As much as I hated the drains, and I knew I would feel much better with them gone, nothing terrified me as much as getting them removed. You see, it hadn't occurred to me that they used surgical glue on me. (At the pre-op appointment you may want to ask if they are going to use sutures, glue etc). I don't think I had even heard of surgical glue. So I thought the drain ran all the way to the middle of my chest.
I really thought it was going to hurt like hell getting it out. I had an early appointment and I was so anxious that I felt like I was going to pass out on the way to the hospital. Then I had to wait in the waiting room for almost an hour. Which was just plain uncomfortable. And the looks I got from others there were pretty awesome too. I was shaking, and almost begging them to sedate me.
Yeah. It didn't hurt. You could feel a pull, but it didn't hurt, and there was an almost instant relief when they were removed.
This was just over a week ago, and I feel much better. But it's still tender.
The next worse part was that I had just one compression bra. And I had to wear it non-stop for 2 weeks. That's just gross. It was itchy and scratchy, and just plain yuck. I've never worn one item for that long and I can tell you that I never want to have to again.
So yay to no drains! Yay to no gross compression bra! And yay to Genie Bras!
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