5 Days Po, Chest Heaviness?

[Melissa D 34]

I has surgery on Tuesday and felt great as of Saturday morning. Then flew home Saturday & was noticing some heaviness in my chest, minor difficulties breathing. I've been attributing it to surgical gas because it seemed to come and go (I assumed with the movements of the gas).

Well now I've got myself all worried. I've been up since 230 this morning just worrying. Is this normal? I've read that anesthesia can cause a heaviness or tightness in your chest? Or gas?

If my insurance would cover it, I would just go to urgent care or the ER to get it checked out. but they won't. I can go see my nurse practitioner at school for free Monday morning, so I think I'm going to try to wait it out till then.

Any advice for me? Anyone else experience this?

[Melissa D 34]

I just took 2 puffs on my old inhaler for asthma & I'm breathing so much better. I had a bout with asthma (or maybe anxiety, not sure) for a couple of years a while back. Haven't used an inhaler in months or even years.

[jaymzee 79]

I was sleeved on Monday and occasionally feel tight in the chest and have a hard time breathing. I have asthma however and a puff of my inhailor worked wonders. Don't worry, and if it gets to bad give the doctor a call and they will know what to do.

[kccgm 7]

Are you using that inhaler modulator thingy they gave you after surgery and told you to use 10x an hr? It prevents pneumonia and chest tightness. Dig it out. I found a few days after post op I needed it again as well.

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[Melissa D 34]

Hmm, left it at the hospital, didn't know I was supposed to take it!

[JaniRN 5]

Chest heaviness and shortness of breath is also a sign of post op PE- pulmonary embolism. Blood clot, I would go have it checked out