I was sleeved 2011 I may have developed a leak in 2017

jbskaggs
on 1/10/17 1:17 pm - holt, MO

My first several years after surgery went without a hitch.

I noticed my ability to eat more grew with time.  Still never to the point of prior to surgery.  I have kept between 100 and 150 off without any dieting or major complications till today.

At 3am this morning I awoke with severe pain in my left rear shoulder-  it has been growing all day.  

I am going to the dr at 4pm and see what they say.  But  I am hoping this is not related to my VSG but it meets some of the symptons.  I am hoping this is just an overeaction on my part and that its just a unrelated muscle pain or something.

      
 
rachelp
on 1/10/17 2:06 pm
VSG on 08/01/16

Left shoulder pain sounds more like a heart attack than stomach issues and especially a leak this far out from surgery. What specifically lead you to believe you have a leak?

Sleeved 8/1/16

HW 285 / SW 276 / GW 160

 

 

jbskaggs
on 1/10/17 3:07 pm - holt, MO

Dr does not suspect heart, but thinks a tear is likely sending me to x-ray first and if that confirm then CT scan.

      
 
rachelp
on 1/11/17 9:53 am
VSG on 08/01/16

I hope it's nothing serious. Let us know when you find out. Prayers!

happyteacher
on 1/10/17 3:17 pm

Very glad you are going in. Heart attack and gallbladder pain is what pops into my head when I read that. I am so glad that your post included that you were seeing your doc at 4. Hope everything is Ok.

Surgeon: Chengelis  Surgery on 12/19/2011  A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21  2Mo: -16  3Mo: -12  4MO - 13  5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6  Goal in 8 months 4 days!!   6' 2''  EWL 103%  Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5   150+ pounds lost  

Join the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker group for recipes and tips! Click here to join!

(deactivated member)
on 1/11/17 7:33 am
VSG on 10/31/16

Thinking of you and hoping all went well at your doctor appointment.  

Grim_Traveller
on 1/11/17 8:03 am
RNY on 08/21/12

I hope everything is ok. I have no idea why you would would make a leap and think this is a leak, though. The chances of a lwak at 6 years are worse than winning Powerball.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

akindofmagick
on 1/11/17 8:37 am - MD

Hope you are soon feeling better - glad you are seeing the doc asap!  I'm no doctor (tho I did dissect a human cadaver in pre-med anatomy class, LOL!), but felt I should point out that the left rear shoulder is a llloonnngg way away from the stomach. Like: lungs, heart, liver, diaphragm, ribs, spine, and a lot of muscles distance away. Muscle problem, heart problem, pulmonary embolism, pinched nerve... I would think any of these would be more likely than a leak, with the location/symptoms you describe. Good luck, and keep us posted!

I've been fat, and I've been thin - and thin is better.  

There is a better way. --Alaine of Lyndar 
--------------------------
HW: 234. SW: 228 (18 June 2015). GW: 137. Specs: 50ish, 5'4"

jbskaggs
on 1/11/17 8:41 am - holt, MO

I hope you guys are correct.  About 8 months back I had a similar pain, which turned out to be a tear in my intestine.  It healed on it's own.   I have not yet heard back from Dr.

      
 
Rachel B.
on 1/11/17 10:22 am - Tucson, AZ
VSG on 08/11/08 with

A tear in your intestine?  What do you eat?  Nails?  LORDY!  Really, though, I hope you're ok.

"...This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing..."

Rachel, PMHNP-BC

HW-271 SW-260 LW(2009)-144 ~ Retread: HW-241 CW-190 GW-150


Most Active
×