woozy

[michelle68 46]

I am 4 weeks post op.

Yesterday If I moved too fast...looked up, down or to the side...I get dizzy....If I bend down or squat and stand back up...I almost faint.

My BP is good....my hydration is good.

I am on 2 thyroid meds, prilosec and all my vitamines..do thoselike I should...

any suggestion on what it could be? I am down 40 lbs... I am wondering if I need thyroid med changed,,,or if it could be low blood sugar....

I do go to my PCP later. Surgeons office is no help...they do surgery and then they seem like they are done with ya.

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Could be low blood sugar or BP-related, even if you have good BP. Don't know enough about it but could be related to your thyroid meds - you may need to have then reduced in line with your new weight (congratulations on your loss!)

Best to have it checked by PCP sooner rather than later, don't want to hurt yourself if you faint or fall over

[magtart 603]

I'm 4.5 weeks out and felt like I was going to pass out in the shower this morning. I think I didn't eat enough for dinner last night...maybe 1 oz. of chicken and that was it. Normally, I don't feel bad at all.

[Mrs Havelock 154]

It could be orthostatic hypotension. I'm experiencing this 9 months post-op. If I get quickly out of bed I can go head first into the wall! Be careful x

[abarta83 118]

I felt like that for 3 weeks after surgery...I started Calcium and Iron suppliments in addition to Multivitamin when she started me on soft foods and I don't get it anymore..thank goodness too cuz that was scarey!

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

My husband has felt woozy and being a man he decided to shower anyway. Passed out completely, and could have killed himself. As it was, he was hurt, no bones broken thank God, but broke 6 tiles in the shower. Please be careful, our bodies are going through changes. His was low blood pressure problem.

[michelle68 46]

Oh my goodness...glad your husband was OK..how scary.

I am being very careful...I have older children to help with things.

Doctor is having me do some fasting labs in the morning...checking a ton of things.. Esp thyroid, CDC and complete metobalic panel ...11 dif things.

I have ahd low Iron in the past but I haven't taken anything since surgery and I dont have any Calcium either, so after the Blood draw tomorrow she wants me to start on those things. psuh more fluids just in case and wait for lab results.

UGH...I hope the Iron helps because I cannot stand to feel like this much longer!