Hi all! This is my first time posting but I've read your posts for weeks. On June 4th I had my VSG done. 2 weeks later I started having left shoulder pain. I had an upper GI that showed nothing. Week before last a chest xray showed fluid around my left lung. A ct scan with contrast indicated there may be a leak. Another upper gi was done and a leak was found. I was placed on antibiotics and antifungal meds and was placed back on clear liquids. Thursday I had an endoscopy done and two small leaks were found. There was one staple between the two leaks. The Dr. placed a bear claw clip on each of the leaks and also burned them to promote healing. I was feeling much better Friday but now my shoulder pain has returned and I'm scared that the clips have failed. Anyone have a leak heal with the clips?

Anytime! You can always message me also. No the clips didn't and don't hurt. My dr says get at least 64 oz of fluid a day but I always feel like I can't sip. I want to chug and I'm afraid of hurting myself. Honestly my Dr has no idea how long till it's completely healed. My shoulder pain was almost gone but now it's back. I just started actually transitioning back to soft foods and the pain has returned. I'm afraid that I've reopened what was healed

Last night I felt as though I was going to,pass out when I tried to get out of bed from the pain..the first time I felt like this..so I slept in the recliner and I am afraid to get in the bed again! I'm so new to this site..how do I message you?

Last night I felt as though I was going to,pass out when I tried to get out of bed from the pain..the first time I felt like this..so I slept in the recliner and I am afraid to get in the bed again! I'm so new to this site..how do I message you?

Just click on my name in the post and it will say send private message. You might want to call your surgeon. I've never really had any pain from my leak. They should know if you are having pain. Especially pain like that.

I was sleeved in Mexico on July 24. About 5 days post op, I started feeling sharp pains in my shoulder. I thought they were gas pains, but after begging a gastrointerologist (who didn't want to take my case due to the fact that my surgeon was in Mexico), he ordered tests on me. My white blood cell count was insanely high, so he told me to go to the ER. ER did tests and told me that I had a highly infected abscess on my sleeve. After waiting several hours to get a surgeon to take my case (once again, no one wanted to take me because they didn't do the surgery & that I did this in Mexico), I finally got into the ER at the hospital downtown. Several painful hours later, I got in a room where they stuck a drain in my stomach, and a picc line in my arm because I needed one place where they could feed me, pump me with antibiotics, pain killers and be able to take blood. The surgeon came in and told me that I'll be on a feeding tube for 2 months and that I wouldn't be able to drink, and to expect a long hospital stay. (I think this is where I broke down, regretting having the surgery.)

A week later, they seemed to have gotten the infection out of my system, and let me drink Water again, disconnected my feeding tube and removed my drain. I found out that the bacteria that was in my system was called klebsiella. This is a bacteria that can be acquired in the operating room, and a common cause is improperly sterilized surgery tools. So one surgeon says that there was a leak first and the bacteria that was in my bloodstream created the abscess over the leak. The other said that the abscess on sleeve line ate through, causing the leak.

Either way, I never thought that this would happen to me. I had a reputable surgeon in Mexico, but a bacteria acquired during the surgery turned my world upside down.

I am home now, on anti-biotics, praying that the infection is gone, and that my sleeve is healing/healed.

My advice to anyone who is sleeved and feel sharp pains, or something that feels abnormal. Go straight to your surgeon or ER. Don't wait. Even if it isn't a leak, it could be an infection, which can be life-threatening.

My advice to anyone who wants to get their surgery in Mexico..... Get a surgeon or doctor that will take you on as a patient in the US. You can get an infection in the US...anywhere, but when you need help in the US, and your surgeon is in another country.....you would be surprised how fast everyone wants to turn you away. This was my worst nightmare come true. I believe having amazing doctors, supportive family and prayers helped me heal quickly. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

I hope all you that have posted are doing better. You will heal soon, God willing! I can't wait until next month when I can start feeling the sleeve work. And it BETTER after the hell I went through. LOL.

Ok so I'm headed back to the hospital for another(the 5th) upper gi. My shoulder pain has returned with a vengeance and I'm afraid that my leak has reopened.

Ok so I'm headed back to the hospital for another(the 5th) upper gi. My shoulder pain has returned with a vengeance and I'm afraid that my leak has reopened.

Oh mistletoes!! Please, tell me they did not say it has opened back up? I have prayed for you. Please let me know!

Karina.... Who was your surgeon in Mexico? Hmmmm

Oh mistletoes!! Please, tell me they did not say it has opened back up? I have prayed for you. Please let me know!

Well it looks like I'll be having another endoscopy and possibly another clip or they may try to sew it from the inside. The leak is still there

I am so so sorry! I'm going in today for an endoscopy for them to put a stent in. I have had a terrible cold so not sure if they will end up doing it or not...my heart goes out to you and I am praying for you everyday...one day this has to get better for us..just remember...after every storm is a rainbow

I am so so sorry! I'm going in today for an endoscopy for them to put a stent in. I have had a terrible cold so not sure if they will end up doing it or not...my heart goes out to you and I am praying for you everyday...one day this has to get better for us..just remember...after every storm is a rainbow

Oh honey I'm so sorry to hear that. What did they end up doing? How are you feeling?