I am 6 days out, not feeling terribly bad still a little trouble swallowing due to gas bubble is chest but I have noticed I have a very high pulse rate and difficult to breath with any kind of the slightest exertion is that normal?

That sounds normal at just 6 days out because your body is still recovering from major surgery.

I am 6 days out, not feeling terribly bad still a little trouble swallowing due to gas bubble is chest but I have noticed I have a very high pulse rate and difficult to breath with any kind of the slightest exertion is that normal?

I'm the same out as you and I have this exact issue. I try to sit up straight a lot and walk when I can. I am still have horrible inscision pain... but the sitting up straight seems to help.

My incision pain is bearable I have eight gashes all at healing well just a bit sore when I searched for reasons for fast pulse a lot of places talked of a leak and now that has me worried, I don't get winded just sitting down but even walking to the kitchen I can feel my heart beat a lot faster

You're always a little weak, tire easily and a little sore. Your body has gone through a lot recently, be easy on YOU, and daily things should smooth out and get better. If you had a leak, honey, you would KNOW IT, major pain and you would be more than simply winded. I have a stricture in my pouch(rny) and ulcers in my small intestine, and neither are so. polite as your problems. But I am getting better, just a more bumpy trek than average.

Are you getting enough water? It sounds like you might be a little dehydrated. Do you have a fever? High heart rate is also a sign that you could be getting an infection.