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on 7/6/11 3:07 am

so i am about 2 months out and i am hearing rumbling in the left said of my stomach...is this common? or have i sprung a leak?...i figured i would gather some opinions before i called the drs office. doesn't sound like digestion (sounds like that is in my pouch) but definitely making noises! or maybe it is my intestines?

MacMadame
on 7/6/11 3:18 am - Northern, CA

VSG on 09/24/08

You can't really spring a leak this far out. Our staple line is pretty much fully healed by 1 month out. (When people discover a leak farther out, it turns out it was there all along.)

Also, gurgling is not a symptom of a leak. The main symptoms of a leak are (1) fever and (2) unexplained and severe pain.

Gurgling post-op is quite common especially early out. Also, our stomach is actually just under the breastbone. What we call our "tummy" is actually our intestines -- as you suspect.

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Price S.
on 7/6/11 7:24 am - Mills River, NC

RNY on 09/09/10

It's probably very normal. I had lots of rumbleing all over for quite a while. You would be very sick if it were a leak and that isn't at all likely this far out.

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Mama477
on 7/6/11 8:49 am

VSG on 04/28/11

I love the noises my sleeve makes in meetings. I just smile!!

Sounds normal to me.

Meg

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Happy_Camper
on 7/6/11 9:38 am

RNY on 03/02/10

I have days where the rumbling is so loud in my belly, I wonder if I have an alien living in there :) Cindy

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peyton88
on 7/6/11 10:51 am - Madison, GA

RNY on 07/19/10

I agree with Cindy....My tummy rumbles so loud sometimes that it's embarrassing! It's usually after I overeat!!!
Totally normal.....unless you are in pain, I wouldn't worry about it!

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