Question:
How do you know if you are leaking internally? Is there any pain or discomfort.....

because I am about almost three months out since my surgery and I have been having like cramping as if it were menstral pains I am bleeding but not normally it's like spotting but it doesn't come down full force? Can someone help me. Thank you    — grivera01 (posted on October 30, 2003)

October 30, 2003
I am 4-1/2 months post-op today, and the exact same thing happened to me at about 3 months....After surgery, the first few periods were normal, but they came close together, anyhow, then I started to feel crampy all the time and I must have spotted for 3 weeks maybe even more and it was driving me crazy and then all of a sudden one day it was like a waterfall....I had a major BIG TIME period that lasted 4 days! and now, NOTHING! I am fine. I think our bodies are just still trying to figure out whats going on....but if you still think it is somehthing more, please call your doctor, but I don't think you have an internal leak, but who am I to say....The dotor Knows Best! Good luck and God Bless
   — Beth K.

October 30, 2003
Yes, the pain is severe when you're transected and leak. But, it is located in the left side and radiates from the rib to the shoulder. Call your surgeon anyway to get his opinion. I had a leak and the pain was as I described, and I heard a surgeon comment to another "classic signs of a leak"....never heard that until that momment. I had intense gas pain that sounds much like what your describing...I didn't think it was since it felt more like menstrual..but upon direction I took Gas-X and the pain went away. Best to check with your surgeon before you do anything though. Good luck. -Kim open RNY 7/17/01 282/138/125
   — KimBo36