LEAK

i HAD SURGERY AND ONLY COMPLICATION I HAD WAS A STRICTURE WHICH WAS FIXED.  MY BROTHER RECENTLY HAD THE SURGERY AND HAD A LEAK.  HE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AND THERE IS STILL A LEAK.  THEY ARE GOING IN ENDOCSCOPY AND USE A GLUE.  HAS ANYONE HAVE THIS COMPLICATION AND HOW DID IT TURN OUT.

I was fortunate enough to not have any complications, but wanted to wish your brother luck and I'll be thinking of him and your family. Pam

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ROXANNE

I actually had both.  I had a small leak they found the second day when they did the leak test.   Since the leak was into the old stomach there was no emergency.  The dr. said if it did not close then after I lost 100 pounds he would go back in and fix.  That was in 2002.   The leak closed on its own a few weeks after.  I also had a stricture that I had to have stretched several times.   There was a lot of nausea the first year. 

I had a leak. It was small but caused alot of problems. I leaked gastric juices into my abdomen so they had to open me up from chest to belly button and clean me out.  The infection caused kidney and respiratory failure and I ended up on a ventilator and unconcious for 2 weeks. Spent a total of about 3 weeks in ICU but I made it through and am doing great. NO REGRETS! It's unfortunate but complications do happen pretty frequently with this surgery.  I will say a prayer for your brother and family, I know its very rough on everyone when there are complications.

How did everything go with your brother?

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. He is better. He is getting TPN feedings now for at least 9 more days.  He weill have an upper GI in 9 days to see if the leak has healed itself.

 

Thanks for your concern,

 

Roxanne