Jason Pletcher

I joined this forum as a concerned husband and not a patient just to make this post. My wife is having almost the EXACT same issues. I decided to do a little research and found you lovely people. First off I want to say that the surgery has done wonders for her and so many others. I just wanted everyone to understand that I'm not taking a negative stance on the surgery at all. I am very supportive of her and anyone who decides to change their life for the better. She had the surgery about 4 years ago and the dizzy sPells have gotten progressively worse. Actually here are a list of her symptoms. 1. Almost daily dizzy spells getting progressively more constant. 2. Nausea and throwing up almost every couple days. Sometimes due to eating too fast though. 3. Anxiety and panic attacks 4. Shaky hands (especially during and after a dizzy spell) 5. Very weak and tired I have seen others post that it may be dehydration but it's not in her case. drinks plenty of Water and about 1-2 liters of Gatorade a day. It also isn't a gallbladder issue either. She's had an upper GI and ultrasound. She also has had blood work that shows no sign of any mineral deficiency or abnormalities. We were referred to a cardiologist and she has had an EKG and wore a halter for 24 hours with no abnormalities. She also had a tilt test performed with nothing out of the norm.The cardiologist suggested a device called a reveal which is a device that records your blood pressure if it falls below or above normal. You can also hold a remote to your chest to activate it during or after a spell. It's about the size of a USB thumb drive. She got that surgery about a week ago and will have it installed up to 3 yrs. Thank god for forums like this otherwise we may have never thought this may be a cause. I now have another avenue to look at thanks to all of you that posted. So TY! Unfortunately I started looking for answers tonight because she had one of her worst spells ever. She was on the verge of passing out for almost 5 minutes and her hands were trembling. She was fighting for her eyes to not roll back the entire time. Once she came around she had a cold sweat, headache, and was exahusted. It was really scary and I felt helpless. It's my job to protect her and make everything ok. I want to thank everyone for helping me feel not as helpless and hopefully will help to solve the problem. I will keep this forum updated on her progress as to possibly help out others that may be having the same issue wether it ends up being a lap band issue or not. I wish you all the best of luck in reaching your weight loss goals and while I can not speak on the disease of obesity I do understand the struggle to a certain extent. I am a recovering drug addict and alcoholic of 9 years and am still baffled at how similar the diseases are. Ty again for all your help.