 [ Symptoms ] green discharge from the drainage tubes i got after my double mastectomy is this bad should i go to the er i had a double mastectomy about a week ago and have had drainage tubes in since at first everything was fine no pain having to do with the tubes just normal discomfort a few days ago one of them started to discharge a green ish color liquid today the same tube is still outputting a greenbrown color but now it feels as if its clogged or something because it hurts i dont know what to do i dont want to have to go sit in the er for hours upon hours today if its not anything serious [ Disease ] hi my opinion you need to first confirm if it is a dvt yes anticoagulants are considered contraindicated in old age yet some doctors do consider the use of warfarin good luck