I'm 3 weeks post-op and wondering when I will be out of danger for a leak? How far out has a leak been reported?

You're at six weeks already?!?!? Man' date=' that went FAST![/quote']

Yes 6 week already!!!!!! And I'm getting better.....

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I am doing much better. I hit a rough patch the day of surgery but it has been getting increasingly better everyday. I almost don't have the desire to eat at all and it is hard to distinguish between hunger pain or sleeve pain. I know I will be able to figure it out one day.

I hope your surgery went well also?

My surgery went well he fixed a hernia I had also... It took a long time for me to come to though...they took me off the pain pump yesterday and I too am having a hard time distinguishing between the belly pains...am I hungry? Am I healing? Am I just in pain? Or is my stomach yelling at me for what I've done to it? Lol hoping to go home today

Yeah the general populist is right your safe after 6 weeks and leak free after 8, unless a previous leak is missed through out those first 5weeks!

Yeah the general populist is right your safe after 6 weeks and leak free after 8' date=' unless a previous leak is missed through out those first 5weeks![/quote']

Thanks Jimmy!

My surgeon said that you can develop a leak up to 6 months out. He said it is VERY unlikely after 3 months but it can happen up to 6 months.

I found an article that had two patients with leaks at 6 and 9 mons out. Leaks this late or rare but still scare me because I had a very rare complication during surgery (small bowel cut) so now even the rare seems like a very real possibility!?!?

Leaks ONLY occur 6-9 months out of you do not follow the propose relearning eating curb for the first 3-4 months. When you force yourself to eat like you did prior you stretch the stomach lining so the healing process takes longer. Remember ya organs takes a longer time to heal thank anything else on the outside. Your incisions will heal way before your stomach does. So of you're constantly stuffing ya gave and pitting pressure on the wounded stomach you will develop a leak forcing the healing period to extend to an even later date than originally planned.

I has my surgery back in MAY and it was the net thing I ever did for myself

No worries on me pushing any limits Jimmy, I had a major complication with a cut bowel so I am really careful. As a matter of fact today is my two week so I moved to purée on my plan but I am really taking it easy and slow no push it over here!

Leaks have occurred years out.

"Diagnosis of a gastric leak can be difficult, as the presentation can vary from asymptomatic to severe septic shock."

"The cause of a gastric leak is indicative of some abnormality or failure of normal healing process of tissue. There is a general agreement that local risk factors contributing to a leak are impaired suture line healing due to staple dehiscence, poor blood flow, and infection. These risk factors contribute to decrease in oxygen and subsequent ischemia to the tissue"

"...leaks after LSG procedures can be a very serious, life-threatening complication that needs immediate attention. Currently, the literature has yet to define an absolute algorithm as to how to manage and treat gastric leaks; however, there is a consensus that timing of diagnosis, severity, and location all play a role in constructing a treatment plan."

www.hindawi.com/journals/crigm/2013/136153/

Years???! With no symptoms or problems???

Leaks have occur years out.

"Diagnosis of a gastric leak can be difficult, as the presentation can vary from asymptomatic to severe septic shock."

"The cause of a gastric leak is indicative of some abnormality or failure of normal healing process of tissue. There is a general agreement that local risk factors contributing to a leak are impaired suture line healing due to staple dehiscence, poor blood flow, and infection. These risk factors contribute to decrease in oxygen and subsequent ischemia to the tissue"

"...leaks after LSG procedures can be a very serious, life-threatening complication that needs immediate attention. Currently, the literature has yet to define an absolute algorithm as to how to manage and treat gastric leaks; however, there is a consensus that timing of diagnosis, severity, and location all play a role in constructing a treatment plan."

www.hindawi.com/journals/crigm/2013/136153/

This case study was for a patient who had a band to sleeve revision. He has the band removed following weight gain and then had sleeve. It also states this case was very rare .

Edited July 29, 201610 yr by KristenLe

Years???! With no symptoms or problems???

No. This should not in anyway concern you. It is extremely rare and I'm sure there were circumstances that lead up to it.

Wonder if I could get a leak test at 6 wks out to b on the safe side.

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Wonder if I could get a leak test at 6 wks out to b on the safe side.

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Is there a reason you suspect a leak? It is unlikely you can have a test done and paid for just to ease your mind with no symptoms or problems. If you are following your surgeon's instructions and not going off the diet plan, following up with your surgeon when required and have no symptoms then I would not worry.

Wonder if I could get a leak test at 6 wks out to b on the safe side.

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Is there a reason you suspect a leak? It is unlikely you can have a test done and paid for just to ease your mind with no symptoms or problems. If you are following your surgeon's instructions and not going off the diet plan, following up with your surgeon when required and have no symptoms then I would not worry.

I have not had surgery yet, just asking after reading different comments.

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