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hayleyf3706    150

hayleyf3706
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Mine feel numb and tingly when I fold them! Goes away when straightened up!

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Dairymary    533

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No, it's not normal. I see you made other posts about bruising and leg cramps and you are well in the window of postop blood clot complications. You need to call your surgeon ASAP or get to the ER if he can't see you immediately.

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time4change2017    15

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I went to the er and they did a ultra sound and said no signs of clots. And I called my doctors office again today and they said if it gets worse go to er but if not I have an appointment on weds to be seen. I will see how I feel in a few hours.

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I went to the er 2 days ago

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LittleLizzieLilliput    919

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Generally legs going to sleep have to do with circulation being cut off. If I were you I would walk as much as I can, keep the blood flowing through your legs. It's often said that the calves are like a second heart. They pump the blood back up from the legs into the heart. The more you walk the better your circulation. It also helps with our weight loss so it's a win-win.

The other thing that can cause it is nerve damage. Do you have diabetes? If so and your surgeon clears you of clot issues, check with your endocrine specialist.

Could just be a fluke but keep your surgeon informed of your progress and keep moving.

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time4change2017    15

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I have constantly been walking. I walk in my house for 25-30 minutes minimum twice a day. With additional waking outside the house. Today I went out and about and walking for about two hours, yesterday house plus 1 hour, day before that house plus 4 hours out, and before that 3 hours and when I was in the hospital I was the only one walking out of the 5 surgeries. I was up every 2 hours 4-5 laps each time. I've been doing the walking and I'm not diabetic and I had ultra sound done so idk what's wrong. it's freaking me out because I never had these problems before hand. Sorry I am just starting to feel well from the gas pains and all and then this happens.

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LittleLizzieLilliput    919

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Don't freak out too much, it's probably a phase. Sometimes weird things happen, ya know? Keep your surgeon up to date, you've had the ultra sounds so that's fantastic. Just try to focus on other stuff, great you are walking so much!! Yay!

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bookpusher    46

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I'm not post-op yet, but have been having trouble with circulation in my legs. My surgeon suggested compression knee socks, and they do feel better. I just bought them at the drugstore.

VSG 1/20/17 HW: 325 CW: 305

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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