Sleeved on 9-27 with no known problems. Follow up on the 10th showed I was dehydrated so I got two bags of Fluid and went home. 11th I was trying to get all my liquids is and after second bottle of Water I had chills so bad so I took temp and have a mild temp of 100.5 (230 pm). By 315 my temp was up to 102.8 so I called Dr and they asked me to come in. 2 more bags of fluid later my temp was not down and my heart rate was staying steady at 114-116 so they admitted me to hospital.

Catscan revealed an air pocket outside the stomach that fluids were going into and then back. Now I have a picc line for nutrition/hydration and standing by to see if it will heal itself. This whole time I was thinking I'd be here a couple days max but it is sounding like a long term deal from everything I am reading, please pray for improvement on next Catscan I don't want to go thru another surgery if at all possible!

Go to Virginia mason! They saved my life.

God bless you, I really hope you get better soon..... Faith.... Faith can everything

Good news, last test showed no leak....they took my PICC line out and I am on all liquids now. Can't believe how long this healing takes, after not eating or drinking for 6 weeks, I feel like my taste buds have changed. Having a hard time getting enough fluids just like after my surgery but hopefully this will pass quickly?? I am excited to be off the TPN! Surgery Sept 27th and on TPN was maintaining my weight, I've lost 11 lbs since they took it out!

Thanks for keeping us posted and so glad to see you on the "up" side of this!

Sending you healthy vibes and smooth sailing from here on!

I'm glad you are on the mend! My palate/taste buds took a month to recover and it still isn't what it was for wine.

HI - Glad to hear you are okay. I had a leak too and was in hospital for 8 weeks. I was in ICU on a ventilator after the first surgery. I had other complications from the leak too, plural effusions, my lung collapsed etc I had four additional surgeries, twice to put in the nasal gastric tube which didn't work either. I ended up with a PICC line and TPN for 8 weeks. I cried a lot, probably from about week 5 onwards actually. I hated hospital, the sounds and smells. I am so pleased that you are now leak free It is really hard initially but it does get better (when people told me this I thought they were liars though lol). Just do what you can and challenge yourself every day. I am now 7 weeks out since the test showed there was no leak. Some days are still tough...but nothing like what it was at the start.

Good luck!! Cheers, Lila

Yikes, I shouldn't read these posts before bed... Im giving myself nightmares!!

Did they test u.for leaks before u went home from the surgery?