drains

by mizzpink23 7th February 2010, 8:59 pm

hi ya, i just wonderd, do drains reduce the risk of heamatoma?? ill defintly be having these and i wonder if my surgeon is uses these to reduce the risks of bleeding?? xx

by BoobiePrize 7th February 2010, 11:43 pm

as the drains take away fluid and any blood in the area, I assume so.

Have you asked your surgeon how many heamatoma's he's had as a percentage of his total ops? This might be a useful number to know/compare x

by mizzpink23 8th February 2010, 8:18 am

hi ya, thanks for that hun, ill defo ask that at my consult on fri xx

by tizzyt 8th February 2010, 6:42 pm

Hi hun,you are right,the drains will take away the excess blood,therefore preventing heamatomas,it does depend on the surgeons preferences though.x

by michelle newcastle 9th February 2010, 9:58 am

i think from my research best practice is to have drains - although some surgeons dont use them.
i didnt have a great deal of fluid in my drains - but much better drained away than around wounds.
my surgeon also said that they helped drain away the local liquid anaesthetic used during surgery to help minimise pain inthe immediate 12 hours after.
slightly uncomfortable when removed - ask for painkillers 1/2 hour before - but worth taking all precautions offered to you - no point in doing this and taking any risks with your investment.

by **COOKIE** 9th February 2010, 10:07 am

There is some information about drains from the surgeon who answers questions for us here - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

I've had two ops, one without drains and one with and can't actually say there was any difference is swelling post-op and I had gurgly boobies after both ops because of fluid, my first op without drains I had no pain whatsover right from the onset, second op I did, but that wasn't due to me having drains at all, as you know Pinky I had other complications, I also didn't feel a thing when the drain was removed, for me it was a piece of cake!

by **COOKIE** 9th February 2010, 10:11 am

Ooops just to add, if you are a high risk for a heamatoma as I was for my second op, they will definately use drains hun, my surgeon doesn't usually use drains but when he weighed up the risks, it's felt that if there might be a possible bleed due to complications, the drain is best there to get rid of it.

by mizzpink23 9th February 2010, 11:52 am

thanks everyone, im glad that drains will reduce the risk of bleeding etc, that has put my mind at rest x

thank you cookie for the link,ill go check that out now xx

by kellie 13th February 2010, 10:58 am

Wow Mizzpink i've missed a lot! a HUGE CONGRATS on booking your BA date hun, it's nearly your turn, I bet you are so excited after patiently waiting for so long!

Good for you hun, I remember how I was feeling around 20 days before and the run up from now on is so exciting!

xxx

by mizzpink23 13th February 2010, 11:02 am

thank you kellie!! im not gunna believe it tho till the boobs are firmly in my chest!! ha ha xx

by kellie 13th February 2010, 11:22 am

Ha, ha i know what you mean! xxx

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