You all know that I was banded on 4-1-13 and that I had a slight virus when banded...well.....this is something that can happen to you too. It is very important to walk, walk, walk......since I was sick after surgery, I only walked a few times.....here and there as I was a walking coughing machine....one week to the day (5 days post-op) I was rushed to the hospital from my PCP office with pulmonary embolisms! I know that this is rare, but it does happen, and btw, if it is gonna happen it is gonna happen to me. The good news is that my health is back and I am on the mend. Watch for these signs.....extremely week, trouble breathing, heart racing when walking,

Good luck with your recovery! Sorry to hear that. Yeah that was the worst thing for me walking around back when I had my surgery Dec 4. BUT my mom had just had multiple pulmonary embolisms from not walking from her hernia surgery the previous month and she was in ICU 8 days and almost died it had dislodged and went into both lungs, they had to do surgery on her ): She is on blood thinners and had tiny umbrellas put into her lungs to prevent go to her brain. She is doing much better now!!

I am glad your health is back to normal. It is a very small percentage but like you said, it is REAL!!!

SO I got my ass up every hour even though I did not want to and walked!

Take care of yourself!

Hey Lori Jo... I know first hand what you mean. If it can happen, it usually happens to me. I went to the ER 3 weeks after surgery when I woke up not being able to breathe well, Pulmonary Embolisms. I am now on Coumadin for a year and wish it was over already. Well good luck with the rest of your journey.

Hey Lori Jo... I know first hand what you mean. If it can happen, it usually happens to me. I went to the ER 3 weeks after surgery when I woke up not being able to breathe well, Pulmonary Embolisms. I am now on Coumadin for a year and wish it was over already. Well good luck with the rest of your journey.

WOW! Good luck.....