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my husband did laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and suffer from numbness in the right thigh all the way to the front pelvis he can walk and urinate but he cant feel the skin its very difficult situation he does not feel any thing during sex and this is devastating please tell me is this temporary , and i wuld like to know did any get gastric leak after one month or later after the surgery and way?
thank you
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I had my sleeve laproscopically 4 weeks ago and overall feel ok except for feeling a little ripping in the upper right abdomen every time I bend there. Surgeon's office says it is part of normal healing process but it is uncomfortable and causes some pain that usually resolves after a short time. I worry constantly that it is a more serious complication but have no fever and without bending there is no pain at all. I will discuss this with my surgeon at my follow-up in 6 days. I have not had any numbness as described and have not heard of that as a complication either. My surgery was performed in the US. If anyone else has this ripping feeling, I would love to hear your insights. So far, 25 lbs lost in 4 weeks. Good luck everyone!
October 18, 2009 - 10:16amThis Comment
Anon, I'm glad you have a followup appointment in just a few days. The "ripping" doesn't sound like something that should be happening, but even if it's normal, I'm glad you'll be there where you can find out for sure. Be sure to describe it very accurately, OK? Don't say it's a little pain if it's a lot. Tell them that on a scale of 1 to 10, the pain is an ___. And that it lasts ___ minutes. They need to know exactly what you're feeling to be sure there's nothing wrong.
Will you come back and update us after your appointment?
And congratulations on teh 25 pounds! Can you tell us a little about adjusting to your new diet?
October 20, 2009 - 8:43amThis Comment
Do not worry about the numbness. It is temporary, caused by a nerve damged from the laproscope. The nerve will regenerate.
July 5, 2009 - 11:08pmI had the surgery on June 17th. I have had several complications requiring emergency surgery 3 days post op. I had to have a full open procedure and two weeks later, my incision is wide open and draining. So far, this is proving to be a frightening experience. My advise, have the surgery in the USA. I had mine done in South America.
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thank you for your comment i hope you get well soon , did you get numbness after the surgery?
July 6, 2009 - 3:34amThis Comment