So i had my surgery october 27th... each day is getting easier. but today i woke up with such a strange feeling. My chest seemed pretty tight, and my breathing felt constricted. i've coughed up some nasty flem. could i be dehydrated ? i know i'm supposed to drink 64oz of Water. but it's so hard for me to get liquids down at this point. (gas pains are still bad)

i feel like i'm just psyching myself out. i'm probably fine, and it's just nerves.

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You're probably find, but call your surgeon just to be sure. Make sure you're moving every hour to help alleviate the gas.

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Sounds like a sinus infection or start of a cold.

One of the dangers of surgery is from blood clots. Approximately 3% of the patients undergoing major surgical procedures will experience blood clots. The symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (blood clots) is a dull ache or pain in the leg or tightness or swelling in the leg. Around half of those patients that experience a blood clot then experience a pulmonary embolism. The symptoms as the blood clot moves into the lungs. The symptoms of a pulmonary embolism are a sudden shortness of breath or chest pain with breathing.

My discharge instructions read to contact the surgeons office if one experienced chest pain, rapid heartbeat or dizziness.

Did you contact your surgeon? Are you ok?

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Please go to the doctor and demand a doppler ultrasound. I was diagnosed 6 weeks ago with DVT in my leg and pulmonary embolism. This is life threatening.