if it is its coming out VERY SLOWLY, which worries me bc AGIAN i have never had surgery. Am i worrying about this to much r is this fine?

I am also going back on friday to get them removed, the drains that is....

[reinker]

WDF SOME SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE NICE.....IF U HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS WDF....stop looking and replie it only takes 1min.....if that..

[kgr]

Hi,

I am 3 weeks post-op.

Dont worry about the drain pipe and suction pump. It is very very slow, and thats normal. Usually the drains are removed within 1-2 days of surgery. Its purpose is to collect the fluid accumulation.

From what you wrote, it seems to be perfectly normal.

You'll be alright soon buddy! How much did they remove from your chest?