I had my surgery on Oct 3 and felt great after surgery. Recovery was easy. Just shy of two weeks after I had a sudden shortness of breath and knew that could be a symptom of two things.. Pneumonia or Pulmonary Embolism.

I went to my Dr right away and he sent me for blood tests and chest X-rays. Not wanting to wait for the results I went to the ER that night. They gave me a shot of blood thinners and scheduled me for a CT scan first thing the next day. I came back for the test and admitted right away as confirmed Pulmonary Embolism (blood clots in lungs). I was lucky to have caught it and been diagnosed so fast as that made the prognosis less serious as they started me on blood thinners to help prevent more clots and work to dissolve the current ones. I spent a couple days in hospital then was discharged on blood thinner injections to rest at home. A couple days later I was having a day of light headedness and dizziness and that evening I fainted. I went right back to hospital and was admitted for monitoring. My levels were off and they ended up giving me two bags of blood. A week later I have been discharged and still on blood thinners and close monitoring with blood tests and by my family Dr.

Long story short... Trust your body and if you are just out of surgery and not feeling right - get it checked immediately.

Thank Goodness....you knew to listen to your body that something was wrong! I know that was scarey. I had one when I had emergency hysterectomy....ended up in ICU and they telling my husband that they did not know if I would make it thru the night.....that was back in 1993. They put in a IVC filter as precautionary when I had my WLS. Praying everything goes well for you and your WLS is a success for you.

I had my surgery on Oct 3 and felt great after surgery. Recovery was easy. Just shy of two weeks after I had a sudden shortness of breath and knew that could be a symptom of two things.. Pneumonia or Pulmonary Embolism.

I went to my Dr right away and he sent me for blood tests and chest X-rays. Not wanting to wait for the results I went to the ER that night. They gave me a shot of blood thinners and scheduled me for a CT scan first thing the next day. I came back for the test and admitted right away as confirmed Pulmonary Embolism (blood clots in lungs). I was lucky to have caught it and been diagnosed so fast as that made the prognosis less serious as they started me on blood thinners to help prevent more clots and work to dissolve the current ones. I spent a couple days in hospital then was discharged on blood thinner injections to rest at home. A couple days later I was having a day of light headedness and dizziness and that evening I fainted. I went right back to hospital and was admitted for monitoring. My levels were off and they ended up giving me two bags of blood. A week later I have been discharged and still on blood thinners and close monitoring with blood tests and by my family Dr.

Long story short... Trust your body and if you are just out of surgery and not feeling right - get it checked immediately.

Glad you pushed and caught this. I have been having a peiodic sharp pain right below my left bood, was a bit sharper the last time. Does that sound at all like what you felt. Hadnt really paid it any mind until I read your post.

Edited October 30, 201411 yr by smiley922

That is some great advice and an even better story. I wish you well as you recover. Before too long you'll be doing amazing things you never thought you would be able to do. I am so excited for you.

Quick Healing,

My goodness, that really is scary. A lesson for all of us. I know that first few weeks our bodies are under such stress and so many things can happen, we have to realize that the benefits of having the surgery outway the risks. We would have many of the same risks because of our weight even if we didn't have the surgery.

I'm so glad you got the care you needed right away.

Please keep up posted as to how you're doing. In the meantime take it easy and get well.

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. It was quite the ordeal and life set-back but I am happy to be on the road to recovery.