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I'm in the hospital right now and was sleeved yesterday. When I asked about the leak test I was told I would'nt be getting one because I don't have a drain. Does this sound normal? Did anyone else not need a leak test or not have a drain? Now I'm worried.

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I also had no drain or leak test. 12 weeks out now.

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I'm in the hospital right now and was sleeved yesterday. When I asked about the leak test I was told I would'nt be getting one because I don't have a drain. Does this sound normal? Did anyone else not need a leak test or not have a drain? Now I'm worried.

I didn't have one, the do fill it with air and your abdomen with saline solution to check for leaks before they close you up.

Please don't worry.

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No leak test and no drain for me.

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I had 3 leak tests - I believe one in OR, then one where I swallowed blue dye to see if it came out in my drain. Then a 3rd one under fluoroscopy where I drank a radiopaque dye and was scanned to watch for leaks. This was done the day after surgery & it was only when I passed this test that I was allowed more than ice chips.

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3 1/2 years out. No drain, no leak test just an excellent surgeon who has never had a sleeve problem!!

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I had 3 leak tests - I believe one in OR, then one where I swallowed blue dye to see if it came out in my drain. Then a 3rd one under fluoroscopy where I drank a radiopaque dye and was scanned to watch for leaks. This was done the day after surgery & it was only when I passed this test that I was allowed more than ice chips.< /p>

I had no drain but same leak test as above. Horrible tasting dye but only needed a couple sips.

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So I wonder if any leaks are found during these post op leak tests. Everything is really swollen at first. All these years reading these forums, the few leaks that do show up are always a week or several down the road. Don't stress about it.

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I was sleeved 11/11 and my dr does leak test while doing surgery and then I have 1 the next morning where I had to drink liquid and watch it go through me on screen and make sure it stays in stomach

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No drain and no leak test, although a test was done at the end of surgery while I was still "out".

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I didn't have a drain or any kind of leak test. I keep reading post about people having leak test so I dunno.

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I had no drain, and if there was any leak test it was while I was under anesthesia.

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Thank you. It just seemed that everyone had a leak test and drain so I was concerned about not having one. I'm still having a hard time figuring out what full feels like? I feel bloated so maybe that's it. My doctor gave me a cup of Water and told me to just drink it at my own pace. I've been worried that I might drink too much or too fast but I've been taking it slow and so far so good.

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Different surgeon different protocol. Test doesn't prevent leaks and from my observations seldom detects them. Leaks are often mentioned on these forums weeks post op not often found in test.

I drank a shot glass of Water about every 15 minutes those first days. Do you have a info or guidelines from your surgeon or nutritionalist?

It will be weeks before you can feel everything due to nerves being damaged by surgery. Strongly recommend you eat and drink by the clock and by the measuring spoon and cup. This can help you avoid overeating.

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