First of all, I'd like to send out prayers and hugs to those of you that have had to deal with a leak after surgery. I can't imagine the strength it takes to get through the physical pain and emotional stress that you have to. I am 9 days out and have been doing great. I've never had nausea and very minimal pain. I've gotten in all my fluids and Protein since day 4 and I have plenty of energy. I'm on full liquids until day 18 when I can start puréed. However, I've always got that little voice in my head that says "you're not out of the woods yet". I haven't been able to find any good stats on how far out a leak can happen. So I was just wondering what your experiences have been. How far out before your leak was discovered? Did you feel good in the beginning and then get sick, or were things "not quite right" from the start?

Thanks for any responses. I truly do feel blessed at this point, but am looking for a general timeframe when I can relax over the fear of a leak..... Just "Waiting to exhale"

I have been told that up to 6 months it is a possibility....mine I was sleeved on Nov. 6th 2012 and on Nov.12th I was rushed to the hospital with a major leak leak that went septic....After I was rushed into surgery I was put into an induced coma and was there for 19 days..After that 13 surgeries followed and rehab..Which included me learning to walk again, talk again, eat again, write again and just about every thing else...I lost my singing voice and I have a numbness in my hand as a result of what I went through...

I got a category 5 bed sore and had to have medical attention for that up until a couple months ago..i now face pneumonia..and dislocated 3 ribs due to 5 months in bed in the hospital...

I didn't eat for 5 1/2 months and the complications are still rearing their ugly heads...I face a new surgery soon, as now I am having trouble with my insides ( girl parts )..It never ends.....

Over view of what I have been dealing with......Down 182 lbs though..That's the good news!!!!!!

I have been told that up to 6 months it is a possibility....mine I was sleeved on Nov. 6th 2012 and on Nov.12th I was rushed to the hospital with a major leak leak that went septic....After I was rushed into surgery I was put into an induced coma and was there for 19 days..After that 13 surgeries followed and rehab..Which included me learning to walk again, talk again, eat again, write again and just about every thing else...I lost my singing voice and I have a numbness in my hand as a result of what I went through...

I got a category 5 bed sore and had to have medical attention for that up until a couple months ago..i now face pneumonia..and dislocated 3 ribs due to 5 months in bed in the hospital...

I didn't eat for 5 1/2 months and the complications are still rearing their ugly heads...I face a new surgery soon, as now I am having trouble with my insides ( girl parts )..It never ends.....

Over view of what I have been dealing with......Down 182 lbs though..That's the good news!!!!!!

Congrats on the lost. Sorry for your problems. Do you regret the surgery? After reading so many complications, I'm seriously having doubts. I'm scared.

I have been told that up to 6 months it is a possibility....mine I was sleeved on Nov. 6th 2012 and on Nov.12th I was rushed to the hospital with a major leak leak that went septic....After I was rushed into surgery I was put into an induced coma and was there for 19 days..After that 13 surgeries followed and rehab..Which included me learning to walk again, talk again, eat again, write again and just about every thing else...I lost my singing voice and I have a numbness in my hand as a result of what I went through...

I got a category 5 bed sore and had to have medical attention for that up until a couple months ago..i now face pneumonia..and dislocated 3 ribs due to 5 months in bed in the hospital...

I didn't eat for 5 1/2 months and the complications are still rearing their ugly heads...I face a new surgery soon, as now I am having trouble with my insides ( girl parts )..It never ends.....

Over view of what I have been dealing with......Down 182 lbs though..That's the good news!!!!!!

Congrats on the lost. Sorry for your problems. Do you regret the surgery? After reading so many complications, I'm seriously having doubts. I'm scared.

NO I don't regret anything that happened..Some of it was an eye opener but I am much more healthier then I was before this surgery...I considered myself the walking dead and a burden on my family..It has been a slow recovery but they are having trouble keeping up with me now....It will be a hoot to see what they do when I totally recover...lol

I am glad I did it...............

NO I don't regret anything that happened..Some of it was an eye opener but I am much more healthier then I was before this surgery...I considered myself the walking dead and a burden on my family..It has been a slow recovery but they are having trouble keeping up with me now....It will be a hoot to see what they do when I totally recover...lol

I am glad I did it...............

Ok, I'm so happy you remind optimistic about the procedures even though you had complications. Its stories like yours that gives me hope and strength to continue even when I have doubts. Thanks and speedy, successfully recovery.