I am looking for patients who have been or who are in a similar situation as me.

I had gastric sleeve back in June of 2015 and have continued to have a small leak ever since that has NOT healed.

I have been on TPN for most of my nourishment but I am able to eat and drink much better now and hoping to come off the TPN in a few days. However, the leak is still there and is causing shoulder/ diaphragm/ chest/back/ pain constantly. Has anyone had a leak this long and if so, did it ever heal on its own? Surely, these random juices leaking out into my diaphragm cannot be good for my body and organs. My doctor has suggested that he may have to go back in and perform a gastric bypass if the leak does not heal but at this point that is not even something I want to think about because of more potential problems.

I regret this surgery even though I have lost 74 pounds. The complications however have not been worth it. Any advice or similar situations out there?

I was on tpn from march 22, 2017 until July 18th of this year.

So glad you healed! Would love to see the news clip. Can you send a link when it airs? I see my doc tomorrow. Hoping my pic line can be removed Thursday. All is going well for past 3 weeks. Eating very carefully.

That's the most exciting part is when the picc line comes out and you can get back to normal! Congratulations! I will send a link when it airs also. I was prescribed 24 hours of tpn so I didn't eat anything for a long time so your lucky if you are eating, trust me!

48 minutes ago, Brandij124 said:

That's the most exciting part is when the picc line comes out and you can get back to normal! Congratulations! I will send a link when it airs also. I was prescribed 24 hours of tpn so I didn't eat anything for a long time so your lucky if you are eating, trust me!

Goggy didn't get to eat for weeks.. the eating is a new thing..

Just an update. I didn't eat for 7 weeks and was on TPN. My stomach healed and I am doing great! Lost 84 lbs. Since my surgery on 4/4/17. Feeling so much better. Very glad I did this, even with the problems I had.

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Ohhhh.. been wondering how things have been foing for you! So happy everything is good! 84 is amazing!