waxylady 14 Posted October 1, 2017 Sleeve was on Monday the 25th. Been off the pain meds for 24 hours now. I'm still so unbelievably dizzy and light headed. I'm walking and trying to get all my fluids/protein in. My hands get jittery and I actually break out in a cold sweat from walking to the mailbox. I'm wondering if I'm not getting enough calories in. Today I got 1 Protein Shake, 1 packet of cream of wheat instant and 1 Greek yogurt. It has take me all day to eat that! And maybe or maybe not related I started passing old blood clots vaginally. What the heck is up with that?Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Berry78 4,261 Posted October 1, 2017 Surgery often starts periods early or late. Make sure you are getting enough to drink. Milk-2%, if you can tolerate it, can be helpful. Has sugar, Protein, and fat.. AND counts as a Fluid. If you keep feeling bad, call your surgeon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brandeis 401 Posted October 1, 2017 Yeah I got my period 2 weeks early, like 3 days after surgery. It was terrible. What you're expressing sounds like dehydration to me, though. Your body can do okay on very low calorie counts, but without the fluids it freaks out. It can make you nauseous, too; dizzy, with black spots, shakiness, etc. Make sure you're just drinking CONSTANTLY!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KateBruin 344 Posted October 5, 2017 I got my period hours before surgery and I haven’t had it in about 9 years because I take birth Control packs back to back. It was seriously out of left field and awful! I guess the anxiety of surgery messed up my body. I got some super sexy mesh undies in the hospital. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamingsmall 1,125 Posted October 5, 2017 See your dr anyway about the period issue common or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Callisto 79 Posted October 5, 2017 I started my period three days after surgery - 2 weeks early and some of it was old blood. And then to top it off I kept spotting up until recently. It has been 18 days since I had surgery. I am glad to hear this is pretty normal. It takes a while to get out of that fog from the anathesia (spelling) and if they gave you morphine like they gave it to me- whew!!! But you might not be getting enough Water also. I don't know if you are diabetic but you might want to check your sugar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffN 106 Posted October 5, 2017 Sounds like dehydration. You also have some blood loss during surgery couples by you menstruation I would make sure you are taking your Iron pills as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
