Scared

[Mbain 29]

@@Mistie

I will try the kale chips; we like kale at home in a chicken recipe my husband makes, and it's' not bad at all!

[Mbain 29]

@@songsmith

I don't think it hurts because I am full. At first I did hurt myself from overating because I was gauging it all. Now I eat 3 to 4 oz of Protein and 1 to 2 oz of a side dish and I can feel the difference between the pain I am describing and pain fro being full. Different pains. So I am waiting to see if it goes away. Example, right now it is 9:35, I have eaten nothing and I have that pain.

[songsmith 334]

You said you were having your 3-month? Did your doctor offer any solutions? /Concerned

[Mbain 29]

@@songsmith

My Dr. said that I may be eating too fast, so he suggested slowing down. He did say that if the pain continues for a week, to give them a call. My main concern now is staple line leakage because I am also experiencing nausea; we will see

[songsmith 334]

Keep us posted! My surgeon doesn't do a leak test. He thinks the nausea caused by the stuff you swallow is worse than (according to the physician's assistant who gave me this stat) the 1% of his patients who've had leaks. Anyway odds lean towards too fast eating and not the leak. Crossing my fingers for you!

[2goldengirl 2,076]

At three months it's mighty unlikely that you have a leak. If you had a leak, you would be leaking stomach contents into your abdomen, with a resulting infection. You're healed by a month afterwards that leaks are a miniscule risk, and you're at three months. I hope that eases your mind, not that you shouldn't keep following up on your pain!

[Mbain 29]

@@2goldengirl

At my personal support group we talked about leaks and someone there had one past 3 months; it does occur mainly because the healing process is different for each person. I do not believe is a leak because I would have a fever and other symptoms that go with a leak. I am waiting until Wednesday because the pain has continued with every bite of everything other than yogurt, and at this stage, eating just yogurt is not appealing! LOL.