Scared

[bewell 222]

Please let us know what your surgeon tells you? He needs to address your questions. If it were me, I'd remind him that you are on this blog and people are always asking for recommendations and you'd like to be able to say his follow-up after surgery was outstanding but right now your not feeling it.

I sure can get a panic attack going pretty easy. If you don't have a fever it is unlikely it is a leak. (I"m not a doc of course, this is just from what I've read.) This is scary stuff but so many have been thru it and the complication rate is really low. I keep reminding myself that but it is also good to check any concerns out. Even those who have had complications get thru them.

Not sure if this helped but the bottom line is I do understand, I have been thru the scary wake up in the middle of the night. Mine was always a false alarm and my overactive mind getting the best of me.

Best to you and hang in there. I keep hearing from the old times that it gets better, just hang on!

[bewell 222]

Oh and my doc said reflux is common the first few months and it generally settles down.

[kaninag 35]

I had a similar situation yesterday and I am glad I found this thread. I was just sitting on the couch yesterday watching TV and my heart rate jumped up. When I checked everything my BP was 78/40 and heart rate 140. By the time I got to the ER my surgeon was there. No leak and all labs looked fine. I don't have the reflux and I know its not anxiety but at this point we don't really know what the problem is.