I got my lapband on April 6th and since that day I can hardly walk from one room to another without being short of breath and feel like Im going to faint. I am getting my shakes in as of yesterday and am getting my water in also. What could I be doing wrong?

I think I did that too. Part of it, I think, is all the air that is pumped into your abdomen...plus all that stuff in there is swollen from the doctor doing his/her work. I felt like the almost-fainting was due to my pain pills but I might not have been getting enough water.

Hang in there and take things slow. It will get better.

That was the worst part of the surgery for me, and totally unexpected because I had had my gallbladder removed a couple of years before being banded, and didn't have any problems!! My last really bad day with the light-headedness was exactly seven days after surgery. Since then I've felt really good. I started having some dizziness again about two months after surgery and my PCP reduced my blood pressure medication and it went away.

I felt similar while in the hospital....everytime I would take a deep breath it would cause pain in my left lung. so I had to take short shallow breaths which made me feel like I was short on breath....it actually spent the nurses in a panic apparently that is a sign of a clot.....I knew it wasn't that...but then they had a hard time finding a pulse in my right foot...everyone jumped into action....I kept saying...I don't think its that bad!! but untill they found the pulse with a dopler machine and had a x-ray taken of my chest, I was watched like a hawk.

Since you are only 4 days out, I think it would be worth a call to your doctor just to make sure he doesn't want to see you. But I'm I'm sure its probably just the gas settling around your lungs making it hard to breath. It should pass in a few days. Mine lasted about a week before it all went away.

Thanks to everyone who replied, all the information was helpful. I feel much better today. down 5 lbs in 5 days. I know a little too much but when Im allowed real food im sure it will slow down.

Cindy