Question:
What are the signs of a staple line disruption? Just gaining weight, or not losing

anymore? What is the percentage of this happening?    — Dawn H. (posted on February 5, 2002)

February 4, 2002
Dawn, The symptoms that I've heard about are increased ability to eat larger quantities of food, along with weight gain or cessation of weight loss. The risk for this happening is about 1% overall.
   — Donna L.

February 5, 2002
I'd put the percentage well over 90% from experience. I could not eat much more than usual myself, but suddenly had a pouch full of acid, pain, nausea, misery. Most do not have pain, but do have "weight creep".
   — vitalady

February 5, 2002
I quit losing and had to starve and exercise to lose 10 lbs in 3 mos. I also had some heartburn but not a lot. Mostly I could eat more and couldn't seem to get full! I could eat 2 Lean Cuisines in one sitting. Now, with my revision and transection, I eat 1/2 of one. If you are not transected, your chances of disruption someday are much more than 1%. Disruption can occur years down the road because without transection, no scar tissue/seal will ever form. With transection, the scar tissue forms very quickly and a tight seal is formed. Thus, the pouch is permanent.
   — Marilyn C.