7 days Post Op - Feel out of Breath!

[trinity2008 0]

I feel like I am out of breath and my heart pounds harder. Does anyone else experience this?

Prior to surgery I was diagnosed with an enlarged heart and that it was a bit on the weak side. Cardiologist said the enlargement was probably due to being over weight and that this weightloss should help it, and that the weakness was probably because I have been immobile since I fractured my ankle in November and had ankle surgery in Feb which made it impossible to walk for many many weeks and I am still recovering from it. So being out of shape didn't help. Prior to the fracture I never had problems. So hopefully the cardiologist is right.

Anyway, it seems worse now that I am banded. Anyone else out there? I am a little scared. I do not want to end up a statistic from cardiac arrest. I do meet with my surgeon for post eval this friday.

[KELVINSMOM 0]

I Am 10 Days Post Op.. I Was Banded On 04/28/08. I Was Out Of Breath For A While And I Thought That Maybe It Had A Lot To Do With The Pressure / Air/ Gas Still In The Body.. I Am Feeling Better Every Day;.. Hopefully, Yours Will Pass Too.

[angelface 1]

I was banded on 4/28 and I too feel more out of breath, especially after walking up 1 fight of stairs. The doctor says i just need more time to recover after my surgery. I'm going to start taking walks next week and hoping that helps.

[alsorl 0]

I was banded on monday May 5th, and I feel weak and winded. It does seem to get better every day.