Can you sleeve leak after 2-3 month post op

[puchy123 56]

Has anyone here knows of someone or maybe had it happened to them. Can you cause a leak after2-3 month post op. and what can cause it. What re the symptoms .

[TwinsMama 483]

I was told by my Dr that a sleeve can leak within 6 months. The reason is that it is still healing until that time (sometimes longer) and that as swelling goes down, leaks can become more visible.

I haven't found anyone here (that I remember) having a leak later on.

[puchy123 56]

Thank you for replying. I've been having a weird sensation in my stomach. My muscle aches said I was doing sit-ups but I haven't. I think I over ate or something. Not having any other symptoms .

[RoxFC 175]

I asked my surgeon at my first post-op visit and she told me that it can happen up until 9 months. The symptoms are high fever, nausea, vomiting, and a constant pain in your left shoulder and left side of your torso. I was worried because I had pain in my back on the left side whenever I moved about 10 days after surgery. But, my surgeon assured me that the pain wouldn't go away with movement and that it would be almost excruciating.

[TwinsMama 483]

Oh okay, well if you had a leak you'd most likely have a fever and pains in other places (not just your stomach). Hope you feel better soon!

If you still feel this way tomorrow, maybe call your Dr just in case.

[Kennedy 100]

Could be muscular?

[RoxFC 175]

Thanks! It's actually gone now...it was more like a pinched nerve or something because when I would stretch my neck it would hurt somewhere in my left shoulder blade. I just got paranoid when I saw that one of the symptoms of a leak is left shoulder pain. Thankfully it wasn't that!

[marfar7 1,528]

I asked my dr last week about leaks. He said most happen in the first 72 hrs. It's very, very rare to have one after the first 3 months. In fact, the latest he's ever seen (and he's a Center of Excellence and has done many sleeves, not sure the number) was 1 week. He's only had 3 leaks.

[puchy123 56]

Thank you everyone for your response. I'm feeling much better today. Pain is almost gone.