Walk, walk, walk

[BraveStar 4]

Hey everyone! I just want to send a friendly reminder to everyone that after your surgery remember to walk! I was banded two weeks ago and had a bad experience from the surgery. I spent one night in the hospital under nurses care and ended up with a blood clot in my leg. The nurses never got me up for a walk that night, and the first nurse I had never turned on the booties that go around your legs to circulate your blood. I believe this is why the clot formed. Since I have some medical background I knew going into surgery that I needed to walk afterwards but I was on some strong pain meds and I forgot all about it. Tell whoever is with you post op that you must walk, just in case. I don't want anyone to experience what I've been through with this blood clot.

Edited March 9, 2014 by BraveStar

[lisacaron 5,075]

Great advice! So very very important to get up and walk and to keep walking even when you get home.

Thank you for posting this!

[Tia Payton 4]

Thanks for the heads up. I will be having it done within the next 5wks.

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

Thanks for the tip. I'm supposed to be outpatient, in by six am and out by mid afternoon, but you never know. And I will definitely walk the next few days after surgery before I go back to my desk job.

[Ga Gurl 30]

Thank you so much for the heads up!!!