My leak

[celina92 2]

I am 23 years old and decided to have the gastric sleeve after seeing 5 of my family members get it and no complaints or regrets from any of them seeing how I am the youngest of sll 5 we all thought I would bounce back fast and have a speedy recovery no problems well we were sure wrong. I went into surgery September 21st didn't go home the next day as planned because my stomach was swollen so I went home the following day after that I was very nauseated could not hold anything down I was admitted into the the hospital three times for nausea so I could get fluids well the thirds time I'm laying in the hospital bed getting comfortable to go to bed for the night untill I felt a huge pop in my chest along with sudden pain in my chest and left shoulder it brought me to tears I could no breath correctly I was panting and could not take a deep breath the nurse and doctor that night thought I was have spasms I stayed in this severe pain for acouple days with my heart hate at 149 and my blood pressure high along with the intern doctor and nurses being rude telling me I needed to push through the pain and walk it out so my surgery team performed test and one evening the intern doctor comes into my room and diagnosis me with it being my anxiety and needing to walk that there was nothing wrong all along I'm in tears because the pain is excruciating as she just finished talking the surgeon walks into my room and tells me I'm going to surgery I have a gastric leak. I was moved to DOU the direct observation unit one step down from icu well right from waking up from surgery I felt great no pain at all I thought that was the end of the story.i did wake up from surgery with a drain coming out of the left side of my stomach and a tube coming out of my nose well the next day the a doctor said the tube in my nose was keencked so he had to fix it while he was shoving the tube up and down I again felt a pop I immediately made him take the whole tube out and told them something was wrong I'm having the same pain again so they checked and the new staple sure enough popped off again this time my surgery team decided to put a stent a few days after the stent was placed I was able to go home my blood pressure and heart rate resumed back to normal. This whole process was about 4 weeks the whole time in the hospital I was not able to see my daughter who is 1 years old only children 13 and older are allowed in the hospital.i finally went home a little bit before Halloween with the stent implanted which means no food of any kind only liquids and the stent had to be in for 6 weeks.the stent literally took the life out of me my chest was in pain I was stayed in bed all day I could not interact with my daughter or family members my body felt completely weak I had no energy at all.well I go to my doctor appointment with my surgeon 4 weeks after having the stent in me and it was to remove the drain from my stomach well acouple days before my appointment I noticed I had really bad stomach cramps and I didn't feel the pain from the stent in my chest I felt it lower. So I tell my surgeon as soon as he comes into the room well my heart rate was in the 140s again and my blood pressure was elevated again so immediately he told me he was admitting me into the hospital so there I go again getting admitted into the hospital once agian the day after my daughters 2nd birthday. Well One of the test showed that the stent had moved down so I had surgery again and there goal was to just move it back up well they couldn't get it to move up so they took the whole stent out. It was the best feeling. I immediately felt like the life was brought back into me I was in no pain just sore. I was discharged from the hospital the next day and now am able to function I'm still recovering and am not pushing myself but I'm now able to play with my daughter get her ready evreything I missed doing.

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[lramirez29 12]

Hi honey, I'm so happy u r doing so much better. You know I'm always here for u, the baby, and support. Love u mom

[Jolly Jester 4]

Wow, just Wow. I'm so glad you are feeling much better, and I'm so sorry that you had all the complications that you did. I know that you feel weak right now, but I am inspired by your strength and perseverence. Do not let your spirit be daunted. You have been through so much, and I am hopeful you are in the clear. Keep your eyes on the future and at the more healthy you, you have earned it.

Someone recently told me that surgery was "the easy way". That is not true for anyone, and more so for you. But you will get better, just hang in there. We all have our own paths to take. Over time your body and your mind will get stronger. We will try to keep encouraging you. Press on.

Hopeful for you

[swimbikerun 1,039]

@@Jolly Jester Everything she said. {{hugs}}

[amandasue 27]

I've got 2-3 weeks left of 3 stents in. Any advice to manage the pain? I can barely keep anything down, I'm weak, most of all I'm in constant pain. Sleeved 12/21. Complications started 1/11

[Mrs. Lincoln 28]

I'm so sorry you have gone thru all these complications. I too have had complications but my leak was contained and I developed sepsis, it was the sticu for me and couldn't see my baby either it was horrible... No operations needed, but still struggling with the weakness and just overall feeling not like myself..just got home yesterday from heart palpitations and dehydration... I hope things get better for you..its a bumpy road but the Good Lord will get you thru this..praying for complete healing for you..