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Since surgery my arms fall asleep almost nightly while I'm asleep. I'm going to check with my surg, but just thought I'd throw it out into VST world.

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I have the same problem. Its mostly my behind & legs from sitting/ laying for long periods.

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Are you taking your Vitamins? How about B12? B12 deficiency can cause the problems you describe.

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I've had this problem for a while (hands sometimes falling asleep at night) and I'm pre op. I asked my GP recently and she said that it sounded like carpal tunnel syndrome. She also said that many of my issues would clear up after I lost weight. I have to say though, I haven't noticed this happening since being on my pre op diet & I also have been on Vitamins for the past couple of weeks. Wonder if it does in fact have to do with Vitamin levels?

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I take all the Vitamins regularly. I have a one month check up next week, suppose they will do blood work.

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Thank you for the thoughts too. I'll update once I talk to my surgeon.

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Good luck with this!

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I had a major issue with this my first week after surgery- I thought there was something massively wrong. My friend who is a nurse said it's a common side effect of anesthesia and it would go away. I think the last time it was at about two weeks post-op. I think also for the first few weeks I was so exhausted that I would fall asleep in weird positions and then not move for like 8 hours, so I may have been causing it myself.

Good luck- I hope this resolves itself soon!

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