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I am so happy to report that my early Christmas gift is a healed leak!!!  I had VSG on 3/8 of this year. From the beginning, things just weren't quite right. I went 9 months without eating and getting my nutrition through TPN, then an NJ tube, then bac

I posted before about my leak, but it's been a while. Sadly, I am still in the thick of it as the leak is not healing.

I originally had VSG on 3/8 and by week 3 wasn't even able to keep water down. After a number of different treatments, includ

This leak does not want to heal. I am 9.5 weeks out from surgery. The leak was first detected at 3 weeks out and I was hospitalized for a week then.  Before releasing me, they put in a picc line and started TPN which I was on for about a month. My surg

I had a leaky sleeve at week 3, but it has closed on its own and my surgeon cleared me to drink fluids and this week to start on puréed foods. Ever since surgery, though, I have a constant feeling that there is something stuck in my sleeve. It almost s

I have the distinct honor of being my surgeon's first ever leak. Oh boy.  I had VSG on 3/8. On 4/1, I was admitted to the hospital and was in for 7 days. They did a CT scan and found a "microscopic leak."  Followed up with an upper-GI which showed no a

I don't know what to do with myself. I will be 4 weeks out next Tueaday and this is not going well. I am constantly nauseous, even though I am taking my anti-nausea medicine. My surgeon recently upped my PPI to a stronger med but it's not helping. I ha

I am officially one week post-op today! While I am thrilled to be on this side of surgery, I know I still have so much to learn and accomplish. I am fighting a bit of head hunger and am still really swollen.  I guess the swelling could be gas because I

Hi all,

I had my sleeve done on 3/8 and, as expected, I am struggling to get on enough fluids let alone protein. After taking my multivitamin tonight I actually heaved. Nothing came up but a tiny bit of water and I was left with a metallic/bloo