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Question: questions regarding ulnar nerve surgery at the elbow
| toban
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:51 pm |
I just saw the hand surgeon today and will require surgery for my ulnar nerve at the elbow. Phone me with a date, within the next three months. Day surgery. He said I will need to wear a drainage tube for a few days but I forgot to ask some questions. I imagine he means a drainage tube at the site of the incision? What is it used for? He said it would be removed after a few days. Is this something I would remove or the doctor?
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| gt1924
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:23 am |
I'm not a doctor or a nurse but I think the drainage tube is used to collect any blood or fluids that would collect under the skin if not there after your surgery, it seems to be a very common thing after a lot of surgeries. I would think that the doctor would be the one taking the drainage tube out for you. Good Luck.
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| toban
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:49 pm |
Thank you for your reply. Sounds like that is what the drainage tube is used for.
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| toban
- Mon May 01, 2006 3:31 pm |
Thanks! I had my surgery and the surgeon removed the drainage tube two days later. It is used to drain excess blood/fluids to keep the swelling down.
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