Drain Bags For Mastectomy

Whilst recovering charlotte designed a bag to hold post surgical drains in order to make herself feel better and able to do things for herself.

Drain bags for mastectomy.

These drains are thin plastic tubes connected directly into the body to allow any excess fluid to escape into small bulbs called drain bags. Drains are usually required following a mastectomy or reconstructive breast surgery. We recommend 2 drain bags following a double mastectomy and 1 for a single mastectomy. Surgeries that typically require surgical drains surgeries requiring drains are those in which fluid collects during healing.

There are 66 mastectomy drain bag for sale on etsy and they cost 21 61 on average. It is now common for individuals to be sent home with drains. Proud to help patients recover in comfort throughout the world. Pink pockets have been used by thousands of mastectomy patients on 6 continents.

It also made it so that i. For men and women having mastectomy organ transplant lung surgery heart surgery kidney surgery. Benefits of using pink pockets. The recovery pouch 18x8 apron with 6x8 5 inch pockets total length with ties 70 inches.

When charlotte was just 17 she lost her mum to ovarian cancer after finding out she carried the brca1 mutation charlotte decided to have a double mastectomy aged just 26 due to her genetic risk. Jan 5 2017 this drain bag holder helped after my double mastectomy. The most popular color. The drains are meant to help the breasts heal faster after the mastectomy by allowing blood and other excess tissue to evacuate the body.

When finished these bags should measure 23cm wide and 27cm in depth. One of the biggest post surgery complaints mastectomy patients often have is that having drains is a huge pain. It meant that i wasn t trying to wrangle drains while sleeping or peeing. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about mastectomy drain bag.

You may have only one drain or you may have five or more if you have a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. These are sometimes in place for up to 2 weeks. This was by far the hardest most uncomfortable part of the recovery. Pink pockets attach to your clothing discretely hiding uncomfortable drains and allowing patients to heal with dignity.

The drains needed to be stripped meaning cleared at least three times a day and measured to ensure enough fluid was exiting the body. Well you re in luck because here they come. Kili drain carrier for shower 10 5x8 25 mesh apron with 10x5 inch single pocket 84 total length for all surgeries that require drains. The bags are worn over the shoulder or across the body.