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Hey everyone.

My girlfriend was diagnosed with a leak (micro leak) right after the operation. She has been on liquid/food on a tube here on the hospital for 14 days now. Tomorrow they will do a new liquid test to see if she still has the leak.

My question is: Has anybody ben operated, and before they left the hospital, they where diagnosed with a leak?? How long til it healed

// Thomas

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They checked for a leak the day after my surgery and there was none. I spent two nights in the hospital.

VSG 6/17/2016

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@@shortydk How is your girlfriend doing?

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@@shortydk How is your girlfriend doing?

She had a stent put in yesterday. She is very ill, and she is vomiting a bit. Yesterday she puked like 3-5 times an hour. Today she had Water for the first time in 18 days. She feels like it helps a little, but she still pukes a few times, but less then yesterday

Her leak is soo small. They went in though her mouth to put in the stent, and they saw the leak. But it was so small, and they couldent even blow air out of the leak. So its tiny. But they decided to put in a stent, cuz they want to be totally sure that it heals

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Overnight. They checked for leaks the morning. Also had me complete 3 walk goals and 4 cups of water/crystal light as well before I went home.

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I had my surgery in the AM.

I had my "leak test" in the afternoon.

I went home that evening.

So sorry to hear about your girlfriend's turmoil.

I am rooting for her. She's luck to have you by her side.

That's the way to "Stand Tall" and be her Hero. Good job, young man.

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Wishing your girlfriend a speedy recovery ????

VSG 6/17/2016

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My surgery is tomorrow morning and the plan is when Dr is done with the sleeve procedure before they close and finish she does a scope to check for leaks so they can be fixed immediately. No checks after unless there are issues.

Hope your girlfriend gets better soon!

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2 days.

Gastric Sleeve Surgery 6/15/16 Miami,Fl

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I work on a bariatric floor and I have had very little patients that have had a leak. It's just something that can happen. Typically it can take a few days for this to resolve. It just depends on how her body heals. Sometimes they have to go back in. Hope she gets better. Tell her don't be discouraged it's a minor set back and tell her she will do great.

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I was in the hospital for 2 days.

Lap Band -> VSG on 6/27/2016 around 4pm, got to my room 9pm that night.

Also had a hiatal hernia repaired during the same procedure. I guess my stomach was in shock, because I couldn't keep anything down the morning after. I wanted to keep from being dehydrated, so I chose to stay the 2nd night so I could remain on the IV. My doc fully supported this, and advised me not to drink anything that whole day after.

2 days after, I was able to keep small bits of Water down and it only got better from there.

Been home about a week and a half and feeling great.

@@shortydk - all the best to you and your girlfriend!

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