So I was wondering what symptoms anyone had for a leak? I took some milk of magnesia last night. I've had watery stool since 11pm. I woke up at 8am feeling nauseous, stomach pains and really thirsty. I'm thinking I might be dehydrated. Just wanted some input. I'm definitely going to the hospital to be checked out.

Did you go to the hospital? What did they say?

I did go. I was just dehydrated and got some fluids in. My labs came back great and I would of been alot more sick if I had a leak. Thank goodness it wasnt. I'm feeling fine today. Thanks for asking.

Glad you are feeling better. Hang in there! I found it a lot easier to get my sips in if I marched in place. Might want to give that a try. Another think to try is different temperatures of water. I did better with hot beverages like tea or super ice cold water. Luke-warm water was more of a challenge.

Thank you. I really appreciate that. At first I couldn't drink cold water. It hurt going down. I've actually been fine with it now and eating my jello n popsicles too. Definitely can't wait for the day that I can have my normal foods lol.

I know in these early days post-op it's hard to imagine, but you really will feel "normal" again eventually. Just take it one day at a time. Stay focused on your water and protein and stepping. Work your way up to a reasonable amount of calories as you progress through the food stages. And you will eventually get back to normal.