Re: question about drain after lymph node disection

January 1, 2004

Hi and welcome. When I had my surgery I attached to slip and also

underpants elastic. I was working at the time and it worked quite well. I

know there is something you can buy over the internet that helps with

holding it in place but I don't know what the site is. Maybe one of the

other ladies might know.

You are in my prayers.

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nne

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question about drain after lymph node disection

> I had left modified radical mastectomy yesterday, with lymph node

> disection. They had told me to just pin the drain bottle by the tab

> to the inside of my blouse. Well, that tends to pull the shirt down,

> so I tried pinning to the sport bra I have. But it seems no matter

> where I pin it, it looks like a lump under my shirt. Does anyone

> have any suggestions on handling this issue with the drain bottle?

> My surgery went well, and I feel wonderful though very exhausted.

> I'm learning a lot from reading old messages here, and I thank you

> for any input on the drain, that you can offer. God bless...

> Loving, caring, healing thoughts,

>

January 1, 2004

Those bags are a real pain in the....., aren't they? I happened to

have one of the things you put your arm in when it is broken,

sprained, etc. and I used it to put my bag in. It worked very well.

I also put a soft belt on and pinned the bag to that. The nurse had

told me to pin it to my panties but believe me, everytime I had to go

to the bathroom, that was not a good solution...unpin, sit down, pin,

stand up. Why would anyone think a breast drain bag would do well

pinned to panties??????????