Tuesday I was diagnosed with a leak. I am 2 1/2 months out. I am shocked to say the least. The pocket of infection is in between my stomach and spleen so they can't just have it drained. I have to have surgery tomorrow for it. It still sounds like he isn't sure how he is going to approach getting at the infection. I am worried and scared. He says most likely it was or is a pin hole leak. I am hoping it has healed itself and just needs the infection removed from the abdominal cavity. Anyone ever been through something similar?

They changed a lot of the posts around, reorganizing I guess.

A little update - I ended up back in the hospital with fluid on my lungs for 19 days. I'm home now. Hoping, praying this bacteria from my leak doesn't go to some other organ.

Hugs

Libbe,

I missed this the first time around - when you orginally posted. I am so sorry that you are still going through this nightmare... now, this might sound weird, but your post 'feel' really positive?! Not sure why? Anyway, I think with you positive attitude you will get through all of this.

Sending you hugs from across the pond x

Oh I am really sorry to hear that. What an ordeal you have been through. I pray that you heal are done with the leak. and on the road to recovery for good.

Libbe hang in there sending you hugs from Northern Cali. What about the exterminator is he feeling this is it, I HOPE.

He said there is always a chance of reoccurence. Scares me so much. I will be paranoid about my temp and any shoulder pains for now.

OMG...you poor thing! I hope you have a good support system around you to help you through this. I will pray as well. Where did you get sleeved?

OMG MeMe!!!!

I just read all your posts. I am so sorry to read about all your troubles. I hope they will finally get you fixed up and you can move forward and enjoy your sleeve. I am sorry you are in the percentage of leak statistics. We are all behind you. Keep us posted on you recovery.

Vicki (Oma)

I hope you are doing much better now. I totally understand your pain. I had a leak and double pneumonia so I feel for you. It does get better. My thoughts are with you.

How long did your leak take to heal? What did they do? There are so few people to ask their experience.

I hope you are doing much better now. I totally understand your pain. I had a leak and double pneumonia so I feel for you. It does get better. My thoughts are with you.

I was in Mexico and didn't feel right from the start. After 2 days I told the doctors I knew something was wrong and they took me into surgery again to check it out. They said I had an ulcer that they missed while they were doing the sleeve, but I had a scope done before I left the U.S and there was no sign of anything. Butttt..... they said the ulcer caused a hole which they repaired. I felt better and returned to the U.S. I started having fever and pain, so I went to a general doc who diagnosed me as having double pneumonia so I was admitted into the hospital where they done tests and found out that I had a leak. From there everything went downhill. I was in the hospital another 2 weeks and had to do tpm at home for at least 6 wks. I thought I was in hell, but I was thankful everything was caught and fixed befofe anything even worse happened. I was lucky. My doc in the U.S. who I found on my own,( a bariatric surgeon who I begged to take my case ) took me in. He kept me on nothing through the mouth and only tpn until it healed on it's own. I had the mexico surgery video and he said it looked like it created an ulcer while being cauterized during the surgery, thus when I consumed liquids, causing infection. So I did antiboiotics through tpm. I eventually healed and was where I should have been after the initial surgery.

Sorry to hear all this stories, but I need to know where did you have the pain?

I had a sharp pain in my left side. Also I had a temperature that wouldn't stay away

From the date of my surgery to having my picc line removed it was 8 weeks. I was on clear liquids for 2wks after that MeMeMeee