Does anyone know how you would know if you had a leak? What are the signs and symptoms?

My surgeon told me that two of the earliest and most reliable signs were rapid heartbeat and high fever.

Extreme abdominal pain, fever, extreme nausea, rapid heart rate

Thank you all. Thankfully I don't have any of those symptoms. Just a little pain on my right side. It seems to have started after I had my drain removed Monday.

Thank you all. Thankfully I don't have any of those symptoms. Just a little pain on my right side. It seems to have started after I had my drain removed Monday.

My drain was on the left side, and after i had it removed i had discomfort for several days, my doc says my body was rejecting the plastic tubing because it was a forign body and it was irritated inside, it finally went away. i would say that if it gets worse or you develop any other sign of a leak, then contact your doctor immediately.....feel better, vicki

Oh the drain is the worst part about having surgery (at least IMO). I had mine on the right side and had it for 6 days following surgery. The day I got it out, I spiked a fever and felt miserable (I was so happy to have it gone though!) I took 2 pain pills that night and felt better the next day.

That incision didn't get any stitches or closure so it is the slowest incision of mine to heal.