Surgery Date Of 01/08/2013 Some Concerns, Hopes, And Worries. Help Appreciated. Thanks

[rxkid2384 28]

hi again,

so my date is coming really soon. starting december 1st i will start 6 weeks of a liquid diet. i am trying hard to lose weight and exercise now. i want to be as ready and as healthy as possible. i want to shrink my liver and work extra hard because my biggest fear overall is death.

new concerns are leaks and blood-clots. how long after surgery do i need to worry about clots forming and leaks?? when will i know i am 100% ok and healed. is it the 1 month marker ? any additional help and tips is greatly appreciated. thank you

[TheGamer 406]

For me the magic number on both counts was two weeks. My surgeon wanted me up and moving around every 2-4 hours to help avoid blood clots. They also put me on Lovenox shots (to prevent blood clots) for 10 days after I was released from the hospital.

Leaks can happen after two weeks, but my understanding is that it's far less likely.

[Kentucky Girl 8]

After a 2 night hospital stay, I came home and gave myself a blood thinner shot for 14 days. I walked 5-10 minutes several times a day. Even in the hospital I was walking laps around the nurses station. Every doctor is different but I had a ct scan last week because I was having a pain in my stomach which turned out to be a pinched nerve or a pulled muscle but the ct scan showed no leaks. My surgery was October 22. Just walk a lot to prevent blood clots.