Leaks

[DanielleSleeve 82]

When is the safe zone not to worry about a leak?

[endless80 697]

Every doctor is different. Some folks will come in here and tell you 3-4 weeks. Some will tell you after 1 week. Some will tell you after 6 months and I have even seen someone come in a say after a year. You won't get one specific answer here, unfortunately.

[hopeliveshere 294]

Every doctor is different. Some folks will come in here and tell you 3-4 weeks. Some will tell you after 1 week. Some will tell you after 6 months and I have even seen someone come in a say after a year. You won't get one specific answer here, unfortunately.

i agree. you are going to find many different answers to that question on this site. Probably best to ask your surgeon yourself. My surgeon told me last week if anything is going to happen it will be within the first 30 days after surgery.

[DanielleSleeve 82]

Yea true lol just kinda curious

[DanielleSleeve 82]

I'm a month out so hopefully I'm safe

[PdxMan 4,292]

From my reading here as well as what my surgeon suggested, I think you find your answer along the same lines as, "When is it OK to work-out?"

When I asked my surgeon this, he said 6 weeks. He said this because of the possible risk of injury ... falling off the treadmill ... crashing your bike ... tripping while running. He told me the suture line takes 6 weeks to scar over the staple line. Until then, you don't want to risk a leak.

So, I took that as my answer to your question. According to my surgeon, the staple line will be scared over in 6 weeks, but of course, everyone is different. For some, it will be sooner, for others, later, as Endless80 suggests.

[DanielleSleeve 82]

Thank you (:

[adargie 159]

I also was told 6 weeks by my surgeon

[DanielleSleeve 82]

ok I will be 6 weeks next week. kinda getting a little stomach cramp.. Hopefully everything is ok