Feelin like crap...

[miss_alli 9]

Hey y'all. I was sleeved on 6/29. I was doing great and feeling great until about a week ago. I started feeling really tired and dizzy and nauseous. Dizzy all the time. I'm having the hardest time getting my fluids in and my Protein. I was never a big drinker before and it's the same thing now. I've lost 40lbs already which is great but this dizziness crap is driving me crazy! I'm afraid to drive anywhere because it's so bad. I'm thinking I'm dehydrated. I have my month follow up with my surgeon in 5 days. Anyone else felt this way?

[Smallbites2015 21]

I'm seriously thinking dehydratin. That can turn into a medical emergency really quick !! Drink as much as you can. Did up you call your surgeon?

Consider ER Visit...

[KristenLe 5,979]

Hey y'all. I was sleeved on 6/29. I was doing great and feeling great until about a week ago. I started feeling really tired and dizzy and nauseous. Dizzy all the time. I'm having the hardest time getting my fluids in and my Protein. I was never a big drinker before and it's the same thing now. I've lost 40lbs already which is great but this dizziness crap is driving me crazy! I'm afraid to drive anywhere because it's so bad. I'm thinking I'm dehydrated. I have my month follow up with my surgeon in 5 days. Anyone else felt this way?

Please do not wait 5 days. Call your surgeon - they'll probably recommend you go to ER for an IV. Dehydration is dangerous.

[SwampBillies 65]

Do you take any medications? Sometimes as you lose weight your medication dosages become too much for your now smaller body.

[Dr-Patient 830]

Likely dehydration, or low blood pressure. Do you take any HBP meds? You might need a little sodium, or potassium, even.

Do you have a home BP monitor?

A few weeks after surgery, my BP was down to 100/60 (nice and normal, but much lower than I'd been). I had to suck on potato chips to get a little salt to up my pressure a bit.

Check BP. Notify the office, if low.

[Lgr3 35]

You have to stay hydrated! Think like this now, you can't go anywhere without a Water bottle! It's like your cell phone now! I went to get a tire changed 2 wks after surgery and of course the waiting room machine only had soda so I barely made it to a dollar tree for a propel Water and drank it on the aisle! Also talk to your Dr if you hydrate but still have dizziness!

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Edited July 28, 2016 by Lgr3

[miss_alli 9]

Thanks guys! I saw my doctor a day or two after that and she said what I suspected. Not getting enough fluids in. I started drinking pedialyte mixed with some flavored water. And feeling much better now!! No more dizziness.

[Lgr3 35]

Awesome correction, also Dasani makes those flavor shots!

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