Question:
i am 9 days post-op rny and just wondered. does everyone have a leak test before they

leave the hospital?? i did not. although i am feeling great, i just wanted to make sure something wasn't overlooked. thanks-toni saliby    — toni S. (posted on November 11, 2000)

November 11, 2000
Toni, I am still pre-op so I am not as informed as most. However, at the consultation with my surgeon, I remember him saying they do a leak test in the operating room following the surgery (before you are closed). And obviously you wouldn't know that it had been done.I am not sure if this is the same test that others refer to, but my surgeon apparently thinks this is sufficient.Shelley
   — Shelley.

November 11, 2000
As far as I know, I never had a leak test either - unless it was done while I was out like the previous person suggested. Doing great, 7+ months out RNY.
   — Cindy H.

November 11, 2000
my leak test was done in the operating room after surgery... unfortunatly i had a leak!
   — Dave H.

November 11, 2000
Hi Toni...They did a leak test on us the third day in the hospital. I had to drink some stuff and then they took an xray. Sounds like they are done at different stages depending on where you had surgery done. A quick phone call to your surgeons office could ease your mind. Call and ask them. Good luck, Cindy
   — Cindy S.

November 12, 2000
If they did a leak test on me, it must have been while I was still unconscious, cuz I don't remember anything like what was described. I'm doing great, 130# lost in about 7 months!
   — Kathy W.