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smckiss    39

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Hi I am 4 months post opt. At the 2 week mark I had to be put back into the hospital. Had a leak & infection. Stayed in the hospital for 18 days. At first I thought "what did I do" but now I am 60 lbs lighter and feel so much better then I did.

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kristy3k    1,133

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Wow you look great!!! Sorry about the complications in the beginning. Welcome to the boards!!

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my3stars    88

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Hi I am 4 months post opt. At the 2 week mark I had to be put back into the hospital. Had a leak & infection. Stayed in the hospital for 18 days. At first I thought "what did I do" but now I am 60 lbs lighter and feel so much better then I did.

Here is a picture of me after/before

Wow looking good! Just curious how did you know you had a leak? What were your symptoms? TIA!

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smckiss    39

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I had a drain in when I left the hospital. When I started feeling sick I noticed that the chocolate Protein Drink I drank was going into the drain. My symptoms were high blood pressure, tired, low grade fever. If I didn't have that drain in we would not have known about the leak so soon. A cat scan then confirmed it.

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Tammy483    162

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I'm sorry to hear about the difficult side, that would have been hard. But the change is awesome!

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my3stars    88

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I had a drain in when I left the hospital. When I started feeling sick I noticed that the chocolate Protein drink I drank was going into the drain. My symptoms were high blood pressure' date=' tired, low grade fever. If I didn't have that drain in we would not have known about the leak so soon. A cat scan then confirmed it.

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Wow that must of been scary! Had you done the upper gi at the hospital before you left? I had a drain as well but it came out at 9 days pst op.

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smckiss    39

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Yes I had the upper Gi the morning before I was discharged. It was fine. Dr. Said sometimes its hard to see if it's tiny.

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my3stars    88

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Yes I had the upper Gi the morning before I was discharged. It was fine. Dr. Said sometimes its hard to see if it's tiny.

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Well the great thing is IT IS Over and you are okay! Once again congrats on the weight loss!

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cynt802004    14

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Can I ask did you have RNY surgery? And how long did you have to say in the hospital before u had to go home I ask cause my doctor said to us that he don't use drain cause any leaks that's gone happen will happen in 24 hours so now I'm just worried

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smckiss    39

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Well the great thing is IT IS Over and you are okay! Once again congrats on the weight loss!

Thank you.

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amanda    6

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Hi I am 4 months post opt. At the 2 week mark I had to be put back into the hospital. Had a leak & infection. Stayed in the hospital for 18 days. At first I thought "what did I do" but now I am 60 lbs lighter and feel so much better then I did.

Here is a picture of me after/before

How do you post pictures? I can't even get a profile pic up. Of course I can't even post without quoting.

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smckiss    39

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Can I ask did you have RNY surgery? And how long did you have to say in the hospital before u had to go home I ask cause my doctor said to us that he don't use drain cause any leaks that's gone happen will happen in 24 hours so now I'm just worried

Yes I had RNY surgery. I was in for 3 days had the upper GI the day i was released. Showed no leaks. It's rare to get a leak after going home but possible. I was only on liquids when released so I know I didn't over do. I had trouble getting anything down at first. Dr said a staple could have caused the leak. Don't really know why it happened. It healed on its own I was NPO while in the hospital & at home total of 6 weeks. NPO (nothing by mouth). It's ok to be worried. In the end I would do it again. I love the way I feel with the lbs that I have already shed. I can't wait to get to my goal. My prayers are with you.

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amanda    6

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Wow that must of been scary! Had yo done the upper gi at the hospital before you left? I had a drain as well but it came out at 9 days pst op.

Wow, lucky for that drain! You do look goodthough.

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smckiss    39

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How do you post pictures? I can't even get a profile pic up. Of course I can't even post without quoting.

I was using my phone and uploaded the pictures from it. I think it was in settings for profile pic. To upload there is a + at the top to upload pics in your reply. Hope this helps

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