Scar revision surgery - Page 5 - ThinnerTimes

lealphachienne · 04-06-2006, 10:39 AM

The nurses get to do the dirty work.

If you need aspirating, which is highly likely...they will numb you first, then use a large needle and syringe to suck it out. I felt sooo much better to get it out. I do go back today...it appears I have more to drain out. It literally looks and feels like a water bed under the skin. If you press on one spot and see i ripple across to anohter, then it's fluid pocketing under there somewhere.

HAMPTON5555 · 04-06-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by lealphachienne

The nurses get to do the dirty work.

If you need aspirating, which is highly likely...they will numb you first, then use a large needle and syringe to suck it out. I felt sooo much better to get it out. I do go back today...it appears I have more to drain out. It literally looks and feels like a water bed under the skin. If you press on one spot and see i ripple across to anohter, then it's fluid pocketing under there somewhere.

The water bed has been drained. I lost count as to how many times she filled up the siringe. I filled up the kidney dish. Yuk, the funny thing was that as we were draining out the fluid I was standing and my left leg started to tremble. Odd huh?

anyway I feel swell, which is better than swollen!!

I hope I don't get too much fluid over the weekend as I really did not like the way I fet or looked!

How long will this go on, any idea?
Rain

lealphachienne · 04-07-2006, 09:50 AM

It can go on for 1-2 more weeks until it's all drained. One of my friends, not a WLS person, had a TT. She had drainage for 2 months. The fluid accumulation is a very common complication of having your skin ripped apart and sewn back.

I had another 100 ccs drawn out yesterday. I go back on Monday. It is a hassle, but the skin can't start to reattach to the muscle until it's all out.

HAMPTON5555 · 04-08-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lealphachienne

It can go on for 1-2 more weeks until it's all drained. One of my friends, not a WLS person, had a TT. She had drainage for 2 months. The fluid accumulation is a very common complication of having your skin ripped apart and sewn back.

I had another 100 ccs drawn out yesterday. I go back on Monday. It is a hassle, but the skin can't start to reattach to the muscle until it's all out.

I hope I am not one of these peole who have to do this for 2 months.
My Dr. office is in La Jolla, do you know if I can get this drained out locally?
Rain

lealphachienne · 04-09-2006, 09:49 AM

More than likely not...as many doctors don't like to interfere with another doctor's post-op care. You can ask if you can be taught to do it yourself. There have been others (non-medical people) that have posted here about doing the draining themselves.

As for myself, they let me do my own at home in between office visits. Of course, I have a bit more practice and they have watched me do it at the office. Heck, I tell them where to go with the needle when they are doing it

HAMPTON5555 · 04-09-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lealphachienne

More than likely not...as many doctors don't like to interfere with another doctor's post-op care. You can ask if you can be taught to do it yourself. There have been others (non-medical people) that have posted here about doing the draining themselves.

As for myself, they let me do my own at home in between office visits. Of course, I have a bit more practice and they have watched me do it at the office. Heck, I tell them where to go with the needle when they are doing it

Not the nurse type, I think I am not able to do it. I would rather drive to La Jolla daily than have to do that...

....I know I am a wimp, but it gives me an awesome apreciation fo nurses!!!