Panniculectomy done a week and a half ago. i am on anticoagulants and need to have one of my JP drains removed. I’ve already had post op complications with bleeding. I have 2 JP drains. One drains 75mL/day, the other about 12mL/day. I take Coumadin daily (Factor V Leiden). Should I be extra worried about bleeding when the drain is removed? I have already had 2 clots that plugged a drain, as well as having an internal bleed that increased my drain output by almost 100mL/day and required a second hospitalization. The drain that’s now producing 12mL/day was producing about that before the bleed.
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Hi. Most of us PS are trained for this procedure. Look for a high skilled and experienced board certified PS, and ask him about his experience in this kind of procedures.In my 26 years of practice I had performed this procedures multiple times.
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Thank you for your question. In general I recommend at least waiting a week or two to go back to work. You will likely still be sore, but getting back into routine is a great way to speed recovery. The first week you still may need narcotic pain killers, and that can...
Hello Cherish- This is an excellent question and one that our office receives often. Sadly, most insurance companies do not cover the panniculectomy unless you have a substantial amount of skin hanging well below "the pubis." What this means is that the fold of abdominal skin is covering your ...
