nervous about having my sleeve leak

[flipper20 19]

Hi I am new on here and I am really excited about getting sleeved on 9/25/14 but I am also nervous about having my sleeve leak and was just wondering if there is anyone else on here that has the same fear and if so what has your doctor said about it.

[Banan 7]

I'm nervous too, having surgery on September 15. My doctor puts extra stitches . I'm told by everyone not to worry. But back of my mind I'm worrying.

[npurdy6 17]

hi flipper I just got my date for the 25 too! I am afraid of leaks too. Ask your doctor if they do the swallow test. You have to drink some stuff before you go home at hospital and they see if you leak. My doctor doesn't do that, they put gas in stomach and see if anything bubbles before you leave operating room. Good luck! friend me we can do this together! Scared but so excited too!

[4LgrLife_53 82]

I was told they put a fluid/dye into your new stomach before they close your surgery up to make sure there are no leaks. As long as you follow doctor's orders after that, it minimizes complications.

[flipper20 19]

My doctor also does the extra stitches after the staples and I will have the swallow test the next day but still a little scared I also have the hiatal hernia that will be repair well he is in there. Do you have the pre op shakes to do also?

hi flipper I just got my date for the 25 too! I am afraid of leaks too. Ask your doctor if they do the swallow test. You have to drink some stuff before you go home at hospital and they see if you leak. My doctor doesn't do that, they put gas in stomach and see if anything bubbles before you leave operating room. Good luck! friend me we can do this together! Scared but so excited too!

[marfar7 1,528]

I was a band to sleeve revision. I cheated on my post op band diet the 2nd week. I was terrified of cheating on my post op liquid sleeve diet. I was afraid Jello was too solid for my tummy. I didn't cheat once on my 4 weeks of liquids. I was so scared of getting a leak. 5 days post op, I was convinced I had a leak. My back hurt really badly, my hands started contracting and my face was contorted. I KNEW I had a leak. When my husband took me to the ER, the diagnosis was an allergic reaction to Reglan. As soon as they gave me benadryl in my IV, I felt better.

My dr said that 98% of all leaks (which r RARE) r the first week after surgery. If u get thru the first week, most likely ur fine. Just stick with the diet ur dr gives u.

Good luck!

[flipper20 19]

Thank you so much for this info I am going to follow everything my doctor tells me to so I don't have a chance of leaking.

I was a band to sleeve revision. I cheated on my post op band diet the 2nd week. I was terrified of cheating on my post op liquid sleeve diet. I was afraid Jello was too solid for my tummy. I didn't cheat once on my 4 weeks of liquids. I was so scared of getting a leak. 5 days post op, I was convinced I had a leak. My back hurt really badly, my hands started contracting and my face was contorted. I KNEW I had a leak. When my husband took me to the ER, the diagnosis was an allergic reaction to Reglan. As soon as they gave me benadryl in my IV, I felt better.

My dr said that 98% of all leaks (which r RARE) r the first week after surgery. If u get thru the first week, most likely ur fine. Just stick with the diet ur dr gives u.

Good luck!

[Kmil2009 23]

I also had the same fear! But after surgery they do a bariatric swallow (or should).. You drink this nasty chalky drink and take an X-ray to make sure there is no leaks. Also, after they do the surgery they make sure there are no leaks with air and water! Don't fret; they've done it a time or two!

[beautysleeve559 69]

My surgery is 9/15..and I too am also scared about a leak. Well shoot let's be honest the closer it comes I'm getting nervous about everything. Some surgeons put extra stitches over the staples and do a leak test the next day. But don't worry they check all that before they close you up

[flipper20 19]

Just scary to read info about the leaks I just want to make things can be fixed incase there's problems. But thank you for your support on this topic

I also had the same fear! But after surgery they do a bariatric swallow (or should).. You drink this nasty chalky drink and take an X-ray to make sure there is no leaks. Also, after they do the surgery they make sure there are no leaks with air and water! Don't fret; they've done it a time or two!

[npurdy6 17]

Hey flipper my doctor told me not to be too worried about all the Protein Shakes and diet right now. He is afraid to that I might be too close to not qualifying if I lose weight. defenitelty two days before only clear liquids so thats good to know. My bmi is 40 as of right now so I am not losing my spot in the operating room for nothing!