leese13

I was on ozempic for my sugar and I did not lose any weight. My sugar numbers were beautiful BUT I ended up with gastroparesis and that was not fun. I wasn't digesting all my food and I would end up with horrific episodes of vomiting and something I ate 3 days previous would come up. It was awful.

So I have an appt with my cardiologist because of this very problem next week and when I talked to my gastric surgeon he said, that isn't a cardiologist problem, that is a dumping problem. I was like oh. But that was the only symptom I got besides dizziness when I stood up while it was happening. It doesn't happen all the time and there is no rhyme or reason because I have eaten the same thing for lunch all week and it only happened once. It has happened after breakfast and after dinner but again no rhyme or reason as to when it happens. Maybe it is the amount I ate. No clue. But I am going to check with the cardiologist anyway.

Last night about 1/2 hour after dinner, my husband and I went on a 20-25 minute walk. When I got back I was sitting on the couch and I had jumped up to help my husband with something and I got incredibly dizzy for about a minute or so. I suffer from anxiety so I have a little routine I do to calm myself and I since I have Afib I check my ECG and then I take my blood pressure which is always between 117/78 - 122/82. Well I took my blood pressure and it was 103/70. I looked up if dumping syndrome can cause a drop in blood pressure and dizziness and it said it could. I did have a slight stitch in my side while walking but it went away. I didn't have any other stomach distress, no vomiting, no diarrhea, no pain. Just this episode. Has anyone experienced this as part of dumping syndrome? My iron is also low and I am taking supplements per my doctor, but not sure if that has anything to do with that. Thanks for any input!

Thank you for all your feedback - it is great appreciated!!

Well I am going to have to join the May buddies - they just moved my surgery from 4/30 to May 21st. I am bummed. Good luck to all the April people!!!

My surgery is April 30th. I am getting it due to severe GERD and ongoing damage to my esophagus. But weight loss is an excellent side effect! Good luck to everyone!!!