burning

I had a tummy tacker, and two drains one on each side, 4 days later while I went to the bathroom I pull the drain on the right  it has been 3 days and I have a very high burning sensation in the area, very painfull is this related that I pull my drain will the burning sensation will go away, what happen to the blood that can come out I am worry, my Dr. doesnt know where the burning is coming from Thank you so much

[Howard Rosenberg, MD]

The loss of one drain following a tummy tuck is not a worry. I usually use only one drain for each tummy tuck and I perform a large number of these procedures. It is not clear whether the pain that you are experiencing is related to tightening of the muscle fascia as part of the surgery or somehow related to the early loss of the drain.  It should resolve over the next several days.