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drainage container belt

stillgood
stillgood CSN Member Posts: 46
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Does anyone know about a belt that you can place your drainage containers in so that they are not flopping around. Someone told me about it but can't remember where/how she got it. It was a mother/daughter team that came up with the idea somewhere in California. thanks
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  • lizaboy
    lizaboy CSN Member Posts: 34
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    Don't know anything about a belt. I pinned them to the inside of my clothing and that worked okay. The only thing I found it easier to wear loose clothing like overalls, very glamourous!!!!
    Love Liza
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  • kat02
    kat02 CSN Member Posts: 76
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    There is a local store where I live that sells the belt. They also sell camisoles and other tops with pockets for the drains. I pinned the drains inside my blouse. I would pin them onto a lanyard when I was bathing. One night I did drop one of the drains as I was pinning it onto the lanyard. It dropped and dangled and scared me half to death as I was grabbing for it. However, when I had the drains removed I quickly found that there was no way that it was going to be pulled out. Best wishes on finding what you need. Kat
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  • jeancmici
    jeancmici CSN Member Posts: 665 *
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    kat02 said:

    There is a local store where I live that sells the belt. They also sell camisoles and other tops with pockets for the drains. I pinned the drains inside my blouse. I would pin them onto a lanyard when I was bathing. One night I did drop one of the drains as I was pinning it onto the lanyard. It dropped and dangled and scared me half to death as I was grabbing for it. However, when I had the drains removed I quickly found that there was no way that it was going to be pulled out. Best wishes on finding what you need. Kat

    I just pinned my drain so it did not hang and pull at the site. I was told not to shower - only sponge bathe - until a day after the drains were out.
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  • grandma
    grandma CSN Member Posts: 162
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    Hi, I made a pouch with a drawstring. the pouch was just big enough to hold the drain bulbs, and the string was a ribbon, I pinned the ribbon to the inside of my blouse/shirts.
    for no longer than I needed something, It worked fine.Hope this works for you.
    as far as needing something when taking a shower, forget it, they won't come out.
    GOD BLESS YOU !! and GOOD LUCK. LOVE, FLO
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  • heavenlee
    heavenlee CSN Member Posts: 113
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    kat02 said:

    There is a local store where I live that sells the belt. They also sell camisoles and other tops with pockets for the drains. I pinned the drains inside my blouse. I would pin them onto a lanyard when I was bathing. One night I did drop one of the drains as I was pinning it onto the lanyard. It dropped and dangled and scared me half to death as I was grabbing for it. However, when I had the drains removed I quickly found that there was no way that it was going to be pulled out. Best wishes on finding what you need. Kat

    Hi Kat,
    I pinned the drain to my camisole (sp?) that they gave me at the hospital. It did have a pocket but didn't use the pocket. I was also already in maternity clothes so you could hardly see the drain poking out. I was told I could shower but had to cover the drain at the place where it entered my body with plastic wrap. That worked great. I felt so much better when I showered. I had my drain in at home for a week. yuck.:-)
    Take care, Angel
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  • kathie9
    kathie9 CSN Member Posts: 23
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    grandma said:

    Hi, I made a pouch with a drawstring. the pouch was just big enough to hold the drain bulbs, and the string was a ribbon, I pinned the ribbon to the inside of my blouse/shirts.
    for no longer than I needed something, It worked fine.Hope this works for you.
    as far as needing something when taking a shower, forget it, they won't come out.
    GOD BLESS YOU !! and GOOD LUCK. LOVE, FLO

    There's nothing like good old safety pins. This way you can position it wherever you want. I got quite good at taking a shower from the waist down while the drain was in for approximately 10 days. I just washed my hair in the sink. It worked o.k. for me. I think pinning the drain is the easiest & simplest and you can easily hide it under your clothes. Kathie...God bless & may He watch over you.
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  • jbeardslee
    jbeardslee CSN Member Posts: 75
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    I also pinned my container to the inside of my clothing. It was summer and I wore my looser fitting tops and shorts. Two days after surgery, I went to church and wore an outift with a long jacket. Everyone was so glad to see me out and about that they didn't notice anything. I was allowed to shower as soon as I could change the dressing and I have to admit I was nervous about the drains then but all went well. My husband was great to help me cover the entry areas as needed.
    take care and best of luck
    -Judy
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  • 24242
    24242 CSN Member Posts: 1,398 *
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    kat02 said:

    There is a local store where I live that sells the belt. They also sell camisoles and other tops with pockets for the drains. I pinned the drains inside my blouse. I would pin them onto a lanyard when I was bathing. One night I did drop one of the drains as I was pinning it onto the lanyard. It dropped and dangled and scared me half to death as I was grabbing for it. However, when I had the drains removed I quickly found that there was no way that it was going to be pulled out. Best wishes on finding what you need. Kat

    There are water resistance tapes out there and found that I could tape and would be out of my way and didn't even know I had them. Comfort is the important thing
    24242
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