I am almost 4 weeks post op and get very dizzy while I am standing up. Sometimes it happens when I get up quickly and other times it is when I am just standing. The other day I almost passed out in the grocery store. Kinda scary.. I am drinking 70-90 oz fluid daily and getting in 70+g protein and 600-800 cal per day. My pcp has asked me to increase my cal to 1000 cal per day and increase my sodium. I have a low bmi so I am happy to do that. I also had a calf cramp for almost 2 weeks which is gone now that I started taking potassium. Pcp is testing for blood clots. has anyone ever had one that can share?

Hi, yes I had severe pain and swelling in my right leg week 2 post op. Went to local A&E and was told I have DVT. I was given a 5 day course of injections (blood thinners) to desolve any clots. After 5 day course had to have a scan/ultrasound on my legs to check if any clots left. Thankfully, there were none. I have to wear compression knee hifh socks for 4 weeks. Read up on symptoms and things to look out for on DVT. This saved my life because if I had left it I could of had a heart attack or a clot on my lung.

sounds like a blood pressure issue. This dizzyness occurs with me after sitting from a hard workout in the gym. I read online its called posterity hypo tension...meaning blood pressure gets low after exercise. The cures I found online was to simply just get up slower till your body is fully adjusted to weightloss.

I had a DVT pre-op that threw two pulmonary emboli to my lungs. Thankfully, the emboli did not burst. I've been taking coumading since last June, with a one month break in October to see if I still had clot factor in my blood. I did. I'll stop the Coumadin/Warfarin in April again and have another blood test in May to (I hope) go off the coumadin for good.

Being active helps to prevent clots and to help break them up AFTER your doctor approves you to resume activity. My doc tells me that 30 minutes of cardio activity per day is required to prevent reoccurrence, which works great with my exercise routine! Mine was dx via ultrasound and ran from mid calf up to mid thigh...the tech wouldn't even let me get off the table until they gave me a shot of lovenox and oral coumadin.